Today was just a blah day.
Full moon blues? Maybe.
So I’ll default to the daily blessing….
“Thank You, G-d, for restoring my soul to me. Thank You for giving me another day of life. Thank You for eyes to see, for legs to walk, for clothes to wear.”
nisim b’chol yom
#thankful #grateful #blessed
It’s been a different strange sort of three weeks since I started this series. Nothing like I expected for sure but good non-the-less. Having my sister come was certainly a good change of pace. Now life feels slow and dull without her bubbly energy. 🤪 Trying to “go back to normal” is hard. Lol
Coming off the high of her visit to the low of Bergie getting sick has been extra hard. But we’re persevering. One day at a time.
Thing 1 has been helping with Bergie. She’s been assisting with his medication, which of course he hates. She’s also been his preferred company, laying down and cuddling with him. I’m thankful for the help.
Tonight is the blood moon eclipse. We are excited to see and experience this once in a lifetime version. Watching the celestial bodies dance is always awe inspiring. We should be able to see sometime around 9 pm our time.
Many things to be thankful for. The every day things, they’re the most important.
#grateful #thankful #blessed
We’ve been medicating the Old Man cat for three days now and he has perked up quite a bit. We added some pet CBD oil to the mix as well. He’s been up and down the stairs multiple times today. I take it as a good sign that he’s not in as much pain.
His presence is reassuring to us but distressing to the silly dog! Lol
One day at a time.
#grateful #thankful #blessed
Being able to stay home today and keep a watchful eye on Bergie has been a real blessing. It’s hard to focus on much else.
My Seester made it safely back to Dorothy Land. Very thankful.
Thankful I don’t live near Broad Pass which has a forecasted low of -50° F tonight.
Looking forward to the upcoming holiday meal and other celebrations!
#grateful #thankful #blessed
If I had to pick just one word to describe what Bergie has done for our family it is enriched. He has brought a level of joy and love to us that only a pet can.
In the beginning days Lil’ Mister was just a rambunctious toddler and pulled, poked and prodded him unmercifully. But Bergie was patient with him and never bit him or scratched him.
One day Bergie had decided that Lil Mister was old enough to know better and he started to gently protest the pokes and pulls with smacks without claws. These progressed as Lil Mister grew until the claws came out. The rough toddler treatment was curtailed!
He likes to cuddle at night. He used to sleep with me but when I moved upstairs he started sleeping in the girls’ room, mostly with Thing 1.
He’s not fond of the dog. Not one bit. He’s been tolerant of her but an occasional smack to the nose sends her packing.
He has become such a mainstay in our house, it’s hard to imagine life without him.
But that is what we must do. We got some bad news at the vet’s today and our sweet old boy won’t be here much longer. Leukemia. He’s on respite care essentially. We’re taking it one day at a time and giving him extra special loves and care.
I’m ever so thankful to have the chance to love this cat. To have my kids grow up with him, learn to care for and love him. To be good stewards of one of G-d’s creatures.
It’s never easy to say goodbye. But we’re thankful for whatever time we have left. B’H.
Cletus flies home tomorrow. We watched football today up at Jakes. Then we went to Jane & Marion’s for a cooler and had a nice visit. Now we’re home watching funny pet videos and laughing so much. We’ve had a good time.
I’m thankful to have had this visit. But dang I’m tired. Gonna have to go back to work to rest up. Lol
#thankful #grateful #blessed
The photo doesn’t do justice.
I never grow tired of the beauty all around us. So thankful to live in such an awe inspiring place.
#thankful #grateful #blessed
We drove down to Homer so Cletus could go to the Salty Dawg Saloon. Check off that bucket list item ✔️. We drove to the end of the spit for some pics and a short, very short, beach combing walk. Like I think she made it 10 feet. Too cold she said. Giiiirl…
Afterwards we ate lunch at Alice’s Champagne Palace which was a hoot. Then a snowy ride home.
I’m beat but we had a lot of fun. I’m thankful for all these fun times and getting to share my Alaska with my Seester.
#grateful #thankful #blessed
Went to a birthday party tonight. Celebrated 18 years over pizza and cake & ice cream. It’s wonderful to have these young people to celebrate. Feel so blessed to have such good friends.
#thankful #grateful #blessed
I’m halfway into 30 days of Thankfulness and it’s been a real trip with Cletus here. Plus having some down time from work allows me to spend more with her.
I know she’ll be leaving soon so we’ve got to get the last little bit of fun in before she goes.
It’s supposed to snow quite a bit tonight into tomorrow. I’m thankful for the snow, for more than the beauty it brings. Snow means insulation for underground pipes so they won’t freeze as easily. Snow means fun for the kiddos, sledding and snow ball fights. It means snow machine rides and breathing fresh air. Snow is fun for the dog to play in, she loves the snow too.
Also, it means income from snow removal. So I say let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!
#grateful #thankful #blessed #snow #winter
Alaska on my mind... 