Good Husband Award

Today I brought James some candy.  Just because.  :)

Ecard

It has been years since I sent an ecard, but I sent one tonight to my aunt.  Just a simple message to let her know the girls and I are thinking about her.

Advice

I have never done this before.....Yesterday I started a gratitude journal (been meaning to for a long time) where I write 5 things I am thankful for.  Well, it is already working on the second day!  Tonight on the way home from James' parents house I was looking out the window and things looked so bright and clear, and I thought "I am so glad I had Lasik done!"  I am starting to notice, and be grateful for, the little things around me that I might not have noticed.  So today I am advising the many followers of this blog (haha) to start one of their own and see the changes in their own thinking!
Now I am taking a week off, since we will not have internet.  See you soon!

Is the Day Over Yet?

Ugh.  After the day I have had, I wanted nothing to do with being nice to anyone.  But if there is anything I have learned from this blog, it is that THESE are the days I really need to!  So I dug out of my annoyance and sent people some encouraging messages.  And you know what?  I do feel better!  :)

Why Can't the Right Thing Be the Easy Thing?

Tonight as I finished walking the dog, I saw our neighbor out in her driveway.  I wanted to run in the house before she saw me so I didn't have to be uncomfortable and think of something to say.  Instead I took Champ in and walked over.  The poor woman was on the phone with a screaming relative of her late husband who wants to see his will.  Sue can't even grieve because of all the stress his family has put on her.  When she finished, I got to let her vent about the situation.  I again told her to let me know if she needs anything.  Hopefully she feels a little bit better and can get some sleep tonight.  I think that was better than bringing food!

A Neighbor in Need

Right after the girls and I got home from the gym, our next door neighbor rang the bell.  I don't like answering the door when James isn't home.  She rang a couple times and I ignored her.  Well, James saw her when he got home and told me her husband passed away.  I have been praying for Paul's cancer for months and hadn't realized he was getting worse.  Of course I feel bad, but I wouldn't have been able to chat in the middle of the day with the girls home anyways.  So I went over and rang her doorbell.  For once, no one that lives there was home!  So I wrote a note telling her I know there is nothing I can say that will make her feel better but I am praying for her and her family.

Being Nice at the Pool

At the pool today, we brought a float that is shaped like a duck.  Lauren tried using it, but she is really too big for it.  One of our neighbors' little girls played with it and just LOVED it.  Her mom tried to give it back, and we told her to just keep it.  I am sure Kaitlyn could have still played with it, but it felt good to let Victoria have it!