Upgrades

It's a cold, damp afternoon with some nasty weather on radar. So far the ice has stayed north of us – now, if the snow will just follow suit we should be able to forge ahead with our family Christmas on Sunday! And wow, do I sound selfish or what?! If we don't get the snow and ice, that means someone else will and may have their family gatherings canceled. I really don't want to wish the weather off on someone else.....but I don't want it either!

We had a lovely pre-birthday lunch with Mom today at Burger Bar. Nothing could be better for birthday lunch than a beef burger and hot fudge sundae. On our way home, we stopped by the group home where my cousin Randy lives and dropped off Christmas gifts for him. He had gone out with one of the workers, so we left his gifts under the tree in his room.

One of the things we picked up for the house yesterday was new phones. We dropped the phone company over a year ago and are using a system that goes through the wireless internet. I'd had a few issues over the past few months with strange noises coming through the phones. We realized that neither of us could remember how long it had been since we replaced our phones......and probably newer equipment would be more technologically compatible with the newer internet system.

I put the phones together last night and let them charge overnight. This morning we hooked them up and tried them out. Not only are they a fraction of the size of our previous equipment, but everything sounds so clear! So, maybe my hearing isn't getting as aged as I thought – maybe it's just a matter of aging equipment. Now, if I can have a conversation without having that loud high-pitched beep I've been hearing sporadically, the new equipment will be 100% successful.

I don't know why I'm always surprised when I realized how comfortable I've become with something that shouldn't be comfortable. Like the phones. These new ones are so much better. But, things decline gradually and they are how they are. I know I'm not the only one in this situation.

Last spring I was cleaning out my closet and relinquishing those things I haven't been wearing. Because I'd picked up several nice, new sweaters last winter, I decided I needed to turn loose of some of the older sweaters. There was one particular sweater I was really having trouble letting go of. I finally knew I needed to give myself a dose of reality and thought back to when I bought the sweater. I knew I bought it when I lived in Indiana. I lived in Indiana June 1985 through June 1989. It was time for that sweater to go!

I probably need to make the same decision with my summer robe. I love that robe. It's pink, it's silky, and it's still in good shape. I ran onto a photo last month of me in that robe on a Christmas morning. Again.....in Indiana. We had a really good local store in Indiana. I honestly didn't remember I'd had it that long. I guess when I can find a robe I like as much as this one, I need to replace it.

It's amazing how comfortable we can get with things, so used to having them with us day in and day out. It's such a wake-up call when we realize how long some things have been with us and perhaps we need to upgrade.

Oh, I loaded up and carried my new purse today – I really like it. I obviously don't have a problem with remembering to upgrade my purses – I'm certain I don't still have any that I got in Indiana.