Some good in every day - DPP2023 Days 14-17

 

Life has been busy and I actively set aside the blog for the last few nights choosing rest over writing down the memories of the days.  Undoubtedly I will have missed some moments I would have loved to read about later but I have been getting increasingly comfortable allowing myself grace.  Getting better at realizing the essential from the luxury.   Above is my great niece - she is the first baby in the family since K which makes her tremendously popular. Well that and she is super adorable.   As are all her visits - her impromptu visit on Friday night very exciting.   It should be noted that her parents came too.  We like them a lot too - but Baby B takes all the attention.   I felt like this photo E took of her fit my mood for the last several days.  Put on those shades and go incognito for awhile.  

Friday, I was able to squeeze in a visit with Mom and had time for a game with her.  Despite the fact she beats me every time and this time was no exception- you can see she isn’t finding the same joy she had the other night. And that is ok - not every day is going to be the best day - but every day can have some good in it. My exclamations at my disastrous luck in rolling got a few smiles from her.  

I also got some of the sweetest mail ever.  My friend who is a pro at finding the good - sent me this sweet card in response to the silver lining comments in a previous blog.  And I can tell you - while this is a friend I rarely see - her thoughtfulness is unmatched.  She is a definite silver lining in my life.  She always manages to strike the perfect chord with her kindness and this card was no different. 

So in a weekend filled with two basketball tournaments in two different cities as well as the hustle bustle of life - we found some good in our days.  

Baby B and parent’s pop in. 

Grandma coming for basketball games

Lil B  caught reading - of his own choice!  

Three out of four kids have to be drug away from books most of the time.  This kiddo likes to read but would always choose humans and active play every day.  So this was a testament to the book and good to see.    

Big B and I got to have a visit with Mom on Saturday too and her spirits were higher - which I never fail to feel my mood lift when I see her happy.  

After our Omom visit - Lil B and I got a little date night on Saturday to go to the Bluejay game.  It is always fun to get one on one time with any kiddo.  It is special with Lil B because he is always on the go and I am not usually the one he seeks out.  Time spent laughing, cheering, and connecting will always be time well spent.  Love my time with him.  

K’s coach gave the girls a little goody bag for Christmas and K wanted to immediately return the favor.  So a quick trip to Dollar General and a little time spent and we had 9 gifts ready to go for her team and coach.  I loved that her response was giving back so I had to encourage her in that. 

Today I got a date with K in E’s section at her job.  We had to run down there for a quick cleaning job - and then we figured we might as well go see our favorite server.  I wish I had taken a photo.  K was full of questions and concerns over the not so great part of the days events.  E had a table that had given her a hard time earlier and was glad to see some friendly faces. After some food, things looked a little better.  We watched the first match of volleyball before we had to head to K’s first game.    

There was some tough stuff this weekend but all in all - I got two dates with kiddos, Big B had times with friends, E had time with friends and a little time at work with us.  We can feel good about how abundantly we are blessed even on - no especially on days with the tough stuff.  And it feels refreshing to focus on all the good today.  For example a crummy thing today left us scrambling to do what was necessary before basketball and in a pinch - one of our awesome neighbors came and helped us.   We love our neighbors and we are grateful to feel surrounded in community every day.  

So my friends card will be posted for my reminder - to see the light in the darkness, the rainbow in the rain, and those silver linings - for they are always there if we just look hard enough.