Five Things

1.  I think I forgot to tell you back on Monday that I spoke to my biological father on the phone for the first time. That's right, I heard his voice. It was an old man's voice (he is 81) but still strong and vibrant. It was a short call. He just wanted to touch base with me about the possibility of meeting in person now that he is back in Pennsylvania. 

I can't tell you how much it meant to hear the excitement in his voice after believing my whole life that he didn't want me. He may be more excited than I am. At this point, I am hoping to go visit him the weekend after the Fourth of July.

2.  I'm saddened that we've had to say goodbye to another blogging friend. Patti from Writing to Remember posted a farewell message on Wednesday. All of the negative feelings that are running amok these days were stressing her and brought her to the point of feeling it necessary to bid goodbye to all social media. She said she felt we'd be better off as a society without it. I can understand that. Social media is like many other things in our modern world. It can be an instrument of good or in times like these it can be a platform for our worst behavior. I will miss Patti's sweet presence and lovely family memories.

3.  Megan is consumed by plans for Leah's first birthday next month. She is planning a monster party...more of a big summer get-together than Leah's birthday celebration, I'm thinking. Everyone they know is invited. There will be food, of course, though what kind is up in the air. Megan is talking catered. I'm trying to talk grilling hotdogs and burgers or having everyone bring a covered dish. Yesterday a huge bouncy house with a slide and a few other features was rented. A huge fireworks show has been promised. I'm sure the neighbor's will be thrilled.

This is one of the times I agree that social media can be bad. So many of the young women see stuff like this on social media and become convinced this kind of thing is the norm.

4.  Mom and I went to an estate sale yesterday. There were no bargains. Everything was priced at top dollar. Everything will be 50% off tomorrow and I will still think it priced too high. The only things I bought were a lid to replace one I lost for my big Tupperware bowl for $3 and a little bag of cookie cutters for $5.

5. Mom and I are going to an auction tomorrow. It's the contents of a house and it looks to be a good sale. The annual community yard sales of a neighboring town are tomorrow, too. We usually ALWAYS go to that so it was a hard choice, but the weather helped us decide. It's supposed to be quite hot and very, very humid. Sitting under a canopy in a lawn chair sounds better than hiking all over the town.

Have a great Friday, friends!