Daily Serenity

Laura, from Alberta. And now we are 58. Looking for the treasures and small pleasures each day holds. Once was fitblr, now mostly shitblr, but still trying to get my act together. @serenitysspot for reblogs

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wait people sleep with their doors closed????

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okay now im curious. reblog this with where youre from and if you sleep with your door open or closed

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Weirdness. I've been feeling pretty good lately, just skimming the surface where i feel the best. Allan is off again to SK tomorrow. His dad is just a lot right now. Just high maintenance, nothing unusual for his age.

My parents are just fine. Sort of. Dad had a tooth pulled and it was hours and hours before it stopped bleeding, so that was fun. 811 suggested putting a wet teabag on it, and that worked!

And Mum is mildly depressed. Just really meh. I don't know what to do about it. She needs a proper vacation i think but that's not going to happen. She's tethered to Dad.

The kittens are divine. But Jojo's need to suckle and knead on my neck is just killing me, it's so painful, those tiny needle claws. Acupuncture massage. 😬 i hate to say no though. She has a mighty need.

Weezy is such a lovey. I could have named her Smudge with those markings. Beautiful girl.

Watching Patchie retrieve treats from the treat dispenser is fascinating.

Ok, so possibly the kittens are substituting for a real life. 🤷‍♀️ All i know is, I'm enjoying my days with very few obligations.

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I can do this all day. 🩶🤍

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Today was Red Cross volunteering at a powwow. Pics can never do it justice, not the regalia, not the drumming and singing. During the grand entry i had Emotions. Just so powerful, i don't know how to explain it.

We were just handing out water and chatting. Nothing too fancy. Good day. I am so tired though.

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A little Caturday sweetness for you.

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Waiting again at the skin doctor for a senior friend who's having some skin cancer things dealt with. Use sunscreen, kids, cannot stress this enough. I actually think younger people are probably better with the sun protection than certain boomers who used to winter in Arizona.

I am happy to drive folks around. Driving, i can do. Waiting, i am good at. Killing time, i am an expert.

Tomorrow Allan and i are going into Red Deer for his 100th blood donation. Very exciting. We'll have some lunch and then go visit my parents. Unless they've gotten in the car and headed for fucking Tuktoyaktuk or some shit.

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A bonded pair indeed. God i love them so much.

I had some lap time cuddles with Patchie earlier, so she's getting her due also.

I am ridiculously happy with this lot.

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I dunno, i think we've made a serious error in judgment by cutting the cable (satellite) TV cord. Our internet reception just isn't very good here, and it's almost impossible to stream anything. People keep saying get Starlink, but i Do.Not.Want.To. I don't want anything to do with any of that dingaling's businesses. But if we want to ever watch news or baseball again, we might have to hold our nose and try it. The complicating factor is, they're working on laying fibreoptic cable in rural Alberta, including our neighbourhood. But we have no idea how long that will take. In the meantime, i guess i could just read a book or some shit. Go OuTsIdE, LaUrA!

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My parents are home safe and sound. But they are so grounded, boy oh boy. I can stop worrying. I won't, but i could. Maybe i was mollycoddling them and they need adventures more often. 🤷‍♀️ i had suggested we go on a road trip earlier this year, but they canceled citing Dad's fatigue. But he seemed to be fine on this trip with my brother.

I still feel a little cranky but I'll get over it. 😒

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So my parents got my brother to the airport in Vancouver, he got on his flight no problem, and they are headed home today. But they'll stay overnight somewhere at least. I am having many emotions none of which I'm enjoying. Such a harebrained scheme. 🙄 I'm not going to be able to settle until they're home safely. Honestly it's like having teenagers. Except my teenagers never gave me this kind of grief. They were good kids. My parents are just brats.

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Fam I'm on me last nerve here. My brother's flightwas canceled because of the WestJet strike and he didn't like the flight he got rebooked on-- admittedly, a bit of a nightmare, Calgary to San Francisco to Atlanta to Seoul, ugh-- so my parents are driving him to Vancouver to catch a direct flight on Korean Air. I mean, my brother will be doing the driving there, but my parents will have to drive home. Through BC. Which is on fire. It is just over 1000 km one way.

And in other news, my father in law has driven at least once without a license. His has been suspended pending the cognitive test results. Heck, maybe he should drive my brother to Vancouver. What the hell, let's all do it.

You can only chant "Let them" under your breath so long before you just snap like a dry twig.

Allan got called by Red Cross Mobilization asking if he could help with BC wildfire response. Bless him, he said no. Given that i was crying beside him out of frustration and fear regarding my parents, i would have probably grabbed the kittens and headed for the Yukon if he hadn't refused.

Without the kittens my mental health would be on shaky ground. Have i mentioned how much i love them, what good kitties they are, and how cute they are?

Well i do and they are.

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I love the view. 💙

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Friday night thoughts

We had lunch with my parents and brother today. My brother has moments of being moody and easily offended but i managed not to say anything stupid so we were fine. 🙄

I'm taking him to the airport tomorrow, after we meet my boys at Crossiron Mills mall for shopping and lunch. We hope his flight won't be canceled due to the impending WestJet strike.

I can't wait for things to quiet down but i don't know when that might be. Two days next week I'm driving friends to medical appointments, because that's pretty much how we solve the transportation problem out here in the bush.

My ball game keeps lagging. Perhaps i should be outsiderather than watching tv but a) hot and smoky out there and b) kittens are in here being delightful, charming and adorable.

OMG YOU GUYS why was i unaware of solo journaling rpg games? Where have they been all my life??

Be Like a Crow - Solo/two-player RPG

Back to Be Like a Crow. All you need is a pen and paper, a deck of playing cards, and your unbridled imagination to take flight for this sol

OMG.

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Ok, so unforch Sportsnet does buffer a bit with my crappy internet, and it's not what i would call a very sharp picture, but whatever, i am not enough of a superfan to have regerts about canceling the satellite TV which in any case would crap out itself any time it rained too hard, or snowed any amount. The practical upshot of all of this being, i live in the country, perhaps i don't really need to be watching tv.

This morning i saw five, FIVE fawns in the back yard, and 2 mamas.

And then there's this:

I could literally watch them all day.

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Oh thank you baby Jesus, the FIL wants to go home tomorrow. He has things he's anxious about getting done. So Allan will take him home and i get some alone time. Wed my parents and brother are coming out for a visit, so it'll be less hectic, just us. And the kittens.

I have zero patience for any of Allan's family at this moment. And my mum is stressed af with my brother visiting as he is a moody pain in the ass. She and i just want some peace and quiet. With kittens. 😊

The whole bed and they have to lay together. My heart. 😻

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We've canceled both our landline and our satellite TV. Not heading off the grid yet, but that's almost $200 a month i can spend on cat food now. 😄

Priorities, man.