Cat Faces and More September Memories

Do you swear on this book of short stories to tell the truth, etc.

Bowie living his best life.

Today was a nice Monday with nothing at all to do except what I wanted to.  I made myself cook today.  Chicken Diane, which is funny because it's a recipe that I've had for years and years, given to me by my friend Debra - the very one that I talked to at least 3 hours yesterday.  It was so much fun.  Neither one of us talks on the phone much - just depend on texting and FB posts - but when it's time for our yearly talk, we shut everything down and just lose track of time.  There's a lot to cover when you're talking about a year.  We always say we're going to do it more often, but even though we do keep in touch, we don't have the long, in-depth conversations like we do in our September calls.  Her 5 grands are ages10 to 15, two boys and two girls.  We have soccer and teenage and pre-teen conversations and catch up on what's new or not in Thomaston.  She still has friends there that she talks to a lot, but I haven't been there in 15 or more years and doubt I will go back, but we do have a lot of memories there.  We met when Mark and Debra were first married, and we had 2 children, soon to be 3, and then their 2 boys were born.  We worked together and went to church together and never fail to find something to laugh about.  I think we're both doing fine although wishing some things had worked out better for us.  We're near our families and in fairly good health, so all is well!  

Now to more Septembers

2011:

The only thing going on that September is that Mike had retired and come back to Montgomery.  We were having border wars and trying to claim our various comfort zones.   

I had arranged the furniture like this when I moved there since it was a strange room - big but strangely laid out.  Mama watched TV in her room, and I didn't watch it at all, so it didn't matter that it was behind the couch.  

When Mike got moved in, he decided we might like to turn the thing on sometimes, so I worked on changing the whole floor plan.  It turned out fine, but he still missed his recliner that he left in Lubbock.  I guess we should have gotten him another one.

A work in progress.  It worked nicely, and we watched some football games and all the Downton Abby we could.  We found out how to record shows, and that was a nice bonus.  We were always late to the newest technology!  I still miss the cozy feeling of the first room, but it rarely got cold enough to have a fire.  I wish I had all that storage space now and the couch and chair.  

We did work on pruning an overgrown pyracantha, and it really improved it.  It was so nice having someone to work alongside, even if we were bickering about something all the time, it seems.  He shouldn't have left me by myself for 4 years to get independent!

2012:

I had to go into October to find something to write about and had only one picture. We had just found out there was going to be a baby in February, and I was already digging out the quilts I had made over the years. 

I had just finished piecing Emily's quilt top too.  I can't believe I was so productive then and wondering where that enthusiasm went! 

This is what I wrote on October 1.

Biggest change is that right after Emily and I found Baby Boy's complete 1st year wardrobe on sale for 75% off, we discovered that he is actually Baby Girl. We miss him, but we are so excited about a little girl. It's still kind of hard to wrap our minds around. 

October was just jam packed with pictures of everything to do with getting ready for a baby and possibly moving to WA.  Days of excitement and some fear too.  Sadness because Mike's dad died later on in October.  

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