Turning a corner

So today is all about turninga  corner - in many ways.

Firstly we had the dentist again today. Gosh I feel like I have spent so much of my precious holiday at dentists and hospitals and so on. Today was a check up on how things are going and it looks like they are going well. the infection appears to be gone - though the foul taste seems to have reappeared - and it is healing. So that is brilliant news. (The fact she found a problem in the tooth next to it is not such good news and we will deal with this in three weeks time. She wants the hole to heal first. Yikes.

It also seems our camelia has turned the corner too. Well not literally. It is actually sited 'in' a corner which is probably not the best place for it, but we have always said we are not gardeners. My MIL bought the camelia the week we moved in and we have been here 21 years now. I don't think in 21 years we have had anything like 21 flowers, ever. Some years we have had none and some one or possibly two blooms.

THIS year it has flowered, quite well considering the poor thing is probably in the worst place ever with the worst people caring for it. So it is my photo of the day today.

 
I have a new page to share today and it is one I made as a CT piece for Pickleberrypop and is using a new kit called Shabby Rose collection by Indigo designs. I love her work and have several of her kits I have bought in the past so it was a joy to be able to scrap with this brand new one.

The photo is of Nigel's grandmother who was such a beautiful lady. She was an artists model for a while when she was younger and even in her 90s she was beautiful - and very very like the Queen mother actually.

 
Today I am thankful for

• seeing an old friend. It was great to bump into Linda and Kyla today and to see Kyla's little boy for the first time and what an adorable little boy he is too. I was lost in a  world of my own when they called my name and I am so pleased they did. It was good to see them. Linda has been such a good friend and I owe so much to her regarding my scrapping and my love of all things crafting. She's a special lady.
• I am also thankful for time spent with my little fur boy who just wants to be where I am and on me and being loved by me. I miss him terribly when I am at work!

 

 

My one minute devotional calendar today is this

I’d been working on my speech for weeks, maybe years. It was the final night at home for our two daughters before they headed off to college. I wanted to remind them to do their best and to choose their friends wisely and not to dillydally away their study time. I needed to make sure they knew how important it was to attend class and to take careful notes.

I summoned them into my bedroom. “Girls,” I began, “there are some things you should remember when you’re away at school.”

We stood awkwardly in silence for a few moments. Then Katie, the eighteen-year-old, casually stretched out on the floor to hear my lengthy instructions. She’s always been the jokester. Twenty-year-old Jamie plopped down next to her, put her hands behind her head, and stared at the ceiling fan.

“Let’s just talk, Mom. Like we used to,” Katie suggested.

“Yeah, that’d be neat,” Jamie agreed.

Skip the speech? But do they know enough? Are they ready? I wondered.

Then we did something we’d never done before: I joined them on the floor, and the three of us, our feet touching one another’s heads, formed a triangle. We talked and laughed about everything from the funny things that had happened during their childhoods to what color toenail polish looked the best and whose Barbie dolls were dressed the finest.

As we said goodnight, I smiled from way down deep. Laughter would always hold us together. The rest, I’d leave up to God.

Dear God, when I’m way too serious and sometimes even try to do Your job, remind me of Your priceless and powerful gift of laughter.

—JULIE GARMON

Comments

[Mary B]

Maybe the plant is in the 'wrong' place but it looks beautiful there with the sun shining on it
as I said on UKS that is a beautiful beautiful layout of a very beautiful woman.

hope that the tooth next to the troublesome one isn't too bad and that treatment will go smoothly

[Barb in AK]

Oh, your plant is beautiful! I'm not familiar with camelias, but one must obviously have to be patient with them ;-)
Love the layout... again, simple scrapping results in a gorgeous creation.

[Hertha Gearin]

It seems that the infection is spreading and now the other tooth is affected. I hope it's nothing serious. in any case, always take care. Anyways, your conversation with your kids is the sweetest! It's good to open up your communication line with your kids. They need your guidance the most now that they’re in their early 20's.