A Thought

"This is the beginning of a new day, a new week.  You have been given this day to use as you will.  You can waste it or use it for good.  What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it.  When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever; in its place is something that you have left behind.  Let it be something good."               

                                                           -unknown     

I love this quote and others like it.  Why, then, do I have such a hard time keeping the idea of it in my mind on a daily basis?  I've wasted many, many days.....and the line "What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it." really hits me because you do not get that day back....you do not get a "do-over"..... there isn't a new day added on because this one was wasted.   Hmmmm what will I do today?  😃

I got my nails done on Friday.  I let Jody do whatever she wanted......this is what she came up with.....I love them!  I'm usually so boring with my nails!  hahaha I have one chrome one on each hand.....this was on my ring finger and the other hand it's on my index finger.  So funky for me!

We got to see this little one yesterday.  She went to Daughter2s hockey game with Poppa while Daughter1 did my eyelashes (high maintenance eh???).  Then we all went out for supper.  

The beautiful sky this morning......I'm thinking it will be windy today.  "Red sky at night, sailors delight.  Red sky in the morning, sailors warning"  It sure smells good out there.....I love the smells of fall.  

It's house cleaning day (I'll leave behind a clean house today 😆😆) and I have laundry to put away.  

I did a bit of sewing last week and on the weekend:

Burp cloths....some will be a gift,

And a stuffed cat.....one side is "day time" the other side "night".  I gave it to Lyla yesterday and she said she didn't like it!  LOL  I asked her Mommy if she liked it later and she said "yes, she took it to bed with her!"  Kids!  💖

I'd like to do something creative after cleaning.  I do need to continue organizing the garage and list items for sale that we don't need....seems like an overwhelming job...ugh...maybe later...or Wednesday...or...............

Thanksgiving...Happy??

Well another Thanksgiving in the books.  It was interesting to say the least. There were great things about the weekend and some not so great.

Saturday was Son1's 29th birthday!  Of course he doesn't look like this anymore (lol!!) but man oh man where did those 29 years go???  He was born on Thanksgiving weekend in Calgary so he always seems to get to celebrate with us!  I'm sure he is thrilled about that!  😝

My brother and his girlfriend came down and spent Sunday with us.  He had never been to our High River house so I was happy he decided to finally visit.  

The BEST part of the whole weekend was having these two kiddos with us for three days (almost).  My heart bursts with love for them.  I never thought I could love a kiddo more than my own kids but I've learned you sure can!!

Only one "fight" over a truck.....they are both crying here holding onto that truck for dear life!  LOL  Look at Hubby's face....he's quite amused by it all! hahaha  They did great together besides this little tiff and I could have just sat and played with them all weekend instead of cooking and cleaning!

My Dad was also here for the weekend.....it was so busy I didn't even think of taking more pics with him included....that was dumb!  I don't think he was feeling the greatest....he had a cough.  He was in charge of the turkey and stuffing again and it turned out great.  We were both bossed in the kitchen but I won't get into that.🙄  It likely won't happen here again.  

This house was a bit squished for 10 adults.....the kitchen was really squished for three cooks!  😜  Christmas will be better although Son1 says they might not come....they are thinking about staying home this year.  Needless to say I had a big cry when they left.....I sure hope he changes his mind by then.😢  I can't imagine Christmas without everyone here.......I knew it was going to happen one day but not this soon.  Anyway, I will stay hopeful that he does change his mind.  😊

Back to work today but I don't have to work this Friday!  I plan on spending time in my sewing room on Wednesday.  I have to try and find my sewing mo-jo.....I think we may get snow this week and I really do not look forward to driving in it to get to work.  I know it's going to happen one day but this is too soon for winter!  

Best get going and get ready for the day!