Another Sunny Day

This is turning into a beautiful week of sunshine.  It helps make up for the bitter cold air.  The sun is streaming through all the windows downstairs and you can feel the warmth from it.  It will be a good day to go out and walk in the stores, as it is too cold to walk outside.  Laney is quick to go outside and return to the warm comforts of  the house.  She and I can't wait until we will be able to walk outside again.  I hate to rush the days away, but the winter weather is starting to get old.

I went to the store yesterday and bought myself a boutique of fresh flowers. They remind me of spring.   It is always nice to come downstairs in the morning to see beautiful flowers.

I found some more wonderful memories of Valentine's Day.  They are some cards that my children made when they were young.  They made me smile and laugh.  I am so glad I kept them.

This card was from our daughter.

I love the art work.

A card for me too.  I love the big smiley heart face.

  

              And of course a heart from my son.

It is too bad our kids don't stay young forever.  They always made me smile with the home made cards.   Happy Valentine's Day to my children.  I love you!

Life is beautiful !!

Elizabeth

Friends

The sun is shinning again today, but it is very cold.  The high today is 13 degrees and the low tonight will be below zero.  I don't recall a February that has been this cold or as sunny.  The sun makes up for all the snow.  It was a beautiful day to be out with friends.

Friends are people that you enjoy being out with.  They are people that you have trusting relationships with.  They are there for you when you are having difficulties in life and they share the special moments in life with you.  They embrace your weakness and celebrate your uniqueness.  Today I had the pleasure of meeting a group of my friends for lunch to celebrate love and friendship for Valentine's Week.  They are my retired friends who have always been supportive of me and keep me laughing.  What a great way to spend a cold sunny day.

My husband was happy that my blog posting yesterday recalled the Valentines's Day from 1989.  It was a great memory for him,  as he loves being a dad.  Today I remember another special Valentine's Day from 2002.  I was teaching at the middle school and my husband appeared at the classroom door with balloons that stated I love you and a box of chocolates.  I still  remember my students giggling and saying it was so romantic.  I was quite surprised that he had drove all the way from work on his lunch break to surprise me.  He was a lucky man that evening. I am grateful for those memories.  They are part of our love story.

Life is beautiful !!

Elizabeth