I am so grateful for the smiles that one particular naked biker gives me each day.
He circles my house in his blue Harley, sans pants… and sometimes with a snake in hand.
He and his bike are loud and often destructive.
Today, I am grateful for my Naked Biker and the endless joy with which he provides me.
~K
It’s 6:15am.
The house is dark and quiet.
For just a moment anyway.
Within seconds there is screaming that awakens us both.
“HEY GUYS! HAPPY FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER!”
Our children are awake. They are squealing in delight. For no other reason other than it is 12/1. The beginning of a month. And this is the enthusiasm in which they wake up.
I am so grateful for the joy they bring to our lives. Even when it’s at 6:15am.
~K
My little girl heard a recording of another little girl singing yesterday. She had a beautiful voice. My six year old said she was ‘jealous’ of the girl with the angelic voice. Jealous, she said, because she couldn’t sing like that, but would love to.
It was time for a talk and so we sat down and discussed a few details. Details about ability, motivation, determination and attitude. Spoken well below with the words of Lou Holtz.
"Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it."
Lou Holtz
I hope she learns and remembers what we all need to remember: that motivation and determination are huge components in achieving our goals and the attitude of which you handle any task certainly changes the outcome.
~K
Fun… fall memories….
Frolicking in the fallen leaves….
My neighbor came home to me taking pictures and commented that these were the most photographed children in town…
Fine with me. :)
~K
I spent Thanksgiving with my great big mixed up happy family.
Kind of like a Brady Bunch of two individually intact families. Maybe it doesn’t make sense.
But no family really makes sense, now does it?
Allow me to borrow the words of Erma Bombeck below.
The family. We were a strange little band of characters trudging through life sharing diseases and toothpaste, coveting one another's desserts, hiding shampoo, borrowing money, locking each other out of our rooms, inflicting pain and kissing to heal it in the same instant, loving, laughing, defending, and trying to figure out the common thread that bound us all together.
This quote describes us well. It makes me smile each time I read it. This Thanksgiving, this year, we did as we only know.
What began with ten of us: three boys, three girls, four adults and -- no idea where this would take us, 20 years later, and now over 25 of us, we now know. We congregate… coming from far and wide… bringing spouses, offspring, who are now friends and who call themselves cousins. New generations of one big mixed up happy family.
And I am so grateful for each of them in my life. And for these beautiful Thanksgiving memories being shared among several generations. Each person has so much positive to offer, different mixes of people freely mingling and catching up while catching rays in our special spot of the world.
It is something so rare, so beautiful and for which I am so grateful.
One of these days, I will get everyone together for a wild and crazy, mixed up picture of love and thanks. And for that I will be extremely grateful. But, as I said… we are a strange little band of characters….. and in time…. we’ll figure it out. Don’t hold your breath.
~K
Today was ‘Decorating Day’ at our home. No, that’s not a spelling error. It is intentionally capitalized. An event. Our tradition. About 5 years strong now.
It starts with cinnamon sticks simmering on the stove. Warm breakfast rolls and carols playing on the house speakers. Boxes from the attic unveiling lights, stockings, the tree and decorations. No bad attitudes allowed.
The day goes on until evening when the entire house looks and smells of Christmas. We build a fire and enjoy.
I’ve always loved this day, but the greatest part is now my kids have started to dub this their ‘favorite day of the year’ and wake up with equal excitement and anticipation.
I love that we are starting our own traditions. Making memories, enjoying special times,…. creating lasting effects.
~K
My parents have been married 39 years. Thirty nine years is a lifetime together.
Through the ups and downs, I’m grateful that they have created something of which so many of us all live and build a family beneath.
“A wedding anniversary is the celebration of love, trust, partnership, tolerance and tenacity. The order varies for any given year."
~Paul Sweeney quotes
Happy Anniversary.
~K
