I saw the cutest thing the other morning as I was driving to work. A perfectly ordinary looking couple (looked about mid-40's) was waiting at a stop light to cross the street, I assume to walk their dog at the park there. He had his arms wrapped around her and was giving her the biggest smack on the cheek, and she was smiling the hugest smile, it seemed as bright as the morning sun. It was so adorable.
Henry tells me, "Mommy, I love you all by myself." That means noone else can love me besides him, or at least not as MUCH as he does. Of course, he also loves "DcNonalds" (McDonalds) all by himself too.
Every day when I drive to work, I pass the homeless shelter. I see men (rarely women) who are waiting in line for breakfast in the cold of the already chilly August mornings. I see men standing on the street corner hoping to get a day labor job. If I drive by again at lunch time, then you see the young mothers pushing strollers, and the kids playing on the shelter playground. When I see this, I realize that I don't have a lot of problems. A daily reality check is a good thing.
Today I ate a sandwich called "The Machine Gun." Even though it was super delicious, I'm not sure I should eat such violently-named food. But I think I will be craving another one as soon as my liver and I process all the fat. Not an easy task these days without the help of my gall bladder.
2020 in Nutshell
5 years ago
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Hey Laura,
I love your bloggy ramblings, I often think of something or observe something and think, oh I'll have to blog about that, but I usually forget by the time I get home! Awwww...Henry sounds adorable, all by himself :)
I work for a youth refuge now, and I look at some of our clients and wonder how they get up each day, go to school, do what it is they need to do, we are indeed blessed, I have a home to go to each night and a family that loves me.
Wow...I think you are alone with that machine gun sandwich...I don't have a gall bladder either, but I try to be kind to my liver, I think I have put on 5kg just looking at the picture!
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