What do you enjoy or look forward to?

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I look forward to turning the coffee maker on in the morning,
Praying the Rosary by candle light with a cup of coffee nearby,
Going on a walk in our neighborhood with my pup, Chloe,
Picking up the mail,
Preparing Breakfast for my husband and me,
Feeding Chloe and Furball, our cat,
Reading the news,
Playing Suduko,
Knitting,
Reading the Bible,
Preparing Supper for us…
 
I’m always plotting out next year’s flower garden. I love Snapdragons, and plan to have a lot more of them next year. Deer won’t eat them.

I also love hollyhocks, but will have to protect those from nibblers. Nibblers? Heck, no. How about full-blown strippers – every bud, every leaf, every blossom! I came outside at 5 A.M. one morning and caught three deer eating my hollyhocks. They bolted the minute they saw me, but the damage was done.
 
@JanR, They won’t eat bee balm or rose campion either! They stripped my peonies of their leaves this summer!
 
I have some Bee Balm (Monarda) in my beds. Deer do leave it alone, and the hummingbirds love it.
 
well…circumstances are different for everyone…as for me…well, my sister is distant from me for about four years now…and I hope that one day I will receive a letter, card, or note from her telling me why she “hates” me…she disowned me before so this is not surprising…our Birthday is in December (twins) and I shall send her a card and ask her to “forgive” me for whatever I did to cause her to distant herself…at our age, life is shorter… 😔 :confused: 😟 🥺 :cry: 😭
 
libbeylu said:
my sister is distant from me for about four years now…
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I’m sorry. I’ve been estranged from my sister for a little over two years. We do still send each other presents for birthdays and Christmas though. Sadly she’s not a Christian (we didn’t grow up in a Christian family).
 
what a coincidence! My sister was baptized Catholic but does not practice the faith! I am the opposite! I feel that she despises me and hates being a tw…! Enough said from me…I can not answer for her, but Pray for her and say a Rosary for her often. I plan on sending her a B. card that will be spiritual and will include a special message for her. Sometimes it can be difficult to correspond with a non-christian…I have three months to decide on the type of message to send her…something about forgiveness and how it sets one free after forgiving someone…and how life can and does change on a dime… 😬
 
libbeylu said:
well…circumstances are different for everyone…as for me…well, my sister is distant from me for about four years now…and I hope that one day I will receive a letter, card, or note from her telling me why she “hates” me…she disowned me before so this is not surprising…our Birthday is in December (twins) and I shall send her a card and ask her to “forgive” me for whatever I did to cause her to distant herself…at our age, life is shorter… 😔 :confused: 😟 🥺 :cry: 😭
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Sorry to learn that. Are you two identical or fraternal twins? Just asking, because the same thing happened with the two advice column writers, Ann Landers and Abigail van Buren – identical twin sisters who were estranged from each other. I suppose that can even happen with twins.

Could you call her up and ask her directly why she feels so alienated from you? Sometimes, direct communication is the fastest and best way to resolve these things. Instead of waiting for her to respond to you, perhaps you can get the ball rolling. She’ll know you care, and it might make a difference.

Here’s wishing you both the best. Family is precious, and should love each other unconditionally.
 
What am I looking forward to that I haven’t already mentioned?

Receiving my favorite flower seed catalog in January, so I can order my favorites and sow them next Spring. Had a pretty good germination rate this year – not everything came up, but enough did to make it worthwhile. And those flowers should self-sow with volunteers sprouting next year, adding to the colorful beauty.
 
We are fraternal…being a twin is a relationship that is unique…it has its positives and its negatives…I can not really tell you about us, but we are different…that is what fraternal twins are…two different individuals born together…twenty minutes apart. Yes I could call her but do I want to? No, there is too much “past” pain associated with our relationship. These issues I shall address in the card that I shall send her. Yes, family is precious and love never changes…at least my love for her. Her son and I hold a special bond and he wants us to reconcile…I have felt unimportant to her throughout the years…It is n God’s hands…
 
Lucy_1 said:
Having a pretty hard time enjoying life or having a laugh lately.
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I can certainly understand this.

With the pandemic that we’re all experiencing, I think that it’s easy to feel somewhat isolated from everyone else, as we’re all told to either stay at home if we’re more at high-risk, or if we’re/family working at home, etc.

Plus, when we do go out, we’re supposed to keep our distance from others.

Anyway, I think that the stress of this can start to affect us after awhile. I know that it is, for me.

So, what I have been doing is making sure that I continue to reach out to others.

It can be things like staying connected to forum friends, and to off-line friends and family, too.

I’ll either send e-mails, make phone calls, or send a card or a letter.

I like doing things like that, to stay connected to others. ❤️

We also adopted a kitty last year, and she’s still adjusting to us. She’s an adult and not a kitten. She’s 5 years old, but she plays like a kitten.

She loves to interact with us when she plays, so I encourage her to play and I definitely play with her.

She’s hilarious when she plays, so she makes me laugh with her cute antics!

I also have hobbies, and I like to color as one of them.

I color in adult coloring books and pages, and I use different gel pens, colored pencils and crayons when I do.

It’s relaxing and therapeutic for me. 🙂

I’ve always been an avid reader, so I’ve been doing a lot more reading lately, too.
 
@oldgraymare2, I have coloring cards with Psalms on them. I use colored pencils and I do extensive shading and detail on them. I agree, very relaxing and therapeutic! 🙂
 
oldgraymare2 said:
We also adopted a kitty last year, and she’s still adjusting to us. She’s an adult and not a kitten. She’s 5 years old, but she plays like a kitten.

She loves to interact with us when she plays, so I encourage her to play and I definitely play with her.

She’s hilarious when she plays, so she makes me laugh with her cute antics!

I also have hobbies, and I like to color as one of them.

I color in adult coloring books and pages, and I use different gel pens, colored pencils and crayons when I do.
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Animals bring such joy! we have a lot of pets. I like to color too. I need to dig out my adult coloring books.
 
I want to share a recent “visit” my daughter and I had. She suggested that we get together in a town that is about equidistant from our respective homes. She drove South while I drove North the 1 plus hour that it takes. We met in the parking lot of Publix and had a socially distanced tailgate style gab feast. She brought along some forbidden food treats (curly fries and Jamoca milkshakes) for us to enjoy. We set up our visit in the last row of parking spots that had a strip of grass and a small shade tree next to it. Our chairs faced each other about 10 feet apart where we could converse about what was going on in our lives and commiserate about this strange year. We do talk over the phone but those conversations are punctuated by interruptions necessitated by her duties as the mother of young children. She appreciated this respite from those obligations as much as I enjoyed just being with her. The weather was perfect; not too hot for the South with a pleasant breeze blowing that kept the insect population at bay! After spending 2 1/2 hours together, she went into Publix to get a few things that I needed. Such a simple socialization that brought such joy into both of our lives. Not how I expected to be spending my retirement but definitely better than total isolation. I give thanks to the Lord for the gift of a loving daughter!
 
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oldgraymare2:
We also adopted a kitty last year, and she’s still adjusting to us. She’s an adult and not a kitten. She’s 5 years old, but she plays like a kitten.

She loves to interact with us when she plays, so I encourage her to play and I definitely play with her.

She’s hilarious when she plays, so she makes me laugh with her cute antics!

I also have hobbies, and I like to color as one of them.

I color in adult coloring books and pages, and I use different gel pens, colored pencils and crayons when I do.
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Animals bring such joy! we have a lot of pets. I like to color too. I need to dig out my adult coloring books.
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I’m glad that you have pets!

They’re such a blessing, aren’t they?

I especially tell myself that when they’re being naughty! 😁 😉
 
I’m so glad for you that you got to see your daughter for a lovely visit. ❤️

I hope that you get to do that again, as soon as possible! 🙂
 
Thanks for the reply. Yes, my daughter said the same thing about repeat visits of this sort. We will still have a lot of nice weather into the fall. It will depend on her schedule as she has opted to have both of her children go to school remotely. Her 8 year old son has had type 1 diabetes since he was 21 months and he is at high risk for COVID. Their school went to on line learning mid March and the new school year has just begun this past week. Being a full time teacher for her kids wasn’t in her plans either but she is grateful that with her husband’s job she is able to stay home to do so. It comes with challenges however.
 
I can imagine that this must be a really difficult time for parents, regarding the upcoming school year.

I don’t want to take the thread off-topic regarding schooling and teachers, but I’m glad that she can keep your grandson safe at home at this time. 🙂

In no way are my comments meant in a negative way…

My husband and I were just talking about this the other day, and how what a difficult and challenging choice this has to be for parents who have children in school and who have to be able to work–what do they decide–do they send their children to school or do remote learning? That’s what I meant by going off-topic. 😉

For those of us with health challenges at any age, it’s a challenging time.
 
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