Two Frogs In A Cream Bowl

A poem for you in the new year.

 

Two frogs fell into a deep cream bowl,

One was an optimistic soul,

But the other took a gloomy view,

"I shall drown," he said "and so will you."

So with a last despairing cry,

He closed his eyes and said "Good-bye."

But the other frog with a merry grin,

Said "I can't get out, but I won't give in.

I'll swim around til my strength is spent.

For bravely trying, I'll die content."

So on he swam until it would seem,

His struggles began to churn the cream.

On top of the butter at last he stopped,

And out of the bowl he happily hopped.

What's the message here.  It's easily found.

If you can't get out - keep swimming around.

~author unknown

 

On my father's desk at the place he worked, there was a green glass frog.  When I would visit him, I would see the frog and appreciate it every time.  There was just something about it.  When he passed away, I kept that frog that was on his desk for so many years.
 

 

Years later, I found a baby glass frog that looked just like the frog that belonged to my dad.

 

 

I still have both of those frogs, and am reminded that if things ever get tough in life, am I going to be like the frog who lost hope or the other little fellow who always had hope and kept swimming around til he got out of that deep cream bowl.  I want to be like him.  ; )   

 

 

 

~Sheri

The Old And The New

Some birds came to see me recently,
and the yellow and red ones are my favorite.

 

I have to show you the wine bottle that Jess got me.  It has a rose label on the front, and the glass bottom is in the shape of a rose, it's so cool.  We always have a cheese ball with crackers every year around the holidays.

 

These flowers were on Jess' bedside when she came in to visit.  They are from a bush outside my front yard.  Do you know the name of them?  (camellias maybe?)

 

The trees are all bare now, and it's getting so cold.

 

The birds are making their nests, finding shelter from the cold.  And what better place to make their home than the drive through at Starbuck's?

 

Do you remember the vintage Radio Flyer red wagons?
  I think they came out in the 1930's.

 

Well, look who got a Radio Flyer red wagon!

It was a gift from her other grandma.  And the wheels are huge, so they can take long walks on the beach.

 

Somebody's kissing under the mistletoe.

 

2020, the start of a new decade.  Is this going to be a good year?  I've had many difficult times throughout this year, but Jess knows that I believe through all those hard times, that blessings still come my way every day.  This may be my favorite present of all.

 

The train passing by with its whistle blowing tells me
"all is right with the world."

Oh, what is it?.....what is it about the rose?  Even a wilted dry old rose is pretty to me.  It reminds me that even old things are beautiful - old houses, old clothes, old furniture, and especially old people.  We tend to focus on the new, and we have to keep up with the newness of everything.  I am wishing you so much goodness in the new year, and I hope you get some new things, and maybe mix them with the old.

And remember,
a good cup of coffee makes everything better
even on a crappy day.  ; )

~Sheri



Christmas Rain

We got some rain a few days before Christmas!  The skies were so pretty this morning.

 

I had a Christmas lunch with my brother and sister.  We went to an Italian restaurant.  After, we drove to See's, and my brother bought each of us a box of candy.  My sister gave me this coffee cup, as she knows home is important to me.

 

My friend, Dana, always bakes homemade goodies at Christmastime.  She makes the best chocolate chip cookies.  This year, she wrapped it all with cellophane, a gold plate, and a gold ribbon (we ate half of them before the picture was taken).  ; )

I had a little visitor.

When she first got here, she handed me a glittery red baby poinsettia.

I made her oatmeal, and this time I put raisins and pecans in it.  She liked it so much, she ate the whole thing!

I bought her some pink boots
(Old Navy)

Curious in the car.
Later that evening, we went to a neighborhood close by to look at the Christmas lights.  This is a tradition we do every year.  We drove through Starbuck's first and got a hot chocolate.

Papa coloring with his little artist.

Merry Christmas!

You Lord are my lamp
You turn my darkness into light.
~2 Samuel 22:29

~Sheri