Sending warm thank you wishes ...

Friday afternoon as The LOML picks me up from work after playing dad's taxi for the afternoon, his first question is "Who do you know in Spain?".  That had me stumped for a bit and then I remembered an email from the lovely Alison over at Life in the Slow Lane asking for my address so that she could send me some happy mail :-)  And boy was it VERY happy mail!!!!!  Here is my package tied up with string (are you singing the song in your head now????? The one from The Sound of Music???)...

Isn't that the cutest card?  The Princess loved the sentiment, she said the paper looks like sunshine.  And here is what the package contained ... 

I am loving those butterflies.  The Princess has fallen in love with the 'wish' title and I have a feeling that it will end up on one of her layouts :-)  It was a very lovely surprise on a Friday evening ... Thank you Alison!!!!!!!!  It is amazing how much a little package can brighten your day.

Chipper

It's the Little Blessings

When the rapids of life are getting rough, sometimes the best thing you can do is look for the Little Blessings each day.  When you make a conscience decision to actually look for them, you might just find yourself amazed at how many little blessings make up each day.  Although the rest of your life may be a little turbulent, these blessings might just be enough to help you make it through.

Today I tried to find my Little Blessings ...

1. A friend unexpectedly stopping in to see me at work for a cuppa.
2. The gift of a perforating cutting blade so that I can finish the wedding invites I am working on.
3. A single fragrant red rose on my Grandmother's rose bush.
4. Sitting in the warm winter sun enjoying a conversation with my Grandfather even if he didn't remember who I was.
5. Coming home to find that the LOML really enjoyed his day off.
6. The Princess's excitement over picking a lemon from a tree only moments after being disappointed that there weren't any mushrooms under the tree.
7. The Thinker going to fill up his water bottle at the drink fountain so I could have a drink without missing The Extroverts brief stint on the pitch.
8. Trying to show The Extrovert how to make baking powder biscuits and watching him get flour everywhere. (He even cleaned it all up afterwards!)

 I really am blessed to have these people in my life.  I fell asleep last night before getting a chance to post this for day three of my class but I found joy in writing this list, so I had to share it anyway.  Maybe you should try it too.

Chipper