Evaluating The Year of Surprises

As I mentioned in an earlier post, at the beginning of a new year I always give the year a name. 

This year was named 

2011

The Year of Surprise

Why I picked that name I have no idea.

Since we are beginning the sixth month of this year I was evaluating how the year has gone.

There has been 2 surprises.

1) I was diagnosed with diabetes mellitus.

So far  I am doing okay. The medication had  to be adjusted one time so far and it seems to be okay.

2) Our youngest daughter came back home to live with us.

She was recently divorced and rent is terribly high in the city.

At first we were a little concerned things would not go well. She has a great education and a good job but it was too expensive to live in the city alone.

Frankly I was on pins and needles thinking of her in an apartment all alone.

She is very mature and after talking about things we came to understand what each expected from the other.

She will eventually find a better solution for herself as she does not feel independent while living at home with her parents.

I have enjoyed having her here so very much.
She and her dad have had lots of good laughs remembering things they did together when she was a little girl.

But again communication is the key.

Well we will see what surprises the next 6 months bring.


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Vintate Thingie Thursday with Tea Talk

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Vintage Thingie Thursday

Through the mirror

These are vintage hand carved stools or tables.
These feature intricately hand carved carving along each leg. 3 legs enhinged can separate and fold away with underneath section of table having three nailed slots for legs to mount into. Center section of table tops feature a decorate floral inlay.
As so many of my vintage items, these were my mom's.
I have had them about 25 years and don't know how long she had them.

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Tea Time Thursday with Ruth

A beautiful day for tea on the deck again with my favorite colbalt blue mug and fruit.

Having -Earl Gray with a little milk and sweetener.

Thinking about how nice it is to have our youngest daughter home with us again.

Feeling- Warmed by the spectacular sun shining on my deck and the sight of shadows of the tree limbs indicating the sun is out.

She has a great job in the city and was living in the city alone, which worried me to death and think she was a little antsy too.

She went to her sister's home for a while. Her sister has a ten year old son, and things did not work out there.

She asked if she could come here the same day I received the diagnosis of DM.

Maybe God's plan?

We don't know it is and we don't know it isn't according to

Dr. Wayne Dyer

So don't waste your time and energy on worry. 

Change Your Thoughts

Change Your Life.

Just trust in God

It was a little rocky at first.

That old saying there is not room for two women in a kitchen.

We have all talked and HH and I feel pretty good about things now.

She is an adult.

There must be mutual respect, trust and privacy for all three of us.

Faith isn't the ability to believe long and far into the misty future.
     It's  simply taking God at His Word and taking the next step.
                                                                   - Joni Erickson Tada

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