*** I Am Grateful ***

I was too tired to come online last night, so tonight I will tell you about yesterday as well as today.

Being Thursday, I would normally have gone to my TOPS meeting in the morning, but I was feeling 'under the weather', so ended up just going back to bed instead. I read my book for awhile, then fell asleep and was a bit shocked when I woke up to find it was after 1 o'clock. I got up and, feeling a bit better though still not great, I got ready and headed out to my usual Thursday visit with Mom. When she heard I hadn't gone to TOPS, she said I didn't have to go see her, I could have just stayed home. At the time I was rather wishing I'd thought of that, but in time I was glad I'd gone.

Last week, I'd promised Mom I'd skip lunch with the TOPS gals this week, go to her place early, and take her for a drive up to Salmon Arm, then out to Sicamous, and back along Mara Lake. It's a beautiful drive. This week, Mom had remembered that with it being Easter long weekend, there's be a lot of traffic on the road, and there's construction along the lake so it's one lane traffic only. We decided to leave that trip for another time. Instead, we drove to Salmon Arm and took a walk on the pier there, out into Shuswap Lake. Then we went shopping for awhile. We also went to McDonald's for small ice cream cones. Yes, that is a bit of a pattern to go for cones.

Back at Mom's we had a wonderful chicken dinner, then watched some TV. Mom was falling asleep on the couch and I was nearly falling asleep on the computer, so I packed up and headed home. When I got here I didn't even turn on all the lights, pretty much just headed off to bed and watched the TV in there for awhile. I don't think I even read and that's unusual for me. It was before midnight when I went to sleep... very early for me.

I woke up this morning around 10am. Guess I must have really been tired to sleep something like 10 hours. Felt much better today than yesterday. I know I got on the computer, but don't really remember much of what I did today... hmmmm... oh ya, come to think of it, I watched some of the shows I've been taping while I've been away this week and last. Then I went to town to Hannah & Dale's to practice the song Hannah & I are writing/practicing for Pasta Productions. Hannah invited me to stay for dinner, so I did and enjoyed it very much. I left there around 5:30pm.

I went to Value Village and WalMart looking for a straw hat to use for making an Easter Bonnet for Sunday, and I didn't find one I wanted. Reba & I went to the dog park for a walk. Went to Superstore and they didn't have any straw hats. Guess it must be too early in the season, but you'd think that with summer coming up they'd have a good selection. Oh well, I'll think of something. I also checked out some of the dollar stores so I could get flowers and such for the bonnet, and they were all closed. So much for staying open on Friday evenings. Then I came home. I've been blogging and watching TV with Mewsic laying on me and Reba on the floor nearby. The rest of the critters are in cages in the living room too.

- I am grateful for the discounts I get on my truck insurance rates, as I need my truck to get around to do all the things I do.
- I am grateful I went and spent time with Mom yesterday
- I am grateful Mom is still with us at 85 years of age
- I am grateful I've had the opportunity to walk (on land and in water) every day this week... 6 days in a row now.
- I am grateful Hannah asked today if I've been loosing weight (she's the first to notice)
- I am grateful for the fun time Hannah & I had together today
- I am grateful to have been invited to stay for dinner
- I am grateful all my animals are fed
- I am grateful for the food I ate today
- I am grateful to be shedding pounds and getting healthy
- I am grateful for the peace that reins in my home and in my world
- I am grateful for the words that come to me when I write stories and poetry.
- I am grateful for the writing challenges I take part in through the bloggesphere. They have gotten me writing.

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