Thanksgiving!

What are you thankful for?
I am thankful for my family. The quirks, the craziness, the very fact that no matter what or where or anything they are and always will be my family.
I am so thankful for Rick. What a guy. I am loved, spoiled and taken care of.
I am thankful for a daughter and son-in-law and my darling little grand babies.
Oh, I can't forget the little dog or Rick's cat.
Of course there are many more things, especially the things that most of us take for granted to those things that some may not think of. For me it is sometimes not easy to be thankful for my AFO, yet it helps me to be able to walk and not trip over my foot. I wish I didn't have it, yet I'm grateful that I do.
I actually was able to feel thankful for the talent of being able to play the piano and organ yesterday. I was very grateful for being able to play.
What about you?

November

Fall is in the air, with a hint of the coming winter.
We have leaves falling in our yard. The big spiders have disappeared, so far not into the house. Ralphie (the little dog) and Precious (the white cat) are getting along a little better, they are sisters now and should be more tolerant of each other. Precious is spending more time inside. She comes into the room where we are and plays. Sometimes Ralphie even tries to chase her now.
Poprock still has green toes, he says they stay until the Ducks lose. Go Ducks!
There are thoughts of the holidays. Ideas for presents.
I love this time of year. It's a good time to remember the past and cherish it. To dream about what the future holds and make plans. A good time to make the most of each day and live.
We went to Aunt Erma's Celebration of Life this week. There were a few bitter/sweet moments while looking at the photos and seeing several of her and dad together.

DUCK TOES

Introducing the Girl and her Poprock. It was so exciting! We had the fun of having the grand-babies spend the night last month. Please notice the skill that was used in painting Poprock's toes a wonderful shade of Duck green (Go Duck's). I have to say that Poprock was a really good sport and is still proudly parading green toes. A little someone else is still talking about painting Poprock's toes.

Hmmm

Surprising enough I am doing better. Are you?

Let's Do Better

Honestly my blog was started with the best of intentions. The intention to write often. The intention to make meaningful posts or at least meaningful to me. Actually this blog is for me, if there is anyone else who is able to take something from it that is a bonus.

I would like to live my life with the intention of making each day better than the last. Better meaning that I am striving to be a better person. Now I understand that just as in my favorite quote there will be dust, cinders and jolts, the idea is to be better. We all know that some days just happen to be better than the rest.

Today at this moment I am better at writing on my blog. It's been a month, where has that month gone. I made the choice today to stay at church and play the piano for Primary, rather that go to mass with Mr. B. I have to look at this as a choice, as my comfort zone is Primary. I love being in Primary, it's easy for me to play the songs, even with mistakes made. Today was also the first day I played the organ for our new ward. Yep I made some humdinger mistakes which no one seemed or were to polite to notice. There is a part of my that wants to say "I don't want to play anymore, I want to be able to do something else" then the other part that is very content to play because I do enjoy it. So I must do better.

INSANITY REINS SUPREME

Now that I have your attention.

Let us ponder for a moment, wait what should we ponder...?

It's very hot outside, I love my central air. I've never had it in a house before.
The real test will be this winter when it is cold, will my house be warm?

Have you ever looked in the mirror and seen your mother?
Or in my case saw my mother and said something a sister would say, that's scary.

Actually I have been contemplating Christmas and making presents.
I thought of crocheting slippers for the entire family, as in all of them. Not to worry it's not going to happen this year. I am going to come up with something.

Hmmmm, must ponder some more.

I wonder can that cause insanity?

Oh a happy thought. Babies, with dimbles on their little hands and baby smiles.
So maybe all is right with the world.

"Fresh Courage Take"

After a weekend of verbally having the stuffing beat out of me it is time to re stuff, so to speak.
I must re-store, re-plenish, re-vitalize myself.

OR

Kick back and have one heck of a pity party.

No pity parties, too much to do, wait re-phrase that, there is too much that I want to do.
Golly I have a house that I can do stuff to. Put things where I want (yes, the Mr. can change things).
I want (oops) need to be creative.
Now I must get busy!