Happy Friday

I must be getting older. I can't believe how time flies by. I mean here we are coming to the end of another week and Easter has come and gone. I had a lovely Easter weekend. My girls weren't able to make it over but I was able to celebrate it with my extended family on my hubbies side. I had prepared a ladies brunch as the men decided they wanted to go golfing...little did they know it was going to rain half way through their game. But I think they enjoyed themselves all the same.

Brunch was a gathering of generations. I was fortunate to have both great-grandma's, Grandma, mom and baby Lachlan for Easter, along with my nephew's girlfriend. It was a lovely time. Even though the years divided us we were kindred spirits and were able to converse on many levels. My nephew's girlfriend was very interesting she is a lovely young women studying language and psychology in the endeavour to become a psychologist. She posed some very good questions and kept the conversation lively.My great nephew Lachlan was a charmer....gooing and drooling he just kept us all smiling.

from L-R Great-grandma Mamare, my niece(aka mom),Lachlan,Grandma, and Great-grandma Marilynne

Now here we are. It has been a busy week for me. I worked 4 days this week for my gradual return to work. Next week I do three 8 hour shifts and then I should be back to my regular shifts by the 29th of this month. Yippee!!! Gosh it has been a long road one I hope I don't have to travel ever again. However, with that being said it certainly has taught me more than I ever could have imagined. I have really had to learn patience's. That does not come easily for me. Well in my professional life I am very patient but in my personal not so much. I have had to learn that I can do with out a lot of things and even though I think the world is going to come tumbling down on me....it never did. I worried myself sick at times about paying the bills.....but as it turns out I didn't have collectors calling or did I have anyone knocking at my door saying they were going to take things away. No, I fretted for nothing. I caused myself angst for fear of the "What if". Those what if's never happened. Some how things more times than not just fell into place. It's like that book I was telling you about....take care of now and the future is taken care of....and you know....having lived it ....I find those words to be true.

During those difficult times I tried to live by the motto that this to shall pass....and then I found this saying by Cortia Kent...............

"Flowers grow out of dark moments"

I wish you all bountiful bouquet of of flowers!