Happy Mother's Day!

As I was sitting here having my first cup of coffee before starting the day, I had a lovely little yellow visitor.  You can see him on the left hand side of the feeder, though this pic does not do him justice.  He was very bright yellow and very cheerful looking.  My camera was close at hand so I decided to take a picture.  It made me smile.

My heart is heavy today though because I am definitely still sick and will not be seeing my Mom.  I have a deep chest cough with phlegm and in her condition I think that could be deadly for her.  All I can do is take comfort in knowing that I have other siblings that she will see today and that I will be seeing her very soon.

Today my plan will be to work out in the garage with my son's help.  I am going through boxes and organizing for a community garage sale in my neighborhood on June 4th.  We were out there for several hours yesterday too and it was a good bonding experience for us.  We were finding all kinds of things from his childhood and it was nice to share in his joy as he had been thinking things were gone, when mom had simply put them away for safe keeping.  :-)

I am hoping for a good day again with him.  I really need that right now and I know he does too.

Another really bright spot to my week was the re-surfacing of a dear friend from my school days.  I had not seen her since my Dad's death in 2004 and she finally tracked me down.  We talked and caught up on much of what has transpired in the past several years and it is still so comfortable to chat with her.  She has always held a very special place in my heart and I love her very much.  I was the one who went MIA and I am blessed that she reached out to me again.  I will work harder to be a better friend but I doubt I will ever be as good as her!