Day 138 of 2026

Fireball and I have been married for fifty-one years.

We had a great day together planning some backyard projects, 

grocery shopping and having an anniversary dinner out. 

Exciting. I know. 

But we have fun hanging out together 

and find ourselves laughing a lot. 

Maybe that's the secret of 51 years -

 hang out together and laugh.

 

Day 135 of 2026

I love this restaurant floor. 

I can see this as a quilt using striped fabrics. 

I can also see some of those stripes coming from my scrap bins.

After eating our dinner here near this floor, 

Fireball and I went to see our eldest perform 

in a production of Kiss Me Kate. 

It was such fun!

 

Day 134 of 2026

GB#5 is officially a preschool graduate 

and will start kindergarten in the fall. 

She was pretty excited that we were both wearing red.

 

Day 124 of 2026

Today's photo is a screen shot of the wallpaper on my phone. 

I've been trying to change it each day to reflect my activity 

or people I might be seeing that day. 

Yesterday GB#5 wanted a picture of us on my phone. 

We selected this one from last year's 50th Anniversary weekend 

that I don't think I shared here. 

To top it off, I caught the 11:11 this morning.

 

Day 104 of 2026

I didn't feel very well most of the day and then it got worse. 

I spent the evening in the ER. 

I should be feeling better in a couple days.

 

Day 66 of 2026

Lunch with friends

 

Day 317 of 2025

I found a container of photos today 

separate from most of our collection of photos. 

I don't think I've shared this one before, 

but if I have, please enjoy it again.  

Back row: My grandmother and grandfather (Dad's parents), 

my uncle (Dad's brother), 

Mom holding me at just over a month old, 

my great aunt (Dad's dad's sister)

Front row: The older of my two brothers, 

the younger of my two brothers, 

my sister (whose birthday this was)

 

Day 242 of 2025

I did my nails today. 

 

Day 208 of 2025

It's our last day at Comic-Con and we had to get our photo by the wall. 

We've had a blast.

Day 177 of 2025

Well, this is unfortunate. 

I am making good progress on physical therapy

 for a knee injury from three months ago that hasn't healed yet. 

Today I lost my footing

 and felt like my ankle and foot crumpled under me. 

X-rays show nothing is broken,

 but I'm sure this will affect how much physical therapy

 I can do for my knee.

 

Day 60 of 2025

It's very windy and cold today.

I know it's only the first of March, but, 

I kind of wish it was the end of March.

I'm ready for warmer (not hot) days.

                       

 

Day 29 of 2025

I have a hair appointment on Monday. 

It's been a really long time since that happened last. 

I am hoping for the best. 

I'm hoping to at least get rid of the very thin ends.

 

Day 362 of 2024

It's time for our Pacific Northwest family to head home. 

It's been a fun week.

 

Day 284 of 2024

Early voting has opened up downtown. 

Fireball and I voted and then had a midweek lunch date.

 

Day 269 of 2024

I worked on an unplanned job today. 

What is it?

 

Day 266 of 2024

I'll try to make this long story short. 

I'm still not feeling well. 

Fireball bought these for me to try so I can get a little relief. 

They don't taste too bad when you start chewing, 

but they are seriously nasty at the end. 

I may go look for something else at the store tomorrow.

 

Day 257 of 2024

Hi, it's me. 

I cut my own hair today. 

My last haircut was approximately eleven months ago

 and I have been unsuccessful in finding someone to cut my hair

 as I haven't wanted to go back to any I've tried.

 I watched a video on how to cut your own curly hair, 

and I'm pretty happy with how it turned out

 

Day 252 of 2024

Happy birthday to me.

 

Day 247 of 2024

Today is our last full day in Seattle and we made the most of it. 

So many buses.

Day 182 of 2024

One Big Adventure.