I had the nicest Mothers day...the nicest in years and I am so grateful. Hubby took me to the Outback where we had an early lunch..It was awesome and I discovered a new pinot griego that is now my very best favorite.
Next we picked up a plant for my mother in law and for me. I had picked up a lovely card for her, hubby added a check and off we went to visit her and stayed about an hour..to find daughter in law #1 and youngest granddaughter had just been there..that was a special gift to hubby.
We started off to young granddaughter's soccer game and got thoroughly lost in Beverly, Hudson, Windam all over Ma. we got there to find they had lost. My older granddaughter lost her only lacrosse game when we were there..we seem to be bad luck.
Then back to son and daughter in laws for Chinese appetizers, and they gave me a huge hanging plant in addition...I felt loved and blessed. And hubby's Mom was thrilled to see so much of the family during the day..
I certainly hope, the rest of you wonderful mothers had a terrific kind of day, the kind of day that you love. Blessings and peace until fathers day.
Monday, May 12, 2008
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Simple Kindness
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Simple Kindness
My beautiful granddaughter was installed into the National Honor Society at Biship FenwickHigh School last week...the ceremony was lovely and the students were happy and excited but the thing I came away with was a speech by the Essex District Attorney, Jonathan Blodgett.He talked about the decisions they will make in their lifetimes and what will happen because of them. He also talked about something everyone can do and that is simple everyday kindness to each other and strangers. Let someone go before you. Hold the door for someone. Check on a neighbor. The kinds of things we all should do but forget in our everyday busy lives.This morning, running around doing errands, I had the opportunity to put this in motion. I noticed a young mother ahead of me in line putting stuff aside because she found she couldn't afford all the things she had put in her carriage. She looked like a normal but harassed young mother, three children from about one to age five and she was pregnant. Oh my gosh. Of course, it was none of my business, but that has never stopped me. I was going to buy a few outside plants and had an extra twenty dollars on me so I walked over to her and the cashier,how much is she over I asked quietly. The poor women was red as a beet and just put her head down and mumbled she would come back later and get the rest of the things. I think it came to about eleven dollars so I gave the cashier the money and the mother the change. I told her to pass it on. Sometime when she saw another person who needed a hand maybe she could give it to them. I felt so good. Much better then the poor women or anyone else who was getting cranky because of waiting extra time in line. So really, pass it on. Let someone go before you in traffic. Pay the toll for someone in line after you. Not huge amounts of money, but just enough to let you feel good.
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Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Simple Kindness
My beautiful granddaughter was installed into the National Honor Society at Biship FenwickHigh School last week...the ceremony was lovely and the students were happy and excited but the thing I came away with was a speech by the Essex District Attorney, Jonathan Blodgett.He talked about the decisions they will make in their lifetimes and what will happen because of them. He also talked about something everyone can do and that is simple everyday kindness to each other and strangers. Let someone go before you. Hold the door for someone. Check on a neighbor. The kinds of things we all should do but forget in our everyday busy lives.This morning, running around doing errands, I had the opportunity to put this in motion. I noticed a young mother ahead of me in line putting stuff aside because she found she couldn't afford all the things she had put in her carriage. She looked like a normal but harassed young mother, three children from about one to age five and she was pregnant. Oh my gosh. Of course, it was none of my business, but that has never stopped me. I was going to buy a few outside plants and had an extra twenty dollars on me so I walked over to her and the cashier,how much is she over I asked quietly. The poor women was red as a beet and just put her head down and mumbled she would come back later and get the rest of the things. I think it came to about eleven dollars so I gave the cashier the money and the mother the change. I told her to pass it on. Sometime when she saw another person who needed a hand maybe she could give it to them. I felt so good. Much better then the poor women or anyone else who was getting cranky because of waiting extra time in line. So really, pass it on. Let someone go before you in traffic. Pay the toll for someone in line after you. Not huge amounts of money, but just enough to let you feel good.
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Sunday, May 4, 2008
Can this family be saved?
Good Sunday morning everyone...for some strange reason I have been waking up at 4:30 every
morning. Usually I can just rest or doze until 6 thirty or even 7 but something was persistently waking me up..I thought it may be close so I got up.
This morning I could hear the turkeys who live up on the hill. They roost in the low trees up there and wander around all day...They seemed partially loud this morning so they forced me to get up. Until I got downstairs, I was looking out every window trying to find the culprit. Can
you just imagine my surprise when I saw hubby, with a turkey caller and a fat female turkey lure on our front lawn ...It was 5:00 a.m. Can you get arrested for that?
Anyway my poor penny (our beautiful cat) was frightened..and hiding under the dining room table telling him to stop!! (well she doesn't speak English) but I can pretty well interprete whatever she says..And then hubby started running all over the neighborhood with this turkey thingy...looking for the wild tom....hubby's hair was standing straight up (and it wasn't a fashion statement) he was wearing the old summer shorts and a t shirt of young sons, that he had slept in...he had on hunting boots he grabbed when he got his turkey caller. No amount of urging would get him to come in until I lied and said I saw the police coming.
What on earth gets into men...at seven thirty he left and down came the tom and he has been prowling around the house ever since...I would shoo him away but penny is having such a good time watching him I'll let him stay...I'll get rid of him before the great white hunter returns...
morning. Usually I can just rest or doze until 6 thirty or even 7 but something was persistently waking me up..I thought it may be close so I got up.
This morning I could hear the turkeys who live up on the hill. They roost in the low trees up there and wander around all day...They seemed partially loud this morning so they forced me to get up. Until I got downstairs, I was looking out every window trying to find the culprit. Can
you just imagine my surprise when I saw hubby, with a turkey caller and a fat female turkey lure on our front lawn ...It was 5:00 a.m. Can you get arrested for that?
Anyway my poor penny (our beautiful cat) was frightened..and hiding under the dining room table telling him to stop!! (well she doesn't speak English) but I can pretty well interprete whatever she says..And then hubby started running all over the neighborhood with this turkey thingy...looking for the wild tom....hubby's hair was standing straight up (and it wasn't a fashion statement) he was wearing the old summer shorts and a t shirt of young sons, that he had slept in...he had on hunting boots he grabbed when he got his turkey caller. No amount of urging would get him to come in until I lied and said I saw the police coming.
What on earth gets into men...at seven thirty he left and down came the tom and he has been prowling around the house ever since...I would shoo him away but penny is having such a good time watching him I'll let him stay...I'll get rid of him before the great white hunter returns...
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