Love

Our friends Eric and Paige were sealed together for time and all eternity today in the Oakland Temple. We attended their reception tonight. They were both glowing! I am so grateful for this wonderful blessing in their lives and that we could celebrate with them and their families! Ain't love grand?!

Movie date

Seldom do Pat and I go to out to the movies. Today was one of those rare times. Several months ago Netflix and Amazon started showing The Hunger Games movie. Pat watched it with me. Twice! When I told him that I wanted to see Catching Fire he surprised me by saying that he'd go watch it with me. Yay!! We both enjoyed the movie and I felt it stayed pretty true to the book (though I haven't read it for probably a year). I really am grateful that we had a movie date...I love having dates with my Sweetie.

Thankful

I'm grateful that we had a very happy Thanksgiving. I hope you had one as well. :)

Prepping

Today I (along with many others around the country) am prepping for our Thanksgiving guests and dinner tomorrow. So far I've made the cranberries, and candied yams - neither of which I will be eating. :) However, my mom feels that it is not Thanksgiving without candied yams, and I thought perhaps I will actually eat homemade cranberries, but perhaps not, after all. (No matter how much sugar you put with it they still taste bitter!)

I've also cut up the veggies for the dressing and begun getting serving dishes out. There are a few more things to finalize today, but much to do tomorrow.

I'm grateful that I can prep ahead of time, and that we actually have much to be thankful for.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Staying home

This year we are, once again, staying home for Thanksgiving. I could easily complain about how we won't be with any of our immediate family. However, I won't. With watching the news about all the airport delays or cancellations I find that I am grateful that we are staying home, and that I feel badly for those going through that travel headache.

Online shopping

Most of you know that my mom lives with us. Taking care of her needs could easily send me in 500 different directions, well, maybe I exaggerate! At any rate, she has needs that need to be met, and it is my obligation to meet those needs. When things wear out, or break down, she cannot take care of them. It's up to Pat and myself.

She has a shower caddy that attaches to the wall in our shower (we have a walk in so she needs to use that). It seriously cannot stay up. We've tried reattaching it many times. Finally, after having to put her soap and body wash on a stool that goes under her shower seat (my way of having a temporary fix) I ordered a new, hopefully substantially more powerful, shower caddy for her this morning.

I have no idea where I'd be without Amazon. I've ordered multiple things for her there - her favorite tea, a new mouse pad, a shower seat and caddy, and the list continues to grow.

I'm grateful for online shopping. Without it I'd be running everywhere! I'm also grateful that I can order Christmas gifts online, and save my knee while doing so! :)

Apples and Bananas

When our children were little we had a Raffi in concert video that they loved to watch. When they outgrew Raffi I gave the videotape to DI, knowing that some family would enjoy it. Since having grandchildren I've searched for it several times so that they, too, could enjoy it. I've not been able to find a DVD with him singing "Apples and Bananas" which was a family favorite. I still sing it sometimes to our grandchildren, it always brings a smile.

So, today when I was browsing Amazon, Raffi popped up and I thought I should search once again. Still no DVD with "Apples and Bananas".  So disappointing.

Then I had a thought ---- Maybe, Just Maybe, it will be on YouTube! After typing in Raffi and "Apples and Bananas" I was pleasantly surprised to find it there. Yay!

So, I thought I'd share on here so that our grandkids can view it. They may not enjoy it as much as their parents, but it should hopefully be fun for them, nevertheless. I'm grateful to have found it, for the fond memories it brings to me, and that I can share it with them via this blog.

Here you go!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oacQL7UQtlk