View from the room. Hi Saint Paul! 👋

I am trying to get out of bed. I promise.

#DogsofBluesky
#LazySaturday

Oh, the joy of discovering that cup of #coffee you set down yesterday and forgot about.

Today is going to be a good day ☀️☕️

#joy #simplethings

In her old age, Allie is prone to keeping to herself these days. So when she joins us for cuddle time, it is a moment to capture. 🥰

#Dogs #DogsofBluesky

Child, calling from bathroom:
Dad, why is there a tortilla chip on the floor in here?

Me: I must have dropped it when I was running away from the dog.

Child: Oh okay. Haha.

Two days later, I found the tortilla chip still on the floor in the bathroom 🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️

Maybe she thought it added to the ambiance

#Grief is unpredictable.

I thought today was going to be a good day. Made it halfway to dinner but an innocuous comment sucked the energy out of me. Nothing felt in place. I turned the car around. We had a quiet Thanksgiving of impromptu chicken shwarma and banana bread. It was ok.

#widowed #loss

Joy: When you go to your favorite donut shop early enough that they still have the good donuts, but late enough that they have started adding free donuts to your bag

#joy #donuts #thesimplethings

My 13 y/o called from the other room to say this song reminds her of Stranger Things and proceeded to ask who the artist is.

AlI always appreciate a moment I can expose my kid to music she likes.

🎶~ Else, Paris ~🎶

#MusicMonday #Music #NewToMe

If you know someone who lost a spouse and hasn't recoupled - reach out to make sure they have plans for Thanksgiving.

If they don't, invite them over.

It doesn't matter how long it has been. The holidays will be a discomfort they have to face every year.

#Thanksgiving #grief #loss #spouseloss

Caught Lucy #pondering - most likely wondering when she might receive her next belly scratch. She is a little needy in the belly scratch department.

#dog #dogsofbluesky

Movie sequel idea:

The Purge 14: Black Friday

The day after Thanksgiving. There are 10 in-demand widgets on sale for $20. 100 shoppers wait for the store to open at 6am. Once they enter the store they discover that from 6am until noon anything goes. May the best shopper survive.

#movies #plot

Shout out to all my fellows who keep two jars of peanut butter for when your celery stalk gets too short to reach the bottom of the jar.

Couldn't resist the hype, so here I am.✌️