31 Days of Awesomeness:: Day 3:: Three Beautiful Things This Week

Three Beautiful Things This Week was inspired by a wonderful blog that Three Beautiful Things. Everyday, Clare writes about 3 Beautiful Things that happen each day in her life. It's a wonderful blog! I can only hope to imitate her in a very small way.


This is Day 3 of the 31 Day Writing Challenge.  

Today, I look at my week, and share with you 3 of the  Awesome
things that happened this week.  

1) Marvin, my dear daughter's cat shown in the photo, now considers me part of his "clowder."  (A clowder is a group of cats, a family, so to speak.)  He is now "talking" to me.  (I don't speak cat, but I try.)  He is also allowing me to scratch his back and rub his belly.  After all these years, I think that. is. AWESOME!

2) I'm working with polymer clay and making beads again.  I plan to make a bird, too!  The bird will be a sculpture similar to these birds:  

 This is Chesterton.

This is an aging flower child.

They are made with polymer clay.  

I think they are 

Awesome!!!

3) Two rainy days in a row!!!!  I would say:: DOUBLE AWESOMENESS!

 

This is Day 3 of this writing challenge.  To read more articles of the 31 Day Reading Challenge click

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Look at the categories.  Click on the category of your choice.  Scroll down and click on the button of your choice.  You will see hundreds of blogs to read.

Day 1: Simple Blessings 

 

Day 2: How can you say a Rainy day is Awesome?

 

31 Days of Awesomeness:: How Can You Say A Rainy Day is Awesome?

We woke up to heavy rain this morning.  Not only that, the rain was cold!  I dreaded going out in the rain to walk Pixie, but it was a necessity and it was time.  Pixie had to go!!!

Long pants on.  check
Warm Sweater on.  check
Shoes and socks on.  check
Umbrella.  What? No umbrella?

Oh, well, it was off into the rain we went.  Pixie was not happy, but she was quick.  We were back in the house in no time at all.  We were both soaked to the bone which required a towel for Pixie to dry her off, and a complete change of clothes for me to dry off.  I slipped back into my jammies. I added warm socks and slippers, and a thick warm robe.  I Love a rainy day!!!

Having grown up in the New Mexico desert, I learned to love a rainy day.  To this day, having moved to Minnesota where there is usually ample rain, I still love a rainy day.  Books get read.  Special food gets cooked.  (Today I made chile!  Hit the spot!)  Beads are made.  Pixie and I cuddle while I catch up on TV programs that I recorded for a rainy day.  And it rained all day!!  Perfect!

I have more great memories of rainy days than any other day.  I was married on a rainy day.  When the kids were small, we'd make tents, have picnics and camp out in the house on a rainy day.  We'd build forts out of sheets.  We'd eat popcorn and apples for supper and watch TV.  (Homework was completed quickly on those days.)  I'd crochet.  We'd read.  (Some things never change.) Sometimes, the kids and I would even sneak outside for a few quick jumps in the puddles, then, it was bath time and time to read before bedtime. 

When the kids were older, we'd make our favorite comfort foods.  We'd sit and eat pizza, play games, and talk.   I heard their dreams and sorrows.  Once in a long while, we'd even build a fort and eat apples and popcorn for supper.

Now that they are adults, they love the rain, too.  They've told me that they love to hear the rain as they go to sleep.

So, a rainy day!  Another bit of  AWESOMENESS!!!

This is Day 2 of this writing challenge.  To read more articles of the 31 Day Reading Challenge click

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Look at the categories.  Click on the category of your choice.  Scroll down and click on the button of your choice.  You will see hundreds of blogs to read.

Day 1: Simple Blessings 

 

31 Days Writing Challenge

I learned about the 31 Days Writing Challenge from my friend, Lori Anderson's blog, "Pretty Things."  The most challenging part of this blog will be to focus on only one topic for the entire month.  The topics from which you can choose are broad enough to encompass many different things.  The challenge will be to write every day and post everyday. 

The topic I've chosen is:: Too Awesome to Categorize!  Think that will be fun  and make me think about all the things I encounter that really are Too Awesome!  I'm looking forward to this challenge. 

It's not to late to join.  If you click

HERE

You'll go to the homepage of the writing challenge.  Next step is to pick a topic.  Next step, sign up!  Then get ready for the fun!  There's a link up for each topic.  It's easy.  It's fun.  I think you'll enjoy.  I hope to see you there.

Here are is the list of topics from which you can choose::

House and Home
Simplicity and Organizing
Family Life
Inspiration and Faith
Writing and Blogging and Internet Stuff
Fashion and Beauty
Food Health and Wellness
Personal Endeavors
Too Awesome to Classify

Hope to see you there!