Friday Night Leftovers - Weekend Rainbows

We had a nice weekend last week.  We went to Jeff's mom and dad's Sunday afternoon, played some games, and had supper.  On the way over...

I know, you're thinking "Duh, crazy woman those aren't rainbows!".  To bad!  Those are rainbows in my eyes, even if we had to have -35 degree days to produce them.  They are rainbows in my heart.  I thought it was really awesome that Mackenzie popped in on our family afternoon. 


I missed "Thankful Thursday" yesterday because I wanted to dedicate that post to a friend.  I have a lot to be thankful for...

I am so thankful that we live in the country, with wide open prairie sky.  We have the beauty of the sky, and not buildings.  The sun floods our home with light, and cascades rainbows in the funniest places, created by something on the window glass perhaps?


God's first rainbow was the sign of a promise to never again flood the earth.  I've probably said it before... when I see a rainbow I also think that God has a promise to continue to bring us hope.


Jeff didn't have to work Wednesday and Thursday because it was so cold out.  I think the worst it got to was - 37 or so with the wind -48.  Anna got to stay home with daddy those two days and I headed off to work.  When I got home I did a little house work then we all cuddles up on our couches and watched movies and Tree House.  Family days that we missed at Christmas...Thankful God gave us this opportunity to relax.


Thankful for my darling Anna.  This week because she has conquered her New Year Resolution to #2 on the potty.  She's rockin' it!  O.K.  so she has yet to be successful at daycare, or for daddy, but as long as mom's around she is not afraid, even in a public washroom! 


I am thankful for my job.  Yes, I said it.  I love my job.  Jeff just asked me out of the blue the other day, "What would you do for work if you weren't working at the hospital?".  I looked at him, tilted my head and thought for 30 seconds.  "I couldn't imagine doing anything else! My job is great!  I love to work independently."


Let me explain.  I do the laundry for the LTC residents at our rural hospital and Seniors care home.  No, it's not really that glamorous.  I wash clothes, fold and hang, and take them back to every ones rooms.  I order linens for both the hospital and LTC.  The best part is that I work on my own.  I get to have coffee with a great group of women, whom I adore.  I get to visit here and there, with other great staff members.  I listen to music in my own department as I hang and fold, and I get time to think without interruption.  I am around people, yet I don't have to deal with your normal, work "politics".  My superiors have been very good to me and we have a wonderful benefits package.


Best of all... I feel like I'm helping others.  I'm doing my part for the wonderful grandpas and grandmas who call our LTC "home".  I get to chat with them, collect the love from their smiles and the giggles from their jokes.  I have a few residents who I regularly have chats with almost daily.  One used to be good friends with the family that used to own our land and home.  He gets a chuckle when he asks me, "How are those basement stairs?  Boy are the wicked!"  (They don't sit quite parallel to the ground.)  Another resident knows Jeff's family well.  I get to hear her stories, and she is such a beautiful soul.  This lady can really put life into perspective when you're feeling out of luck.


I am thankful for YOU!  My loyal family, friends and some people I don't even know.  You read this blog, that often goes all over the place, ending up further back then it started! 

What are you thankful for?  If you're having a bad day, sit down and think... Are you really so bad off?  Think of the others around you... I'm sure they are thinking of more then just a bad hair day.  Maybe they are dealing with so much more.  Be thankful for your trials and tribulations, look back at how far you've come.