Just Checkin In

Today was a beautiful day in Alabama. I woke up and walked outside to get the paper and thought "boy, we would have already been on the water today fishing!" Then I got dressed and went to church to search for peace and pray for strength. (Okay, I am still asking "why" and screaming "this is SO not fair" in my head.) Then I came home and mowed the yard and washed the car. (musta been that strength I asked for)

The yard looks nice with all the flowers starting to pop out. The grass is still dormant and brown but it hasn't been warm long enough yet for it to green up. In fact, when I flew home on Sunday from a few days with some girlfriends in Florida, we had frost here on Monday and Tuesday. I was cold AND sunburned at the same time.

The Realtors had an open house here the past two Sundays and I have had several showings in the past few weeks. Hopefully I will have an offer before too long and I can get on with my life. I had decided to give myself a year and it will soon be up and I still don't know what I am going to do or exactly where I will go.

I am still running from being alone. Since Rick died 11 months ago I have been on the following trips: Louisiana, Arkansas, Houston-Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Illinois, Florida, Arkansas, Las Vegas-Nevada, Branson-Missouri, Louisiana, Orange Beach-Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas, Las Vegas-Nevada, Arkansas, Houston-Texas, Louisiana, Coco Beach-Florida.

Most of these trips involved going to see mom in Arkansas or my kids and I would have been to see them more often but they have also been sweet enough to make trips to see me here in Alabama. My next trip will be to Louisiana in May for Delaney's birthday. After that one I may have to stay put for awhile. Gasoline prices are putting a dent in my traveling style. Guess I could get a job but then you get into that "you either have the time or the money thing".

I started the NutriSystem thing when I got back from the beach. Seeing the pictures of me in a bathing suit put me over the edge. (When in the hell did I become this round thing?) The food is really not bad and it is so convenient for one person. No thinking involved - just grab a blue thing for breakfast, green for lunch and red for dinner. I am kinda cranky since I also am not drinking my Milo's Sweet Tea or eating my normal sweets all day but I can do this and with exercise maybe I can get back to normal. I really don't think I have ever done an actual diet in my 56 years.
We will see how the next month goes. Maybe I will start doing crack. I think that it causes you to be skinny (oh, and toothless)