I've kept myself busy painting while my car is in the shop. No, I don't have it back yet, but I should have it NLT Friday. Oh, how I look forward to that!

The privacy fence is falling down on the house in Indiana. I really cannot afford to fix that too right now on top of all of the auto repairs, but it must be done, so today I ordered the fence sections and some new posts. The yard is about 100 ft. deep so I can only do half of it, but only half of it is rotted and falling down. Now I have to find someone to put it up for me because I cannot afford to drive to Indiana. My niece's husband said he would do it (at a reasonable price), but I wonder just how much time he has to get it done. He works crazy hours. If it were anyone but my sisters living there, I would sell it. I don't need to worry about two houses, and I sure as heck cannot afford to maintain both of them.

I dread tomorrow. It is the anniversary of Tod's death. Maybe I can sleep through the day...

Amazing. I am once again locked in the grief cycle, yet I am painting cheerful images.