Joy Comes in the Morning

To brighten your day:
Sharing Dinner
An elderly couple visit McDonalds. He orders one hamburger, one order of>>>>french fries and one drink. The old man unwraps the plain hamburger and carefully cuts it in half. He places one half in front of his wife. He then carefully counts out the french fries, dividing them into two piles and neatly placing one pile in front of his wife. He takes a sip of the drink, his wife takes a sip and then sets the cup down between them. As he begins to eat his few bites of hamburger, the people around them keep looking over and whispering. You could tell they were thinking, "That poor old couple - all they can afford is one meal for the two of them." As the man begins to eat his fries a young man comes to the table. He politely offers to buy another meal for the old couple. The old man says they are just fine - They are used to sharing everything. The surrounding people notice the little old lady hasn't eaten a bite. She sits there watching her husband eat and occasionally takes turns sipping the drink. Again the young man comes over and begs them to let him buy another meal for them. This time the old woman says "No, thank you, we are used to sharing everything." As the old man finishes and is wiping his face neatly with the napkin, the young man again comes over to the little old lady who has yet to eat a single bite of food and asks "What is it you are waiting for?"
She answers....


"THE TEETH."

The ONLY Way To Travel!!

For $48, roundtrip, I was able to recline, read, walk to the bathroom, order food at the snackbar, and RELAX, all in one place. I had a great weekend. My friend's parents were the perfect hosts with great food, a nice place to sleep, and many laughs. I returned home around 11:45pm last night, so today is going a little slow, but that's to be expected. On Saturday, I walked around the mall and found a wonderful bookstore with all books $5 or under. I bought two books that teach kids about money management, a gardening book, and a fiction. I then went back to the house where I was staying and read for FIVE hours. I think I dozed for an hour or so during that timespan. I did nothing but relax.

We went to Mass at a beautiful cathedral in Fort Worth. We also went to confession, which was wonderful.

Hub did fine with the kids. He, who knows how to make two things---mac-n-cheese and PB&J sandwiches---actually did quite a bit of cooking. He made spaghetti one night, beef stew another night, and pancakes/bacon one morning. Wow! I'm impressed! Now, he has no excuses, right?

I was SO happy to see the kids and Hub. I missed them terribly. It is back to the same 'ole today. I'm off of here to catch up on laundry, clean a couple of bathrooms, and maybe sneak in a few pages from the new book I'm reading.

I'll take the time this evening, when kids are in bed, to make the blog rounds and catch up on everyone.

Thanks for your prayers. I'm glad to be home.