Bless, my condolences. Even "expected deaths" force us to grieve and to make adjustments.

Update from yesterday -
- go check out a second dog bed bought it; Molly uses it occasionally
- puppy training (ongoing)
- walk dogs (at least a mile, preferably a couple miles)
- PUPA (baby steps)
- hoeing weeds (baby steps)
- laundry (in process)

Yesterday the guy from the carpet store came by to figure out the floor covering needs for finishing off my basement family room. I'd asked for this to be done a couple months ago! It's going to cost a bit to put flooring down but I have to do it if I want to get this place finished.

For today -
- pay bills online
- pay bills that need mailing/delivering (local)
- go carpet shopping I found the color and design I want but the roll they have in stock is about 2 feet too short As of now I have not made a final decision re: carpeting. The people that lay carpets will be busy for at least 2 or 3 weeks so I have time. Plus, my basement does not have to be their next job.
- puppy training (ongoing)
- take dogs for a lengthy walk
- PUPA (baby steps)
- hoeing and/or pulling and/or digging weeds (baby steps)
- remake bed with summer sheets
- wash, dry and fold winter sheets
- fold and put away some clean clothes
- make myself a rhubarb crisp dessert
- pick ripe strawberries from patch
- wash and freeze berries
- other tasks?

Wow! That looks like a long list!

((HUGS)) Bless. You had an uncle pass away earlier this year ~ there's a certain sorrow when that whole older generation passes on....

thank you for the birthday wishes

We did take it easy more or less yesterday. Went to the library DD2 has passed enough quizes to earn herself a $5 gift cert to use at the book fair in the fall. DD1 needs to pass one more quiz. I'm hoping they will pass enough to earn the 2nd $5 cert... Used their participation cpns for icecream and DD's 3rd place win was for a personal size pizza at the same place so that was lunch. We hung out the rest of the day and then went to bible study in the evening.

The girls are at the pool now, and I'm resting, planning on getting to the scrapbook page and to my thankyou cards.

Diana: DD just growled "I know" at me when I was trying to be excited about her 3rd place prize (pizza and pop) but then she was fine. 1st place was a camping chair

Darlene: Yes, my parents were without power all day/night Tues ~ not sure when it went out ~ Mon night? but had it restored Wed morning.

Bless:
So sorry to hear your aunt passed. My sincere sympathy.

Yes, I have AC, and I also close up the blinds. Thanks for your concern. The pets and I are laaaazy today, after we did our ETEing and branch work.