Meet the grandchildren....

Top; Buddy

Below; Roxy

I know.....

they are dogs.

Well, when you have no grandchildren......yet,

this will have to do.

I have taken care of these two for the last week.

Their dad, my son, has been to the shore.

So......

I have had long blissful mornings,

sitting out in their backyard,

listening to the wind blow through the trees,

the birds chirping merrily as they teach their babies to fly,

and watching these two steal rawhide bones from each other.

Well,......

it may not be human grandchildren,

but feeding was easy,

clean up was quick,

and

no diapers.....

Yep just about perfect.

Wedding days.....

Ahhh.....

I love all the bridal blogs that I have read that last few days.

Especially the one about the wedding planned in one week.

http://100layercake.com/blog/archives/1345

And the ensuing surprises that take place at the

"engagement party".

Sort of sounds familiar.....

That's exactly what David and I did four and a half years ago.

My parents were in on it.

They hosted an engagement party for us on New Year's Day.

Only....it was the day we had gone to the chapel at eleven am.

We greeted our friends, in wedding attire....

Many laughs, big expressions....

lots of fun,

and it hasn't stopped.

We still laugh when we think of it now.

(the photos that wedding photographers get when they get married,

are usually done by friends, and so were mine)

Trust.....

Trust is comprised of a myriad to experiences.....

processing those experiences forces one to think about what you really believe.

Do you believe that there is a higher power that is in charge,

if not, are you willing to believe?

What would the purpose of trust be.....

other than to bring one closer to knowing that higher power?

Trusting a human being is a tricky thing...

it forces one to make assumptions about the other person

well.....that places you in a vulnerable position.

People make mistakes....

I have made mistakes......

My thought about a higher power goes something like this...

I am a mom.

I have the power to forgive my son, anything.

Period.

If I, a flawed person, have that kind of power,

then who am I to limit the amount of power that my higher power has?

I figure that being a higher power must mean that you have ALL the

information.

Most of the big problems in my life have been caused by a misunderstanding.

Meaning.........that I didn't have all the information.

So.....if I had all the information.....it would mean that I would have no misunderstandings,

no judgement.

No sin, no blame, no preconceived notions.....

How would that be?

Tell me what you think, or have experienced.....

This is my mother's family, at a wedding in the mid 80's.....

We are a diverse lot.

Grandad died, at 92 yrs old, in 1992.

Grandma died last November.

We are getting together, in July, on Cape Cod,

where they lived after Grandad retired.

I haven't been to a family reunion in decades.

What has been your experience?

Any helpful hints?

I love all of these people.

But my husband has not been a whole weekend with them all.
Any ideas?

Thank you in advance...

Smiles

Tagged.....

(I just love this little guy, it's how I feel right now, tired...)

Sweet Annie Coe, the Blissful Bohemian, thank you for the questions,

got my little mind off troubles and onto something interesting.

Thank you!

1: What is your current obsession?

New Canon lenses…



2: Which item of clothing do you wear most?

Jeans….for decades….but also white turtlenecks, Birkenstocks, sundresses, etc..


3: What's for dinner?

Well, Friday nights are “five guys night” (http://www.fiveguys.com/home.aspx) , so me and hubby will be scarfing down some fries and chee-buggers…



4: Last thing you bought?

Birdseed.



5: What are you listening to?

My husband …..snoring in the other room.



6: If you were a god or goddess, who would you be?

Well…..Venus, not for my looks, but maybe my guilty pleasures…



7: Favorite guilty pleasure?

Lazy mornings in bed



8: Reading right now?

Blogs…House Beautiful….Daily meditation book….dictionary…..no interesting books, for the moment. My father collects books, and my mother is a retired librarian, 'nough said?



9: Okay...what were you thinking about just then?

“Did I turn off the dishwasher?”



10: Who's your hero/heroine?

The women in my life, my old friends from grade school, my current friends, who have seen me through divorce and a new wonderful marriage and my mother, who is sweet as spring.


12: Funniest thing you saw in your life?

Gosh, I hate to admit this one….the Woody Allen movie “Sleeper”, which came out when I was in high school and would go to movies in an “altered state”. (Really sad, I know)Woody and Diane Keaton for one of their first times together in a movie. REALLY SILLY.



13: Favourite film?

Gone with the Wind…I know, but I am pretty sure I was Scarlet in a previous life.



14: Share some wisdom?

Trust me on this one, “there are no mistakes”.



15: If you were a tree, what tree would you be and why?

I would be a Sequoia. If you ever have the chance to go to Muir Forest outside of San Fran, do it. You will not regret.



16: Fictitious characters who made a lasting impression on you?

Winnie the Pooh, Alice in Wonderland, Scout (To Kill a Mockingbird), Charlie Brown, all of whom, learn something in their walk.



17: 4 words to describe you?

Seeking, Open, Multi-faceted, and happy.


I would love to tag all of you, but I think that this time I will leave it up to you. Just make sure to let me know
If you decide to complete the questions, I want to know it all!

Smiles.....

This made my day.

Yesterday brought a multitude of "real life" problems....

Personalities to deal with,

friends crying,

children sick,

discomfort, fear, confusion, defensiveness....

the list could go on pretty long.

So you can surely see how this award made me smile.

Thank you "distracted by shiny objects" !

Somehow getting out of bed was worth every awkward move,

every snotty cough, every negative thought....

as this awaited me on this wonderful "life highway".

Smiles!

Ahhhhhhh!.....the joy of breathing.

Yes, the spring cold has left me......

Only a few small sniffles linger to remind me how fortunate I am..

Joy!

While I convalesced.....

I was taken care of with attention to every detail.

My sweet ba-boo is te very best.

Life is good,

and I have a new appreciation for my two sets of stairs.

I am actually able to scale them both, without stopping to catch my breath.

Today is a good day!

Smiles!