I am home alone too.... ;) but that is the norm for me. I am taking the torn and yucky fabric off the bottom of the box springs, and putting new fabric on. Just finished taking the staples out. What a mess this was. Glad to get finished.. and the guest room livable.

Moni

Moni, wow, I admire you for such an undertaking. Wwe got rid of all our box springs. and Tobey bought all new beds and mattresses. Some of the furniture I have/had was up to and over 49 years years When Morris was alive, ( my late husband ) he was a fixer like you and so we kept things for a long time. He was good at doing those things. Tobey, on the other hand just buys new and says we need to have more fun and not worry about fixing many things. He probably didn't learn much household fixing in the military. I still have the amazing china hutch that Morris made for me as a wedding gift back in the early 70's. Sometime I really miss Morri, but time moves on and I am quite content with Tobey now. When Morri and my 47th anniversary date rolled around, Tobey took me out for dinner and got me a beautiful red rose with a card that was signed With love, from Morri, I'm glad he gave it to me after dinner, because I was so teary eyed going home. God has blessed me with 2 amazing men in my life. BUT, I did learn to replace a toilet seat myself by watching You tube, LOL

I am so glad you found Tobey. Maybe I will find one too... someday... or at least some one better than Dale turned out to be. Meanwhile, I keep plotting along. :) Hang on to Tobey. Sounds like he makes you happy.

Moni

He does sound like a keeper. Hearing about him honoring your and Morri's anniversary made me tear up. Got any chick flicks to enjoy with a bottle of zinfandel? A book and fire sounds cozy and nice too. Great time to do a home facial :-)

The fire in the fireplace will have to wait until tomorrow, I got to clean it out first. I guess Tobey didn't clean it out before placing the temporary door that we use in summer to block off the fireplace. (He's not perfect after all LOL )

Tomorrow after church , we will enjoy a fellowship meal, and after that then watching Tim Tebow's "Shaken" after the dinner. Right now I got to get the ingredients together for a covered dish to take with me. So pehaps late tomorrow or Monday.

I am alone so much that I hardly even notice I am alone. I have always loved time to myself. Jody has been working on the boat and I haven't heard from him tonight. He probably fell asleep, if he sat down to rest. It is at least an hour and a half to drive home, depending on traffic. The shelter in Alvin donated a truck load of food for the wildlife, cats and whatever. If I had called and told him, he would have come home and helped me unload it, but I didn't call him, so I have that to do yet tonight. I was so tired last night that I went to bed early. He had gone to the boat. I slept so soundly. I woke up at 11:40 and thought it was morning. I need to get busy. I would like to be finished by 10 and that is an hour and a half from now. I'm not tired...thank goodness. The rest last night did me good.

I'm almost always home alone. I'm grateful that my son lives within walking distance and stops by most evenings for a short visit. I think he comes to make sure I'm still alive. :-)

I have a fire going in the woodstove; I love that cozy feeling. I'm in the middle of writing a letter to my granddaughter. For her birthday I gave her a photo album that holds 240 4x6 pictures, partly filled with photos of her childhood and her mom's childhood. A couple of weeks ago I had 90 more pictures printed, and I've been sending them to her five at a time to make the gift-giving and -receiving last longer.

Earlier I lost an hour-long battle with one of my photo printers. I thought I'd start on a project I want to try as a Valentine gift for my little grandsons, but I couldn't get the printer to print for some unknown reason. I have a bigger, better photo printer on my desk that I can use, but that means clearing a space in front of it. A major undertaking. LOL

Sounds like the brothers will have a great time! Good of you to encourage them.

Toby sounds VERY thoughtful! I'm glad you have each other.

My DH has been taking off from his regular job to help me work on the house. I think we're joined at the hip....:0)

Roseberry - you are a very lucky lady, but enjoy your alone time as well.

I really am very blessed. He was quite rough around the edges, and truth be known, he still is somewhat, But he is so gentle and loving with me. And he loves and respects me and accepts me for who I am, And he respects my marriage to Morris as well. So, yes, I am enjoying my time alone with my pups, and he is having a great time with his brother.

if they go to New Orleans, they might want to check out the World War II museum. It has a lot of great exhibits.

I hardly have any time alone, and I really wish I did. I miss it.

Sue

I'm always home alone and I love it. I recharge from quiet alone time. Introvert here.

I think I am an introvert also. I am not shy and I can talk to anyone but I don't even like to answer the phone because I don't want to talk to anyone. If you can get me on the phone, I can talk the ears off of a jackass. But I have to force myself to answer in the first place. I don't like to go to the post office or read emails. My mother used to say I should live in a world by myself. I contemplated what that would be like.... ;)

I am never lonely, but I know if Jody isn't here, he will be coming home. I would be lost without him. 54 yrs together and that is a big chunk of my life. I am fortunate that I always have something to do, so I am never bored.

I get what you're saying, Roseberry. Jody is getting ready to go to Florida to deliver a boat,and will get time to see his niece and nephew that were very close to him when he was a kid. People ask me if I want to go. No, I can't...have the animals to take care of but I know he will enjoy the time spent with them and I will enjoy my time alone, until he gets back.

It's nice to have a little "different from normal" time once in a while :-)

I would describe it as I enjoy my own company. I do go out with others and socialize a lot but definitely need to recharge with quiet time. I also have always believed quality of friend was better than quantity of friends. Time is precious and I only spend it with people who are good friends. I'm terrible at cocktail parties for this reason.

I’m a bundle of contradictions. I care about people, but love being alone. I’m a bit
insecure, but will talk to anyone, anywhere, anytime. I’ve been told I‘m friendly
by nature.

At my house, I installed the toilets, sinks, dishwasher,
light fixtures, ceramic tiles, & so on. When it was fashionable, I installed
wall to wall carpet at my parent’s house.

Generally, I dislike crowds.
In a class, for example, rather than go out for lunch with a gang, I
prefer a quiet bench alone, or with a friend. I’m not a party person - prefer
an intelligent conversation with someone. Learning new things gives me much
pleasure and I never feel bored.

Life is better when you share it with someone that cares
& respects you - someone that will go looking for you if you don’t return from
walking the dog. Even so, it’s good to
have some separate interests and activities.

Roseberry –Tobey is a keeper!

The missus went on a 7-day cruise with a friend. 4 days after her return, she went to visit her sister for 4 days. Wow! Just me and the cat.

How can I convince her to go away like that more often?

Roseberry - you are having the perfect opportunity to be yourself. Congratulations.

pcoats, I will be sure and tell him. Thank you for the tip. He and his brother love anything military and historical.

Thanks Jim, that's the beauty of being with Tobey, I am always myself, and I don't even care to be anyone else. As to your wife, maybe offer her another cruise, all expenses paid. ;0) It would work for me. LOL

Tobey is definitely a keeper. When I opened my bible this morning, I found a note from him in Proverbs 31. He wrote. " Your worth to me is more than that of a perfect diamond, and my heart is yours and will always trust you completely and forever. Although I wasn't your first love, I pray with all my heart that I am your last love. I'll miss you sweet pea. See you in a few days, Love Tobey"

When I read that, tears of joy just flowed like out of a spigot, and here I was at church. The lady next to me asked if I as ok, and I couldn't even speak, so I handed her the note and when she read it she went to crying too. Then she hugged me.

We had an amazing young man preaching today. He is a student of theology and still in Seminary school. but he sure was on fire for the Lord. I needed to hear what God had to say through him today. Then we had our fellowship meal after which, we watched Tim Tebow's 'Shaken"

I really don't think my day could get any better. Life is good, Tobey is wonderful, and God is amazing.

Amen! Pass the Kleenex. Those little gestures are everything & express how much you are loved. Bet you're floating on a cloud.

They sure are Summer, they sure are. Not sure about floating, but my feet haven't touched the ground since reading that note, Morri was romantic too, but once he started getting Alzheimer's, that faded just like Morri did. = 0( He would sometime pick me roses from our garden and bring them to me, and those moments were so special, but fewer and further between until he passed.