I did something today, but not too much. I was proud to have finally contacted my new friend to arrange a get together. She responded seeming to be glad to hear from me. She said that she and her husband would be happy to accept my invitation to join Hubby and me for a lunch at a local restaurant. I originally included her two little kids in my invitation, but Hubby will be happy to learn that she'll leave them with their Grandma. Again, my friend is British, but her husband is Czech, like mine. She's a very upbeat lady. I could use that in my life. I'll be trying very hard not to screw up this friendship opportunity. That's why I pushed myself to finally get it going again.

I made a pot of homemade chili today, along with some corn muffins. They're good. Also did basic house tidying and dishes, and a couple loads of laundry. Good enough.

My husband's youngest nephew accepted a job in Germany. I'm happy for him, yet sort of sad we won't see him as often. He's one of the few other people here that I can speak English with, plus he and Hubby are close. It's good, though. He needs to finally separate himself a bit more from my s-i-l.