What is that large, bright light in the sky????

I woke up this morning to a large, bright light shining in my window. It took me a few minutes to remember what it could be. THE SUN. It's been so long since I've seen it. Today was beautiful, but still a bit on the cold side. The sky was so blue.

I started a sweater for a friend today. I don't like the way it's turning out so I'm going to look for another pattern in the morning.

Guess I just work on angels tonight while I watch the television.

OOPS!

It's the first picture on the right that is of Lydie's gloves. Sorry.

LIFE is GOOD !

No matter what the weather does. Snow again last night. Breezy today. But it's ok because I live in a warm, safe home with the love of my life.

I finished the afghan for Janet. I think it's very nice. I hope she likes it. We'll be giving it to her when we go to Iowa in June.

The second picture on the right are the fingerless gloves I made for my older sister, Lydie. She has arthritis in her thumbs and I thought these might help. I gave them to her yesterday. She said that she likes them. She wore them at our crochet class.

I'm still trying to figure out how to add more pictures. I'm not giving up, yet.

Any day you get out of bed is a GOOD day.

Another thought

I in my basement found a 'popcorn can' full of squares that, I think, Squeaky made. I contacted her to see what she thought of my idea. I figured that since she made the squares I could put them together and we could give it to her mother-in-law, Janet.

She agreed with me that it sounded good.

I started to put it together last night. I tried white, dark green, and black, but It wanted pink. So here is it so far.

Reunion

Well, I did it. I talked to my oldest son yesterday.

That may sound funny to "normal" people, but we are anything but normal.
Let's start near the beginning. I was married in January 1968. In November 1968, John was born. In August 1969, Jeremy was born. I had Post Pardum Depression after the younger son was born. Back then no one knew what it was. Anyway, I got divorce in 1971,and just couldn't cope with being a single parent.
My aunt could see that I needed help. So they took the boys. I went into the Marine Corps.

When I came home I would go up and see the boys every chance I got. When they were about 8 my aunt told me that the counselor had told her that it would be better if I didn't go to see them any more. So I cried all the way home and never went up to their home again.

About 19 years ago, John came by to see me and wanted to borrow money. I gave him $20 dollars and told him that I just didn't have any more. I hadn't seen him since.

After 9/11/2001, Jeremy called me and we got reacquainted. It has been very nice. He calls about once a week.

For 19 years I haven't seen or heard from John. Until Jeremy called Sunday and told me the John wanted me to call him.

I called him yesterday. It was nice to hear him.

I used to cry every time I had to leave my aunt house. And every year I have cried through their birthdays. After Jeremy came back into my life I stopped crying through his birthday, because I can talk to him. Now maybe I'll stop crying through John's birthday.

I have always loved them. They just didn't know it.

It's snowing here this morning. Welcome to Springtime in the Rockies.

I went to lunch with Marie yesterday. I enjoy seeing her. She's thinking about morving to Arizona. I'll sure miss her if she does.

Fatima came by yesterday to ask if I would help her with her crochet. I handed her a hook and some yarn. We talked and crocheted for more then an hour.

I have so much in my life to be thankfulfor for. I am a very lucky person. I have my health, people I love and who love me. And a house full of wonderful things.

Whatever you focus on, you will experience.

26 Happy Years

26 years ago today I met the love of my life. He's the best thing that ever happened to me. I thank GOD every morning that he is in my life.

It was a Monday morning. I was working afternoons so I was home that morning. I was sitting on the floor going through some stuff when I had this thought. "I don't want to spend the rest of my life alone." I had this really strange feeling that I should look in the phone book. This was 1984, before the internet. I tried to shake it off. It just kept coming back to me. So at about 10:00 a.m.I picked up the Yellow Pages of the phone book. I looked under matchmakers. I looked at the Matchmakers listing.

I called and asked, "What kind of wierdos you got down there?"
Mike, who owned and opperated Matchmakers answered, "You wouldn't buy a pair of shoes without seeing them. Come on down and take a look at who we have."

So I made an appointment for about 11:00 a.m.

I drove up to Matchmakers and walked in. Mike was very nice. I looked at a couple of the books that Mike showed me. He said to pick 4-5 guys that I would like to meet. So I did.

Mike looked over my choices and asked, "What about Russell? I think you'd like him."

"Well, he's younger than me, but Hey! I'll try anything once." I replied.

So we agreed that I should add Russell to my list. And I paid the fee and went home.

At 3:30 p.m. that phone rang. It was Russell. We talked for a bit and then agreed to meet at my place at 7:00 p.m. I explained that I didn't have a sitter for Chris, my 7 year old daughter. He said that would be no problem, we could take her with us.

He drove into my driveway at 7:00 p.m. He almost pulled out again, because Chris was standing on the back of the couch holding the drapes open wide and yelling, "He's here, he's here."

Meeting Chris can be daunting. She's a redhead with green/blue eyes and mischief all over her.

Anyway, we went for ice cream and talked. We talked all evening. I felt like I had known him forever. I was so comfortable with him.

He was still at my home at midnight. I had Monday's and Tuesdays off in those days.

That was Monday, March 26, 1984. He moved in on Friday, 5 days later. We never talked about living together, it just felt so right. We have been together ever since.

We had a daughter, Rachel, November 3, 1985. He's 3 kids moved in with us in June of 1990. We got married April 8, 1991.

We have had our bumps, but mostly happy for the past 26 years. He spoils me rotton.

We now have 6 kids, 19 grandchildren with another one due in July. I love him more every day.

So Happy It's Thursday

I walked over to the gas station to get some iced tea this afternoon. Before I left I checked the weather on TV. They said 57 degrees. They lied! I felt more like 40.
And cloudy. The sun came out just after I got back home. Still cold.

I was just sitting here watching M*A*S*H. I must have seen each episode at least 15 times. But I never get tired of it. They always make me feet good.

Yesterday, I was looking for something in my basement. Never found what I was looking for. I did find a beautiful crocheted table cloth. Only one BIG problem... It had a big whole in the middle of it. Like something has eaten it. I need ideas on how to fix it. It's motifs. There are large ones with smaller ones at the corners.
It's lovely. I don't have any idea who made it. I know I didn't, because I have never made a table cloth.

Frogs are lucky...They just eat what bugs them.

With that I'll close for today.