Tuesday June 3rd~

 Life offers you so many doors.  It's up to you
 which to open and which one to close...

The other day I took a little trip to the outlet mall.  Arvid of

course was busy, doing what he does best, being busy.  I was

 happy to have an outing on my own.  I just walked around 

a few stores.  Didn't find anything that caught my eye, but 

as I was leaving I saw this ATM machine.  A Crypto ATM.

We have been going to a few of our favorite spots. 

 Even with a busy schedule, Arvid still likes to do some 

fun stuff.  Going to The Landing never disappoints.

Always a good time and when it's 

not raining even a better time.

Sniff is relaxing and loving his new place for now.  

He's such a good boy.  Easy to adapt and go with the flow.

To all a very good day.  Another beautiful day 

awaits us here in the Ozarks.  The nightly battle for 

snacks between Arvid and Sniff continues.

Your energy and passion are the driving 

force for a successful week ahead...

~Nadiya~

Monday June 6th ~

You do not find the happy life.  You make it... 

Another week begins and it sure did not feel as if

 we had any time "off" for ourselves this past weekend,

 but sooner or later it will be better 🙏.  For now, we do 

what we have to do and get the "show" on the road.  Hello 

Monday, what do you have in store for us this week?

Sniff was up too early today, and judging from his

 expression not too happy about it.  The good thing for

 Sniff is that he will be getting lots of catching up on

 his rest during the day.  For us it's time to get

 busy and make this week an amazing one. 

Every morning you have two choices: continue to 

sleep with your dreams or wake up and chase them...

~Nadiya~

Friday October 8th ~

 I have chosen to be happy because it's good for my health...

We went for our afternoon walk yesterday, and we 

were caught in the rain. Luckily we were close to the 

car and managed to get in before getting drenched.

Before that happened we saw Chiquita and I managed 

to leave her some foodies. She was perched up in the tree 

just surveying everything and everyone around her.

I fed the kitties today. Always makes me so 

happy to see them and to feed them.  Unfortunately 

Baby was not there.  The dogs were barking, and Baby 

is terrified of them.  She hides well.  Smart girl.

It took some time before the others showed up, but 

they did.  Baby NEVER shows up if there is a hint

 of dogs around.  Hopefully tomorrow I see her.

Spitfire always follows me everywhere. Spitfire

 unlike Mama, who is not that affectionate with her 

boy Rascal, is at times very affectionate with Rocco.

 her boy, Taino's brother.  All depends on her mood.

Last night we had lots of thunder. Sniff was not 

happy and just kept moving from spot to spot. 

 Arvid tried to comfort him, but it didn’t work. 

Sniff was scared for quite some time.  

Today the skies are bright.  The sun is shining and

 no hint of rain so far.  Friday is looking good.  

Morning everyone and happy day to all.

They say a person needs just three things to be 

truly happy in this world: Someone to love,
 something to do, and something to hope for...

 ~Nadiya~

Saturday June 20th ~

For every minute you are angry you

 lose sixty seconds of happiness...

The morning has been beautiful.  No rain and boat 

after boat passing by.  The sky has already started to 

darken and the showers are most likely coming soon. 

 With the constant passing of boats, Arvid continues

 to keep count of how many people are in a boat.  The 

boat below he counted 10.  He said, "in a small 

boat like that it's only 4 allowed."  He's happy. 

Sniff is very agitated.  The thunder scares him

 and he's constantly running from room to room.  When 

Arvid moves Sniff is already between his legs.  Arvid has

 now stepped on him twice.  He's not sure where to go 

and what to do.  He's even scared to eat right now.

Since this COVID -19 is spiking like crazy again,

 I told Arvid that tomorrow we will not do take out.  

Instead I will make lunch at home.  Of course he was 

happy about that.  If it were up to him I would probably

 have to cook everyday.  Hmmm.. not happening 🌝

In the meantime we continue to enjoy our balcony trips. 

 Drinks at home and good food.  Yes, and when we get bored 

we look at where we would like to go.  Can you guess?

Soccer has been going on for most of the day.  Someone

 is very happy.  Hope everyone is having a great weekend

 so far.  We are home, we are good.  Life is good.  

Above was last night's sunset.  After the rain.

Happiness is a direction, not a place...

~Nadiya~