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Getting my feet wet. Jumping in

by Etaine

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March 19, 2020

Being Thankful

Over the last couple weeks my life (along with everyone else’s on the planet) has changed. Yet there is still much to be grateful for. Looking outside the neighbors’s wisteria is in full bloom,...


March 17, 2020

St Patrick’s Day

Today everyone sees and wears green. According to folklore if you wear green leprechauns can’t see you and therefore can’t pinch you. I saw a few posts on FB that with social distancing, even i...


March 13, 2020

Friday the 13th

Covid-19. Schools have extended spring break, libraries are closed, my piano teacher is now doing lessons online, choir practice has been placed on hold for an undetermined amount of time, event...


March 04, 2020

Doctor Office

Most of the day was spent sitting in the retina specialists office. This is ordeal can take 3 or more hours. It is usually a bit amusing and sometimes entertaining. First you wait in the outer...


March 02, 2020

Texas Independence Day

March 2, 1836 the day Texas officially declared independence from Mexico and created the Republic of Texas. Texans are proud of their state. They can give you a multitude of reasons why anythin...


February 29, 2020

Leap Year

Yesterday I got “corrective massage”. I’ve had a lot of massages in my life but never one labeled as “corrective”. My chiropractor recommended it. I filled out 6 pages of consent and intake fo...


February 27, 2020

Crazy Dog, Friend & Cactus

Earlier in the week we had some workers over who were going to be in and out. We decided to medicate our very friendly 2 big dogs. We have both a sedative and anti-anxiety med for Aine. We dec...


February 24, 2020

Tell me to get a life

The theme for today’s unsolicited text messages (3) and voicemails (2) have been inquiring if I was interested in selling my property. 2 people called me Maria, 3 of them the first word was “hey...


February 22, 2020

Making Progress

Phil turned 73 yesterday. He was subdued, didn’t want supper or birthday cake. He did take my stepdad out for lunch, so I’m not too concerned. I got him a set of stained glass bookends that li...


February 20, 2020

Be with me God!

What a week this has been. The desire to journal has been present but the inability to do so was more mental than physical. Valentines Day was nice. Phil had ordered one of those prepackaged “rom...


February 11, 2020

Journal Entry Update

Over the weekend my knee became more and more tender. The last day in Sedona I didn’t see a step and took a tumble. Even though I was able to catch myself on the way down I twisted my knee. It...


February 04, 2020

Coming Home

The last couple days in Sedona was wonderful. Lisa and I got a massage. In the last 40 years, I have had a number of massages. However, this was the best massage I have ever had. It was not j...


February 02, 2020

Groundhog Day

Dream: I was at the airport getting ready to board a plane. I realized I left my luggage at home but didn’t have time to go get it and get back in time. On the way to the gate I discovered I ...


February 01, 2020

Proper English Tea Party

This afternoon we all gathered at Rogers just outside of Sedona for a “Proper English Tea”. He was insistent that we be on time so the tea would not get cold. Earlier in the day I had checked t...


January 31, 2020

The Grand Canyon

One could classify last night as an adult slumber party. We talked and laughed until the wee hours of the morning. Every time one of us said we need to get to bed, we all agreed, then kept on ...


January 30, 2020

Spiritual Spa Day

This morning started out with a session with my spiritual advisor. Even before I saw Michael I felt emotional. With each prior session I had with him my life changed. Sometimes dramatically, s...


January 30, 2020

Sedona bound

It is a 3 hour drive from my house to Lisa’s , if the traffic Gods are smiling upon us. We had planned on meeting each other at the gate but Lisa and I arrived probably within 3-4 minutes of eac...


January 26, 2020

Packing Light

“All my bags are packed, I’m ready to go....” Well, the bags are still in storage. But I have little piles of clothes and things here and there that are ready to go into a suitcase. I’m going t...


January 24, 2020

Why Etaine? You ask....

Good question.. Etaine is the name of our alpha dog. Taken to a dog park, you call Etaine and no other dog has that name. This is a 9 year old bossy Australian Cattle Dog (blue heeler). Hubb...


January 23, 2020

Learning Curve

As with anything there is a learning curve. Last night I attempted to use this for the first time. Something didn’t go as planned because my entry vanished. So technically this is entry #2. ...


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Just found out about ProseBox. Like the idea. Especially when on the go.
As with everything, there is a learning curve, and the older I get the longer it sometimes take to reach that curve.

So, where does one begin? Maybe at one of those tell me about you Q/A lists..

1) Brothers - 1
2) Sisters- 2 step sisters and 2 sister-in-laws
3) Pets - 5 (3 of them rescues)
4) surgeries- yes
5) Tattoos - none yet....
6) Piercings - ears
7)🌴 Been to an Island - Yes!
8)✈️ Flown on a Plane - Yes!!
9)🚑 Rode in ambulance - Yep
10)⛸ Ice Skating - not this lifetime
11)🚢 Been on a Cruise - Yes
12)🏍 Rode a Motorcycle - Yes!
13)🏍 Owned a Motorcycle- Hubby has one
14)🐴 Rode on a horse - Yes, but many years ago
15)🚓 Rode in police car - No but sat in the front seat
16)🏥 Stayed in a Hospital - Yep
17) 👀Eye Color - Blue-ish
18)📱 Last phone call - To a lady in Sedona
19)☕ Coffee - no, tea please
20)🥧 Favorite pie - Depends on who makes it.
21)🍕Favorite Pizza- Currently I like the build your on at Blaze
21)🐕 Favorite Dog - Mine
22)🌺Favorite season - Autumn
23) 🎄 Favorite holiday- Christmas
24) 🧜‍♀️Favorite sports- Don’t care for them
25)👮‍♂️Ever been handcuffed- hahahahaha
26) 🍓 Favorite Fruit - Blackberry
27)🍺 beer - Give me water
28) 🚜 Can you drive a tractor?- does a combine count?
29)🚛 Can you drive stick - I learned, but don’t remember. I was 16 at the time and have slept since then
30)🛤 Have you traveled by train - Yes!!
31)🚁 Have you ridden in a helicopter- yes

So just a list of random facts. Doesn’t even scratch the surface of who I AM. Stick around there is more to come