Positive Attitudes

Today I am grateful for positive attitudes.  We took C to a new therapist today and I was nervous.  She really, really doesn't like her current therapist (and hasn't liked a several of her previous therapists either).  I was worried that she wouldn't like this one either.  We have been told that this program is the program that can help C.  We had to get on a really long wait list to be admitted to the program.  What if she hates it?  What if she refuses to participate?  But she really liked the therapist and is excited about the program!  Yay! 

In another positive attitude story, I got a call from my father today.  My dad has been suffering from COPD for several years.  It is painful to listen to him breathe but he hasn't let it slow him down much.  The last week, though, has been much, much more difficult.  He went to the pulmonologist today and he was told he will now have to be on oxygen.  He will have to carry around an oxygen tank with him.  I was very disappointed by the news.  My dad?  He has a surprisingly good attitude.  "It wasn't what I wanted to hear, but it could have been so much worse and it wont be that bad." While it doesn't change the situation, his attitude makes it so much easier to for me to deal with the situation.

Thankful for positive attitudes.  A reminder to watch my own attitude!

Family

Today I am grateful for family.  It was a fun night at my sister's house.  A party that started as a small gathering that ended up expanding to include people we don't usually get together with.  All to celebrate the 95th birthday of our "Grandma Lois."  I put that in quotes because she isn't actually grandmother to most of us anymore.  Her daughter was my father's second wife.  They divorced but remained friends until her unexpected death a few years later.  Grandma Lois just remained a part of the family.   She enjoyed the party tonight in her honor.  There was lots of good food, great conversations, cousin bonding, and catching up. 

I am so lucky that I live in the same town with pretty much all my family.  We see each other often.  My father is involved in his grand children's lives.  I help out my dad when he needs it. My kids are friends with their cousins.  My sister and I make impromptu lunch and shopping dates.  I'm not sure what I would do if I could only see them a couple of times a year.

So, today, I am thankful for family.  The crazy and the great.