Tuesday, July 7, 2026

Hi… remember me?

Today is my Grandma Shirley’s birthday. It’s the 9th one we have celebrated without her here. It’s become a little tradition to have ice cream (Baskin-Robbins specifically, if possible) to celebrate her. I wasn’t able to get BR today due to things beyond my control (power outage) but it didn’t stop me from having a full on meltdown in the parking lot. Sigh. 

I’m participating in a 62 mile challenge the month of July for the American Cancer Society.  I don’t track my steps or anything during a normal day, but do for the walking I do specifically for the challenge. I’m going to have to step it up over the next week. I let myself fall a days worth of miles behind over the weekend. I had been going to the gym after work, and that’s fine but a part of me wants to just be outside alone - but it’s SO HOT! 🥵 I have gained a little bit of weight so the added exercise will do me good, especially if I’m just sweating it all out! 

I’ve really been missing Cody..and Aiden. I’m just missing having all of my little chickens together and safe at home with me. Hopefully one day soon. They’re missing a lot of important time together. Time they can’t get back. It’s all just ugly and I hate it. 

I’ve found myself OBSESSED with the people in Ohio with all those children in their basement. So many questions… 

That’s all for now. I want to get back to writing regularly, I just get busy. Or forget. Or feel like nobody wants to read all my nonsense. And then I think, who cares? It’s therapeutic for me, but I do have concerns that something I write will be used against me by people who aren’t really friends. Delaney likes to say “they’re friend shaped, but not friends” and there couldn’t really be a more accurate description. A lot of shapes, not a whole lot of true friends. I’ve learned a lot about that over the last year. Oof.