What's on your Monday Menu?

Wow, sounds like a situation that could have been horrible will turn out ok!

Happy Monday everyone. This is going to be a great week!. Last week my Uncle passed away. It kind of put a damper on my week, but I am feeling better today. When I got the news that my uncle had passed. I grabbed my dog and my shoes and out the door we went. I just had to go for a long run/walk. My uncle fought super morbid obesity his whole life as did my Grandmother. He has been imobile and in a wheelchair for the past 20 years, unable to walk. I had to run because I can. I needed to feel my lungs inhale and exhale. I don't know if that makes any sense. This surgery was such a gift. His funeral is Saturday, but I don't think I'm going. He knew I loved him and I can say goodbye in my own way. I just don't funeral well.

All my kids are coming home this weekend. I actually only have 2! My son's best friend is home on leave from the Air Force and his other good friend is coming home from the Army. I will have a full house this weekend and I couldn't be happier!! My daughter has also decided to move closer to home. She doesn't like living in the city. And since she is a nurse she has many work oppurtunites. Many things need to fall into place, but its what she is working towards. So many good things are happening. I think if Covid has shown us anything that time is the greatest gift we can give one another.

QOTD- I have been told that I look a lot like Tiffany, the singer from the 80's, and Molly Ringwald too. My daughter and I look a lot alike too.

Headed to work for a few hours today and then the gym. My husband is off this week, we are doing all the things to get ready for winter.

Food for today-

protein shake with cold brew

burger in a bowl

tomatoes and lemon cucumbers from farmers market

Not sure on dinner, something on the grill

Have a great day everyone.

I totally get that : I'm alive and can move and do things.
And I also get the joy of having kids and their friends home. A house full of kids (no matter the age) fills a mama's heart. Enjoy!

We all grieve in different ways. The funeral is really just an opportunity to say good-bye and if you feel you can do it in your own way, I say do it. I agree with being active and feeling alive with exercise.

So excited for you to have your family home. Your DD moving closer to home!

Sorry about the loss of your uncle.

QJB- So happy that you are out of that toxic environment!

G'morning all!

I was planning on watching the funeral until I realized it was at 5:00 am EST, that's 2:00 am here! No thanks, I'll catch up the details later

Had a relaxing and restful weekend. Lots of walks, crafting projects, reading and enjoying my solo time. Nothing against DH, but I was thinking I don't mind living alone. Speaking of DH he had a great time in Tahoe with his buddies, texts me Sun afternoon on his way home that he'll be home around 5:00. Then at 4:55 he calls me "do you mind if my buddy spends the night at our home?" Which buddy? Part of Tahoe group? No he used to live in SD, moving up to Oregon and on the way is stopping by. Hmmm, OK. Thank god guest room was clean! We ordered pizza and they stayed up till late reminiscing.

He cracked me up when he said up in Tahoe everybody was choosing the beds next to an outlet, not to charge their phones but for their CPAPs. I guess 80% of the guys in the cabin had CPAP so he said there was a lot of comparing the models and who is doing the surgery. Boys and their toys.

QOTD: nope!

My meals yesterday :

• Coffee & low carb oatmeal cake
• Pumpkin Samosa & tzatziki
• Scraped the top of three slices of pizza
• E: Rest Day

Happy start of the week.

Lord knows I love my husband, but living alone sounds like pure heaven to me.

A commune of like minded women (but each of us in our own hut/house) is my type of heaven.

I'd been partnered pretty much since I was 14. I've got to say...there are some awesome benefits to living alone and the majority of the time, I don't regret it. I don't know that I could live with someone else again. I've gotten so used to everything being where I left it. If only there were some kind of trade-off...half time? :)