My day-planner sheets have an inspirational quote at the top of each day. In the bottom corner is an icon with the reminding thought for that month. For the month of April the thought has been Cherish along with the supporting thoughts to reach that goal of nurture, replenish and shine. Cherish means to treat with affection and hold dearly. I'm reminded of the old love song Cherish by The Association. What are your thoughts on cherishing those who mean the most to you.
I would love to report that last week was perfect but it wasn't. As far as weeks go it wasn't the worst one in my life but it was a far cry from the best one. I was lamenting to my husband after the Examination for Discovery. He listened patiently to all my concerns then replied simply "It is what it is." and gave me a huge hug. Everything just seemed ok if even for a few moments. Last week blessings:
The events of last week were a vivid reminder to all as to how one's life can change in an instant. Never pass by the opportunity to tell those important in your life how much they mean to you. Last week was an emotional and stressful one for me on so many levels but it was also filled with many blessings. Last week's blessings:
The real estate agent called yesterday wanting to show the house today. No problem except I don't think I've had much sleep in the last 96 hours. The reason being is allergies. People talk of the allergy season starting. Mine is year round but does get worse this time of year. So I'm doing the allergy twist aka not sleeping more than 20 minutes at a time. The allergy twist goes like this. One nostril gets totally plugged which signals your body to turn over allowing that nostril to clear but filling the other. Repeat as needed. This goes on all night or until you can't stand it anymore so you get up well before your normally would. Then another thing happens. Both nostrils clear then all heck breaks out. It is instant drip city! I mean running, drip I need a tissue right this minute drip! Now why couldn't it drip when I want to sleep? But that is not enough. The sneezes start and go on and on and on. I think my record is a sneezing spell of 14 and yes I did count them. I have boxes of kleenex in every room, three in our bedroom and even have them in the staircase. The decor du jour is kleenex boxes. I'm beyond worrying about whether they match the rooms. If there is kleenex in the box, there won't be for long! My nose is a bright red, my eyes constantly watering and hot dang, I look pretty good for this time of year considering I don't wear make-up. I've got the bestest ever allergy shiners you have ever seen! Eye Shadows R Us should market this look!
Oh and just to complicate things, the hot flashes are a real treat. That gives a nice blush and glistening glow to my face providing you can get within viewing distance. Yep, allergy shiners mixed with that flushed glow of hot flashes..I am seriously looking my best right now. Oh I don't know maybe just a touch of flu or something like pneumonia and I might have a bit of highlights. But wait a minute, I forgot to mention the bloating. I must admit I do love the puffy look. It makes me look a lot bigger than I actually am. I suddenly have these things that look like muscles but I'm pretty sure that's just an illusion. We won't even go into the mood swings despite HRT. Hopefully my doctor is reading this one!
I have a whole list of blessings to share from last week but somehow this video of our grandbaby just seemed perfect. She is now 3 months old and this video was taken Easter weekend. That's my husband's hand and if you listen carefully, I make a short comment right at the start of the video. She's going to be a social being! It is on my desktop so every time I get a negative thought, I just play it again. This is what it's all about...family!
I have mentioned the national Canadian pass-time of bashing CBC in previous entries. Yesterday, I took a bit of a television break, settling in to watch The Gill Deacon show on CBC only to discover that apparently Canadian have developed a new passion. That passion is bashing Toronto! This has become such a trend that award winning, Canadian filmmaker and director Albert Nerenberg newest film, Let's All Hate Toronto documents all the reasons the rest of Canada hates Toronto. According to Nerenberg, the number one comment regarding Toronto when the cameras were turned on was Toronto Sucks our new Canadianism. He says Toronto is an American city inside the Canadian border. Onto the scene comes Robert Spence aka Mr Toronto and he blogs about his love for Toronto. He's hitting the road using Toronto Appreciation Days in other Canadian cities to show his love for Toronto.
This is a totally new one for me! I live in Canada, born and bred and about as Canadian as they come. For years there have always been snide little remarks about someone having a Toronto attitude meaning that they were a little hoity toity as in coming in all high and mighty telling rural folk how to do things but never as far as hating the city. We are about three and a half hours from Toronto and some of our kids live in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). We are in Toronto several times a year. We love the city and everything it has to offer. At one time we even considered buying a condo there. We have no problem walking around the downtown core area, eating at the outdoor cafés, shopping, taking in entertainment, riding the subway and trollies or visiting Chinatown. We have never had a bad experience in Toronto. I think the worst we've experienced is traffic but it is a city so that is to be expected. Toronto is a large city with problems that come with larger cities but certainly not enough for any Canadian to hate it!
Kudos to Mr. Toronto! Keep up the good work.
Happy Easter!
This morning our first grandchild was baptized. She looked like a little angel in her long, handmade gown. She slept through most of the service, waking just during the baptism and then again for pictures. The poor little darling is getting tuckered out from being passed from one person to the next as everyone wants to hold her.
Last week proved chaos can increase. With the help of our family, we were able to survive both the chaos and stress. It was a very family focused week! Last week's blessings were:
I was playing in Photoshop this morning and decided to make my own "Blog Your Blessings Sunday" sign. I hope you like it. The past week has been eventful with a few serious decisions to be made. Still we found time for love and laughter. For that I'm grateful.
Last Week's Blessings
