One of my most favorite things in life is when I can walk in to our local 'discount store', (you know the one) when they are offering cut flowers (also one of my favorite things) on 'clearance' --marked 1/2 price!
It has been SO 'grey' outside this week, either raining, or looking like it's going to rain any minute, all week...I have the most gorgeous bouquet of pink tulips on my kitchen table. They make me smile! It makes me feel sort of smug: having that cheerful greeting sitting there, with the view of 'grey', just beyond, outside our kitchen window!
Tulips are just sort of wispy to me, not so formal as the other favorite flower of mine: roses...of course, that's about the extent of my 'flower' knowledge...pretty limited, I know!
At present, my wonderful husband is playing "Mr. Fix-It" for the second Saturday night in a row! Hilarious, to me, because he would be the first to admit that just isn't his 'thing'...what can I say?
Last Saturday, we took a quick trip to get a front-porch light fixture, and came home with 7 (yes, seven)...of which, he installed 3 before bed time that night! Front porch light--looks fabulous...of course, you can see all the way down the block now!!!
Today, we just stopped in the place where we purchased our kitchen sink, and asked about a problem we were having...they told us we could pay someone about $80 or they could sell us a few tools and the part we needed to fix it ourselves (and suggested a web-site to answer questions!--ya gotta love technology!). The first 'phase of that project is already finished. I'm so proud of him! Trying new things...learning new things...hilarious!
Speaking of learning new things. I was challenged last summer to learn to knit...One of my friends at a local assisted living facility told me to buy and read a 'how to knit book' and she would encourage me and answer questions as I learned...
So, I purchased a book called, I thought, appropriately: The Cool Girls Guide to Knitting, (because I'm just so cool!)...it is a great book, my friend did exactly what she promised...answered my questions, and encouraged me!!!
It's official: I have a lot of fun knitting! And, I'm learning new things with each 'project'. My friend, my encourager, recently passed away. I miss her. I just miss her...this happens...but she helped me a lot!
And, yesterday, I met a new friend. This lady owns a yarn store! A good friend of mine recently took up knitting as well. So, we can share this hobby together--shopping for yarn, and listening to 'knitting jokes'--hilarious to me! But oh, so much fun... and oh, a sort of stress-release with benefits! I look forward to the places this new found source of fun will take me! New projects to consider, new friends to make, new colors and textures and patterns to experiment with...I think it's time for me to stop typing and go, pick up my knitting needles!!!
Till next time--I'll put out a challenge to you, my friend, learn something new...and have FUN learning!!!
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Saturday, January 30, 2010
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Hilarity Rules!
I want to write about our recent trip to visit our daughter in Florida, but I can't seem to get the images to upload...I had a short conversation with her tonight. I feel relatively safe writing about her, because she doesn't read this blog:D She knows me pretty well, though, and she's a lot like me!
We did have a really good visit with her during the time we were in Orlando. It was really cold though, so we got to purchase really good looking gear to walk around the parks in!
The first day, we rode roller coasters and 'fun' rides all day. A band that plays in the 'back lot' of studios helped the twins celebrate their birthday by calling them up front and then they sang to them...only a little embarrassing when you're 14! We stopped by Magic Kingdom in the evening to see the castle (my husband's favorite view is from Main St. looking toward the castle!). It was decorated for Christmas with a gazillion little tiny lights all over it...and the lights shining 'on it' changed from all colors of icy blue to lavender to purple...GORGEOUS! And, because it was Madi & Mal's 14th birthday, we ended the day at their favorite place to eat: Olive Garden. funny!
The next day, not so cold, we went to EPCOT...had lunch in Mexico, a mid-afternoon snack in France and supper right before the fireworks in England. You've got to love going to each of those country's displays...it's all so so so so, well, Disney!
Our last day together, we got to see her apartment, shop for groceries for her and a few other things...ate some more, too!
Mostly what we did the whole time we were together was laugh our heads off! We took her her car...and then flew home, so before we got there, she asked if we'd bought her a gps. Her brilliant father told her 'yes'...and so, his gift to her was a 2010 Wal Mart edition of a Rand McNally road atlas and some high lighters! She was less than thrilled! Until later that evening when she actually opened her Christmas presents and there was a really gps...nuvi ( I think)...now she can get where she needs to be, and someone is telling her when to turn!
She really loves living there. Meeting lots of people. Weather is nice. It's a city, so there's lots of things to do...not to mention she can come and go in the parks on her days off, if she chooses! So, moving back home is not something she really wants to think about right now...but in my heart, I know she misses our family.
Our girls are pretty close, even though there's an age difference...(the older girls were 9 & 11 when the babies were born) they are becoming really good friends. They are also 'growing up' and 'maturing'...but together, the four of them have been through a LOT of things--hilarious things (I always say: Hilarity Rules!), some ordinary things (day to day) and really tough, emotional things (like the population of our household shrink by 1/2 in about 6 months time).
They've shared experiences that only they can talk about, that's true of most families, I know...I just feel like I've got a front row seat to watch their lives unfold! To watch them become really good friends, to depend on each other and do life together! How exciting!
Truly, truly blessed!
We did have a really good visit with her during the time we were in Orlando. It was really cold though, so we got to purchase really good looking gear to walk around the parks in!
The first day, we rode roller coasters and 'fun' rides all day. A band that plays in the 'back lot' of studios helped the twins celebrate their birthday by calling them up front and then they sang to them...only a little embarrassing when you're 14! We stopped by Magic Kingdom in the evening to see the castle (my husband's favorite view is from Main St. looking toward the castle!). It was decorated for Christmas with a gazillion little tiny lights all over it...and the lights shining 'on it' changed from all colors of icy blue to lavender to purple...GORGEOUS! And, because it was Madi & Mal's 14th birthday, we ended the day at their favorite place to eat: Olive Garden. funny!
The next day, not so cold, we went to EPCOT...had lunch in Mexico, a mid-afternoon snack in France and supper right before the fireworks in England. You've got to love going to each of those country's displays...it's all so so so so, well, Disney!
Our last day together, we got to see her apartment, shop for groceries for her and a few other things...ate some more, too!
Mostly what we did the whole time we were together was laugh our heads off! We took her her car...and then flew home, so before we got there, she asked if we'd bought her a gps. Her brilliant father told her 'yes'...and so, his gift to her was a 2010 Wal Mart edition of a Rand McNally road atlas and some high lighters! She was less than thrilled! Until later that evening when she actually opened her Christmas presents and there was a really gps...nuvi ( I think)...now she can get where she needs to be, and someone is telling her when to turn!
She really loves living there. Meeting lots of people. Weather is nice. It's a city, so there's lots of things to do...not to mention she can come and go in the parks on her days off, if she chooses! So, moving back home is not something she really wants to think about right now...but in my heart, I know she misses our family.
Our girls are pretty close, even though there's an age difference...(the older girls were 9 & 11 when the babies were born) they are becoming really good friends. They are also 'growing up' and 'maturing'...but together, the four of them have been through a LOT of things--hilarious things (I always say: Hilarity Rules!), some ordinary things (day to day) and really tough, emotional things (like the population of our household shrink by 1/2 in about 6 months time).
They've shared experiences that only they can talk about, that's true of most families, I know...I just feel like I've got a front row seat to watch their lives unfold! To watch them become really good friends, to depend on each other and do life together! How exciting!
Truly, truly blessed!
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