Thank You Very Much

  Yesterday, Scott handed me a folded up piece of notebook paper to read.  It was a note from one of the Boy Scouts in his troop…a thank-you note from a 13 year-old young man that was unexpected and really sweet.  It spoke of his appreciation for all that my husband had done: the camp-outs, the activities, their tradition of stopping at In-and-Out on their way home from overnighters.  My husband is not a man of many words, but I could tell that this burst of appreciation was very well received. In my never-ending job of cleaning my workspace, I came across a note that a friend had written me, shortly before she passed away.  It wasn’t long…just a quick thank you for something small I had done.  But this note serves as a tangible reminder of our relationship.  We hadn’t known each other long, but I am reminded of her sweet personality and the spirit around her by that small card.  I don’t think she had any idea of the impact that card would make. It got me to thinking about the importance of showing gratitude.  I am blessed to be surrounded by very kind, thoughtful people.  I don’t THINK I need praise for a job well done, but it does make you feel good when someone shares their gratitude, when YOU know that THEY notice what you’ve done.  I’m not saying

And the Winner Is…

Learning Things the Hard Way

It really is challenging to learn new tasks the older you get.  My first thought is to get my son, Jacob, to rescue me.  Because he is so adept at computer/website/publishing things, I automatically think of him when I get stuck at any technical project.  At one point he set it up so that he could get on-line with me remotely so that he didn’t have to struggle to understand my non-technical attempts to explain my problems.  That has shortened the diagnostic time drastically.  But there are times when it isn’t a good time to call him for assistance…like 3 o’clock in the morning when I can’t go back to sleep!  Just after shutting down my computer last night, a thought came to me of how to get an image header on this blog.  As you can see, I was successful!  Jake will be so proud!  Not to say it was easy.  Nothing wrong with the typepad program, just the ineptitude of the user!  But one thing I have learned.  When you figure it out for yourself, it gives you confidence to try and solve more problems by yourself.  That is how the learning process goes.  I remember when Jacob got the first computer in the house.  All I wanted to use it for was making invitations and fliers.  It was easier for Jacob to do it for me than to