Time and Inclination

I am not going to apologise for not posting, as I guess I just did not feel inclined to do it.  Not an attitude, just no concrete reason.  Time moves on and the realization that a year has gone by escapes me.  Also, every time I opened the blog, I saw the last entry where we had so much sorrow over losing our 'children' and I would just close it up and walk away - or play Solitaire.  I lead an exciting life!
We are looking to adopt another - or a couple - of new cats again.  So many need homes and we have so much love to share.  Not to be fatalistic, but most of our cats are over 10 years old, so it appears we are preparing for the inevitable.  And I like to think we need some new life in here.

My husband and I celebrated 30 years of marriage in June.  When we made the 25 year milestone, I thought we would surely do something spectacular for 30.  We didn't.  We just made a little 3 day trip over to Mystic, CT - a place we have never visited, but passed by - and we had a lovely time remembering why we still love and care for each other.

take us with you on your trip

I am no longer working, for personal reasons. My husband is very understanding and (knock wood) is doing well with his job and enjoys it.  So I am waiting for my pension to kick in the month after I turn 60 next year.  Yes, I fret with every news story about pensions and the effects of the economy.  And yet my husband has a hard time getting people to apply for a job at his place - go figure.

Home improvement is still an issue with our older house.  It seems like every time my husband has a few days off, we are working to repair, place or embellish something around the house.  The present need is our shower pan.  We purchased a special, half-round shower for our front bathroom and the pan has developed a crack and a leak.  Of course, they no longer make that version of the shower, a replacement pan is unavailable, so we have been trying many different things to patch the surface.  I hope this last repair, involving epoxy and fiberglass and sanding and more resin and hardener works.  Good thing we have another bathroom. 

After this repair is complete (oh, please!), we move on to the other bathroom to replace the toilet.  My husband is an expert on toilet replacement - he has done many of them at the various places we have lived and has done a complete install in 15 minutes flat.  The power of need, if you will.