Kiddie Land

Michelle called and asked if I would meet them at Kiddie Land in Duncan Okla tonight.  So I could watch baby Max.  That way Wesley and Clifford could ride rides. Michelle could ride some rides with them as well.  

Aaron and Angel came for about a hour.  She had a softball game at 7pm.  Our weather was hot about 90 degrees this afternoon. So not ready for the summer to be here.  The heat always gets me.

Baby Max trying to figure out what Nana is doing with him in the park.  

How cute is Max?  He is very much loved by his siblings and the rest of us.   I hadn’t been to Kiddie Land in years.  Brought back memories of when I took my boys.  Am glad I could watch these grandkids enjoy the same park as their dad did when he was a young boy. 

 

5 year award at work.

I can not tell you how much this award means to me.  When I started working here I wasn’t sure if I was going to make it the first month.  So many elements to this call center.

I knew I needed this opportunity for the benefits.  Especially a steady paycheck,  which I was not getting at flower shop.   

I would like to remain here for a few more years.  The company has been good to me.  Our upper management team works for us.  Not all businesses  can say the same. 

 

Hattie

Ms. Hattie is full of life.  She is beautiful and so sweet.  She does like bothering her brother Brooks.  She does have her older brother Logan wrapped around her finger.  

Jessica and Blake always have the kids dressed nicely. This baby girl looks so much like her daddy.  Although looking at pictures of Jessica I see a lot of her in Hattie.  Love baby girl’s smile and the way her eyes sparkle.

I love how important pictures are to Jessica.  I have always loved taking pictures and keeping them for memories.  I have way too many photos, but do not plan on getting rid of any of them.  Currently am working on putting pictures in photo albums for each of my boy’s family.  

 

Pasta Salads

Pasta Salads are now my main go to for my work lunches.  Am not sure why I haven’t made many of them    thru the years.  For one I think my taste buds have changed over the last several years.  I am finding many foods I did not like I’m currently eating more of them.  I was never a big fan of fruits and vegetables growing up.  I didn’t take my health very serious.  Here I am 56 years old and need to loose weight. I am going to Doctor more this past year.  So am doing some much needed self care.

The diced up food I’m putting in todays pasta salad.  Will take this in my lunch several days this week.  I like that I don’t have to heat it up and can ear right at my desk.  Mr. C. did state he did not want cucumbers in his pasta salad.  So going forward I will chop cucumbers up and put in a container so I can add them to my salad.  

Do you have a favorite pasta recipe that you want to share with me?  I am always looking for fast and easy recipes.  We tend to stay in a rut when it cooks to what foods we cook.  

 

My 56 birthday.

My coworkers did a great job on decorating my cubicle. When I walked into work and seen my desk it brought me so much joy and happiness to my soul.

A few of my gifts they got me.

I work with some of the best employees ever.  They are caring and love to celebrate all our birthdays.  They sure made me feel special today. 

I can’t believe that I have made it to 56 years of age.  I have had a great life.  Getting older each year isn’t as bad as I thought it would be.  Hopefully I have gotten wiser and more compassionate over time.  I do feel as if my world is complete and I am exactly where I need to be in this crazy, hectic world.

May I take more time to look at the beauty of Oklahoma, smell the flowers more, enjoy the rain and be more alive every single day.

  

April journal

I will always enjoy doing journals for swaps.  This is just a few pages of the journal.  

Spending time writing in the journals is very therapeutic to me.  Am not so creative but sure try to make my pages pop with stickers and such.  

If I am not working in a journal I will write letters.  There is nothing like putting pen to paper.  Can’t even tell you how many list I make each week.   I have tried to use notes on my phone and IPad but it’s just not the same.  

Once I send my journal on its way, it’s almost like setting a part of me free.  I put a lot of my time and thoughts in my journals.  Do you write in journals? I’ve spent years working in journals. Journal writing is like having your own personal therapist.  No one is going to judge what you write in your journals. 

When I write in my journals I do try to include the bad and good.  I know I am blessed and looking for the blessings everyday can lighten my mind.