Dear Cindy,
Hello! I’m alive and well. I saw your blog post and decided to write a letter letting you know what’s been happening with me. Last time we connected was right before Christmas, no? Well, that’s when I fell off the face of the blogosphere, so let’s just say then.
I had a really fun time doing the song challenge in November but then, all of a sudden, my blog reading and writing became nonexistent. However, some stuff has happened to me in the last couple of months. Here are some highlights.
My gouged finger has pretty much healed. I have a dent in the pad of my finger, it’s still sensitive and the skin seems “new” rather than “scarred,” but for all intents and purposes, it’s back to normal.
The Christmas season was filled with lots of activity ~ shopping (which I hate), gatherings (which I love), and shenanigans (thanks to our full-grown nephews who continue to make me laugh every time I see them).
My cute, vintage angels, spelling tidings of good cheer.
My cute, vintage angels now exclaiming (in Spanish) the victory of Christmas? Thanks Paenney and Fojo, for your word scrambling (and letter hiding) prowess.
Our nephews pull shenanigans, that’s for sure. But they also saved us eleventy-thousand dollars a year by buying me and Husby a smart TV for a Christmas gift, allowing us to cut that dang cable once and for all. Husby and I are now in the 21st century, bingeing on old-time favorites and brand new TV shows and movies. Which is probably why I haven’t blogged in a while.
Right before Christmas I lost a great consignment gig. A heartbreak for me. I was with the shop for over a decade and poof ! I was history. Amazing how agendas and skewed visions can be so personal, yet be disguised as a business decision. Oh well. Nothing I can do about it except pick myself up, brush myself off, and start all over again. I’m still working on gaining strength to do that start-all-over-again thing. I will not be intimidated by anyone who doesn’t know how to smile! Despite my business and emotional bruises, I will survive and thrive.
Husby and I are doing fine. In fact, just today, after weeks of excruciating hip pain, my right hip joint cracked. Audibly. My mobility has not been this great in many weeks! Yay for positive joint alignment!
This week my dad celebrated his 87th birthday. He and my mom treated the family to a lovely lunch at one of their favorite restaurants, and Charlotte provided the venue for post-lunch presents and cake. Mom made Dad’s favorite angel food cake, accompanied by strawberry ice cream and chocolate milk (the chocolate milk being a birthday tradition in our family).
“Damn near 90” ~Dad
With that, I’ll tell you things are going okay in Minnesota. The concerns and “worries” you expressed about me (and others) in your blog post touched me . It’s not often that one knows they are missed, and when that’s expressed it means so much.
I’m grateful for you!
Love, Sara
This letter was written in response to a blogger who mentioned me in a post about bloggers gone missing (after she was temporarily one of them due to technical difficulties). I’ve been behind in my blog reading and writing, and while trying to catch up I read one of Cindy’s blog posts from earlier this month and saw my name. Not only did the mention of my name make me feel like a real, live person who could be noticed as not present, it made me feel like getting back to my blog (and other) writing. Blog friends are real friends!
Auntie B's Wax 