I Lost My Funny Bone
Nooooooooo!!!
I thought I lost my funny bone!Β Really!
And then Saturday night with the family happened…
Remember that card gameΒ – Spicy Uno – I told you about in my last post? Read more
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May 7
A Weekend of Blessings…
What a fun weekend it has been!
My oldest daughter and her boyfriend came for a visit, picking up my middle daughter along the way – so our household was once again full!
Tim taught Alex how to make Potica on Saturday…I peeked in at the process off and on, smiling at how cute these two are together – what a special moment they’ll remember for a lifetime.
Tim has been baking Potica for our Young Life Sweet Spring Auction for the past few years. He donates 10 loaves which sell for $35 each – what a wonderful talent to share! …And they go quickly – he’s known for his fantastic Potica’s. It’s his Grandma Mary’s recipe which he tweeked a little! π
And while they were making Potica…I took Tom (Alex’s boyfriend) shopping for a Mother’s Day present for his Mom. Of course, he helped me pick out a high school graduation present for his sister at the same time, so we covered all our bases and had a nice time together!
We had Tim’s parents and Grandma Shepel over for dinner that evening…and get this…Alex and Tom made dinner! A scrumptious breaded pork cutlet meal with an Eggplant Casserole…YUMMMMMY!
We finished off our Saturday with a round of Spicy Uno – thanks to Samantha for teaching us the rules…however, Tim and I decided we may be too old for this game!
This morning Tim made everyone French Toast and Bacon and then loaded up Tom and Alex’s truck (ok his parents truck…) with two Adirondack Chairs. Yes, those are the chairs you see the two of them sitting in (their Christmas present). Beautiful aren’t they? Tim built them! (This picture was taken at Christmas…most of our snow is gone now…Yayyyy Spring!)
And then they drove off…
Tom, Alex and Sam…
Back to work and back to school.
(sigh)
And it was back to just Tim, Gabi and I.
(sigh)
The house is quiet again.
(sigh)
Until next time…
(sigh)
But for now, I’m one happy and thankful Mom…
Patty O
Two Boxes
What a wonderful reminder!
Count your blessings!
Patty O
IΒ have in my hands two boxes
which God gave me to hold
he said, βput all your sorrows in the black
and all your joys in the gold
I heeded his words, and in the two boxes
both my joys and sorrows I store
but though the gold became heavier each day
the black was as light as before
with curiosity I opened the black
I wanted to find out why
and I saw in the base of the box a hole
which my sorrows had fallen out by
I showed the hole to God, and mused aloud,
I wonder where my sorrows could be
he smiled a gentle smile at me
my child theyβre all here with me
I asked, βGod, why give me the boxes,
why the gold and black with the hole?β
βMy child the gold is for you to count your blessings,
the black isβ¦
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And Life Moves On…
Today is a day of firsts.
Not only is it May 1st…
But it is the first day for Physical Therapy on my shoulder…(EEE-OUCH)
And it is my first day as not being an owner of Secret Sisters Boutique.
Yes, you read right.
Tim and I decided it was time to take a step back.
The primary reason is the need to give my body time to heal. With one shoulder done, another very sore, and a few other issues, it’s just time.
I will miss my little shop…but my partners, Autumn and Marcia will carry on the Secret Sisters name as they have since it’s inception.
And I would like to say how much I appreciate my dear husband and daughters for putting up with me while I was on that adventure! And of course a thank you to Autumn and Marcia for inviting me to join them 5 years ago…it was a fun ride ladies!
Now, you will find me blogging more…
Playing with the babies this summer (Sam will be watching them)…
Continuing my volunteer work with Ely’s Young Life committee…
And hopefully finding more fixes…and a lot more healing…
I’m so ready for this worn out body to be good as new!
And yes, I’ll also be praying for more patience!
Remember? And then God Laughed…
Yes, well…we’ll just keep saying it as a mantra:
Dear Lord give me patience…and if I can’t have patience, please give me Grace!
I thank God for this wonderful community of people I’ve found through blogging!
Here’s to more blogging…the funny, the serious, the inspirational, the prayerful.
You get a little bit of everything with me…
Take it or leave it – but I hope you take it!
It’ll be real, it’ll be nice, it’ll be FUN! (said by Mary Jo Shively on Designing Women) π
Thanks for listening…
Talk more soon.
Have a great day!
Patty O
ps…thank you Pinterest for the image.
Be Thoughtful
I read this post this morning and could totally relate: The Perfect Gift
I too am a gift lover. I LOVE finding the perfect gift for everyone. I find such GREAT pleasure in finding something that reminds me of someone, buying it and tucking it away for a special occasion.
OK…those who know me well, know that I have a hard time waiting until that occasion. I tend to pull it out the next time I see you and say (all excited…bursting at the seams…smiling wide…almost (almost) jumping up and down excited) – “Look what I found for you!”
In the blog post above it talks about how much she loves to receive gifts too…and yes, I will admit it…I enjoy receiving too.
However,
As I’ve gotten older, I’ve come to realize that I’d much rather receive the gift of thoughtfulness…
To see my youngest text me while she’s on the bus on the way to the Twins game with her school group to say that she’s picked up treats for herself, Tim and I at our favorite goodie shop.
To hear my middle daughter’s excitement in the “surprise” gift she’s making for me (that she’s already put 12 hours into).
To see my oldest on Skype showing me the colors she’s chosen to use for an afghan she’s making me for Mother’s Day. (Asking my opinion because she didn’t like one of the colors.)
To get an email from my husband congratulating me on getting a readers comment published on More.com.
To get a text from my friend, the babies Momma asking if they can come for a visit.
To hear my business partners graciously accept my “retirement” and feel their friendship.
It’s the little things that matter…
A phone call from my Mother-in-law.
A stop from my Father-in-law…checking to see if I need anything.
My sister texting me a “hope your shoulder is healing well” note.
A girlfriend calling to see if I want to go for coffee.
An email from a sibling asking how I’m doing.
An encouraging card from a co-worker.
It truly is the gift of being thought of that is the most important “gift” to me…
These are the moments that remind me of just how truly blessed I am.
And when I say a little prayer of thanks to God.
Let’s all take a moment to be thoughtful towards someone else today.
And may we all be open to recognizing our blessings…
Have a wonderful day everyone!
Patty O
Thank you Paying It Forward – One Day at a Time for the image.
A Thankfully Imperfect Woman 