It was a good day for comedy. We watched Grumpier Old Men tonight. It’s an old movie, but it was still funny. The characters are ridiculous. However, the part that stuck out to me was when the mother told Sophia Loren’s character that she was jinxed with love and shouldn’t even try to have a relationship.

Of course, that didn’t work. And rightly so. Because at the end of the day, it’s really just the loving relationships we have that make all the difference.

I’m thankful for the relationships in my life that make it easier to handle the hard days.

Today I’m thankful for a sunny car ride where a hawk swooped past our car twice. It was huge and beautiful and I was not quick enough to get a picture because I was too enthralled just watching it.

I’m also thankful for French toast, finishing some crafts, and sofa snuggling.

It was a pretty good morning. We got some stuff done around the house. I worked on a couple crafts. I was able to keep my pain under control.

Somewhere early afternoon I started to get sleepy, and I ended up sleeping most of the afternoon/evening. I’m hoping I’m still able to sleep all night. I’m guessing it was some effects of the vaccine I got yesterday.

I’m thankful I had nothing major to do today and was able to rest.

This is embarrassing —I never posted yesterday. Unfortunately, I spent most of my day working on managing my pain because I had my second covid shot scheduled in the afternoon. I had read that the CDC recommended avoiding painkillers ahead of time, so I did my best with home remedies. But by the evening, I was exhausted and fell asleep on the sofa until Patrick woke me and told me to go to bed.

I have a few things I was thankful for though: I got to see some of my work colleagues while we were waiting for our shots. I was able to get my pain to subside in the evening with a large dose of Tylenol instead of the prescription meds, and hey! I’m fully vaccinated!

I’m thankful for this surprise today from one of my favorite people. It was a bright spot in a dull, gray day.

It was so nice out today that I spent as much time as possible outside. We took a long walk and I was even able to sit out on the deck for a short bit. I’m not sad about hanging out in the sunshine, even though I didn’t get all my chores done. I’m thankful for this first full day of spring.

Today my muscle aches came on full force, which seems to be the norm now a couple of days after chemo. So I decided to take it easy and was snuggling with my pup on the sofa. As you can see, he was very concerned about me. I’m thankful today for his sweet attention.

Boo! We got several inches of snow again today. It shouldn’t have been a surprise since we live in an area that every year has what we call fake spring. It’s a brief warm up that gives us hope, gets us outside and dreaming of summer, and then we get hit with winter again. It makes us sad, and yet we fall for it. Every. Single. Time.

So I was sad today thanks to the weather. I want some dang sunshine and warm breezes. I want to sit outside. I want to see some green grass. While I know this snow and cold weather won’t last, I’m sick of it.

What do you do when you’re sad and frustrated? I turn on the Hallmark channel. The movies are usually very similar and predictable, but they always end on a happy note. So I watched a couple sappy movies. Then I video chatted with a friend whom I haven’t talked with in several weeks.

I’m no longer sad. It was great catching up with my friend (and long overdue!). It was also good to be distracted by happy endings instead of focusing on my frustration. And I’m thankful for that.

I’m grateful for another relaxing Sunday. It’s been a pretty good day even with the colder weather. We got a walk in and a drive to a neighboring town just to look around. I worked more on my shirts and started some little wool Easter bunnies.

I also hung this up today. I like the affirmations on it and the fact that it’s magnetic. I can hang cards from family and friends and artwork from nieces and nephews.

And since it’s Pi day, we got a variety of pie slices from a restaurant in town. A sweet ending to the day!