Thursday June 4th~

 Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: 

the last of the human freedoms—to choose one's 

attitude in any given set of circumstances...

A few randomness to start the day.  While driving

 my in North Carolina my sister spotted this personalized

 license plate.  I sure hope this person is never caught in the 

"wrong" neighborhood.  In Texas they go big.  They go all

 the way out to prove a point. No messing around here. 

Meanwhile in Florida 🌴We're having a good

 time in Branson, but I miss my parents, and I miss 

taking care of Legacy.  Of course in Branson, we 

are loving all the wildlife that surrounds us.

Arvid and I did a little driving around yesterday, 

checking out different neighborhoods and familiar ones

 as well.  We always drive by the the place we had our

 first home in Branson; the one we bought online without

 even seeing it.  The house looked good; but of course it

was the lot in front of the house that caught our attention. 

 All cleared up and now the lake is very visible.

Our drive took us to our favorite spot, Branson Landing. 

 The day was beautiful and we of course were going 

to make the most of it.  We enjoyed a few hours by the 

water; just enjoying the views and having a relaxed 

time.  These unplanned moments sure are special.

Downtown Branson was busy.  People and 

cars everywhere. Branson is in full season.

A few plans for today which is always good. 

 Sniff is busy bird watching, Charley is out and

 about.  She looks and waits for me to call her.

Morning is here and a beautiful one it is. 

Everything is good in our corner of the 

world right now.  A good day to all.

Don't ever save anything for a special 

occasion. Being alive is the special occasion...

~Nadiya~

That's How It Is....

Happiness comes when we stop complaining about 

 the troubles we have and offer thanks

for all the troubles we don't have...

Unfortunately, no one wants to hear you complain day in day out about

how horrible the world is or how miserable your life is.

People actually prefer to think that everything is OK.  That way

there is never any guilt about them not doing anything.

As you you know, anywhere you go someone is bound to ask, "how are you today?"

How is your day?" and so forth.  Be it at the grocery store, the sales girl at

the mall, the neighbor...you get the picture.  Everyone has this standard answer,

"I'm all right.  Everything is good."  One day I decided to put it to the test.

The grocery girl asked the question, "how are you today?"  I looked at her

and I really told her how I really was.  Some was made up to see the reaction.

Needless to say, she looked very uncomfortable with me spilling my guts.

Have to say no one wants to know how you really are.  The question is merely a 

formality and the expected answer is, "all is good."  Anything else is just

way too much information.  Same with families.  

They do want to know how you are, and how you're doing, but up to a point.  

Take Arvid for instance, he always says to me, "the less I know the better off I am." 

 Maybe he has a point.  But for now, next time someone asks "how are you?", 

most likely what they are expecting to hear is, "I'm fine."

Monday and I'm ready for the week.

How about you?  Enjoy the day and the week that follows.

Remember, being happy or being miserable is what separates most people.

Happy are they who take life day by day

complain very little, and are thankful

for the little things in life.

It would certainly make my week a lot better 

if I was off work every Monday.

somebody needs to make this happen...

~Nadiya~