Happy Saturday :) a peaceful, relaxing day :) Popcorn movies party, nature walks, garden pictures :)

Happy Saturday :) A peaceful, relaxing day :) Popcorn movies party, nature walks, tending our plants ,and taking good care, with lots of focus on good health, and peaceful joys :)



Hi angel friends :) happy weekend :) my family, Holly ,and i hope everyone is doing well,healthy, and enjoying a peaceful day :)we love hearing from you, and we think of you all often :) We're having a good, peaceful, relaxing day :) Holly and i decided to stay home today to rest up, it was a long week and we thought it would be best to take it easy, putting on some cool movies, having some foods, snacks, drinks, hanging out with Tiger girl, and also tending our plants :) it's kinda good re-set type of day, with getting some good rest, and looking forward to sharing in many more times with everyone :) Thank you angel friends, for all of your comforting, and uplifting support, advice, encouragement, and for being here for me, Holly ,and our family time :) i believe with each day forward, things have been getting better here at home. my mom and dad, both are being friendly, talkative, and i believe are taking steps in moving forward too, after last wednesday. my dad was outside in the front yard, watering some plants out front, and greeted Holly and i earlier :) it's a good balance for us all, in moving forward, which we are thankful for :) my dad's never been big on his words over the years,especially apologies, it's him being normal, and just talking at times, really that makes us feel better, overall with things :) We appreciate everyone being here, and i'm so thankful i did some writing in recent days, with sharings, and also with baking friday yesterday :)



Thank you angel friends, for your heart warming comments :)We're very happy everyone enjoyed our baking friday adventure, our kitchen decorations, and our pictures :) That warms our hearts, and brings us smiles :) it was so nice having an adventure yesterday, we really needed the balance of a normal day :)We love sharing our adventures, and looking forward to lots more summer time baking, cooking ,and grilling :) Holly and i enjoyed our friday evening dinner :)Tiger girl likes to have some of the deli turkey from my sub sandwich :)She loves it :) We watched most haunted show, and got good rest last night :) Holly and i decided in recent days, it would be good for us both, to take today to rest up at home :)Holly's had some migraines this week, the barometric pressure changes outside,in the air, can sometimes caus her to have migraines. She's been doing ok today,and even doing some crocheting :)
We got a nice popcorn movies party going this morning, it's action movies day :)We've been putting on some classics, including "escape from New York, "Die Hard, Speed, and more :) we love this special weekly tradition :) We made some popcorn, we've been enjoying some popcorn today, and iced cold drinks :) my mom and dad went out to some stores for a little while. Holly and i watered our plants today, and picked some string beans, and a cucumber :) We've been enjoying harvesting fresh goodies, all of the plants, flowers, are all doing well, and we have apples, pears, and grapes growing :) nature, and gardening brings a good balance :)



i've been thinking about all of the great advice, encouragement, and support i'm recieving about things,and feeling really good about each day forward, setting peace space, and boundaries for myself, especially letting my mom and dad know, it's hard for me to discuss money without getting anxious/stressed. the past couple days they've been doing much better, respecting that boundary, and it helps me. :) i've been feeling fragile about things when it comes to money lately,and the amount of family members who have needed to lean on me, i try to balance things out, by if i help them,and then not having money much on my mind, or their issues with money, it can make my days much better, by focusing on things i enjoy, like hobbies, nature, gardening, movies, shows, sports, and also focusing better on my health :) i know my family appreciates my help, i just think, when they don't respect me as much, and doesn't make me feel equal, and also discussing money when i wish not too, those are the times when it gets very difficult for me. it's like, when i helpd some family members with money, it's like, my thoughts are, "ok, i've helped you, please respect that i need to live along with my days, doing things i enjoy", i can then find myself being proud, having self pride, and can go about my days, but when my family, talks money, it really swirls my emotions with all kinds of anxiety, stress, and frustration. i usually keep reserved, and i don't go to my family much with my issues, as i know they have some times and days going on, but i just believe, if they have hectic/chaotic/stressful days going on, it would just be good, if they don't drag/pull Holly and i into it.



i'm gonna continue to work on setting aside time for myself, like for example, DS time ,i love spending time here on DS, and sometimes family stuff comes up, and also browsing collectibles, or writing, i sometimes get pulled away from it, and it makes me feel bad, as i'm trying to get time in the day to enjoy those simple joys, like DS time, writing ,or browsing collectibles. i know emergencies can happen, but if it's something like helping change passwords, or something like that ,i need family to let me finish what i'm doing first, like my writing, so that i can keep balanced :)i've been knocked off balance a lot lately, which has taken an emotional time on me, but i'm doing ok yesterday, and today :)



it's a good, peaceful, relaxing day, enjoying movies, having a relaxing saturday with writing ,enjoying nature, and tending our plants :)my family ,Holly ,and i are doing ok, and continuing with the good care :) i'm feeling better about things, it's a good start :) i hope for some continued good days forward :) my brother Bobby and family invited us to go to the restaurant tomorrow evening ,to celebrate Stacey's birthday, having dinner :)Holly and i are gonna go :) We'll be there for about an hour :)Earlier in the day, we're gonna have a TWD party ,and spending time in our garden :) Today's been a good balanced day, i'm very thankful :) i took some new pictures of our plants ,and garden to share with everyone :) Holly and i picked out a new movie to watch tonight :)Thank you angel friends, for always being here for us, and for the special joy you all bring us :) We're very blessed, and thankful to have you all in our lives :) We appreciate you all very much, and will always be here for you all too :) Big group caring, happy sunny sunflower friendship hug :) We wish everyone a nice peaceful evening and night :)



-never lose hope :)



my mom, Holly ,and our family says hi :) We hope everyone is doing well,healthy, and enjoying a peaceful day :)We love you all bunches and bunches, our sweet dear wonderful guardian angel friends :) You all are always in our thoughts, prayers, and in our hearts :) We're thankful for a peaceful, relaxing day at home, and looking forward to continuing with a good, balanced pace in our days, as the season continues on :)



Happy summer garden smiles :) Hi angel friends, Holly and i enjoyed some nature walks, and gave our plants a good watering :) They're continuing to super grow, it's very nice to see everything flourishing :)We picked some string beans,and a cucumber :)We're looking forward to lots more gardening adventures, and nature walks all throughout the season :)
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Yellow squash :)


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Zuchinni :)


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Tomatoes :) 


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Sunflower blossom growing :) 


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Pumpkin patch area :) 


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The sunflowers we transplanted are doing well :) 


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Replies

CoolGal
CoolGal

Hi Chris Glad you Holly and your family are doing well enjoying a nice peaceful day, Happy to hear you and Holly are enjoying the garden It looks so green and you have some nice cucumbers and string beans there. Hope you and Holly enjoy your movies and shows this weekend. Thanks for all my nice hugs today. Have a good evening. Hugs to everyone-Stephanie
annieheart
annieheart

Hi Chris. Im glad things have been more peaceful. I know how unpleasant and stressful financial issues can be. Sometimes we have to confront unpleasant issues to be able to find a peaceful balance again. I'm very proud of how you handled everything and expressed your feelings. I just read your last few Journals. I have a hard time concentrating when I'm on DS because of interruptions. It seems I no sooner open my PC I am interrupted by family. I hope you and Holly are staying cool.
JeanCarlin
JeanCarlin

Hi chris, sorry that Holly was not feeling well and has been suffering with migraines. Both decided to just rest yesterday rather go shopping. Hopefully you enjoyed your movies last night.
Love all the garden ticks and it’s great that you’re getting to eat your fresh veggies already..
Wishing you and your family a peaceful easy Sunday. Sending hugs for everyone. :-)
Ladybug7
Ladybug7

Hi Chris...I just caught up on your last few journals. I'm so sorry you've been going through a tough time! I'm glad that you're setting some boundaries. I know how your family has mistreated you over the years when it comes to financial matters. : ( I'm glad that things are more peaceful now and you're taking time to rest. I hope that Holly's migraines ease soon. Your garden pictures look great, as usual. I'm always here if you need anything (call/text). Love and hugs.