at least I baked a Turkey Breast

Said Turkey Breast ⬆️

So I am really "paying" for my phone dying suddenly.

I had a Samsung SUltra22.  It was really nice overall until last Tuesday when it suddenly froze, had overheating, stuck in boot loop (startup screen) and then would go black. It never recovered. I called and was told it would be 800 USD to fix and the person had FIVE calls in one month about this.  I went online, sadly and a bit shockingly a known problem.  Reddit has LOTS on it.  I wrote Samsung directly.  I have heard NOTHING from them.  😢

What this has meant to me personally:

1. No phone Tuesday through Friday.  Missed texts completely. Could not do tons of stuff that I had planned.

2. Apps not transferring because my phone died and couldn't transfer anything. 

3. I lost my entire WhatsApp chat history, including who I texted, plus all texts themselves.

4. All my transit apps (cabs etc) are not working/recognizing my phone (same number). I don't drive and live in /near cities. This is a big deal. 

5. Tons of time trying to set up my phone, dealing with Apps that are not working and such.

I have an appointment tomorrow morning in NYC. 

I may walk to the train.  

Well. I'm also going through something I can't write about but it's just part of life. Everyone has "things". 

On a good note, however, my husband found that I had made extra cream sauce for a turkey casserole. In our freezer in our garage. Since we just finally roasted the turkey breast we've had at least a year. I can make that casserole tomorrow and I don't even have to do the cream sauce. 

I find it unfortunate that I didn't know that before buying some sour cream today. However. We have about 2 weeks before our Nativity fast starts because we're on what is called the old calendar. So our fast starts November 28th. When we say fast we mean we're not eating meat or dairy. We still eat throughout the day, maybe less, but mainly focusing on being a vegan or vegetarian depending on your health. I'm thinking I may try to find some things to bake that requires sour cream. That I could put in the freezer as gifts. Though I'm not doing too much of that because it's just not something I have time or space for now. 

Well. Lots of things to thank God for.  

I don't think I will ever get used to the amount of change and loss that life has.  

Well, I read a fun YA novel, The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street. It was really fun.  I actually began reading it just before or just as "everything that happened, happened" AKA before I nearly died.

Well.  Health and life is fragile.  Trying to navigate healing is not easy.  

There are so many things that I wish I could do over.  But instead I must do this:

So much here.  

May God have mercy on us and save us!