Thanks in part to my playful prodding, sister in law who has never hosted Thanksgiving before will be hosting it this year! W and I will be bringing a butternut squash/polenta dish that she did a test run on last weekend... It was very good! The entire family is looking forward to the day.

Even with the cold weather the brave souls in my Saturday morning group bicycle ride still roll on. The last 2 weeks I invited my neighbor, who is also a cyclist, to join us. His W of 33 years recently passed due to long term health issues she had been dealing with. She was only 57. W and I attended the service, as did his out of state family and other neighbors. Since his family has returned home he enjoys our rides, and more importantly the socializing.

I recently finished up a restoration on an almost 50 year old bicycle. This particular model is popular with collectors and is quite valuable. It was given to me by my father in law who found it in the trash! I have another project bike right behind it.

I also found a ladies frame cruiser that my Dad mentioned he wanted because at almost 78 it is easier for him to mount and dismount. He was trilled!

W has taken a turn towards happiness the past couple of weeks. More telling me stories, showing me FB posts on her iPad, more smiling, more life in her eyes. She has gotten regular with exercising again, so I'm certain that has a lot to do with it. Adequate exercise is so important to our wellbeing!

W continues to tell me about her (nighttime) dreams, and I'm happy to report there haven't been any bad ones with me in them for quite a while now. Yay!

It seems that time measurement has been lost though. A couple of months ago W couldn't remember if our dog was 15 or 16, which is odd for her. Then when she recently initiated a conversation about the anniversary of a neighbor who had died 2 years ago, she thought it was 3. She also thought her Moms passing (The Big Trigger) was 4 years ago when it was only 3! I guess it seems like longer to her.

Sometimes I can't believe it's been almost 3 years... and that we're both still here!

Enjoying each new day as it comes…

M: A really long time.
Crisis: 5 years.
She's still worth it.

Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose. -Viktor Frankl