thanks so much Dave

February disappeared.
My son went for reverse colostomy and is doing okay.
That last cold spell in February was just too much.
All the daffodils had buds already.

So today it was HOT.
Almost the middle of March already
All the daffodils are blooming
My son's birthday is Friday. he will be 44 yrs old.
We still don't know when the Doctor will release him for work and whether he will be able to do as much physical work as he did before.
I have been having a lot of trouble sleeping. anxiety. worry. time, energy, finances, etc. everything is too overwhelming. I wake up at about 3 AM every morning.
Worked in the car and the shed a little today. organizing and getting a bunch of recycling out.
We need to do taxes! I need to sort and file a bunch of "important" papers.
My grandson (21 yrs old) finally got a real job. I think his girlfriend "encouraged" him. So now he works 6 days a week; 62 hrs a week. My daughter also finally got back to work. Not good jobs but they have $$ coming in at last.
I am at a loss about how to deal with my huge hoarding problem. I have these daymares of being on The Hoarders TV show.
I check in here occasionally. it helps some.
I was so glad to see Roxie's posts and really miss Dianne.
Well time for me to try to get my three hour sleep.

Bitsy,
I've posted something funny. You are not forgotten. Let us know how you are faring.
Dave.

bitsy,
I've been thinking about you with all the cold weather.

I hope you have been coping ok.

Bitsy, as we age the winters are definitely longer, harder, colder, bleaker and I do a lot of reading too. I still haven't adjusted to the early darkness and am ready for bed by 6:00 pm most every night. Since I know that would mean 14 hours of tossing and turning it's comforting to get under the blankets and read for hours. I'm a fan of real books. Amazon loves me.

Thanks for the eagle link, I'll check that out. 🙂

Thanks Dianne.
The winters seem to be getting longer and harder every year.
I end up spending way too much time reading

So yesterday I read that the star fish are dyeing
And have known monarch populations are diminishing due to habitat reduction and maybe pesticides or GMOs (I can't remember which)
And bees too

But eagles are doing well.
If anyone is interested the following info is from: http://berryeagles.tumblr.com/
January 9, 2015 Update
"A few minutes after 7 p.m. tonight, the Berry eagle female produced a second egg, exactly three days after the first. "
January 14, 2015
".the first egg hatching around February 10 and the second egg hatching around February 13. The eaglets spend 10-14 weeks in the nest which puts fledging between March 17 and April 14."

You can see them live at: www.berry.edu/eaglecam

Dave, as always, wonderful to hear from you!

Your compassion and expressions are always a joy to read. 🙂

AKA that crazy old lady {{{hugs}}}

Dave.
good to "see" you
hope u will post something interesting or funny or whatever.... when u drop by

dear bitsy,

I stopped by for a few minutes last night and saw your post. I was struck by the rhythm, cadence and sadness of your words. They evoked feeling and memories.

Years ago I was renting a small place. I became quite sick and was confined to bed for 2 or 3 days. The windows had the old style wide venitian (sp?) blinds on them. Outside the window was a large holly bush. It was winter and there was snow. With the blinds open I could lie there and look out at the holly bush with the snow on it. It was beautiful. The next summer there were problems with the house. The holly bush had to be severely trimmed for the repairs to happen. That was hurtful.

I hope that your eyes and your heart will carry you through.

Dave