Oh No!!!

We're home from San Antonio. Had a lovely visit with my sister & brother-in-law. Did the Riverwalk, ate at Boudro's & Morton's, Yum!!

However, Husband came down with the flu and I am succumbing as I type. So all those who live in town, stay away, this one is bad! Jim has a Dr.'s appt. tomorrow, and I am already taking homeopathic meds to try and head it off at the pass. We'll be fine in a few days, until then we have TJ to run errands etc. See you when we feel better.
Til then,
Love and Light

Happy Birthday to me

Tomorrow is my 56th birthday. Yeah!!! We are leaving today to drive over to San Antonio to meet my sister and brother-in-law and celebrate our (sister & me) birthdays. I am looking forward to it. So I will post when I get back.
See ya later.

Thanksgiving

Yes, I know there is a k in thanksgiving. It's 3:50 A.M. so please excuse typos.

Happy Birthday, Mom

Today is my mother's birthday.
She would have been 81. She died in April, and this is the first year of my life without her on the planet with me. That dreaded year of firsts, first Thansgiving, first Christmas, first Birthday.
Her birthday is Feb. 10, mine is Feb. 13, and my sister's is Feb. 16, so we celebrated our birthdays together, especially for the last several years. Last year was her 80th and we were all there. It was our last good day together. I think she had other good days, but I wasn't there. I've had a difficult week. This morning I woke up and couldn't get back to sleep. I looked at the clock and it was 2:22. Doreen Virtue, a woman who talks to the angels says when that happens it is often the angels. Is that you, Mom? Well. . .HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
Sunday we are going to San Antonio to spend a few days with Carrol Ann and Bill to celebrate our birthdays. We'll miss you Mom, it won't be the same without you, but I know you'll be with us in spirit. I love you. I miss you. I think of you often, especially when I see anything pink. Tiff's baby is coming soon and I know you'll be there for that. You never missed a birth.

Yesterday

We had such a lovely day yesterday. Becky came over with her 2 boys, Max who is 2 and Ben who is 2 months. They spent the day with us and it was so much fun. We didn't do anything but enjoy them, all three of them. It was so nice to see this young woman, who was in my home so many times as she was growing up, being a terrific mother to her boys. Then Paul, another young person who we watched grow up, and is expecting their first child in May, came over and Becky offered him the chance to bathe Ben. He did a fine job (I even have pictures), but was incredibly nervous. Weren't we all the first time?
Anyway, the whole day was so nice and I realized it is the kind of day I will miss with Tiffanie and Shaun and their baby. That's just one of the prices we pay when we give our children wings to fly. We will be fine and we will find ways of being close to their family as they grow, but it just won't be as simple as yesterday.

Real or Reel Life

I'm baaack.
So I was over visiting Emily's blog and she was talking about Cinderella, Snow White, etc. and it got me thinking about these stories' messages. They are so unrealistic and one dimensional. They really set us up for a fall. In fact, alot of Hollywood stories set us up for a fall. Do you really believe multi-millionares pick up street prostitutes and then fall in love? Do you think your spouse will never say or do anything that hurts your feelings? Do you think your children will never mess up or make mistakes or embarass you? The kids on television never did. The Brady's never had a real argue til the sun's coming up evening. Yes, life would be less messy if it had a good sound track and great script writers. But life is messy. People do make mistakes. Life is about testing your capacities. Like your capacity to forgive, your capacity for joy, your capacity for love, your capacity for honesty, your capacity for understanding, your capacity for growth, etc. etc. etc. AND THAT'S WHAT KEEPS IT INTERESTING!!!!!!!!