A few things in our life

Life is full of a lot of things. Happy things, sad things, things that we don't really notice too much, things that come and go. Let me tell you about a few random things in our life that I've found bring me some kind of simple happiness. First is our friend Barry. He lives in the tree in the field right outside our window. He flies around at night and that is when we hear him hoot. It's nice laying in bed at night knowing he's there, probably thinking about us too. :) Maybe someday we'll find out what kind of owl he is.

We also have a friend Eugene we wave to as we come to and go from our apartment. He holds a "new homes" sign at the 3 way stop about a quarter of a mile away from where we live. Some days, or day after day around noon he's there in his yellow shirt waving his sign and waving his hand at us as we pass by. We actually don't know his real name and therefor named him Eugene so we had something to call him. Maybe someday if he continues to stand on the side of the street waving his sign we'll find out his real name.

I have a beautiful pot of orange lilies on my balcony. Sunday was Mother's day and our little family drove into California from our spur of the moment trip to Utah. When we walked into our apartment there on our counter was a beautiful pot of orange lilies and a card. They were a Mother's Day gift from Tammy and Galen, my in-laws. They're the best. Now I have a gorgeous splash of beauty and color on our balcony and I see it every time I look out our sliding glass doors. I'd been wanting flowers out there for a long time. Sometimes I think even the smallest acts are inspired. Those flowers make me happy every time I look at them.


I have a wall in our apartment that I love. It's a small wall, but it's a nice wall. We bought a new T.V. last month and because of that I decided to do a little re-decorating. It was simple. A little table we painted red, a white vase from our wedding and a new painting. Now every time I look at that wall it makes me happy. A simple thing.