Well, as anyone who reads The Gratitude Journal knows, I work a lot — and play a lot — in my bib overalls.  I would blame my affinity for this easy to wear attire on my age but there is no need to attribute my love affair with bib overalls on age.  I have been wearing [...] Read Full Story

I guess old hippies needed the revival of “Hair” at this time in our lives.  The baby boomers have gone through so many changes — some of them not so good and some of them very good. Some of the kids and a few parents made the trip to New York to see the Broadway revival [...] Read Full Story

Well, I suppose the days really are not getting any shorter.  There are still 24 hours in a day.  But, the sunlight is not lasting quite as long as it did yesterday.  And, tomorrow there will be even less.  The first day of summer is the longest day of the year and that mark just [...] Read Full Story

Sometimes when “big” things aren’t happening in our lives we go through the day looking for the next “big” thing to bring us happiness.  Well, that is kind of crazy to begin with.  Things do not bring us happiness.  Happiness is an attitude that grows from our view of life. A long time ago I realized [...] Read Full Story

My husband and I watched “Billy Elliott” when it first came out on DVD.  That was quite a few years ago.  Of course, it is now a Broadway show.  Sunday night was the prime chance to have another viewing of the movie.  And, we needed to see it again — the whole neighborhood needed to [...] Read Full Story

My father died when I was seventeen.  But, his memory has remained alive and well.  When I was younger, much younger, I was resentful that my father had died when I was so young.  I missed him.  In fact, I continue to miss his physical presence in my life.  Yet, I have contented myself with [...] Read Full Story

Okay, so maybe it is a victory for women.  But, today I am thankful for all the Mr. Moms in the world.  Maybe I am taking a rather cynical look at the situation, but after years and years spent in the work force trying to balance work and home, I am overjoyed to see more [...] Read Full Story

Whew!  Today I needed the neighbors.  I woke up this morning with a back that was in such pain that I thought I would be sick.  The pain was shooting down my legs and my back was in spasms.  This doesn’t happen often, but about every four or five years it seems that my back [...] Read Full Story

I suppose ignorance is bliss — sometimes.  The kids are set up in the cabin this morning.  I never realized how excited young ones can get about shredding newspaper.  But, it seems to be the source of joy today.  I’m not going to go into the details of cutting newspaper.  But, I can see tomorrow [...] Read Full Story

This morning I felt an overwhelming feeling of gratitude.  It came from the most unexpected source —- my mother-in-law. You know, some of us have mothers-in-law that are mostly critical of us or are always offering unsolicited advice.  To be honest, I have infinite respect for my mother-in-law.  That’s not to say that we haven’t had [...] Read Full Story