It's been a lazy Sunday, the kids left this morning and I've been catching up on my favorite blogs and sitting in the sun. Cancun Canuck had a post about Thanksgiving that reminded me that there are so many things I am grateful for in my life.
How could you not love living somewhere that the maid makes you little eskimos out of towels?
- My son and his lovely wife give me great joy. It is truly a blessing to have kids that you like as adults and enjoy as friends. Thank you Dupre and Ginny!
- My wonderful Mimi. She has put up with me and taken care of me for 16+ years and she is still a hell of a lot of fun to be with. Life would not be worth it without her, we laugh about our reclusiveness but we have so much fun together that we forget to include others sometimes. There is no greater joy than taking off down an unknown road with just Mimi, knowing we will have fun and adventures and that there is no bad road except one without her.
- Friends. What a comfort they are and what joy and satisfaction they bring to my life. I cherish the ones I've had for a long time and I relish the ones that are new. Friendship and chosen family is so very important to me. I wasn't particularly fond of the family I was born into so once I was able to leave home I quickly started building my own, chosen family. I guess it is true that some are here for a reason or a season and losing those has been painful at times. The ones that are here for the long haul though have more than made up for it.
- I really love my life, and the funny thing is I think I could have said that most of the time in the past. I've led so many different lives and I've enjoyed all of them. Of them all, I always think the one I'm in now is the best, and that too is a gift. Seriously though, how could I not be thankful for a life that lets me travel wherever I feel like going, lets me spend most of my time in shorts, on a beautiful beach or gorgeous historical city. Damn! Life really is good.
- I am grateful for the genes that keep me pretty healthy in spite of everything I've done and not done to deserve it. Knocking on wood about that one.
- The love of good dogs and cats and birds has added enormously to my life. There is nothing that can raise your mood like a dog laying beside you or a cat purring on your chest. Even a macaw kiss is a great joy.
How could you not love living somewhere that the maid makes you little eskimos out of towels?
posted by Jonna at 8:51 PM
8 Comments:
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you really did turn out to be a good writer. i can barely stand reading more than a paragraph or two on most peoples blogs.... but i love reading yours and always finish them!
i'm thankful you are still around Jonna.....Our mutual friend, Mr. Big, is quite sick right now....I am hoping to have him here for the holiday, but i dont know....send him some good thoughts. r.
It sounds like you have a lot of blessings, thanks for sharing! Your life sounds sweet.
Yay! Another animal lover who gets it!
what a great picture of the 4 of you. what you wrote is so beautiful. you are truly blessed. how true about our grown children being friends and fun to be with.
how did you end up with cuba? i just recently started reading your blog and remember something about cuba belonging to a neighbor but that she loved to come and spend time with your dogs. it sounds like all the dogs get along great!
enjoy the rest of your time with your son and daughter-in-law. enjoy your weather too. it's in the 20s in ellensburg, but we'll be heading to the sunshine in chacala in 5 1/2 weeks.
take care,
teresa
Teresa, here's a link to the blog about finding Cuba. http://www.baddog.com/blog/2007/10/back-to-our-trip-over-here.html
Chacala should be wonderful. I've not stayed there but have spent time nearby.
Well said, Jonna! (the Thanksgiving Speech :~), that is)
Lew
thanks for the info. so now i see how you got cuba-guess i had my dog stories mixed up. she is so beautiful. i love that picture of her smiling.
i read a few of your other posts and in one you said you have 4 cell phones. since we will be in chacala for 3 1/2 months, we are looking for the least expensive way to keep in touch with our families. what would you recommend? i've heard stateside cell phones are very expensive to use down there. any suggestions will be greatly appreciated-thanks.
teresa
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