Oh What A Glorious Day!!!

The title of my blog this time was actually how I felt yesterday. I woke up (always encouraging) and the sun was out, we had slept the night before with our window open and the blinds were pulled up and sunlight and blue sky were giving us a wonderful way to start the day!



Then the paper shouted that Osama binLaden had finally been found and killed!!! I had seen the news the night before on the computer and listened to President Obama's speech. When I listened to his speech it made me remember why I wanted him for President. I am not a political person. In fact I had never voted before the 2008 election. But President Obama has a wonderful way of speaking and it reminded me of when I was young and would watch John F. Kennedy in his news conferences. Just let me add, I know that people are not thrilled with him and feel he is letting America down some how. Let me just say that is how alot of people felt with the administrations before him. We all have to live with who our President is and hope that whoever it is is always trying to do the best by the American people.



Anyway, that's beside the point. We all will never forget the images and stories and we all saw heard when the terrorists attacked us on 9/11 and I just think most Americans felt vindicated in some small way.



That's kinda weird I had all that to say. It's just that I was out yesterday and everywhere I went people were smiling and friendly and I must say HAPPY!! At first I thought it was just the sunshine because we've been dealing with a lot of gloomy days here but then I heard some people talking about the binLaden situation and I realized it had a more significant effect than I had thought about.


I have been so busy working in our yard. In my mind I was calling it my "geranium summer" in honor of my Mom. My Mom loved to go to nurseries and if she saw a geranium she liked, she just broke a piece off of one, went home and stuck it in some water and eventually planted it and had some really pretty geraniums. So, my geraniums never grow, always die back and get so ugly over the winter but this year I decided I would save them and plant them somewhere else and they would be reborn!!! And BEAUTIFUL!!! Well, they are starting to grow although I haven't seen any evidence of any flowers but I'm sure they are all going to be great!


I have been so creative in my yard this year. I've made new planting areas, repainted some of my stuff on my fence that was all faded, been working on a drip system and tried to do a little something everyday. Well, you would be amazed at how good everything looks and it's only a few days into May. I have told you before that the peak of my yard is Memorial Day and after that it goes downhill drastically. So, I only have this month to enjoy the beauty. I have not taken pictures yet but you can be sure I will. Then I will post them here. Maybe I'll even do that tomorrow and add them to this post. Bottom line is that I am enjoying myself. And I LOVE to go outside and sit at our patio table and enjoy the yard, the birds the clean yard!


I have a new picture of our little Rhone. He's 6 months old already!! He is the happiest little baby. Obviously sitting up now. He's not too sure about Grammy yet but I will be working on that little situation.

I haven't lost one yet. He just has to get big enough that I can ply him with sweets!!!

The boys in our family are totally into their Little League teams. We spend at least 1 night a week out at the ballpark and Kenny has been out to see everyone play on Saturdays. Zachy was involved in a triple play the last game he played. Joe is pitching and doing very well although his team has only won 2 games. Matt is playing out in left field and he's made some great plays from out there. They seem to all like it. Mike is really busy. He's managing Zachy's team - the Mets - he's coaching on Joe's team - the White Sox - and he gets to be a Dad at Matt's games - the Diamondbacks. Although he hasn't gotten to see many of Matt's games because Mike's teams have been playing the same time as Matt's team quite a few times. It's a busy time!

Well, I think that's about it for this post. Time for me to go check in on "The Biggest Loser." My television season is just about coming to an end. And Oprah is finishing up her 25 years on her talk show. I will miss her show. I always record them, don't always watch all of them. But I think she has made the world a better place and shown differing views and opinions on all sorts of subjects and really has made a big impact on our world concerning acceptance, caring and letting people know that whatever our situations, there are people "out there" who are experiencing the same thing as some of us. I don't think I said that as well as I could have, like I said, I will miss her show.

Coming up on our 45th wedding anniversay in 2 weeks. I cannot believe 45 years has come and gone. Time plays with your mind and then, you look in the mirror and realize - wow, 45 years has had to have gone by - when did I fall apart!!!!

My message to leave you with this time is: Find something to be happy about, it makes you feel good, inside & out!!!

Until next time . . .