Sad anniversary
May. 9th, 2026 10:39 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
silver_chipmunkToday marks a year since Oldest Brother died. I got up at 9:00, had breakfast and coffee, and took a shower and dressed.
I left fr my Al-anon meeting just after the mail had been delivered so I collected mine from the box but didn't have time to read it. I put it inside my front door and then went off to my meeting.
I was the speaker today. I didn't do that deliberately when I agreed speak today, but when I realized it was the 9th, I was happy I was doing it. I chose the topic of grief. It was very successful and I was told by a lot of people afterward that I was good.
We went to the diner after, I gt a ride with S and G as usual. I also got my usual bacon, egg, and cheese on a toasted English muffin, but I got hot tea, because the weather was so icky it was nice to have hot tea.
The Kid texted while I was there, we are giog to meet at 5:30 tomorrow but she hasn't told me where yet!!
It rained heavily while we were eating but had stopped by the time we left, which was good as I hadn't brought an umbrella with me or a hat. G gave me a plastic rain bonnet she had, so I wore that just in case.
Came home and went to the Starsky and Hutch chat. I missed the episode of course, but enjoyed the chat. We talked til almost 7:30.
Then I Teamed the FWiB. Things were going fine until just after 8:30, when something went wrong with Teams, I think on his end, and kicked us out. We ended up with him phoning me and saying goodbye that way.
Then I read online, and then had a snack. I went to the bedroom and textedmashfanficchick but ze couldn't talk then. Hopefully ze'll call me later. Then I played solitaire on my phone.
Then it was pet feeding time and I fed the pets, and started here.
One year Oldest Brother has been gone and I miss him every day with every fiber of my being.
Gratitude List:
1. The FWiB.
2. My meetings and the people at them.
3. The opportunity to speak today.
4. The memory of Oldest Brother and the time we had together.
5. The Starsky and Hutch fandom.
6. There was no rain on my way home.
I left fr my Al-anon meeting just after the mail had been delivered so I collected mine from the box but didn't have time to read it. I put it inside my front door and then went off to my meeting.
I was the speaker today. I didn't do that deliberately when I agreed speak today, but when I realized it was the 9th, I was happy I was doing it. I chose the topic of grief. It was very successful and I was told by a lot of people afterward that I was good.
We went to the diner after, I gt a ride with S and G as usual. I also got my usual bacon, egg, and cheese on a toasted English muffin, but I got hot tea, because the weather was so icky it was nice to have hot tea.
The Kid texted while I was there, we are giog to meet at 5:30 tomorrow but she hasn't told me where yet!!
It rained heavily while we were eating but had stopped by the time we left, which was good as I hadn't brought an umbrella with me or a hat. G gave me a plastic rain bonnet she had, so I wore that just in case.
Came home and went to the Starsky and Hutch chat. I missed the episode of course, but enjoyed the chat. We talked til almost 7:30.
Then I Teamed the FWiB. Things were going fine until just after 8:30, when something went wrong with Teams, I think on his end, and kicked us out. We ended up with him phoning me and saying goodbye that way.
Then I read online, and then had a snack. I went to the bedroom and texted
mashfanficchick but ze couldn't talk then. Hopefully ze'll call me later. Then I played solitaire on my phone.Then it was pet feeding time and I fed the pets, and started here.
One year Oldest Brother has been gone and I miss him every day with every fiber of my being.
Gratitude List:
1. The FWiB.
2. My meetings and the people at them.
3. The opportunity to speak today.
4. The memory of Oldest Brother and the time we had together.
5. The Starsky and Hutch fandom.
6. There was no rain on my way home.
