To say that a week with no power, water, heat and light makes us take stock in what we take for granted each day is an understatement. "Borrowing" power from a coffee shop hallway and finding a place for your daughter to use a nebulizer is in inconvenience but also a great way to push us out of our comforts a bit. Spending nights with a fire going and some candles lit makes it sweet. The quiet was nice. The quiet was also challenging. Our fish tank didn't fare so well and we lost most of our finned friends. The parrot was covered so much for heat that she decided it was a good time to lay an egg. The mice figured nobody lived here anymore and started to move in something fierce. We were weary by the end of the weak. I gave in to the countless invitations and took up a friend on her offer to shower. I also got creative in many ways and was grateful for the important things....but I was tired.
I also had some other challenges this week. It was my mother's birthday and her not being here to share it is still fresh. Halloween was bumped due to the storm. I also discovered that a friendship needed to reach the next level and though I am always grateful for the lessons and mirrors it doesn't mean they don't make you work for them! Like I said...I was tired.
An invite for dinner made a grey week so much brighter. The Dolls asked us to stay after we did some rescheduled trick-or-treating. Brad made pot roast, quiche, green bean casserole, corn and pierogies with onions. It was a feast and as we sat there together...warm and enjoying the food and the company...we realized it was the first little Thanksgiving of the season. I was very grateful for so much that week but this just made it all come together so nicely. I would like to thank the Dolls for a day full of friendship and gratitude!
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