Thanksgiving day 2021. I asked Jennifer to listen to today's "Daily Calm" because it was all about gratitude and was right up my alley. I'm sincerely and deeply grateful for many things, and in particular, her. I told her so repeatedly today, on our walk with Scottie, while preparing for Thanksgiving dinner or picking up the house or just with a look as we went about our day. Lauren and I went to SRC, and Tommy joined us there. We spent about an hour with Linda. Her lunch arrived, a Thanksgiving-themed meal, and I fed her while we showed and read to her from all of the gratitude notes she had us write down throughout the years prior. Then we wrote some new ones. It was a bitter-sweet experience. I believe she's conscious of her past, and us, and of her limitations. I think she's sad and, to some degree, emotionally disconnected. As a coping mechanism, for her, that makes sense. It's all so very complicated to navigate and to process. But I am glad we went, and I believe she felt appreciated and loved and recognized. We returned to Matson and continued preparations for dinner. Tommy picked up my mom and brought her over. Dinner was delicious – Ham, sweet potatoes, green beans, scalloped potatoes, and an excellent 2017 Martin Ranch Pinot Noir. I kept my portions controlled. I feel good about enjoying eating a little bit of everything and getting 'back on the horse' tomorrow as far as maintenance goes into 2022. Also, yesterday, I had a positive talk with Linda's sister about the refinance and her legal debt. She seems to understand the need thoroughly and agrees it should be paid from Linda's funds as it's her debt. She's running it past her husband, who I believe will also agree, and I hope we will move forward next week with completing the refinance steps. I'm afraid to get too comfortable about it because it feels like there's always something new to work around, but maybe this is it?
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