THANK GOD IT IS FRIDAY :)

TODAY I AM THANKFUL FOR ....


THAT GOD HAS A PLAN FOR ME, SOMETIMES I THINK I KNOW WHAT IT IS, OTHER TIMES I HAVE NO IDEA, BUT I TRUST THAT HE KNOWS WHAT HE IS DOING, SO JUST GOING FOR THE RIDE AND TRUSTING !


MY 88 YR OLD MOM...OH I COULD WRITE A BOOK ABOUT MY MOM!  SHE INSPIRES ME, TRULY, WITH SO MANY HEALTH ISSUES, SHE JUST KEEPS ON GOING...SHE STILL DRIVES ONLY IN THE A.M., STILL READS HER BOOKS EVEN THOUGH SHE HAS MACULAR DEGENERATION IN BOTH EYES,  USING AT NIGHT IN BED A FLASHLIGHT TO SEE THE WORDS (WE  HAVE BOUGHT HER THE KINDLE AND ALLTHE GADGETS,, BUT SHE REFUSES TO USE THEM AND MAKES US TAKE THEM BACK  - BECAUSE WE SPENT TO MUCH MONEY)...SHE HAS BURIED EVERYONE SHE EVER KNEW, SHE IS THE LAST BUT NEVER DOUBTS  HER FAITH  OR  GOD...SHE HAS LIVED  THROUGH THE DEPRESSION AND SURVIVED, BUT MOST  IMPORTANTLY  MY MOM AND MY DAD (WHO DIED IN 04)  TAUGHT EACH OF US UNCONDITIONAL LOVE! i TOLD YOU SHE INSPIRES ME....I AM SOOOOOO THANKFUL FOR HER!!!  OH AND IT WAS WATCHING HER THAT I LEARNED TO SEW!!!!


32 YEARS AGO, I MARRIED A REALLY  GOOD GUY, DAVE, MY HUBBY AND I AM THANKFUL THAT GOD PLACED HIM IN MY  LIFE....YES HE IS  OBSESSED WITH THE CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS AND I MEAN OBSESSED - GOES TO EVERY GAME IN CHGO, WATCHES EVERY GAME WHEN THEY ARE OUT OF  TOWN, AND DURING THE YEAR WE GO TO SOME OUT OF STATE GAMES - LIKE ROADIES!!   SOMETIMES I CAN TAKE IT OTHER TIMES I CAN'T, BUT IF THAT IS THE WORST THING...WHY AM I COMPLAINING.   HE IS THE  BEST FATHER TO OUR 3 YOUNG ADULTS...HAVE NICKNAMED HIM THE "DISNEY DAD" BECAUSE TRULY HE  CAN NOT SAY NO TO  ANY ONE OF  THE THEM...YES THEY COME TO THE GAMES TOO EVEN THE OUT OF STATE ONES, I TOLD YOU HE IS OBSESSED!   BUT  I  LOVE HIM  AND WOULD DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN....:)


OK HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYONE!  HOPING TO GET SOME SEWING DONE OVER THE WEEKEND AND HOPE i HAVEN'T GIVEN ANY ONE A HEADACHE WITH THIS PURPLE BACKGROUND....OH I JUST LOVE TO AMUSE MYSELF...


HUGS,


MARY