The Three L's,Life, Love, and Laughter

Come on in out of the rain and lets have a cup of coffee. I am so into the Seattles Best Cinnamon, but tonight it is back to plain old DD. The reason for that is it is decaf. The coffee rules here are decaf after 2:00pm. I am so happy you chose to drop by. It has been a rainy day here in East Tn, but that doesn't have to dampen our spirits. If we didn't have some rain we would take the sunshine for granted. You may think the title is strange, but the three L's are as important as the three R's we have heard about all our lives. I don't know about you, but I love to be around people who laugh. That is one thing that makes me happy, laughter. I have so many friends who I can always count on for laughs. My card group, my domino group, my friend Sharon, and my family. They always make me laugh. Andrew is one I can always depend on for a laugh. He says and does the funniest things. Thursday was Red Carpet day at his Mothers Day Out program. He and Mollie both attend 2 days a week. Well Red Carpet Day is a big thing. The children dress up like VIPS and walk the Red Carpet. This is Mollie walking it.

Andrew and Mollie before they left for school.

Are they not "cool"? I thought I had one of them walking it together but I can't find it. But that makes me laugh seeing these pictures. Another thing that makes me laugh is memories. Life is memories you know, because only today is now. Memories sustain us when life is throwing us curve balls. I look at my grandchildren and it seems they have all grown up so quickly. Yet if they hadn't grown up I wouldn't have Clay, Ryan, Lindsay, and Anastasia in my life. I can't imagine life with out my three great grands, Andrew, Mollie, and Gabe. It is true, life is what we make it. Love and laughter play a big part in making life good.
Wednesday two of my friends from high school came to lunch. We haven't spent much time together over the years. Not because we didn't like each other but you know how life does. We all travel different paths and then somehow if it is meant to be you cross paths again. That is us. Patsy has only retired recently, so we have tried since July to get together and we finally did. They came to my house for lunch. This is the table before we ate.

This is it afterwards.

  We triple dated after the prom/banquet in Patsys then boy friend ,now husbands 56 Chev convertible. We about froze but that top was down! BTW we all married those dates and are still married to them! Yes The Class of 57 Had Its Dreams.Do you think there was any laughter that day? You betcha' there was! It is a day we hope to do again soon.
Some of the love in our lives is from being able to live in our homes with things we enjoy. I like being comfortable don't you? I can sit in this chair and put my feet up and drink my coffee and be perfectly contented.Do you have a favorite chair?

Boo likes it too. Can you tell?
Boo was a stray who came here many years, gifted us with kittens, which we found homes for, and has settled in.
Another thing I love is this old spinning wheel. It is a Tennessee wheel and I almost didn't get it.
See more memories, that make me laugh.

The three L's are so important. I hope you are living Life with love and laughter. Life is a gift and we often take it for granted.
Okay, I hope you have noticed my new blog header. I have a wonderful friend I have met on a forum and through blogland who did this for me. She is a private person and wants no attention drawn to herself or no recognition. so I say a big thank you to my friend for this wonderful creation. She knows that Dasko makes me laugh and she has incorporated him into my header. Did you notice it is my screen door too? I love her for this.
Well thank you for coming Through My Back Door where life is good.
betty
PS: My favorite daughter had a birthday yesterday.(My only daughter)lol I am so thankful for her, because she gives me love, makes me laugh, and makes life better by being in mine.
Happy birthday, Deb!

Isn't she beautiful? This is Deb, Michael, and me at our favorite place to eat in Destin. Dewey Destins
PSS: Amanda starts a new chemo regiment this Wednesday. As her sister in law Maliea said today, "It is only one calendar page away from being over." Thank you so much for all of your prayers. Will you please continue?