Whines and Blessings...blessings win!

Oh my, the year will soon be half over and I won't know how that happened.  We are still remodeling and Phase 2 is almost finished.  The guest bedroom has a complete make over...whoohoo!  Not so fast, all that KRAP...uhhh treasures from the bedroom and living,dining, and bath that I could not find a spot for after Phase 1 seemed to end up in that room.  Now I am again up to my knees in stuff to sift through and put up, donate or throw away!  Don't you hate when you do this.  Most of you probably would never do this.  In the meantime, I have had two sinus infections since April, fractured ribs from that famous "hindlick" maneuver. and a fall that tore rotator cuff in the shoulder and tore the meniscus in the knee.  I kept walking...had to get the yard and house straightened up so we could go to the mountains for a rest after Phase 1 and now I have a stress fracture in the knee.

Some days, it just ain't nice in my world.  Other days are wonderful, when the g-kids come over to stay,  when my kids are happy, when my husband looks at me like he did when we married, when my flowers bloom, when I work in God's world of flowers, when I get good news on friends who are ill, when my friends and family make me laugh.  When you are as blessed as I am, I have nothing to really whine about.  Two friends have been diagnosed with cancer this month and as they have both been tested and finished surgeries, they are both going to be fine.  Life is good when you get great news that tumors have not spread and the friends are going to have good health again.

Here are some examples:
The furniture almost back in place after the new floors installed.  I might get that look from Bill more if he had not been working so hard.  My son and daughter and friends helped also.  Rug had not been picked up from being cleaned, but I sure felt good when all the bedroom furniture got moved back and the new floors down in both places.  Don't have pictures of the bedroom or a current picture of my sweet, granddaughter, Kallie...will have to take care of that soon.

 two of my beautiful orchids blooming away

 One of my favorites is when my hoya blooms

 My lovely smelling Plumeria

 My son Jason and grandson Austin with today's catch

 One of the last blooming amaryllis

 My sweet Cooper

My pretty Emily with Bella...Bella is the dog

One of my red adeniums, desert roses

My blessings are great and plentiful...sometimes, I just let other things get in the way...like torn muscles, broken bones and enough snot in my head to fill a gallon bucket.  This helped me tonight to bring those blessings up in my face.  When you read this, think about how lucky you are and put some of your blessings in your face!

Until we meet again.......