On this day, in 1967, "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" debuted on NET (now PBS). I know, I know....how random and what does this have to do with anything? Well, there is always a method to my madness, my Friend! Do you remeber when you were the age when you watched "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood"? Life was so simple. The biggest "issue" in life was losing your blankie!!! Oh, if only life could be so simple again!!
As I've mentioned before, we have a friend (my BFF) and her two small daughters living with us and they are so much fun to have around! "JJ" has autism and "Mya" has Fragile-X syndrome, which often makes learning "simple" things more complicated for them both. Mya & JJ's parents are going through a divorce right now, but with all of this they are the happiest, most delightful little girls you could ever be around! I even said to my BFF today "I hope Mya always sees the humor in everything as she gets older" - this was after she laughed hysterically at herself because her t-shirt got stuck on her pigtails while getting undressed for her bath, making her shirt seem like a "head wrap" of sorts!!! LMAO! It was so funny that she thought it was so funny!
Oh - and I forgot she got a hold of one of my MIL's wigs earlier in the week:
Watching these sweet little girls seeing the fun in life makes me step back and look at my life for the last few months. I have been a bit down as we have been very unemployeed and with that, broke. Because of this, we have all had to look outside the box, so to speak, and find other forms of income/jobs than we would normally take or do. Because of a lot of praying, our lives have taken a very positive turn in the last week and I know with all of my heart it is due to our hard work, love and support for one another. And I know June will be an amazing month!!!
Life is tough right now for a lot of folks, with the economy being in a slump. Use this time to do something different and exciting - something you wouldn't normally do! What did I do, you ask?? Well.....I dragged the whole gang to a farm today!!! That's right! Me - Little Miss City Girl at a farm - and LOVING every minute of it!!! :)
We got there super late (as usual for me) so we missed out on the farmer's market portion of it (which I will go back for next Saturday) but it was just nice to being out together and doing something different, teaching the girls about the animals - and it was FREE!!!
Mya was SUPER excited that I found her "farmer clothes" (overalls) so she could dress like my hubby! He is her new BFF afterall!! :)
Above Left: BFF, Me, JJ (in the red), Mya (in the "Farmers Clothes")
Above Right: Hubby and Mya in their "Farmers Clothes"
**NOTE: The picture above of me has also made me realize why I want to eat healthier, get heart healthy (yes...quit smoking), train for a marathon and be the best I can be as a wife, stepmom, BFF and a nurse.
I don't think anyone was quite as excited as me and Mya were! I felt like a 6 year old with her last night talking about it!!! I think I will find me some farmers clothes for my next visit too!
What excites you? What will make you step outside your comfort zone and think outside the box?
Good Luck to everyone in June!
Hugs,
Heather
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