It's good to be back!!

Well, after a very wet and stormy weekend (thanks to Ernesto) we are back home from camping. It really was a great weekend away. We were safe and warm in our trailer with movies and plenty of food and Lilly was enjoying all the changes in our routine. She got to sleep as long as she wanted to (ok, she normally does that anyway but the difference was that WE got to sleep in late too!) and both of us got to spend our days with her instead of just Ron. That meant a lot to me (and hopefully to Lilly too).
While we were gone, Ron celebrated his birthday (ok, Ron doesn't exactly like to celebrate birthdays anymore, but I celebrated his birthday by making a lemon meringue pie on Saturday - the trailer smelled sooo good because I also had a crockpot of chili going at the same time).
Unfortunately some unhappy things happened while we were there...Steve Irwin passed away, and also a State Trooper who was here in our area to help with the manhunt of a fugitive and who was shot last week, passed away on the weekend. That was sad news on two fronts. Makes a person realize how fragile life is. In the case of the trooper, it's a sad reminder that our military aren't the only ones who put their lives on the line to protect us.
Peace and quiet are wonderful things - especially when they are enjoyed in the company of those you love. I sometimes feel very blessed because Ron and I are on the downside of things...you know, more years behind us than ahead. To me, it's all the more incentive to try to get things right...to share my faith, to love others, to savor and give thanks for each blessing all the more. Sure it could have it's negative side too...but the blessings far outweigh the fears or the doubts. I am healthy and happy and have a wonderful person to spend my life with...that's you, Ron...as much time as God allows.
Each and every day there is something - there are many things - to give thanks for...and that would include all of you.
God bless you all...it's good to be home with you again.
Sue