Sentimental Schlurp . . .

This morning I woke up and was lounging around in bed thinking that "if I was a good wife, I would be up making a gourmet breakfast." Instead I just snuggled up to Jon, listened to all the birds singing and chirping away in the neighbor's trees and dozed back off. It was just too pleasant reliving the summer mornings on the farm when I was a little girl. I loved going out on the little porch and listening to all the birds up in the elm trees while the sun came up.

When Jon got up, I was a little disappointed but then found another one of life's little pleasures. When I reached over I could still feel the warmth where he had been laying. I snuggled up to his pillow and was able to catch the slightest little essence of Jon. It was pleasant listening to him putter around and get his day going. Don't worry, he got a nice breakfast, sitting in the family room . . . the table is covered with mending and pouches full of food, and empty waiting to be filled . . . oh, and 14 quarts of GORGEOUS bing cherries.

As finances have tightened up, I have been so thankful for these little things that give so much pleasure. They cost nothing, take no effort on our part and there is nothing to be controversial about. Just visiting through the morning, attacking the latest invasion of ants, together. Getting him ready to go on down to the institute for his meetings, humming a song, for a change, not. (If you don't know me well, I am always humming, seldom singing, can't remember the words (sigh).)

Then I realized that I was humming the tune to "Thee I Love" , from the Friendly Persuasion, one of my favorite movies. I had to giggle because that movie is a lot like Jon and I. He is so much like the Gary Cooper character. Kind of funny, has his little boyish traits he's never quite given up and has been gently persuading me throughout most of our marriage, but don't threaten his family! I tend to be uptight like the Dorothy McGuire character , but no where near as straight laced as she is, often much to Jon's distress.

Life is good, maybe not always easy, but it is my life and I am thankful for it!