Summertime

Little things have started to improve in the past week.  I can eat more without adding more pain, but sometimes I overdo and just want to burst.  I actually went to a movie and out to lunch with hubby & daughter on Saturday and did okay, but Sunday was half a cup of pasta that just wouldn't sit right.  I've got 17 things on my To-Do list today, but it's almost 2:30 PM and four things are done.  I should be happy for those four things, and I am, but I'd like to turn off that nagging voice in my head that wants the other 13 done pronto.

I'm also working again, finally.  It's slow for me and each day depends on if I can sit in the computer chair for more than an hour.  But it feels good to hear familiar voices on my headset and see the meeting templates and let myself get back in the groove of transcribing.  I'm so grateful for a company that has allowed me to go at my own speed, jump in when my energy allows, and be supportive of those times when I can't even stand to turn on the computer.

I was thinking about family reunions this past week, as we marked 9 years since my dad passed away.  I found this GREAT picture of a family reunion at Lagoon--either Bartschi or Nelson--and I'd say maybe 1968-69??  On the left is my Aunt Marilyn Uharriet and baby Jennifer, me in the orange-ish blouse (I still remember it!), Uncle Raymond Uharriet, Grandma Lillie Bartschi, and in the forefront, my little sister Patti with her blanket.  Look how cute the adults are--I love Uncle Ray's sunglasses and his & Aunt Mem's smiles!  And my sweet Grandma Lillie!  And is that a Kentucky Fried Chicken bucket by Uncle Ray??  Dean and I were talking the other day about KFC's big soft rolls they had when we were young...and how we'd break the rolls into pieces and pour the gravy all over the rolls!  Better than mashed potatoes!  Why did they change that?  We NEVER eat the biscuits!  Aww, summertime memories.  Maybe next summer will be more normal for me than the last two have been...