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“Grief is not a disorder, a disease, or a sign of weakness. It is an emotional, physical, and spiritual necessity, the price you pay for love. The only cure for grief is to grieve.” – Earl Grollman<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

It has now been twelve weeks since Sue departed and as I go through the many pictures we have, I realize more and more how loving she was.\u00a0 Sue loved her family, as you can see below.\u00a0 Two grandmas and two granddaughters sailing the bounding sea.\u00a0 We took the family (and extended family) on a cruise to Mexico over the millennial New Year holiday.\u00a0 We departed in 1999 and returned in 2000, quite a journey.\u00a0 There were twenty of us in this adventure, and Sue loved making sure all was well with everyone.\u00a0 I was so incredibly lucky to have spent the time we had together with such a kind and loving soul.\u00a0 She changed me in so many positive ways, and she had quite an effect on the kids and grandkids.\u00a0 Some of them will never know how profound the change was because she kept things she did to herself.\u00a0 She is missed terribly.<\/p>\n

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Grandmas Alyce and Sue with granddaughters Jackie and Cassie (twenty years ago)<\/p><\/div>\n

Robin was up earlier than me and already had her coffee going.\u00a0 I said, “Howdy”, and then finished off the Daily Diary from yesterday.\u00a0 Robin brought me in a cup of coffee, what a pleasant surprise. By the way, in all the years we worked together I never asked her to do that because I considered her too a) professional, and b) valuable.\u00a0 Robin was an essential part of my success at Rockwell\/Boeing.\u00a0 Now she is an essential part of my life.<\/p>\n

We talked to Colleen and “monkey mouse” (Logann) just to catch up on things.\u00a0 Logann was talking up a storm to us, but it took Colleen to understand and translate what she was saying.\u00a0 Colleen is quite the grandma and I am very proud of her (and Mark).<\/p>\n

We decided to walk early, so off we departed about 8:15 AM.\u00a0\u00a0We headed south today just to be different.\u00a0 We went right down the middle of Rossmoor, almost ending up at Seal Beach Blvd. The weather was perfect for walking since it was in the high 60s and there was that magnificent ocean breeze.<\/p>\n

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I added another 4,000 steps to the count after Robin went home so I was over 10,000 for the day!<\/p><\/div>\n

When we got home, the house cleaners were busy, so we sat in the patio for a while discussing the rest of the week.\u00a0 Finally, around 11:00 AM, we called CPK and ordered two salads and split a small kids’ pizza.\u00a0 Off to the local park, we went with the Grey Ghost leading the way.\u00a0 We found a perfect table under a magnificent shady tree.\u00a0 The salads were super, but the day was not as warm as we had thought, and after drinking the fountain cokes, we both were freezing\u2014time to go home.<\/p>\n

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Perfect for me attempting to stay below 200 pounds!<\/p><\/div>\n

Robin headed for home after lunch, and I just piddled around the house.\u00a0 Today was not a great day for me emotionally as I just missed Sue every place I looked.\u00a0 I wandered from the house to the garage and back into the house via the many entrances\/exits we have.\u00a0 It seemed impossible to get anything started.\u00a0 I did, however, do the wash and fold and put away the sheets.<\/p>\n

The nice Amazon delivery lady visited bringing me a new pastry knife (this tool is known by a variety of names, including dough scraper, dough cutter, dough knife, pastry cutter, bench scraper, board scraper, and bench knife.) and two 9″ round baking pans.<\/p>\n

I popped over to Old Ranch and talked to them about signing up as a golf member again.\u00a0 It’s just not clear to me if I would play 2-3 times a week or not and if it was worth the money!<\/p>\n

I called Lee about 6:00 PM to make sure she was set up for Zooming with her class, and she was ready to go.\u00a0 An IT guy who used to work for her logged into her machine and got the camera and speakers set up and running.\u00a0 Now Lee can join our weekly family get-togethers!<\/p>\n

Lee gave me her daughter’s phone number so we could set up a meeting between my great-granddaughter Lilly and her granddaughter, Addison.\u00a0 They met at the Christmas Play and hit it off.\u00a0 Now they can use the bat phone.\u00a0 I called Rebecca and passed on the information.<\/p>\n

Ralph’s market came to mind as I just wanted to get out of the house.\u00a0 I picked up some shrimp, which I plan to have tomorrow for lunch.\u00a0 I am making paella, which is a Portuguese\/Spanish dish made of fish and rice.\u00a0 I plan to sautee up some diced jalapenos to add a little kick to the meal!<\/p>\n

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While researching brunch tomorrow, I also decided biscuits and gravy are for Friday morning, so I checked the date on my Jimmy Dean Hot sausage, and we are good to go.\u00a0 Homemade biscuits and gravy, yum!!!\u00a0 Also, tomorrow, I plan to make apple cinnamon swirl bread.<\/p>\n

I made some telephone calls to my fantastic friends.\u00a0 Jan M. and I talked for a while.\u00a0 She is doing battle with the house getting the plumbing fixed and the typical homeowner situations.<\/p>\n

By 9:00 PM, I was getting tired, so to the shower.\u00a0 I had to remove the bandages from the back of my neck and almost went looking for Sue to help take the dressing off.\u00a0 Finally, with extreme care, I got it off, hoping I was not pulling out any stitches.<\/p>\n

Good night all, tomorrow will be a better day.\u00a0 The following video will give you something to think about. Enjoy!<\/p>\n