Gone For A Few Days

I am being called to go out of town for a few days, maybe a week or so. My dear uncle, great-uncle actually, is at the end of his grand and long life. It's looking like just days left. So, I'll be heading to my childhood hometown in a day or so, help take care of things there for a little while.

He'll be missed a lot because he is loved a lot! It has been said that the one thing that will walk away from the grave is the character of a man. His essence. And that is what we will always have of this dear, sweet man.

Goodbye, Uncle! Thank you for all you've done, for all you've given me, for all you have been to me!

Sabotage!!

It seems lately that all my efforts have been sabotaged by well-meaning friends, including by ever-lovin' husband!! That's not to say that it's really my own responsibility, but it sure makes things difficult when:

We're going out to eat - please come with us!

I'm coming over to your house! I stopped and picked up your favorite cheesecake!

The kids are coming over to celebrate my birthday. They're bringing dinner & cake!

It's like Grumpy's post about the weekends undoing all the success during the week! If I were living alone with no one else in my life - no friends, no husband, no family - I wouldn't have a problem at all becoming lean and svelte! But I'm not giving up those important facets of my life, so I must find a way to work through it!