_bec_ca's Journal, 25 Sep 22

Your food always looks so pretty. But not too pretty to devour, lol. Hope you enjoyed your treat!  

Yum! 

Thank you Jen! 💕 White cake is my favorite and earlier I was thinking, boy I could go for some pastry and then our neighbor showed up. We have the best neighbors. ❤️  

Diablo, it was so delicious. 😋 I was so proud of myself that I only cut a small piece. 👍 

good for you bec ca on the small portion. cake looks delicious 

Thank you sugarplum. 😊 I just wanted a little something. I did think about eating a second piece, but checked in on myself and since I knew where I was with calories for the day, I was satisfied with what I had. Thank you the support and encouragement. I hope your day is a good one. 💕 

Erq, Joe gave me this tea cup decades ago. I am the only one that uses it, I never offer it to guests. I absolutely love it, but I am working on not being so attached to things. It's work. 😄😫 

Erq, that is what we've been doing, getting rid of all the extra things. My older half-brother had to go through a mountain of things belonging to 2 generations, when his mother passed away and he kept telling me, "make sure you don't leave your "stuff" for your kids to clean up". It was such a burden for him. We are still getting rid of Joe's parents things, my mother's things and our accumulated unneeded items. It will get done! 💪😊 

Erq, a few weeks ago Joe took a trailer load of things to a small local flea market and sold almost everything. Everyone was asking him when he was coming back, because he was practically giving the items away. He sold pieces of furniture for $10 - $15. We're going back this weekend.😊 

Very sweet!:) 

Thank you NAVYWIFE 💕  

Looks so delicious  

It was Buenita. 😋 Best cake I have had in a long time. 😊 

Always pretty. 💞 

Oh Becky, what beautiful dishes! You’re so wonderful, I would have done the same!!💕 Right now my den has boxes that I need to sort through from my parents and my in-laws. We are paying for two storage units for both parents so I’m taking Erquiaga and your advice I’m not leaving a lot for our kids to have go through. My mom was a collector and told me how much everything was worth and not to throw it out, but then I am burdened with it. I have nowhere to put it and no time to sell it, so it’s in a storage unit.🙃 

Thank you Wifey! 💕 You're always a sweetheart. 🥰 

Sweetness, I know it's hard, but it feels so good to not have things weighing you down. When Joe's mother passed away, we had family and friends helping to clear out her things for a couple of weeks and it still took us (Joe mostly) another 2 months for her place to be empty. We had to buy a 12x16 shed with a loft to store most of his parents things that were leftover! Today, the last of my MIL belongings are bring loaded up in the trailer to sell. We eill be tackling the garage tomorrow, but that's mostly our accumulated stuff and will probably make a small dent, if any. 😕 

Such a pretty setting and so nice to have sweet neighbours too! Glad you enjoyed it Becca!🌸👍 

Looks like a beautiful setting to eat cake & coffee. Hope you enjoyed! 

Thank you Nikki. 💕 We have always been blessed with wonderful neighbors, for the most part. I could only think of 2 sets of neighbors that we had to put up with and one of them were family! 😆