February 25, 2012: The Gift of Family Fun

a gift nearly worn out, a gift new, a gift made-do:

• my nearly worn out slippers.  My slippers are most always nearly worn out.  I wear them pretty much every day, all year long, when I am in the house.  I slide them on when I come home from work and they stay on my feel until I go to bed at night.  Then they sit next to the bed, waiting for me to  put them on when I wake up in the morning.
• playing cards with my husband, parents and brother.  My husband and dad almost never play games with us, but tonight everyone played and it was great fun.
• a made-do connection of what we call "Dutch cable" to watch a couple of basketball games tonight via the internet on the computer. 

February 11, 2012: When Work Is a Gift

3 gifts found in working:
This being a Saturday, I didn't do much of what anyone might call actual work, but I did work on several projects that were indeed gifts.

• The gift of memories.  I had a needlework piece that my Grandma did for my Mom at least 30 years ago.  It no longer had a frame and I've been on the lookout for one. Found it yesterday and so today my husband and I worked on getting fitting it in the frame and hung on the wall.  I love it!
• The gift of creativity .  I worked on Valentine's cards yesterday and  then today to finish them up. I tried out several of the ideas I had pinned from Pinterest and thoroughly enjoyed myself.
• The gift of giving. Made some Valentine's treats for our Girls' Night Out tonight.  We sampled them for dessert and during the movie. Frosting on top of the cake!

January 10, 2012: The Gift of Laughter

3 times you heard laughter today:

• at the pharmacy.  The cheeriest pharmacy tech helped me today when I picked up a prescription.  She was kind and had a good sense of humor, and didn't seem to rushed to chat for a moment.
• in my car.  I was driving home and there were some people in their front yard with their dog.  The dog was absolutely loving the fresh falling snow, jumping up and down, very excited.  It made me laugh out loud.
• at a restaurant.  My husband and I went out for dinner tonight since we had some coupons that were about to expire.  We took advantage of one, but had another we wouldn't be able to use.  It was for $10 off $30 but all of the tables around us were couples and since the prices are inexpensive, I knew their tabs wouldn't be that much.  I peeked into another part of the restaurant and spotted a large family,  went up to them and gave them the coupon.  They were thrilled.  It was so much fun to be able to randomly surprise someone like that.  The highlight of my day!