It Is What It Is ~

 You can't be everything to everyone. It is what it is, 

it is what you make it. Not everything happens

 when you expect it; it is what it is...

Not so long ago we communicated by calling 

and having a “real” conversation.  Hearing a person 

on the other end of the phone.  Especially when

 you can’t see that person so very often.  

Arvid is one that gets really annoyed when someone 

tries to text him, especially after he has told them

 that all he has is a flip phone.  Needless to say, he

 ignores the text, and deletes the message.  He says,

"if they can't call me then it's not that important."

Arvid has many qualities, most I admire.  One of 

his so many admirable qualities is that he has been

 calling his mother Molly in Norway for over 40 years

 every Sunday at more or less the same time. 

She could set her clock with his calls. 

 Arvid's mom died in January of this year. 

 What a difference one call less makes 😥 Also he 

has his 2 daughters in Norway who he has been calling 

every Sunday without fail for last 30 or so years.  Michelle

 is married with kids so we have had to adjust  to when 

is a good time for them. But even so the calls are

 always there. You hear each other’s voice 💚

Today everyone texts 🙊. Me included.  At least I

 text using actual words. Then there are those who just 

use these so called emoji’s, Bitmoji’s or some random 

thing they copied from elsewhere.  Impersonal is

 what we have then become in these situations.

The truth is that I don't always read all these things 

that are copied and sent to me.  Too much.  If you're going

 to text I'd rather have a few words.  make it more personal.  

That's just my way of thinking.  I text with my mom and 

sisters, but we also talk.   I need to  hear their voices.

Random pictures of some very good times in 

today's blog.  Happy Tuesday to all.  The week is

 still fresh and we can still make those changes

 we keep talking about, at least try our best.

My least favorite expression: it is what it is 🤮 Life happens.

Unpredictability means what it means. 

I don't know how you define it. It is what it is...

 

~Nadiya~