Talent

Carrie is talented.  It amazes me.  She did this painting for Trevin's room and we finally got it framed and ready to hang. 

And this one for Kaiden.

I love the rain cloud.  Kaiden was thrilled with the giraffes.  Thank you Auntie Carrie.

Three Months

Trevin is three months old today.  He is such a happy baby.  I can hold him for hours and listen to the stories he tells me.  I told him they are the same stories his Dad and his older brother told me, but I love to hear them again. 

Gratitude # 16

My gratitude today is twofold - my flowers from the garden and since I have them displayed in cowboy boots my less than talented flower arranging looks intentional.  After all cowboy boots cry out for the rustic look, right?

Medicine

Do you know what this is?  If you grew up in a farming family, you probably do.

Bag Balm's intended use was for cows' udders.  But my family also used it for chapped hands, skinned knees, rashes, any kind of scrap.  Like the family in My Big Fat Greek Wedding reached for the Windex, my family went for the Bag Balm.

Not too long ago, Kaiden scrapped his knee.  I offered to kiss it to make it better, but he said he needed medicine and went into the bathroom to get the Bag Balm.  Another generation convinced of its powers. 

It still comes in the same container from my childhood and is still made in the USA!

Gratitude #15

Today I am grateful for a kind word.  Last week I had an awful day at work - nothing large, no emergencies, just a long day of little things piling up.  Plus I had a dentist appointment at the end of the day.  Just for a cleaning, but I have had my fill of dentist appointments this year with the implant, the abscessed tooth, the crown, the $$$.  My hygienist who has been cleaning my teeth for 6 or 7 years said I don't know if I have ever told you this, but I like when you are my last appointment of the day because you are always pleasant and never a problem, so I know if it has been a rough day it will end on a high note.  Well, it sure helped my day!   It also made me think I should be thanking people who brighten my day more often than I do.

Gratitude # 14

Today I am grateful for things working out.  A few days ago I managed to leave my keys at work so I had to call Tito to bring me a car key to drive home from the bus.  I didn't know it at the time but Tito had locked his keys in his car and had to come on his motorcycle hoping the partial key set he found had my car key on it.  It did!  But then it started raining, so he had to ride in the rain without a poncho.  Then he ran out of gas.  I saw him pulled over on the road, I circled back to see what the problem was, went home got the gas can, went to the gas station and back to where he was.  Thankfully it had stopped raining.  In the end we both made it home safely and both still chuckling at our adventure for the day. 

Gratitude # 13

My intent was to have a gratitude every week I was 60 with a couple thrown in for good measure to make it 60 gratitudes this year...well I'm behind.  I have been 60 for almost 22 weeks now, so instead of just thinking about what I am grateful for, I need to be writing them down.

Today I am grateful for our "couple friends".  You know how you can have friends and your husband and can have friends and sometimes you get along with your friends' spouses and sometimes you don't or your spouse doesn't?  We have two sets of couple friends that we not only get along with but they are friends also.  The six of us have so many good times together.  A couple weeks ago we all got away to the mountains for a weekend and had the best time.  It was just what I needed.  I am so grateful for Janice, John, Vivien and Gary.  Thank you for all the laughter.