Happiness in Little Things

It's important to look for and enjoy those 'little things' that bring us happiness in life.

A happy chickadee... After I cropped the picture, it looks like the feeder is on the ground, but it's just the angle. I took the picture from my front door. The yard was *full* of happy singing birds. I love watching the birds at the feeder. Happiness from a simple bag of bird seed. :-)

A loaf of cinnamon bread from our neighbor....oh, it is yummy! It's a blessing to have good neighbors!

When we were visiting with my parents at Christmas, I mentioned to Mom that I remembered a pretty little blue candle holder she had that sat on a table in the living room. She went right to the kitchen and pulled it out of one of the cabinets and gave it to me. Isn't it pretty? I had no idea she'd kept it all these years! I'm happy to have it!

All these bags went to Goodwill last week. Now my closets and cabinets have a little more room to *breathe*...such a good feeling! It's amazing how things can accumulate!

Take care,
~Melanie

A Cool Idea for Hot Summer Days

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Lawnmowers have come a long way! I know my husband is grateful! :-)

He tries to avoid mowing in the middle of the day, but in the summer, even the mornings and evenings are still quite warm and humid where we live.

When my husband goes out to mow,  this is what I do. I get our little cooler and put in a sports drink like Gatorade or Powerade, a water bottle, and a washcloth. (He really likes the washcloth to cool his face and neck). Then I add some ice and water to keep it all cold. He can carry the cooler to wherever he is, and everything is nice and cold when he's ready to take a break!

Such a simple idea, but he really appreciates it!

I hope you're all having a good day. Thanks for stopping by.

Take care,
~Melanie 


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What A Storm!

My hometown got hit pretty hard in Friday night's storm, and they're still without power. That's a dangerous situation in this awful heat!

 Thankfully, we are OK where we are.  The storm had weakened some by the time it got here. I had never heard of a derecho until this weekend!

Katie went to Kings Dominion on Friday and was traveling back about the same time the storm was moving through. We kept calling her on the cell phone, and she was telling us that it was windy and there were limbs on the road and that they'd passed some accidents. Needless to say, this mama was praying hard! I was so relieved whey they finally pulled in the driveway a little before midnight, and I immediately thanked God for keeping them all safe.

I'm praying everyone can get their power back on very soon!

Lee and I celebrated our 21st anniversary on Friday. It will definitely be one to remember!

Hope you all have a great week! Try to keep cool!

Take care,

~Melanie