***Thankful***

I'm out in Utah just loving up my little granddaughters, but I thought I would pause and to give thanks for the many blessings that I have.

I am thankful to be living in a country that (even though I may get frustrated with where it's heading)

I still have my freedom to choose what I want to wear, to choose what I want to eat, to choose to believe

in the beliefs I want to believe. I know there are countries that do not respect those things,

and therefore I am thankful for them.  

I am thankful for the men and women who have fought for our Liberties

and have died for that. I  am thankful for the men and women who 

put them selves in harms way to protect our freedom and others as well.

 

***

I am thankful for my husband and my children and my family 

and good friends.

I am thankful for running water and electricity. 

I am thankful that I can get up in the morning and start a new day.

I am thankful that I can repent and be sorry and be forgiven

for the errors that I have made. 

I am thankful to know that there is hope and that true happiness comes by 

doing good  and being obedient to God's commandments. I am thankful to know that being happy is a choice and that it doesn't depend on

someone or somewhere to make me happy.

I am thankful for my precious grandchildren. It gives me a chance to 

truly enjoy the little ones, their funny antics and noises that maybe

I didn't  savor when I was a young parent. That's why being a Grandparent

is the Cat's Pajamas, it is simply the best!♥

"georgie"

Odds and ends

We have now lived in our place for a about a year and a half

where has the time gone? 

This month we have been working hard around the property

lots of weeding, weed-eating, trimming we even incorporated

some paid help.  It looks so good. 

So a few months ago when I was meeting with our CPA, I was telling him

(like he's a therapist) that I am at a point in my life -the second half that I want to pursue some of my interests,

and he said, "yes you do" but your other half is looking at wanting to slow down because

his retirement is on the horizon. "But, he said,  "that's okay", as long as we both support each other we will be okay. 
 As I approach this "new number" in my age, I'm feeling so excited about

opportunities,  - we are now "empty Nester's" officially and I LOVE our lives. Sure,

my body is changing menopause is not too far down the road, but I'm still the 20 something

if not the 17 year old inside. Ladies and gentlemen, maybe on the outside I look "ahem" but

I'm telling you on the inside, my spirit/mind could go TP a friend's house or "Oreo" their car, talk

all night with the girls till 3 in the morning at a sleep over,  play dress and make up, and make up home video short films - silent of course. 
 I love this time in my life. I am thankful for the opportunity to  pursue my hobbies, things that I am passionate about and developing them. Life is too short. I was listening to an interview
with a Former LDS  Mission President, President Gonzales.  I believe he and his wife are originally  from Guatemala. Any way the interviewer was asking them all kinds of question regarding their service for the Church and then she asked President Gonzales what is his passion, what does he like to do. He exclaimed that he loved the game of Soccer. Before he and his wife came to the United States he played on a league, he loved to attend the games and  now as he is  residing in the States he follows the American Teams. He said you need to take time for yourself and balance your life. Yes, you have your responsibilities, whether it is with your family, your work, your Church Callings, but the Lord also wants you to be happy and enjoy your Life. 
I feel there is a time and season for everything. When our children were young I remember seeing my mom in a different way, she was in her 50 or 60's and she shared with me the things that she was doing, she had written a couple of small pamphlet type books, she had taken up
painting and quite good if I might say. She was taking electronic keyboard lessons, she made Christmas cards, etc. 
I wasn't jealous, I was in awe. I never knew she had those interests before. I  knew 
she loved gardening, because she did that all my life, whether it was flower gardening or vegetable gardening. But these other interests were something I never knew about my Mom. 
I loved that for her. It was, after all, her time and her season to develop those things that she probably had to put off until her children were all grown and gone. 
What I took from that, was I looked forward to that time for myself to pursue my
creative interests when I graduated to that season. 
Well that time has come and I am enjoying discovering my interests. I know I can't fail 
because it is whatever I want it to be and that makes me happy. 
The only caveat is that I need to remember to balance my life. 
I still have my responsibilities and sometimes I feel guilty that I am doing
something fun.  I need to remember to prioritize. 
Kind of like homework, I need to do "the homework" first "my responsibilities first"
and then I can go out and "play". 

And now I get to do something that I love dearly and that
is, I get to see three little girls that I cherish deeply - my grandchildren
in Utah and I'll boarding the plane real soon. 
I am happy - so very happy!

TTYL

"georgie"
  

Whole food box lunch

A Couple of weeks ago, I happened to be in Folsom and I knew Cece was in between

classes so I thought it would be a good chance to have lunch together.

We decided on Whole Foods.



Now, I have been in A Whole Foods Market before but not the one closest to our
town.  We each picked up a box and started filling our own.
I made a note of how much per pound.
I kept telling myself, that I wasn't taking too much,
but you know how your eyes are bigger than
your stomach. Where did that saying come from anyway?





So here is mine. Okay it may not look that delectable, but Ladies and Gentlemen,
it was delish! So what we got here is Kale salad with Feta, Curry Chicken salad, Asian Noodle
salad, pita bread and I forgot what the red salad was.
Funny I stuck with the salads. Cece and I both whipped out our IPhone's and
took a picture of what we were eating. Weird how we both did that.
We sat by the window, to catch the warmth of the sun and just enjoyed
the moment, eating good food and small talk.

Thanks Cecelia for indulging your mom
with a lunch date. 

p.s. We both couldn't quite finish our salads. So we learned.....

choi!

"georgie"