Blessings! I have so many blessings in my life, these 2 angels, a great husband, 2 beautiful children that are not in any serious trouble or have caused any serious trouble lately is a blessing in itself, 2 wonderful parents who stand beside me through THICK AND THIN, my mother who has become more and more each day my bestest friend, a good paying job with health insurance, Vincent's new endeavor with my dad learning to operate cranes, my health, my family's health, 3 loving (in their own way) siblings, 4 beautiful nieces, 2 handsome nephews, 2 sweet sisters-in-law, and many extended members of our family, and many old friends and acquaintances, new friends and acquaintances, and I am sure I could come up with several more blessings. I was listening to a preacher one time who said that he does not go to sleep each night without thanking God for at least 1 blessing.....I thank God for ALL my blessings each and every day. I try to thank God for everything he has given me. I have had some tough times in my life, no tougher than any other person, but all the same tough for me, but I have come to realize that the tough times in my life, I think, are allowed there by God to bring me closer to him. I ponder alot of things during my "down" times throughout the day.
It was a beautiful day today, Mom and I meet Deborah and Asheton at Fuddrucker's for lunch for my birthday which is tomorrow. Deborah has been sick all week. Asheton gave me my first birthday card for an Aunt, so sweet! Deborah was going home to re-read her card for her birthday from Mom to see if hers was as mushy as mine was!!!!! LOL, she is so funny. Mom and I were heading back to A.C. Moore which we left to go to eat. Bought some rubber stamps, patterned paper, Ali Edwards first scrapbooking book, some ink pads, and we got the items to make Allyssa's sleep-over invitations.
Allyssa went to her first funeral today. It was a member of Natasha's dad's family. Jackie Brissey. She requested to be cremated so Allyssa was asking questions as to how and why her ashes were in a box. I tried to explain the best I could. I am not quite sure that she understood it, but she was alright with the funeral concept. I had been exposing her to funeral homes with several people who has passed away in the past year and I would go by the funeral home to view the body and sign the book. She would always stay in the office or at the front desk and write or talk the people at the funeral home's head off. I explained to her what I was doing and she was ok with that. She did not ask to go with me it was like she understood. She is so smart and intelligent for a 6 year old.
She is interested in the death of President Lincoln right now. They studied about him and President Washington the last couple of weeks at school. She can tell her how Lincoln was shot, who did it, where it was done, which president he was. So sweet.
Well, guess I had better get off now. I have just about written a small essay.......
