Life's little pleasures...

Life's little pleasures..

or a subtitle..when you think you
might have done it right....

In life, one wonders if they have done a
good job with their children. Did you teach
them the right and wrong? Did you teach
them manners? Did you teach them fairness
and honesty.

One doesn't get to really know,until the children
are grown... and then you hope it came out right.
As the children become adults and raise their own,
you wish them well, with their own children.

And some times, a lot of times... each child will
do something extra special for you. I never think of
my kids giving me a present. My present from them
as far as I am concern, is living a good honest life.
And hopefully raising their own like wise.

I have been very blessed in that department.
But from time to time, my kids surprise me.
My youngest took me for a ride for a cup of
coffee a few years ago, when they had the
movie I Walk the Line. And she swung in,
jumped out of the car, and said let's go, Mom.
It is going to start in 5 minutes. Shocked I
followed her. After it was over I cried at her
thoughtfulness.

Today, Wednesday, I was about to head out
to Tai Chi class, when there was the door bell
ringing. FedEx driver brings into the house a
huge white Styrofoam box... in it.. Oh, MY GOD!!.

2 ears of corn, 2 red potatoes, 2 sacks of clams,
a box of chowder, a box of shrimp, bibs and pickers,
and two great big LOBSTERS... This, folks, is called
a Maine Clambake dinner.

While my #3 daughter (use the number as reference to
position in family) had called two nights ago, to forewarn
me of a pending package and it was from Maine, and she
said she wanted to give me a taste of home.... and yes, I
guess it right.. but to see this BOX... to see those huge
LOBSTERS... well, I wasn't excited... oh, no I wasn't...
As I was talking to her best half, telling her that it had
arrived... I was talking a mile a minute and telling her
what was in the box (like she didn't know) with such
excitement, she surely must have thought I lost it.
Excited???? HELL,YES!!... I thanked her profusely.

I have the table set in my Lighthouse plates, I have
my cut glass for water, I have my liqueur glasses ready,
and the water is boiling...

It was sooooooooooooo good...

And we are so spoiled.

Not only by these two, but

several of our other kids...

We consider ourselves blessed.