It is done

I would have pics from this weekend, but the upload/download time on this internet connection is very slow. Try to get some soon.

This was, quite honestly, a difficult weekend. It had its very good points, but it had very difficult ones as well. I think i could easily turn this into a whinging rant, but want to focus elsewhere instead. I want to list the good things from my family. This list isn't very easy for me. Truth is, for every good point i have at least ten bad ones, but i want to focus on the positives. Here they are:

• I appreciate that they taught me to love Jesus, & took us to churches that taught the Word of God.
• They put a big focus on family & the importance of family connections.
• They put a funny spin even on the difficult things & taught a love of humour & laughter.
• Mother taught me to sew & to do it properly.
• Daddy taught me to ride a bike & later to drive a stick shift.
• They built a lovely home in which for us to live.
• We were able to have animals on their property. I had three horses when i was growing up.
• They grew a garden & fed us healthy food (i didn't appreciate this & all the work it took until very recently).
• They did (once i was a teenager) encourage my friends to come to the house sometimes.
• Mother allowed me to sing with a youth choir & drove me to all the practices.
• They paid for me to have violin lessons, piano lessons, & voice lessons.
• They allowed me to babysit at a young age.
• They allowed me to have a waitress job when i was old enough.
• I was allowed to use that money to purchase contacts (i hated glasses - i still do!)
• They taught me to take responsibility for my actions & to live responsibly.
• They taught me empathy for others.
• Since i've been an adult they have been supportive of many of the choices i've maed & they have been quite generous as well.
  
• They did indeed stay married for 50 years & upheld that commitment to one another.

Ok, this list was a little different. I wrote it a couple of days ago & finished it, but i've been having trouble with my computer connection & the last part was lost. I may later whinge on some of these points, but i'll do it at blog of lists. :)

I do want to honor my parents for what they have done.


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