K got a much-needed haircut after about 3 months today. He participated in his first tennis tournament and enjoyed it. He didn't win his singles match, but gave it a good fight and he says they won the doubles match. He did notice that his hair wasn't in his face most of the time like it normally is.
L is off to a birthday dinner party this evening and we're debating whether she should drive herself to the event. My friend's daughter has had her licence for a few months now, and is now driving all over town by herself.
M and I went to the hardware store looking for a new rubber hose and hose reel. The thing is, they had a 'spin the wheel and save' event, so he got 20% off his first purchase which was a pack of nails. Then we went back to purchase the rest of the stuff and he only spun 10%. That's the luck of the draw! I wanted to go to Ikea after, but we ran into some family friends and they invited us over to their house nearby for a quick drink. Their kids have left the nest, and the couple still both work full time. They are handy and renovate their house in their spare time.
The visit made me think that we should try to plan for where we want to be living, what we want to be doing, at that stage of life. (Say, less than 10 years from now!) The lady's sister lost her husband earlier this year to a sudden heart attack. He was in his late fifties. She said her sister is quite depressed although she's always been quite an independent person. She goes off to her job during the day, but it's when she gets home that the loneliness starts. We take so much for granted, but I don't think there's any way to plan for events like this. I have trouble even if I have to plan a vacation for next year, it seems so far away.
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Okay that is too funny because we went to the same store and the same thing happened. We bought some garden bags and then decided we were going to go get the new house numbers... But we are not impressed with the new store they were sold out of a lot of items.
Hi Christine.
You never know what life throws at you - although it's often strange how things resolve themselves.
I was widowed in my fifties and my two children had left home but quite soon I met up with R. whose wife had died -and it was a chance meeting-neither of us should have been where we were at the time.
Fate stepped in again and I had the chance to downsize my accommodation and part exchange for a smaller new house so everything worked out well .None of it was planned really !
Soccermom, can u believe M's returning the new hose reel because our old one wasn't broken after all!
Barbara, thanks for your comment, it helps me understand that we just have to let things unfold naturally and let life run its course regardless of age. (In my case, lighten up and relax!)
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