Monday, March 11

[gottawonder]

Today I am grateful for:

A quiet day at home.

Gorgeous, above zero temperatures and sunshine, so I snowshoed with Roxy around the horse pasture for awhile, and spent some time just talking with my niece on the phone while I sat with the goats.

My niece has had a lot of changes in her life this last year. She's the daughter to the sister of mine that bought a farm in the middle of nowhere, and now might have to sell it less than two years after moving there. My niece spends a lot of time alone right now because my sister is trying to work, and the other kids just moved away this year. I doubt that she's ever been alone this much. Her boyfriend also moved this month. There's a lot of uncertainty for her right now. I can't do much to help her, but I can call and see how she's doing. She told me about finding Sprite's (one of our kitties) Mom as a kitten, a story I hadn't heard.

It made me grateful though, that I had a pretty stable home growing up. I didn't have to move or change schools. That's probably really rare these days. I am also grateful for having a fairly stable adulthood, that allows me to have animals and time-consuming hobbies with lots of supplies. If we had to move a lot, that would be more difficult.

Good phone conversations with my Mom. There was a stretch a while ago where she seemed angry or bitter with me. While I feel that people are okay to have bad days, there's a difference between having a bad day and talking about it, and just being surly. I am grateful to still have a parent, and one that I can talk to often.

Sunday: For good temperatures, and a good ride on River, with my friends at the barn.

Time to spend on watercolors.