Valentine's Week/Abraham/Remembering Mother

This past week I had so many things on my mind. On Monday, I was excited because I actually remembered a holiday ahead of time, and over the weekend I had bought my valentine cards. I always send our 8 year old Granddaughter in Hudson, some sort of Valentine treat, candy, etc. This year I bought her valentine socks with red hearts on them, a red hearts barrette for her hair, valentine stickers, and valentine candy. Feeling in a generous mood, I decided that this year I would send something along for her Mother and Father also. I had fun shopping for those things. Then I also bought something to send to our Grandson and his friend. Then I bought cards for our sons, and mailed the one to the son we hardly ever see, and put in a “treat” for him and Sarah also. The mood carried through the week. I kept a bag of dark chocolate raspberry kisses in the car, and as I drove through the parking ramp at the end of each day, I gave a handful to the attendant. I took chocolate treats to work for my co workers, and when I went through McDonald’s to buy a salad at lunch, I gave candy to both the cashier and the person who gave me my order. The cashier at McDonald’s told me that I “made her week”, when I gave her the candy.

I also was thinking of my Mother, whose birthday I never forget, she was born on the same day as Abraham Lincoln, Feb. 12. She has been gone from us for 4 years now, and it has been a long 4 years. She would have been 84 on Thursday. My brother, Jerry who we lost in 2003, his birthday is coming up on the 25th of this month, the same day that my cousin from Arizona turns 60.

Work has been hectic, but all these thoughts helped me to get through a hard week. It was good to be thinking of others this past week, it sure did make my week go better. The next few weeks will be hard also, guess I will have to think of “random acts of kindnesses” to do for others to get me through them!