Joy

Going To Be All Together

My son’s wedding is in just a couple weeks now. I have been talking with my siblings about coming and staying at my house. My nephew and his wife are coming too. Everyone wants to stay here and be all together. Today my sister reminded us of a time many years ago when we were […]

Chocolate Pinata

Today a friend and I met for lunch. Unfortunately, the place she chose was not open. We talked about going another time when she told me that her birthday is next week. She said she usually celebrates for a whole week. I told her we should start today then. So she chose a Mexican restaurant […]

Double Digits

My son and his family hosted the birthday party for my granddaughter today. She will be turning 10 years old in a couple of days. Her mother reminded us that she will be in double digits now for the rest of her life – unless she lives to be 100 years old. I never thought […]

Brownies at Home

My granddaughter, daughter in law, and I made plans to go out and do something fun each week for the last 3 weeks before school starts. However, when we tried to go to the zoo, my granddaughter became very car sick and we were unable to enjoy the day. Another day we did go to […]

Many Celebrations

Yesterday marked the 28th anniversary of a friend’s ordination to the priesthood and there was a little celebration after Mass today. He reminded me that 28 years ago today was when he celebrated his first Mass. I remembered going to his ordination and receiving his blessing. After church I headed home to celebrate my brother’s […]

Entertaining Dog

My son and his fiancee had tickets to spend the day at the local Renaissance Festival today. I was happy to take care of his dog for the day. They brought her to my house this morning so I got to see their Renaissance attire which looked very festive. It was fun having the dog […]

Finally 18

Today my grandson turned 18 years old. I feel like I have been celebrating him for months already. Probably because I have. We started by celebrating his high school graduation. Then we were on the road trip together for a month. During the trip, I bought him assorted things and would follow it up with, […]

God’s Rock Formation

My brother and his dog have been here for several days. His dog was having some stomach problems, which took a couple of days to resolve. She has had more energy and seems to be feeling better now. So, today we decided to enjoy the outdoors. It had been a long time since my brother […]

Pet Detected

A while ago we put some cameras at the cabin to keep an eye on the place. I have always hoped to see some wildlife and get excited when I see a deer or bunny. Today I received the notification “Pet Detected”. Since my brother was there with his dog, I figured it was them, […]

Take a Real Break

My sister has been working very hard for a long time now, typically working around 50 hours a week. She was in desperate need of a break, so she took some time off  and went to visit her son. I talked to her last night as she was getting things ready for her flight. She […]