A new week

Monday of a new week. A chance to do it right..whatever "it" is. I'm basking in the memories of a very good Mother's Day. My daughter even got me a corsage. First time!...Around 9 pm, hubby said "um..I'm thinking a corsage and pajamas don't mix and I'm not goin to bed with a hat pin that big..take it off!" Killjoy.

Had a funny conversation with a friend. We talked about a movie I saw last night when some young chick says to a guy to turn him on "I'm not wearing underwear". I told my friend, I hate women like that on TV. She asked if I had ever told my husband that...I said "No, but I might tell him I"m wearing "pull-ups" if he doesn't quit pouncing on me after hearing some dame on TV talkin dirty." Hahaha. Ok I know it's a turn on for guys, but I'd rather be the one turning him on and not her.

I'm gonna get in trouble for writing this..I can just feel it.

Hope you are having a great week so far and remember, "Laughter is like good medicine". Oh, and I AM wearing underwear so there!

The Lord chose to bless me

It's a beautiful sunny Saturday and I'm flyin high. Tomorrow, Mother's Day, usually a stressful day spent sharing my one daughter with her inlaws, being on egg shells with the other daughter, never knowing if she'll acknowledge me or not. Add to that, a son who said " I want nothing to do with you ever again" and has stuck with that since 1997 . Mother's day can easily remind me of my failures as a mother, remind me of my own selfishness in not having it "my way", and makes my husband have to pick up the pieces and make sure the day is special anyway.

Til this year.

The Lord has chosen to bless me by granting me one of my heart's desires. Having at least one of my children in church with me on Mother's day. Lunch after with the other daughter joining us, along with a precious grandchild. My husband is free to go his own way after church and not have a starring role in the drama of his wife.

I'm so happy I could burst. I wrote on Facebook I was doin cartwheels, flip flops, etc with joy!!
Such a simple decision my daughter made.."ok I'll go to church with you, mom"....and I'm filled to the brim with happiness. It is so simple really to make someone you love happy when you think about it. It just calls for laying your desires aside, think of them and make the decision.

So, I thank the Lord that He chose to bless me this Mother's Day. I'm very happy.

Simple Pleasures

Good morning Bloggers!

After taking my granddaughter Mia to school, I'll come home and push a mop and wave a dust rag to prepare for company. My friend is coming over at noon with Taco Salads and we're watching "The Blindside" movie. The sun is shining. I feel good. I'm so glad I view simple pleasures with such joy inside!! I thank the Lord for this one as HE put this friend in my life, HE put the sun in the sky, and HE prompted an action by a family to show HIS love in the story in the movie we're planning to watch.

Even if, as Julie put it in the movie "Julie and Julia" "I'm sending this out into the 'void', I'm still expressing my gratitude to Jesus for His love!!!

Have a beautiful day my friends!!!

Mother's Day

Do you have certain "special" days you wish were omitted from the calendar? I do. Mother's Day is one of them. All the dysfunctional family issues rise to the surface, the loss of one's mother, the rejection of children of their mothers, etc. You who find this a sad time can relate to me I know. May I just say, I feel your pain and this, too, shall pass!!! We got thru May Day didn't we? See..we're stronger than we think!! Some things were said that prompted this entry to my blog today and I had to unload it somewhere!! Now, I need to gear up for Father's day..that's another issue entirely. Thanks for listening. Happy Mothers Day!!

ummm...

Ummmm.. I'm really not finding this blog site easy to use as I just signed up to follow MYSELF!!
I want followers, but not that badly..haha.

Pete and Repete

This morning in church I sat behind the same beautiful Russian girl I sat behind last week. Last week our conversation went like this: I leaned forward before service started, "What's your first name?"

"Yelena" She said, turning around to look at me.

"Oh, my nephew is married to a girl who's name is similar, it's Albina...she's Russian..oh wait, you're Russian, too..DUH" We laughed.
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Today's conversation when like this: I leaned forward before service, "Remind me, what is your first name?"

"Yelena" She said, once again turning around to look at me.

"Oh, my nephew is married to a girl who's name is similar, it's Albina...she's Russian..oh wait, you're Russian, too." Unbelievable...I said the exact same thing as last week. Talk about a Senior moment, great zot!!

For starters the names Albina and Yelena are nothing alike!! But, to repeat a dumb statement two weeks in a row is really bad. I told her (cuz I caught it right away...someday I won't) "I feel like I'm having dejavu". We laughed...but inside I was sooooo embarressed.

Yelena and I are facebook friends..hope she doesn't delete me cuz that was SCARY!!!

I don't get it

So, someone has a terrible accident while they were drinking. They survive it. To celebrate the anniversary of it, because they know it's a miracle they lived, they party with booze. I don't get it.