3-9-13 Kumquats

In the right hand corner of the backyard, there is a kumquat tree.  It was a beautiful spring Florida day, not too warm, just right.  We were doing various things in the backyard (it needs a LOT of stuff done) - trimming low branches from the oak trees, trimming the little palm tree.  Toward the end of the day I saw Andy picking some kumquats.  He told me there were a ton of them and they tasted great.   I had turned up the bottom of his shirt to make a bowl and had quite a few.  We brought them back inside and each had some.
   You can just pick them right off the tree, eat them whole.  The seeds and skin are all part of the fruit.
   There was a lot of great things in the backyard.
But, I remember the kumquats and am grateful for them.

1-7-2013 Happy

I was mainly going to just do this blog for one year, but then I decided instead of looking for things to be grateful about I would write it down.

My youngest son can get really down about Sundays (and so do lots of people, the end of the weekend can be really sad sometimes).  Monday also if it was a long weekend, can be sad.

But this Monday, the end of break blues seemed to be bypassed.  We went to Buffalo Wild Wings for dinner, as a winter break last hurrah, and since they had such a good time going to one out in Texas.  After dinner, when it was later time for bed, my oldest one wanted to sleep in youngest sons room, which they hadn't done for quite some time.  He used to have bunk beds but now has a loft bed.  Older one slept on the bed, and younger one slept on a sleeping bag set on top of the couch cushions which I borrowed from the couch.  Even the dog wanted to sleep in the room, so I moved the dog bed into an empty spot.

Younger one said, why isn't this last day sad? (or something like that), in other words, he was happy, and so was I.

December 31, 2012 Grateful for the Year

No matter what happened this past year, I can look back and see how much there was to be grateful for, all of the good moments and memories.  A lot can happen in a year, and it is never all bad, therefore a lot of good can happen in a year.

I didn't quite make it to 365 posts, however every day there was something to be grateful about.

Grateful for the year, grateful for the hope and possibilities of 2013.

12-18-2012 Another Year of Living

Every new day we wake up, we should be grateful for being alive.  So, the same thing should be true for each new birthday.  A year of good and bad, ups and downs,   things learned and things forgotten perhaps to be relearned later with an extra dash of wisdom.

Grateful for one more year of living.

12-1-12 Smoothies

I had a free smoothie today. 
I like smoothies.  The kids like smoothies.  I have a friend who sells smoothies so sometimes I've purchased a smoothie because I wanted one and wanted to hang out with a friend for a few minutes.  My kids like smoothies, they are still a treat for them.  I will enjoy buying them and drinking them.

I am grateful for smoothies.

11-22-12 Thanksgiving

What a great day. 

As long as we don't forget it's not just about how much food you can eat.

I was grateful and thankful for quite a few things this day:

coffee, bagels, running, friends, sweet potatoes, pecans, family, walks, kids, Harry Potter, reasonableness, breathable tech shirts, hanging out, sharing, a view of the water, meeting new people, thinking good thoughts and having happy memories, realizing that things are almost never as bad as they seem.

11-21-12 Hanging In There

I think someone asked me how I was doing, and since I was pretty far from having my best day ever I said something like "hanging in there"  (with an implied barely).

But, this is not so bad.

It's actually quite good.

Sometimes that's all you need to do.  You don't have to have your best day ever every day, some days can look pretty bad.  Just make the most of it and get through it.

The better days are just around the corner or maybe even tomorrow.

Be grateful that "hanging in there" is an option, it beats not hanging in there and it also beats stressing out over the fact that you are just hanging in there.

I'll take it.  I'm grateful for just hanging in there.