Thursday, April 16, 2009

Ode to Grace

Lately, I have been going through the usual cycle of feeling that the life outside of Grace would be a little more fabulous than within. It's not a the grass is always greener feeling, more like the grass is more exciting over there, some where, any where else kind of feeling.
But, because I have all the right answers, just not all the right actions (this is a joke!), I reminded myself to count my many blessings, name them one by one--So, here is my ode to Grace, in a listed form:
1. I can drive around the entire town & wave to everyone in 5 minutes, actually that's sort of an exaggeration, more like 3 minutes!
2. I can walk into the gas station to a very cheery welcome of "Hi, Mrs. Chambers" and a couple of weeks ago when I was minding my own business in a perfectly acceptable hot pink mom-suit (matching sweats with hooded sweatshirt) I had one of the "regulars" (you know the ones that sit at the table with their hats on the top of their head in the gas station and shoot the breeze about who knows what for at least 3 hours a day) tell me that I looked like the easter bunny. To which I replied, "I'm just doing my part to welcome in spring." My point: this type of exchange would only happen in a small town!
3. Thanks to amazon and diapers.com, I have all the shopping conveniences I need.
4. Remember the song from Cheers, "I want to go where everybody knows my name"---thats my life!
5. I pretty much see all of your potatoes before the hit the produce aisle at the grocery stores. I see them in large trucks, I see them fall off the trucks and bounce around the road, I see them growing in fields all around me--I see them Everywhere!
6. My children want to sleep outside, are easily pleased by having a quarter to get a gumball at the drug store and can walk in and out of the city library just from my view from the car. They are happy and have no idea what traffic is or how many Jonas Brothers there are.
7. In all seriousness, I have so much to be grateful for. I love our home here, even if I am tripping over a toy every time I turn around (nearly sprained my ankle yesterday). They are some great people here and most importantly: our children are healthy and happy.
Speaking of healthy---noticeably not on the list: having to drive for an hour for a dr. appt, but in that too I can see a blessing--spending quality car time with my children---ha!

4 comments:

Discovery Preschool said...

I like the one about the JOnas Brothers. Have you ever watched Gilmore Girls? It always makes me want to live in a small town. Maybe you should watch it and then you'll like Grace even more:)

Amanda said...

cort i like your blog spring overhall. i love the country. i'm going to have to do one for new orleans now. grace sounds like a wonderful place. mostly i just want my life to be normal. i think that is pretty abnormal these days. love you!

Cari said...

You should have mentioned the story of Jack calling the library all by himself and reserving the dinosaur movie and the librarian totally did it! That always cracks me up!

Counting blessings is a good idea. . . I should do it more. :)

Craig and Cricket said...

the mom suit easter bunny story will forever be a classic in my book...i could picture it in my mind. i love it. gotta love a small town!