Too much snow!

I'm sure tired of shoveling

But it sure is pretty to look at

all bundled up

Merry Merry to All

I hope you are all having a very merry family day!

We all settled in for a long winter's nap.

Mount Olympus

83 yr old Mom shoveling snow

My Mom is so amazing , she was out shoveling her driveway today. Wow, I come from hearty stock!

Palomino Wishing Stone

Today I got my Country magazine in the mail. As I was looking through it I came upon a story titled The Palomino Wishing Stone. I thought to myself "some other family has the palomino wishing stone tradition?", and then I looked at the author and to my surprise it was my sister Andrea who had submitted the story.  It brought happy tears . My Dad would have been so proud to see that one of his children had made it into his favorite magazine.

Elliot loves his fist

Great Grams

I'm so glad Elliot gets to have his great grandmother in his life!

Short sassy haircut

I had my hair cut shorter than I've ever had it cut before. It's so easy . I may never go long again.

big snowflakes

neighbor's cat wants me to adopt him
A patch of sun

December snow finally!

uncle and nephew

They are so cute together!

Loving Family Gathering

We celebrated Elliot coming into our family yesterday.  We shared our happiness with poems, and songs, and blessings. It was a beautiful love filled gathering. 

Very Thankful

Ready for Turkey Day?

Son in Seattle

 
When I first started this blog I was very focused on my new grandson. But I would like to talk about my brilliant son who is living with his partner in Seattle. He is the most incredible person and I'm not even being prejudice , everyone who knows him agrees.  He's a scientist, a philosopher, a herbologist, and so much more......

Happiness

My oldest sister sent out an email this morning about being happy.  These are some words by J. Ruth Gendler from The Book of Qualities about a close relative of happiness

JOY

Joy drinks pure water. She has sat with dying and attended many births.She denies nothing. She is in love with life, All of it , the sun, and the rain and the rainbow. She rides horses at Half Moon Bay under the October moon. She climbs Mountains. She sings in the hills. She jumps from the hot spring to the cold stream without hesitation.

Although joy is spontaneous, she is immensely patient. She does not need to rush. She knows that there are obstacles on every path and that every moment is the perfect moment. She is not concerned with success or failure or how to make things permanent.

 

At times Joy is elusive- she seems to disappear even as we approach her. I see her standing on a ridge covered with oak trees, and suddenly the distance between us seems

enormous. I am overwhelmed and wonder if the effort to reach her is worth it. Yet, she waits for us. Her desire to walk with us is as great as our longing to accompany her.      

Yes We Did,  Yeah OBAMA!

Ohh, Sleepy, laughing boy, lounging cat

The Cutest Lil Punkin Ever!

Hi We're the Leaners

A BEAUTIFUL HALLOWEEN MORNING SKY