An enduring love....

We all want it....

We search for it...

We pray for it....

We would do just about anything to find it....

An 

Enduring 

LOVE.

I think this sums it up;

      I will love you no matter what. 

I will love you if you are stupid, 

if you slip and fall on your face, 

if you do the wrong thing, 

if you make mistakes, 

if you behave like a human being - 

I will love you no matter.

--Leo Buscaglia 

(I miss Leo B. tremendously)

(especially in Valentines Day....)

Any who...

my sweetie and I were talking to a young man this morning

about replacing a window

(our BAKW, as a matter of fact)

and he noticed the 

roses that were sitting on the kitchen table.

He stopped and said

"Would you like to hear the sweetest story I have ever heard?"

What?

This was the very las thing I expected to hear out of a window salesman.

Yes?

So he started to tell us the story of his wife's grandfather who died 

approximately 2 weeks ago...

close enough that family were still staying with her grandmother.

Yesterday. the doorbell rang and there was the florist with 

roses for grandma, from grandad.....

bought months ago,

paid in advance,

for years to come,

the card read;

"I will love you, eternally"

A sweet story, but I have heard something like this before,

(the cynic in me said...)

Then I looked up at him,

and he said to us

"The best thing about this story is that when my wife told me this,

she said "That is exactly how I want you to love me"

And as he shifted in his shoes,

he said

"And that is exactly what I am going to do, because I am the luckiest man in the world"

Now, that part of the story is what choked me up....

smiles.

me to Z.....zzzzzzzz......

many thanks

to 

Joanna Jenkins

at 

Fifty Factor

for giving me an easy topic to post!

Me...

Age- 55

Bed Size- King, don't ask me more....Wink, Wink, Nudge, nudge, say no more...

Chore You Hate- Anything having to do with movement......

Dogs- miss my basset hounds, Sam and Fred and covet my neighbors' dog

Essential Start To My Day- Coffee, no-fat 1/2&1/2, sugar 1 tsp, not a morning person....not so much.. 

Favorite Color- changes regularly, initial response-pink, then purple, and of course there is always blue....ah, blue.....

Gold or Silver- Hi-Oh Silver!

House or Apartment-  condo, now.....prefer house.

Instruments Played- Kah-zoo

Job Title- Mom, Boss, Head honcho, Chief trash collector, Cook, Cleaning Lady...

Kids- One son, 2 stepsons, One step daughter all grown up and moved away.

Live-happily

Married-yes

Never Again- work for a person crazier than myself

Other Fun Fact- former flight attendant 

Pet Peeve - cell phones in meetings

Quote- "Everything will be alright"

Righty or Lefty- batting right these days

Siblings- brother.......oh brother.....

Time You Wake Up- gratefully, when my body says so, most mornings

University Attended- yes, but don't remember most of it....it was the 70's people...

Veggies You Dislike- canned beets, good only for dying wool....

What Makes You Run Late- not much, I like to be early.

X-Rays- teeth

Yum Food- bread, bagels, donuts, muffins, no Atkins for me.... 

Zoo Animal Favorite- lion, I am a Leo after all...

If you care to share your story, please let me know when you will post. I would love to see your responses.....AND, gratefully, I was furnished with a list you can copy and paste, so here it is;

Age

Bed Size

Chore You Hate

Dogs

Essential Start To My Day 

Favorite Color

Gold or Silver

House or Apartment

Instruments Played

Job Title

Kids

Live

Married

Never Again 

Other Fun Fact 

Pet Peeve -

Quote

Righty or Lefty

Siblings

Time You Wake Up

University Attended

Veggies You Dislike

What Makes You Run Late

X-Rays

Yum Food
Zoo Animal Favorite

Fun on the farm...

All us chicks r sticking together....

Brrr it's cold out!

Bug? where?

Just call me caramel....

What cha' doin' in there?

Sugar in your pocket?

Baa Ram Ewe

Baa Ram Who?

Moo...I think....

Whiskers....

What's up chicken butt?

Zsa Zsa.....

Wonder who....Chicken stew?

Wonder When......Chicken Pen?

That's neat....chicken feet...maybe...

Camo-chick

The new year has begun...

and how lovely she is....

We attended a wedding briefly before the new year began...

a daughter of friends....

she is a lawyer in training.....

and lovely as can be.....

iPhone would have been a better choice for photos....

but I do love the back of this dress....

I hope that your new year has been pleasant 

and that the ensuing year will be 

generous to you...

smiles.

Oh, my bloggy friends......Merry Christmas to you!

I wish I had that time and the energy to visit each and every 

blog that I cherish....

there are so many of you!

I am honored to have found many women 

who seem to see the world in ways 

that I admire and concur....

So many of you take wonderful images....

I have to admit,

by the time I get around to 

posting or reading blogs

I am weary of my camera.

I have found the iPhone to be the most wonderful of tools.....

This image quickly snapped with said iPhone....

as well as this one.....

When you go to a party and find the food is worth the 

trouble of taking a photo!

don't you love these cute little ornament place card holders?

you simply cannot allow me to sit this close to the cheese.....as you can plainly see....

Oh yes, 

I have friends.....

friends that cook!

and I mean COOK!

I am stuffed better than the turkey this year.

Gratitude.

much gratitude.....

I celebrated a 20 year anniversary this year that reminds me

I am fortunate beyond words....

Thank you all for your words...

I feel privileged to have shared your moments of joy

of fear....

of angst...

of creativity...

of concern...

of patriotism...

and 

most 

importantly,

Love.

of course the greatest of these is love....

thank you.

smiles.

The happiest time of the year.....

well,

Those are easy words to say....

and even, to write...

But along with the decorations,

the tree,

the holly, garland and lights,

there are those who are suffering 

with 

feelings of loneliness,

fear,

isolation,

and 

grief.

I know

of a family who recently lost the dad,

and just this past week,

their house burned completely to the ground.

So,

there is a mother and two small children

suffering.

People are helping to get them on their feet...

But the feelings are there...

and overwhelm....

So,

as you celebrate with family and friends,

remember those who are not feeling the 

"spirit of the season" 

and 

be 

grateful.....

smiles.

SO looking forward to Thanksgiving....

truly....

I have realized that I love Thanksgiving more than 

any other holiday.....

Presidents' Day, 

Veterans Day,

Memorial Day,

Forth of July,

they all choke me up...

Valentines Day

speaks for itself,

also,

it was the day 

that I had my very first "date" with my sweetie....

Easter,

Christmas,

all religious holidays

make me feel 

blessed....

BUT,

Thanksgiving,

whose only purpose is to 

give us an opportunity 

to show 

GRATITUDE!!!

Now that's my sort of holiday.....

Eat lots of turkey,

get stuffed,

sit back watch football with the family....

Who couldn't be grateful for that?

Also,

while fixing all the goodies,

I think about how very blessed we are in the

United States of America.

Thank Goodness for those
brave souls that
fought to hold us together as a country.

Men and women that established
towns, churches, fellowships,
communities...

Men and women that explored the west....

All people who put the greater good in front of their own needs,
or opinions....

Freedom

no,

make

that 

FREEDOM

Freedom to

love,

disagree,

travel,

work,

play,

create,

repair,

we are truly a fortunate people.

I am no "pie-in-the-sky" optimist,

no,
I tend more toward the cynical point of view.

But Thanksgiving that's a no brainer!
Good food,
Good Company,
Good times,
smiles!