Thankful and Grateful Day

 1. The cooler weather gets me into trouble. Because of this, I am thankful for Ginger Snaps. But not any ginger snap. Only Nyakers, a Swedish gingersnap . These are so light and crisp and they are perfect with a cup of hot tea at bedtime, herbal of course. Grateful for this delight and the fact that World Market had all the cookies in their store 20% off.

2. Thankful my wits are still about me and I could write a small tribute to Rose at my Tata's Cottage blog. She was a funny feline and she was always stealing chicken if she saw and smelled it nearby.  Missing her this day, one year after her passing.

3. Thankful for tic tac toe. I found a Christmas version of this silly game. I was in my garage searching for other things when I came across a mismatched box filled with "stuff" including a deck of cards which are a CHRISTmas trivia game and a Santa Face with tic tac toe scores on it. It was fun playing with the hubby. He beat me at three games of rummy and one out of three Tic Tac Toe. My score tonight: Zero! I am still thankful that we play.

4. Thankful for soft blankets and fluffy pillows to get through the wintertime. It seems our temps will rise into the 50's but we never know when the next storm will pass through. Grateful to have heat and a roof over our heads.

5. Thankful for 6 dogs all snuggled in for the night. Leo on his bed, Thor cozy inside a plush dog bed and Finn stretched out on the carpet downstairs where it stays very warm in the wintertime. Lulu and Mollie and nestled inside Rebekah and Zach's bed. They are burrowing! Funny Roxanne was a little burrowing Chihuahua too. 

6. Thankful for new dryer sheets. I do not normally use them but Bounce has a new sheet that claims to rid you of pet hair. Hey, so far it works. Plus they smell very nice too. Smart person who invented those! What a great concept and grateful for it.

7. Thankful for Thanksgiving coming up. Grateful there will be a turkey carcass. It makes the best soup. In fact, I may get a rotisserie  chicken to make a pot of soup. Always grateful for the smell it fills in the air and all the yummy veggies and noddle's or rice that make it complete. I can still see my mom preparing a pot of chicken noddle soup. I can see my blind grandmother cutting those handmade noddles to fill the pot with such goodness. I am so thankful.

8. Thankful for dopey Hallmark CHRISTmas movies. Nick gets a kick, he laughs when he takes his breaks and lunch saying "Mother, are you watching dumb CHRISTmas movies?" Yes I am. I Love them! They always make you smile. Grateful.

9. Thankful that even though the days are shorter and the air is colder, it is good to simply be alive. I try not to fall into the trap of negative news and drama worse then any soap opera ever filling your T.V> screen. I am thankful to know in my heart and in my mind, only GOD is 100 percent in control and HE will ultimately prevail when this world fades away.

10. Thankful for photos We have many so we have a nice history of our lives all woven together like pieces of a quilt or threads in a tapestry. I need more walls so I may put them everywhere. It is something that makes me incredibly happy and for that, I am grateful.

 

Thankfulness For Every Day

 1. I may repeat somethings here but every single day I try to find something, no matter how small to be thankful for. A friend was in a car accident, hit by a drunk driver. They are fine except for bumps and bruises and the car suffered relatively minor damages considering the high speed the guy was traveling at. SO i am thankful I have seen a chiropractor since I was out of high school and the same for my hubby. I could write a whole post here but I will refrain as it is late and I am late posting. We watched the two littles for Colton and Jacey so they could see a movie. We are both thankful. 

2. Thankful for holistic medicine and the doctors who are so dedicated to their patients. It is a good feeling to feel good.

3. Thankful for the snow, but not the frigid temps it brought with it. The snow is lightly falling and always very beautiful. Grateful I am home and staying cozy and warm.

4. Thankful for the sunrise today. There was a time I would stop and take a photo nearly 365 days of the sunrise or the sunset. I like to sleep later so I often miss the sunrise. Today it was beautiful. Made me smile and be extra grateful.

5. Thankful for helping hands. Nick and Rebekah pitched in and got some take out for Harrison and the rest of us so I could contend with Baby Shea.  She puked like a volcano and I had to strip her of her clothes and wash them while the poor tired hubby went to two stores to find her a sleeper and bibs and extra onesies.

She moves so fast and thinks it was funny that she only was wearing her diaper. I had a hand towel covering her until I could dress here and then she puked on that too. She is teething hard and she bit my finger at one point. Those little teeth are sharp as razors! It is always an adventure with this girl and her brother too. But life would be boring if they were perfect. Thankful!

6. Thankful for : "Grandmother, I Need hot cocoa please!"  This boy is an eating machine, "Grandmother can you please fix me something to eat?" He is a character and I enjoy all the  moments I have with him and his sister. Grateful.

7. Thankful for quiet moments and moments to catch a Christmas movie on TV.  I like to have a day of rest and drink hot tea and enjoy some down time.  Grateful.

8. Thankful for laundry. Grateful for the new washer. It is a pretty blue color too so it makes me happy and the clothes are so clean and fresh. It is the place I get the most private moments with my Jesus and my Father God. Sorting, folding, washing, drying. All the pieces of clothing go back and forth and I love this otherwise mundane job.

9.Thankful Nick had to go to his office early this morning to get a new headset. Thankful his sister let him drive her car because he needs to get his car checked out to find the source of the problem. He treated her to something good to eat later in the day when they both got off of work. Grateful.

10. Thankful to sort my mail and see more junk mail then anything else. Yay! That is the way I like it. But the carrier left someone else's magazine and I will put it out tomorrow for him to get to the right household. Very grateful.

A good heart and your character are the most important things in this world. You can not buy character. A good heart is not for sale either. I love this.

Thankfulness Repeat

 1. Thankful and most grateful for the lady in front of us at our local Starbuck's who paid for our order. We, in turn, paid for the car behind us. It was a nice day and a good feeling to see some folks are just plain and simply nice.

2. Thankful that the wind did not carry away our tent cover in the backyard. A few weeks ago the lady behind us had her tent and cover blow over the fence of our neighbor directly behind us. It was tangled in some overhead lines. We are glad she was able to get the help she needed to avoid a tragedy.  Grateful.

3. Thankful that my stack of winter reading is sitting pretty, waiting for me to indulge  As winter prepares to make it's debut I will be able to cozy up with a good read.

4. Grateful and thankful that I found a favorite cream of mushroom recipe. Can't wait to make it along with a few other dishes on my food for thought list.

5. Thankful we are halfway to our Thanksgiving menu. I noticed while shopping yesterday, shelves are empty of all the things people normally buy to prepare for the holiday.

6. Thankful to be here but feeling weird. My hubby kept saying all day long, it is so weird. Some people walking around like zombies in stores and driving on the roads. There are so many reasons for the feelings of weirdness.  Otherwise we are healthy, happy and very much in the know of what is happening in our country.

7. Thankful we can still celebrate our military. My cousin Ray (USN) and his sons Ray Jr. (USN) and Frank (USAF) are all proud Veteran's. It is sad because in previous years I was able to send cards to my friend Kathy O and her sister Marlene who both served in the USN. Kathy passed away and her sister sort of became more reclusive. You could pray for her if you are called to. She is truly, truly. a lost soul. My hubby's two uncles Bud (USAF) and Duane (USA and USN) served during WWII and Duane's daughter Carolynn served in the USA during desert Storm. I have asked for names and addresses to send cards but I have only received three so thanking Carl (USA), Billy (USA) and Richard (USN) as well.  I feel it is very important to remind our Veteran's and active military how very important they are to us and our current freedoms. Grateful.

8. Thankful a chili starter we can not locate in the grocery stores can be ordered through their website. Johnson chili is local so we are grateful we can order in a larger quantity directly from their company.

9. Thankful we are still hanging in here with all the weird things going on in America. Grateful God is ultimately in control and we will give it all up to Him.

10. Thankful we live in a place where we have access to great Mexican food. We love all the dishes and whenever I think of our hometown in Pueblo, CO. I think of my friend Chris Bartels. Her mom Delores was the lady who kept things fair and honest in the election dept. at the county courthouse. The sad thing is, she was widowed and retired ready to travel and really enjoy her life. Instead sadly she passed away in a traffic accident. She made the best chili mole ever! i was thinking of Chris and her mom and remembering some good memories with Chris. We worked together and we use to walk from the title company where we worked a few blocks to the county courthouse to do our daily work. Chris had a brand new leather jacket and a bird flew over us and...well, I am guessing you know what that bird did! Poor Chris, she was mortified and I said be grateful your jacket is leather and will clean up quickly. 

Thankfulness

 1. I am thankful for being able to express my feelings. I grew up in a kind and loving home so saying I love you is part of my daily routine. We have a grandson who is a kind boy. He is only two and  nine months in another 11 days but he will tell you straight up "I love you" and he means it most sincerely. I think that and hugging are two expressions of affection that I truly am thankful for.

2. Thankful today for the memories with made with Brody and Blake too, Thankful that we can keep these sweet moments locked up in our heart. For all the things going on in the world, my week was good at home because I was small people who show unconditional love and you can not buy that kind of love.

3. I am thankful for traditions. With Thanksgiving coming up we draw names after dinner and we do a Secret Santa gift. It has been fun . One year we bought vintage gifts, another year we did gift cards. It is fun to see what we come up with. We have fun and for that I am grateful too.

4. Thankful for the childhood I grew up with and the home my father built for his phamily and all the years of love I had with my parents and siblings. All those good memories are stored away for those days when things get tough. Grateful no one can steal my memories and all the good things I was raised with. Thankful.

5. Thankful that we live where we can enjoy the four seasons. Although sometime I feel like winter lingers on longer I don't think I could live anywhere else. We have had some beautiful weather and now the cold is settling back in and windy days and colder nights are here to stay for a while. We live where the weather can change five times in ten minutes. But both the hubby and I grew up here and we will always love our state.

6. Thankful for friendships. I have been blessed with some wonderful lifelong friendships. I have some from jobs I've held and many friends from blogging. No matter how you met your friends, when they are true they will always be here. I am very grateful.

7. Thankful for blogging. Without all of you, I would not continue to write. My friend told me to try it, 11 not 10 years ago (haha) . Then my cousin wrote about our neighborhood and our childhood. He encouraged me to keep writing. I decided if nothing else, I would write as a way to journal. It has been a wonderful 11 years and I hope I will continue it for a long while. 

8. Thankful for fuzzy socks. I get cold feet. In the wintertime I like to put my feet under a warm blanket and snuggle in for the night. So sometime until I can hop into my bed I like to wear my soft, fuzzy socks. They are great too if you need to moisturize your feet. I have several pairs of them and use them in the cold weather months. I am grateful, because I am blessed. I have so much more then I am deserving of.

9. I am thankful and grateful and always eager to help out great organizations like the Salvation Army, the Ronald McDonald House and St. Jude's. There are numerous organizations in the metro area that help the less fortunate. I am grateful to help. My phamily is always grateful to help.

10. I am thankful I can still pray and talk out loud about my faith. I Pray the day never comes when that is taken away but I know it is happening all around the world. So I take a deep breathe and trust in the One who gave His life for me. I am extremely grateful and thankful for my faith. 

I love this verse. Two people in my life have shared this with me. Once when I was very young, working in the county courthouse with a sweetheart of a gal named Lucille Saverino. We were told if the "opposition" were elected we would all be out of a job. Lucille gave me this verse and then she said , what were you doing when you found this job? I replied, looking for work. She said well then we will all find new jobs. Later in the 1980's when I worked for the University Hospital, I worked with a gal named Marye White. The other black girls called her the church lady. We were having a conversation around the lunchroom and she shared this verse saying, remember you can always trust God. People will let you down but He never will. I never forgot those two ladies. So this is a go to verse in times of sadness, troubling situations and flat out mean people. I know 100% who will never let me down.

BE THANKFUL 2020

 

I have a small clear storage box filled with these little sun catcher's. The sun hits that little bar and these move side to side. I love this guy, he gets no respect. Kind of like the comedienne Rodney Dangerfield. Bur I love him and I have three of these, all different, for THANKSgiving. I have a storage box filled with New Years, Valentines Day, Easter, Patriotic ones, Halloween, Thanksgiving and CHRISTmas.

1. I am thankful for outdoor fires in the fireplace. In the cooler nights it is a blessing. The smell, the flames and the heat all contribute to making one cozy.

 

Jake and Hannah built this magnificent fire when we visited them. It was perfect.

2.  I am grateful for faith in God. This touched my heart during this wild election week. I know God knows all the truth. Everyone will answer to Him and Him alone.

  

I loved Elisabeth Elliot. She loved God with such a rare passion. I still admire her even though she is gone on to her heavenly reward.

3. I am thankful whenever the truth is revealed. Sometime we have to wait for it but we will know the outcome. We need to be wary and watchful. So much around us is fake .I spent a great deal of the morning searching my bible and finding so many Scriptures related to crookedness . The bible is a wealth of knowledge. 

4. I am thankful for CHRISTmas music. This year I think we are going to be able to watch the Trans Siberian Orchestra on T.V. We have seen them in person twice and it was unbelievable. It made us feel so good and the weather was cold and crisp. It made for a perfect evening out. I have playlists of dozens of CHRISTmas music and I have Handels Messiah too. My all time very favorite . 

5.  I am thankful for warm blankets. I have a beautiful mauvy pink blanket that Addy gave me as she was my Secret Santa last year. It is soft and fuzzy like a real fur coat, but so plush and I love to curl up underneath it. We have an electric blanket or a heated blanket as they are now called. It keeps those toes warm and toasty in the cold weather months.  I Know so many are not as fortunate as me and I get really sad because it is hard to rest without a safe place to lay ones head.

6. Thankful for the gift of sight. I may repeat this one but because my grandmother lost her sight due to a detached retina when I was 7, I feel my sight is an extremely precious gift, I just had a good eye exam and am good for another year minus the fact that cataracts will be creeping up on me.  The hubby had the surgery, one year for one eye and several years later for the other .  His eyesight is still decent for an older person. My mom had good sight and my old eye dr. wanted to argue that with me. My mom could still read without glasses at elbows length when she was in her 80's. Sorry doc it was the truth.

7. Thankful because I can still hear. I worked in an ENT office for 12 years and learned a lot. Did you know you can develop dementia from not being able to hear and always make sure your ears stay clean. We use equal amounts of hydrogen peroxide and warm water to clean our ears. If you are hearing muffled sounds you can do this or have your doctor check your ears out. If you suffer from itchy ears you switch the peroxide for rubbing alcohol with the warm water to clean our ears. The hubby doesn't like the over the counter wax removal kits but they help me so I will use them occasionally. Hearing is an important part of our lives.  The ear is complex and I am always amazed how God put it all together. Very thankful.

8. Thankful for everyday sights and sounds. Listening to birds in the morning and neighbor dogs that I know. Duke  next door has known me for 10 years and yet he still barks when he sees me outside. He loves all the pups and Leo. Go figure? Hmmm.....I miss my friend Kodiak. He was a beautiful Husky. He was going blind and he once got out of his yard and walked all the way to Aurora, CO. Someone found him. took him to the vet and returned him to my other neighbor Mark. That dog never made a sound unless I did not bring him his daily treat. Then he howled until I came outside. Let me tell you, he had me trained. I walked in two feet of snow to the fence to give him a treat in stormy weather.  He waited for me too!. Then he would go inside via his doggy door. I miss him. He passed away last year and it is hard not seeing him at the fence. I think he took that journey to prove to everyone he was still young at heart.

9. Thankful for a sound mind currently. I always admired my mom for that. She lived to be nearly 88 years old and she was very smart and I miss her terribly. She knew exactly what to say to calm your fears. My friend has an aunt who is 90 and her mom is in her late 80's. Both ladies are quick quick witted and keep active. My friend Bea is 90 and she is sharp except for some eye problems she still keeps in tune with current events via talk radio. I Love having conversations with her. She is such a great lady. She helped me to be more bold with the doctors we worked for in medical research in the 1980's. She was smart and sassy and she still is! I treasure her friendship.

10.Thankful for a sound nights sleep and a good bed. I will share Leo's story in another post. Let me tell you, that dog is smarter then the average bear! He likes a tempur pedic mattress. He realizes at his age, that helps him get a goodnight's sleep. HaHaHa

Ten More Days of Gratefulness

 Starting out Ten More Days of Gratefulness with a single stanza from the famous poem

 by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 1807-1882,

The Midnight ride of Paul Revere:

Listen my Children and you shall hear,

Of the Midnight ride of Paul Revere;

On the eighteenth of April in 75:

Hardly a man is still alive

Who remembers that famous day and year.

This poem has fourteen stanza's. It is a favorite of mine, although one I could not memorize in it's entirety. When Nick and Colton were small boys, they were very busy! Honestly, not much of that has changed through the years! They were wound up tight so I would give them a bath in chamomile and lavender and make them a cup of Sleepy Time Tea. It worked like a charm.  But I would start out reading this poem to them and before I finished this first stanza, they were asleep. That is simple Parenting 101 and Grandmothering at it's best. I had always been a lover of poetry and wrote much of it when I was young, foolish and often in love. I am a firm believer that someone still needs to teach the children something more in life then video games and electronics. 

A favorite photo of these two, from Noelle's 2000 wedding.  Colton had already torn a hole in his tuxedo pants and shed his jacket and boutonniere! I remember this capture like yesterday and I caught them for that brief moment before then ran off to play hard.

1. Gratefulness for these moments we catch on film and the memories that go along with them. Thankful for all these things.

2. Grateful for poetry, in case I have missed saying it out loud. I will always love it and think it is important for children to have some sense of it.

3.Grateful for the sense of taste. I use to love eating popcorn and especially all the flavored ones (i.e. cinnamon, chocolate, cheddar cheese) but then it started to stick in-between my teeth ! Now I Just love the smell. I like the scent of newborn babies and a well thought out Thanksgiving feast. I am very grateful for my sense of smell. Fresh bread, cinnamon candy, to name a few more , yum...

4. Grateful for conversation. I was working on this post and Noelle said why don't you stop by and visit Harrison. He was watching a movie so I headed over there, two houses in-between her house and mine. Noelle had the 2020 Target kids catalog for CHRISTmas.  I said why don't you look over this catalog and find some things you'd like? Of course, nearly every item was marked! He looked concerned, and then he said to me, Grandmother, why don't you take this pen and mark a few things you'd like too. HaHaHa! How well he knows me as the next several pages were filled with dolls and all the things most girls love. It was a fun conversation. Gratefulness.

5. Grateful for peppermint gum. To ward off raiding the remainder of the Halloween candy, I like to chew peppermint gum or drink peppermint tea. The smell is wonderful and I love the taste too. I am very thankful to enjoy peppermint in all sorts of ways. 

6. Grateful for my perpetual calendars. Many, many years ago, when my children were still small, I had a beautiful perpetual calendar from Elisabeth Elliot. I still have it today and there are biblical verses on it daily and it really lifts my spirits, in these dark and daunting times, it is so important for me even though it is small and old and worn. Thankfulness.

7. I am very grateful for H U G S ! Today it is hard to give others a hug but I still hug my kids and my honey.  Since it is hard to give hugs to others I do not know very well, smiles work too! Especially when  I am stopped at a red light. Even in the store, with a mask on, you can feel the smile popping up underneath someone's mask. It is a small token of kindness, gratefulness and something I am most thankful for.

8. You know I use H U M O R to stay positive! This came from a friend with four children, two of them with Down's Syndrome. This first grader should be a comedienne!

9. Today I am very grateful for Harrison. He has been a good buddy for over 4 years now. Anytime I have the chance to see him, it is a good thing. I am very grateful and so thankful he is in my life, today and forever. 

10. Grateful for more smells and more phamily. When Rebekah was getting ready to be married, a wedding she planned in a mere 54 days that ended up being the biggest blessing of 2017! She wanted some nice jewelry to compliment her wedding gown (which she refused to purchase, until it received her dad's approval!). I went to the jewelry store with her. They were selling these soft and cuddly bears. This guy is Avery Bear so since it is my honey's name I "Had" to buy him! Plus $7 of every Bear sold went to St. Jude's. You can not pass a bargain like that up! Seriously! I recently found this burlap pillow for my hubby. He loves burlap. He could smell it all day long! It is very reminiscent of his childhood. As for the statement on the pillow, well....that is who we are! We just roll with it. Grateful for Rebekah, our middle girl and of course her twin middle, her dad Avery! Thankful!

The House By The Side of The Road

 " He was a friend to man, and lived in a house by the side of the road." Homer

There are hermit souls who withdrawn

in the place of their self-content;

There are souls that are stars , that dwell apart

In a fellowless firmament;

There are pioneer souls that blaze their paths

Where highways never ran -

But let me live by the side of the road

And be a friend to man -

Let me live in a house by the side of the road

Where the race of men go by -

The men who are good and the men who are bad

As good and as bad as I.

I would not sit in the scorner's seat, 

Or hurl the cynics ban -

Let me live in the house  by the side of the road

And be a friend to man. -

I see from my house by the side of the road,

 By the side of the highway of life,

The men who press with the ardor of hope,

The men who are faint with the strife.

But I turn not away from their smiles nor their tears,

Both part of an infinite plan -

Let me live in the house by the side of the road

And be a friend to man. -

I know there are brook-gladdened meadows ahead

And mountains of wearisome height.

That the road passes on through the long afternoon

And stretches away to the night.

But still I rejoice where the travelers rejoice.

And weep with the strangers that moan.

Now live in my house by the side of the road

Like a man who dwells alone.. -

Let me live in the house by the side of the road -

It's here the race of men go by.

They are good, they are bad, they are weak, they are strong,

Wise, foolish, so am I;

Then why should I sit in the scorner's seat,

Or hurl the cynic's ban?

Let me live in my house by the side of the road

And be a friend to man.

By Sam Walter Foss

I have this poem framed on this lavender paper with this flower in the right hand corner. 

I have decided at this blog I will continue my thankfulness posts. Sometime it is hard to be grateful considering the ways of our wicked world. But since I enjoy thinking of all my thankful things in my life, I am going to keep posting and hopefully you will be inspired to make your own list, whether inside your head or writing on paper or simply being thankful each day.

1. I am thankful for smelling fresh air instead of the thick heavy, smoky air we had most of our summer. I could write a thankful list with simply smells I love, but I will do it another time.

2. I am thankful for "some" technology. I love watching movies and since television is full of baloney these days and so many fake shows on the air.  I prefer watching a movie from our collection. I loved the TV series Signed, Sealed, Delivered, about four people who work in the dead letter office. It was set in Denver, before our state capital was defaced, disrespected and destroyed in so many ways. I have the original TV movie which started the series and all the episodes that were shown on TV on the Hallmark channel. These are feel good movies and I love them. Thankful for them.

3. I am thankful for the beautiful shades of color on the color wheel. You know, you are suppose to go with your colors from your own color wheel but I don't buy into that. I have blue eyes so I love the color blue. I particularly love it in the shade of teal. This is another thankfulness I am very grateful for.

4. I am thankful for food and nourishment. Somedays I do not make the best choices, like leftover Halloween candy! But I have several favorites,  Mexican food, steak, seafood and a good dessert like cheesecake or Tiramisu.

5. I am thankful for sounds all around me. I love to hear a baby's cry, a bird's song and a toddler asking 100 questions, rapidly firing them off, like a round of Jeopardy. I Love music so I would need a post or two to go over my extensive list of music I love and listen to. Grateful.

6. I am thankful for the good earth God created. I love trees, in the forest, in the mountains but not my backyard. I would be grateful if they were shade trees but we have these massive (4) pine trees. Not the sweet smelling kind. But the kind that drop sharp needles all over the ground and scrawny pinecones that are worthless. Even the wildlife, like squirrels and and birds ignore it all. But I am still grateful and thankful all rolled into one for trees. They give shelter to the birds and sometime you will see a squirrel or a even an outdoor cat scurrying up the trees.

7. I am thankful for a sound mind currently and good memories. Lots of them. Especially those with my mom and grandmother in them. I suppose this month makes me think of them even more often then I do on a regular day.  I am grateful and very thankful.

8. I am thankful for books. I love reading, I have a large library. My books overflow into my garage. I am thankful for the bookshelves that hold them. It is hard to put my finger one one book I Love. But I have read and worn out at least five copies of To Kill A Mockingbird and The Good Earth. Both books have many good memories for me too of people I Love who loved these books as well. Grateful.

9. I am thankful for travel and seeing new places.  One of the favorite places I Like to travel is through my home state. It has changed too much but I will always love the beauty of it. Too many transplant and people with ideals that have harmed my beautiful state. Government that refuses to take a stand against evil. But if I can sneak away on a trip with my sweet hubby I will to go where it is totally peaceful and quiet. You can not find that in large cities. Only little towns tucked away from the ways of this world. Grateful. 

10. I am thankful for the sense of taste. I just finished my lunch and had leftover tostadas from last night's dinner. Refried beans, lean hamburger meat with cheese, lettuce and mild salsa. I love avocadoes so when I Have them here I like to slice them and add them to my tacos or tostadas. Grateful.

The first postcard in the Postcard Exchange/ Giveaway arrived today. It came from sunny Florida and the sender was Martha. Thank you Martha, you certainly brightened my day. If you want to join just e mail me your info and whether you want to send me a postcard and receive one back or just send the postcard to me. Either way, you will be in my giveaway and it is going to be a good one. 

Thinking of Annie today and everyday and wanting to share this since she has been on a blog break. 

An FYI, if you are/were a Veteran or have a loved one or a friend or phamily please send me their mailing address as I am putting my list together for our encouragement Group. We are happy to send cards to thank our Veteran's. I am here 53strait@gmail.com. Please send those names and addresses ASAP.