Feline Friday and More

 

Thanks Stevie! This was so cute I thought it would be a perfect share for Feline Friday but somehow I did not publish my post. So I am leaving it here and sharing it along with Aw....Mondays.

Hannah snapped this photo of Uncle Jake with Harrison. They visited a national park yesterday in Pennsylvania. What fun they had. Beautiful scenery all around them. 

 I was a decent pool player when I was younger. It would be fun to have a pool table, especially with the cooler weather setting in. Love is...is very much "right on cue".

The trees are God’s great alphabet:
With them He writes in shining green
Across the world His thoughts serene.
~Leonora Speyer

A thought today for Annie

Pleasant dreams and may the new week be filled with glorious memories and beautiful kindnesses each step of your way.

Thankful Thursday

 

I like to have a thankful heart. This morning, Colton and his little phamily are flying out to visit Hannah and Jake. I hope you pray for safe travels. Baby girl recently found her voice. The three hour flight should be interesting. This glitter mug can be purchased at amazon.com. Always be grateful and thankful. I woke up with a stiff shoulder. A little heat and a nice hot cup of coffee with my collagen and I feel better already!

You know I love my tea. But tea and collagen just are not a good mix. Make today a happy Thursday!

We were able to watch this little firecracker last night for a few hours. She and John Deere (her onsie) make a great pair. She is very pretty in pink. I bet her Papa Rob in Wisconsin loves her onesie. He is a cattle rancher. Having recently found her voice, this bundle of joy is not afraid to use it. You can see Thor's tail in the photo. He had just licked her toes. She liked it, she really smiled! Little photo ops like this make my heart light and happy. I am going to miss this girl. They will be on vacation for a whole week but Hannah and Jake are so happy they visiting. Hoping my Pink Saturday post went over. I have not been able to comment in several weeks. Sad these things happen and there is no support to help you through it all. Very sad indeed.

Going to miss Harrison too. He is my game buddy. We play this game a lot. He beat me in the first two games and then he was very serious. He said, grandmother, you need to win so I am going to make sure you win this game! I wish the world were kind like him. He believes in fairness and kindness together. This little game is not as easy as it looks. Those snapping fish shut their mouths just when you think you hooked one. 

 

I know I missed some September phamily birthdays so here they are:

Happy birthday to Kate and her youngest brother Matt. When she was a little girl she was asked what she wanted for her birthday A brother she replies. They are born on the same day. Talk about getting what you want. Kate has two other younger brothers too. Hoping you both had a great day with all your wishes coming true. 

Our grandson Andrew celebrated in September too. He and Tarrah are going to be blessed with a daughter in March 2021. The boys were all thrilled. They all want a sister! Andrew, I hope you had a great day! With those handsome boys and your beautiful wife, I Know you did!

We have had lots of October birthday in this big ol clan of ours and more to come. My three nephews Joe, Charles and Ed all celebrate along with sister-in-law Cheri. Alex (Christal's hubby) shares his day with Benjamin James. We will celebrate at Andrew and Tarrah's next weekend. 

Today my late mother-in-law Rita would be celebrating too. But she went on to her enternal home back in 2010. Thinking of you today Rita. 

A favorite photo of Rita with her baby brother Bud. 

Grandpa Carl and Grandma Rita. They were so happy. I am always happy seeing their photos. I know you both are enjoying your heavenly home today.  Thankful you are not here to see our world today. Although you would have loved all these grandkids and great grands. 

Please visit brianshomeblog.com and share your thankfulness today, 

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

 

Wordless Wednesday

Happy Tuesday and More

 

These two seem very appropriate for Happy Tuesday This blogger is driving me mad with not allowing my link to connect with the appropriate  blog host for the blog hops. I feel defeated some days. But I wanna be like the cat, who has that, I Don't Care attitude! I Know where I am linking to and I visit there anyway. I was thinking of Sean Dietrich and his writings because he happens to love the big ole dog type like this one pictured here.  Some of us are feline fans, others are not. 

Dogs tend to be obedient and cats, well.....not so much! I am always missing Angela when she hosted Tuesday Show and Tails. Life happens and gets in the way. I hope you stop by Angela and come visit or come back to your blog. 

Shannon at JunkFlirt has been a blogger too. Missing all of you. She shared this silliness and I Had to love it and laugh at loud at it. 

Even Maxine knows you need a dose of good chocolate!

Amen Charlie Brown! Please pray for  Theresa as she lost her precious sister Brenda September 28th. Those are difficult losses. I often think if only I could ask my big sister. If only I could call my mom. Charlie Brown is a perfect example of Happy Tuesday because he has his priorities straight. 

Following Christ is easy but imitating him is hard in this world. So much going on against all that is good and kind and decent. 

Aw....Mondays and More

 

Aw....Mondays hoping you join Sandee and friends to share into Monday's blog hop. When I worked, at least in the last five years, it was hard to get up and go to work.  The toxic work environment was too  much to handle and SONday was a day of counting the hours until I dreaded going to bed and waking up for another week in aa difficult job. Always being a grateful soul, it was tough and I did not like complaining to anyone so I bottled it up. The first months of being without that job were tough. I felt resentment and bitterness and realized quickly how much harm I was doing to myself and my loved ones. Grateful today to be free from that hateful noise and the people who made it difficult. Always grateful for the few wonderful friendships I did form. These regal animals make me smile whenever I see them. Alastor Avery loved them and I will still go to the Denver Zoo and see them and say "Hey Mike, Mike, is it Wednesday? These lovely creatures are Masai giraffes and they are primarily located in Tanzania and Kenya. They are part of the endangered species.

Having spent the past three days with the hubby it is always hard to see him go back to work. But life is funny that way and we are grateful he is working and enjoying our time together, when we can.

A   S M I L E to brighten your day, in case Monday isn't your favorite day of the week. 

Someone dressed this girl up in Denver Bronco colors. It is funny because they are not Bronco fans. This little one is so serious.  She was visiting SONday. Stop by myjustsostory.blogspot.com and share Sunday Select.

Where there are toys, you will find these boys. Harrison had to spend some quality play time with these cousins so it was a good day. Harrison was so nervous that the brothers would nap too long and he would not get to see them. He was overjoyed when the phone rang to say the boys are ready to play.SONday can be a fun day too!

Leo is a great chaser of many things, balls and birds and rabbits had been his specialty.  He is little more chilled out these days but he still gets a kick out of seeing a ball flying through the air. I talk to him all the time. You'd be surprised how helpful a dog can be. Plus he doesn't demand millions of dollars to play. or answer questions.  Since we have all the pups and Leo this Laugh Out Loud made us laugh out loud.

A kindness quote for Annie

These words are so truthful . It makes me so sad to see  how once sweet people have turned against kindness and chosen hate.   We reap what we sow. I want to sow kindness. It is hard most days dealing with the insanity of the world but you need to be aware. You just do not have to act hateful on it. Never let anyone poison your peace and then guilt trip you for being fed up. 

I hope you visit Kristi and Friends

1. I am always grateful and thankful for the hours in a day to accomplish so many tasks and enjoy some quiet time. 

2. Tea: I love tea and I switch between tea and coffee. I love herbal.  I use a collagen in coffee (not so tasty with my tea) so thankful I have all these choices 

3. I am not a techie and have simple and basic computer skills. But I found out how to navigate the free grocery pick up and had one today. Thankful for that free service.

4. Kindness: I am so thankful for kindness and go out of my way to make sure I thank those that have served me. (i.e. girl at grocery store loading my purchases into the car). 

5. Reading favorite books and finding new ones to add to my reading list. My two and a half  year old grandson is learning how to read. Melts my heart.\

6. Gin Rummy: Most every night before bedtime the hubby and I play Gin Rummy. He wins more then me but we have fun and that makes me thankful!

7. Uncluttering: Thankful I can unclutter on my terms and not have to read a book on how to do this (hahaha).Some things are self explanatory so I am thankful I have the options to unclutter at my own pace.

8. Shoes: I use to have more shoes but now I have comfy shoes and boots. But I sure love them.  Thankful I have shoes on my feet when necessary.

9. Fall weather: Thankful the weather is changing and the cooler nights are grand for sleeping. I am very thankful for this.

10. Worship: Thankful I may worship my Creator.  I spend many hours in the day in prayer and I love reading my older books written by kind hearts like Elisabeth Elliot and Mary Crowley and Amy Ireland. Thankful to be alive and enjoying my life. 

As I get ready to lay my head down to rest and hopefully fill my head with sweet dreams, I want to say thank you for all who stop by. I will be around this week trying to catch up on commenting because it is important to me. I have participated in a blog hop since 2010 and recently the comments are apparently closed because there is no way to comment. I tried contacting the host to no avail. Very sad because I always commented back as a courtesy and as a result made some amazing friends, namely all of you here. I guess they either shut off the comments with no message or just does not want commenting. I love it so please comment when you stop by. Commit a random act of kindness today and everyday. 

 

Loss and Love

 

October is a month I love, the fall weather, cool breezes and prayers for the fires to be put out and enjoy the sunshine and the colder weather headed our way. Grateful.

We never forget......Love

Thursday Friday Saturday

 

I love Snoopy. I am thankful that Charles Schultz created "Peanuts" and the whole cast of characters. October 2, 2020 is the 70th anniversary of the "Peanuts" comic strip and all the beloved children and pets from this timeless series. I hope you visited Thankful Thursday and all who participate.

I am a bit loopy from all the housework we have being doing . Our middle had Monster Vac come up and clan our air ducts. W O W ! What a difference it has made. Now putting the house back together. That is another story. So stop by Feline Friday and say hi to Sandee and Friends.

Throw Back Thursday I hope you have stopped in to say hello to Martha and friend. Brody has this very same mannerism as Jeremy as a small boy. This is the year Rebekah was born. Noelle was going on 13 and Jeremy 3. where did all those years go?

Noelle, myself, Avery and baby Rebekah. Our friends were visiting from California, Barb and her phamily on their way to South Dakota and Mount Rushmore. 

Ellen and Lorianne share the Friendly Fill In questions. Here are this week's questions:

1. You will never find ___________in my home.

2. Once a year, I ____________.

3. __________has gotten me into trouble.

4. The last time I _________was when _________.

 Here are my answers:

1. You will never find illegal drugs or cigarettes in my home. The hubby has asthma so no smoking allowed and at one time he had oxygen. So no explosions please!

2. Once a year, I (we) buy a bushel of fresh chilies, we peel them, and freezer bag them for use all year long.

3. Being too nice has gotten me into trouble. Sometime I go overboard and hand out too much kindness. Some folks will take advantage of your kindnesses.

4. The last time I The last time I had a vacation was when we visited Hannah and Jake in May 2020. I need another dose of that type of vacation. 

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Get those mammograms when you need them please! I know some amazing survivors including a local friend Sandy L. and Angela in West Virginia. Even Maxine knows how important this is. My paternal grandmother and three of my dad's sisters all survived at a time when not much was known or done for this dreadful disease. I lost my favorite aunt Ang to it and will always be so sad that more was not done to heal her.

Please visit Beverly and share your pinks. Have a wonderful weekend. 

I will be visiting, this house cleaning and waiting on word about the solar panels and the city inspector has been wild! We fall into our bed at night and wake up to do it all over again. Thank you all for your kind hearts. HUGS and LOVE