Stress/Nerves/Tummy

I really want a healthy tummy - one that doesn't have an abundant / excess acid because of stress. I've been managing "ok" lately - not super great, but ok.  Until yesterday.

We had two different companies come out and give us a bid on removing the cottonwood trees.  (That isn't the only thing going on in our lives - but that's just normal, right? Aren't we all in the same boat?)

When the first estimate came in my heart just sank and my tummy was roiling.  We're still waiting for the dollar amount from the second guy and The Husband has scheduled another company to come.

Love these roses.

I've been concerned about those cottonwoods.  They're tall and big.  And in the way and - messy.  I'd hate for one of them to topple over in one of our strong winds - it would be w-a-y more problematic and costly to repair that damage than it would be to remove them.  I hate to see them go, I hate to kill anything, really. (Except for spiders, ants and such creepy critters.) But I think it's time. 

I so wish we had more funds - The Husband is kinda-sorta-maybe-not-really-almost-completely ready to retire from working for someone else. This kind of expense has me a bit unsettled.

So I'm breathing deep, hoping for the best.  And wishing I always had all the information I need right at my fingertips.

The rose bush out front that was gifted to me some years ago is happy this year.  The roses are lovely in both looks and scent.

Stopped at the grocery earlier - was talking to the woman I try to always go to when I'm ready to pay for my stuff.  In the course of the conversation, I asked her if she needed to see ID for my transaction.  She said, no, I'm in all the time she knows who I am.  The gal bagging my groceries said, "You're one of the good ones."  And while I was chuckling, the checker said:  that's really true, you are definitely one of the good ones.  What a sweet thing to say to me! 

I'm grateful today for the heart-warming words of someone who didn't know how much I needed some kindness.