Not sure how often I will be writing as I seem to get wrapped up in other areas of this life. Today we made time in our schedule to have lunch with Megan, Jeremy, and Oliver. It may sound silly to say that one of the joys in my life is watching Oliver eat his meals. Most of the photos in my phone are of Oliver eating over the past seven months. The other day they were eating sushi and Oliver was stuffing a whole piece into his mouth. He loved his sushi! Today we ate Mexican food - Oliver likes his beans. He also likes to eat salsa directly from a spoon. Who needs a chip?
Life isn’t all chips and salsa, though.
In my last update I forgot to mention that Joe attended the No Kings protest in Saint Paul last weekend, as did another friend. They both sent pictures to me. Joe was impressed with the crowd size, and as any media that’s reported on the 8 million-plus people participating around the country (the number is higher if you include international protests), the crowds are made up of people of all ages and political leanings. Despite the White House and current administration’s remarks that protesters are paid, radical left-wing Antifa agitators, it seems that the majority are regular folks like you and me who do not support someone who thinks the Constitution is inconvenient and merely a suggestion. I am hoping that by the time the next major protest rolls around I am able to walk and stand for a three-hour stretch. Meanwhile, I’ll keep speaking out and making calls and writing letters to representatives.
We were supposed to have a big snowstorm today, but it ended up just being flurries off and on. As of 7:30 pm, the snow was still melting as it hit the ground. Joe took the snow tires off the Subaru today, so I won’t be surprised if it snows all night and we wake up to inches on the ground in the morning. Our regular tires are all-weather, so it will be okay. Joe and I prefer snow tires for most of the winter as we think they handle snow and ice better than all-weather.
I love my new hearing aids! I can hear almost everything (some people still mumble or talk fast, so I have to pay attention). These hearing aids are not so fancy that they pair with my laptop, television, or phone, and that is one of the reasons I love them. Several times I would have my hearing aids sitting nearby and be watching a video on my phone, and suddenly the sound would go dead as they decided to pair. They are also mini-sized and fit inside my ear, not over it, which is another reason I love them. My last pair, the piece that fit over the ear, would get caught in my hair. Taking my glasses off and on with the over-the-ear variety was also problematic. So now I am not nearly as irritable as when I tried to wear the old pair. Hearing is important. Kudos to my daughter for telling me I needed to do something about it, as it was making it harder for everyone else, too. Megan may need to work at the White House - someone has to tell forty-seven the things he does not want to hear.
As we head into Easter weekend, I’m wishing a gentle, hopeful holiday to those who celebrate. Whether it’s time with family, a good meal, or simply a quiet moment to yourself, I hope you find a little bit of peace and something that makes you smile.
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