91/365

Today...
Coffee.
Sunshine the burned off the cloud cover.
Phone calls with my Sister, CynCyn and Jesse.
Painting in the back yard.
An afternoon walk.
Chatting with neighbors out for walks or in their yards.
Hubs doing the dishes after dinner most nights.
He still has his job, even with the most recent updates to the County shelter in place.

March self portrait

90/365

Today...
SUNSHINE!
Getting eight full hours of sleep.
My sister calling to check-in.
Getting to chat with a neighbor, from 6+ feet away, of course.
An afternoon walk.
Photographing my next-door neighbor's flowers.
Making it through another day of this pandemic and shelter in place.

Sally's flowers

89/365

Today...
Rain.
Taking the long, long way home from Petco.
The gorgeous green hills. And those awesome clouds.
An afternoon nap.
And then a walk.
Getting to see Jesse again today. Sent him home with a gift for Logan.
Pizza for dinner and cocktails.

Spring rain in the hills

88/365

Today...
We went grocery shopping at 6 am.
Found almost everything we needed.
I got Poptarts! YOLO
I took a nap.
Talked to my CynCyn.
Cleared out my email.
Got to see my Son, from six-feet away... And here come the tears, again.
My Sister's Covid-19 test results came back negative. Thank goodness!

This has been a great exercise in gratitude since the beginning of the year, but these last couple of weeks have been difficult. I know it could be worse and I know it is for others. We will get through this. What's keeping me going is looking forward to the day I get to hug my kids and my grandbabies again.

Black Phoebe in flight

87/365

Today...
Sunshine this morning.
Another 100% quiz in my online course
Checking on my kids and my sister.
Holding it together most of the time.
Letting the tears flow as needed.
Appreciating the moments when I'm not thinking about what is happening right now.
My health.
The quiet.
The creative ways people are coping and coming together while social distancing.
Hope for the future.

Morning shining in

86/365

Today...
Up before the sun.
Making Paleo Pancakes with bananas, and bacon for breakfast for me and Hubs.
A phone call from my half-brother.
Getting 100% on my third quiz.
Lunch in the sun on the patio.
Chatting with my Sister.
Checking in with my Momma.
Getting the guest room cleaned up, just in case we need it.
A before dinner walk with Hubs.
Photographing all the flowers.
Homemade cheeseburgers and tots for dinner.

Poppies!

85/365

Today...
Sunshine and clouds.
Getting to talk to Melissa, Tristan, and Sofia via Alexa!
Texting with Jesse and Cyncyn.
Chatting with my sister.
Getting 100% on my second quiz.
An afternoon walk.
Getting rained on. Seeing an Egret. Watching Cormorant in a pond.
Sharing my workspace with my husband.
He has a job, with lots of work for him, and benefits.

Great Egret