Happy Birthday Yona!!! I love love love love you so so so much!! So much!
Today was promising to be a quiet and relaxing day until I decided to work on a new project for no reason at all. And now I have a whole bunch more stuff to do before tomorrow is out. Oh well. That’s how my life seems to go.
This is the face Nathaniel makes at me when he wants attention and I am not giving him any. Or enough.
We took a little walk around the neighborhood today. And I snapped photos of my boys because I love them so much. The one with the blue eyes.
He was pushing around his little brother. Who was enjoying it thoroughly.
And here are all three of my boys. They are my life.
I got some really sad news today. My grandmother had a heart attack and is in the hospital in intensive care. If you believe in that sort of thing, please say a prayer for her. I love her so much and I wish I were there, holding her hand right now. I love you, Omama.
Note to Self:
I am not a big fan of Valentine’s day. Not sure why. It’s not a holiday we had in Turkey so I didn’t grow up with it but I feel like if I had it as a teenager, I would have always felt nervous and scared on Valentine’s day. Just another way to see how rejected I was. I think it’s meant to celebrate love but instead, it emphasizes the difference between those who have and those who don’t. And who needs a reminder of that? Maybe it’s too negative but I just feel like it’s an unnecessary holiday. If you’re lucky enough to love and be loved, cherish that every day. If you aren’t, don’t focus on it and live your life to the fullest and love will find you in due time. We don’t need flowers, chocolate or cards to remind us of that. I know, it’s weird how I feel about this holiday.
Three Things I’m Grateful For:
1. I am grateful for my sewing machine today, I’ve used it a lot tonight and love it. I am thankful for the hours of joy it gives me.
2. I am grateful that my family is honest with me and despite the fact that they know I will worry, they tell me the truth about what’s going on there and how sick my grandmother is. I have a tendency to think the very worst so knowing I can count on them to tell me and to tell me the truth makes it easier for me to stop my imagination from wandering.
3. I am grateful for Skype again today. I talked to my sister, my mother-in-law (and brother and sister in law and niece and father in law), and my mother today. All through Skype. So thankful for technology and high speed internet.
totally agree with how you feel about Valentines day – as a teenager it was a stress and people did brag about how many cards they got. Also agree with you about the wonders of skype – I travel a lot and it is the easiest way to talk to my family.
We didn’t have Valentine’s tradition in my country either and now it’s just the commercial site of it what comes up, I think. I agree with you, too. All the “outside” stuff like cards and flowers and chocolate hearts are a “bonus” for me, something that should be present only if the “inside” thing is there. And the “inside” thing should be there every day.
Sending prayers for your grandma.
I hope your grandmother is ok. I’m sending good thoughts your way.