All posts by Jean

Thankful for Health♥
Thankful for Gson’s healing of his ACL ski injury
Grateful for safe travel
Grateful that temps were back up to 43 degrees (above zero:)
Grateful that we always prepare for winter weather each year
Thankful for friends…a fun Chinese buffet lunch with Luann :)
Grateful for texting…fun
Thankful for Crystal’s first We Love Gratitude which was “Good List Daily”…using that mug for coffee this morning and that it also says “What are you grateful for today?”
Thankful for all of you on We Love Gratitude ♥

White frosted trees from frozen fog…everywhere and surrounding mountains…gorgeous ♥
Christmas shopping all finished…
…let the wrapping begin!
Lost? Found? ….
…. Lost my car keys, searched my purse…
…Found car keys…Found wedding rings in purse…didn’t know they were lost while searching for keys…
…Call from Costco, they found GPa’s white cane…didn’t know it had been left/lost :)…
Frustrations becoming Blessings!
Neighbor Luann bringing us her homemade clam chowder and cheesy buns…she is the best chef!!
Peaceful Mind podcast ♥

A lovely Thanksgiving dinner and gathering at our son and wife’s new home…their 1st Thanksgiving in new home…a beautiful sunny and warm day! Family♥
A favorite prayer: Thank you for the food before us, the family beside us, and the love between us.
The 79 ft. Christmas tree that came from the Kootenai Forest in western Montana and traveled by truck to be displayed at the White House in Washington D.C. Stopped at a number of towns along the way….and, yes, here in Helena as well. The 3rd tree that Montana has supplied for the White House.
Crystal’s “Glow” for CSW!
Crystal and Cathy’s “Peaceful Mind” podcasts!
Our neighbor Luann’s shrimp chowder….omg! absolutely delicious! So happy she shared with us.
Ava’s ballet dancing for the Nutcracker…lovely ♥
Family member who will be 60 soon…thinking about decade beginnings: 20, thinking about being 21:); 30, okay but thinking about being over the hill; 40, life begins?; 50, ready for AARP; 60, retirement soon?; 70,80,90,100 grateful for health and each day! Aha! Which one are you? LOL

Remembering Montana’s former Governor Judy Martz
Our only female Governor
Among other things, she had been an Olympic speed skater…
…if she was told she couldn’t do something, she would excel at it
Our son was one of many people paying last respects to her at the Capitol rotunda
He wears a “turtle” pin from her…she believed “If you don’t stick your neck out, nothing will happen.”
RIP Judy Martz

Loving these gorgeous Autumn days of perfect weather ♥
A fun and always interesting visit with daughter and son! Warms my heart ♥
Cathy woke in the middle of the night with the sound of an elk bugling in her yard :)
David observing a magnificent huge Golden Eagle flying over his house….awesome wing span! They are beautiful.
Oops, my computer stopped running about a week ago…our tech savvy gson Austin came to our rescue, found whatever it was and had it resolved in half an hour! God Bless Austin!
Okay, we have Halloween soon….Thanksgiving….and am thinking Christmas….have several gifts purchased and checkin’ off my list :)

Snow!
GPa shoveled deck and sidewalk…several inches, wet and heavy snow
New boot caddy :)
Slippery roads and a lot more snow on the mountain passes
Most of us do not have our studded snow tires on yet (legal date is Oct. 1)…
…we’ve planned for next week
A good snowfall usually doesn’t happen until Halloween :)
Our Sleeping Giant has a warm blanket of snow on him today :)
A good morning for hot oatmeal and toast of GPa’s freshly made bread
Happy Birthday Angela…and her hubby’s birthday yesterday
Barbara who was an RN during Vietnam and expresses her gratitude for our military
God Bless the United States of America ♥

Happy Autumn!
Snowing this morning :)
Okay, dear friends, I had shared our two weddings this summer…a granddaughter in Oregon and a grandson in Montana….
We have been anticipating another gson’s wedding next summer in Washington…
…they went to Hawaii this week and eloped!! ♥♥ Very happy for them!
A summer of weddings :)

We are continuing to be blessed with rain and snow!
Shared with you our trip to Oregon for our granddaughter’s July wedding…
…we’ve had another wedding (grandson) in Bozeman earlier this month…
…no ocean beaches here :) but beautiful mountain lakes and streams.
Love, open arms and welcoming for each member of our Ohio family, oh my how wonderful to be able to touch them and hug them.♥
Being able to have a picture of our six grandchildren, residing in Oregon, Washington, Ohio, Montana, and, again, love and touching and hugs.♥
An actual week of festivities and fun…with the wedding, the rehearsal dinner at a family’s home outside near a mountain stream and a campfire; the wedding at Hyalite Canyon next to a lake; the reception with music and dancing in town; the Sunday morning brunch at mother of the bride’s horse ranch.
Other fun things were Crystal’s book signing at WSS; sapphire digging; well, a lot more :)
“Only speak if your words are kinder than silence.” -Emotional Intelligence, Crystal Pirri and Mayra Porrata