Everything 50's

I have been wondering what to write about next and rather than stress about it, I just decided that something would come to me eventually.  Today it did.  I was watching a clip of an Ellen Degeneres show and it was about a quarterback and his friend and how the qb won the title of Homecoming King but knelt down and gave the crown to his friend.  I guess some have said he did it because his friend has Cerebral Palsy, but the qb stated he did it because he truly thought his friend would win and that he deserved it because he exuded happiness and made those around him happy. His final words were that he hoped if others had the chance to make someone's day by doing something kind, that they would do it. I sat and thought about this and it made me think of whether I do things to make others happy very often and unfortunately I thought- no I don't.  Here I am a recipient of kindness almost on a daily basis from my friends, and even from people whom I know albeit not too ...

Labor Day is usually anything but labor for the average person since many places take the day as a holiday and send their workers home to have a cookout. If you are a mom though and your kids are going to be home for the weekend, labor is an act of love. I have spent the last several days of my week preparing for the arrival of my daughter, her boyfriend-Jeremy, my son and his fiance-Mindi. I first worked on a prepared a menu for every meal we would eat in and also plans for if we ate out somewhere. Grocery shopping was necessary and using my list went smoothly. Cleaning the house was next on the list. We needed to spruce up the upstairs bedrooms, change sheets and bedding, and make sure the cobwebs were dusted out. Since we have a bedroom on the first floor, our trips upstairs are few and far between. I also knew the weather was supposed to be great so I needed to clean the dust, pollen and dirt as well as a petrified toad out of the screened in porch. Next up was preparing as ...