Friday night grateful moment

h, sweet weekend, why did it take you so long to get here? Now that you're here, I am oh-so-glad, especially since you bring a reminder of gratefulness (which I have been lacking a wee bit this week...).

So, dusting off my gratefulness, I see around me so much to be thankful for...

* I'm so very very thankful that we had sunshine today. It was a life-changer for me, for sure; much as I was enraptured by the hailstorm yesterday afternoon, and even a little bit by the snow in the mountains, I am ready to be done with the chill in the air. I think husband thought I'd taken a happy pill this morning, I practically bounded out of bed and was a bundle of energy from the word "go," and zoomed through the day quite happily. (See below. Yes, that pretty much sums up my day; up to the part of the shearing, that is...)



There are more clips on YouTube to finish off the story, if you feel the need.

Lucy's cupcake, gone in a flash!

* My family. Shelby and Kim and the girls are here for Easter, and that is always such a lovely thing, to have them with us. We have had our Friday night haystacks, and apple crisp and cupcakes for the girls, so we'll all sleep really well, I'm sure.

* I'm grateful for Skype, that we've been able to communicated with my mom and dad as they've been traveling hither and yon the past couple of weeks. I know it makes the time that they are apart from each other go more quickly too.

 Maizy decorated the cupcakes most beautifully! Recognize those cupcake toppers?

* I'm grateful that people who make gluten-free stuff keep working at it, getting better and better products. The cupcakes I made today were from a gluten-free mix, and they are quite good. I also found a well-reviewed flour online, and am going to put it to the test this weekend.

* I'm thankful for friendship. I'm blessed in buckets with some pretty amazing friends, that is true.

* I'm thankful for my boy. He's a keeper. If every year of teenagehood can be as good as 14, I'll take it (hope that's not jinxing anything...).

* And for husband too. Such a lucky girl am I.

* I'm thankful that there are a couple of restful days ahead. 

* I'm thankful for the nurseries being full of plants and getting us all excited about planting. It's Pavlovian, I swear.

* I'm so grateful for learning to let go of a peace that's not worth keeping.  It's an odd combination of needing to address certain things and let others go, and I am surprised that it's taking me so many years to accomplish the right sense of balance. I suppose I should be thankful for the baby steps, right?

* I'm thankful for Easter candy. And that there were still a few bags at the store when I went to replenish the chocolate I've been snarfing all week... I think the nieces will be grateful too, come Sunday morning!

* I'm thankful for the Easter story, and all that it represents in my life. It's beyond significant, to me.

My eyes are getting heavy, and I'm so looking forward to a fabulous night of sleep. I hope wherever you are, however you spend this weekend, it's filled with joy and love.