Hopper's Faith.Hope.Love: Day 190 ~ New dress from my friend Mary

The dress is very thin material and the whole dress is fully beaded and is brighter than what it shows here. And yes, Lucy snuck in to the picture! It is a fun dress and I love it. Thank You Mary!!!! They have these dresses at Kremer Pharmacy and Gifts in Fond du Lac. I wore the dress the day Mary gave it to me and I had a lot of people comment on it...I felt very special.

Looks like rain today, it is 9:00am and it is getting darker outside. I have plenty to do inside, so that's okay. I've only been up for 3 hours and I am already tired. I wonder if that ever gets better with time? Zzzzzz...z.zzzz

Besides being tired.....I feel great. I just have to go through my cupboards and get rid of food I am not supposed to have. (regarding my kidneys) The kidney doctor said I have to be on a NO sodium diet with only fresh foods. I need to start it now.

A friend sent me this poem today.......it is a great reminder.

TO A KEEPER!

One day a mother died.

And on that clear, cold morning, in the warmth of her bedroom, the daughter was struck with the pain of learning that sometimes there isn't any more.

No more hugs, no more lucky moments to celebrate together, no more phone calls just to chat, No more 'just one minute.'

Sometimes, what we care about the most goes away never to return before we can say good-bye,

Say 'I Love You.'

So while we have it…it's best we love it…And care for it and fix it when it's broken and take good care of it when it's sick.

This is true for everyone, grandparents, parents, brothers, sisters, friends....and ESPECIALLY our children.....

And children with bad report cards;

And dogs with bad hips;

And aging parents and grandparents

We keep them because they are worth it…Because we cherish them!