Never a Dull Moment in December...Business Party

We attend Court's business holiday party every year...with the girls.

The last few years they haven't lasted too long.

This year they were pretty excited and stayed relatively late...long enough to get some chocolate cake! (Those sneaky devils!)

 I think they liked seeing their Dad up front talking. They even joined him up there for a bit!

It was a fun evening. Chatting, mingling and reflecting on the completion of another season.

Oh so thankful for his hard work

and that of so many others!

While the Cat's Away...

the mice will play!

Our "Mary Poppins" took these last week while I was running some errands.

Even though I sometimes find myself counting down the seconds until I have a few hours to myself,

it's always nice to know what they are up to when I am not around.

BTW - My computer is STILL broken. I was able to come up with a temporary solution to get photos from my iPhone/email up on the blog. But don't have access to videos. Gulp! Fingers crossed I can get to a genius bar soon.

Oh So Thankful

I am thankful - always thankful - for my family, my friends and my health.

But sometimes it takes a smack in the face from reality to violently shake you back to the present

to REALLY be thankful.

I learned yesterday that a former colleague, friend and co-worker passed away unexpectedly in his sleep. He was only a year or two older than me and is survived by a wife and children.

My heart breaks for his family. I empathize with his wife and the tailspin she awoke to find herself in.

And the children. Just tears for the children. I can't even imagine.

Then, of course, I stop and wonder...

What if...? 

More so than ever, I find myself thankful. Thankful for this day. This breath.

It confirms and re-emphasizes that we need to live. To REALLY live. Not just go through the motions.

Because you just never know.

It also confirms that I am right where I am supposed to be

doing just what I am supposed to be doing.

 I hope you all 

live. laugh. love

a little more today.

HUGS!