DH finally making progress in recovery from horrible chemo/radiation ordeal, we just returned from a glorious walk together in the early sun.
DS fully launched and happy in his life, just turned 30, how did that happen.
DD with special needs will move into a shared house with roommates and support next week, excited and apprehensive for her.
I’m happy to have my relative health and sanity and still a career I love for a few more years, if I want it.
I love this thread. One thing I am grateful for is CC. It’s been a tremendous source of information and support for the past decade or so. I come here first for information on everything from appliances to health issues. And it’s given me two friends, one of whom I’ve exchanged multiple daily emails with for over 4 years as we supported one another through bad marriages to and divorces from very similar men.
I’m grateful that DS2 will be going to his first -choice college next fall (thank you, CC!), that a prof in his field got in touch with him and they’ve been exchanging emails, that the school has fantastic vegetarian food, and that it’s not far away. (I will be devastated when he leaves.)
I’m grateful for good health and increasing fitness.
Last night, H and I enjoyed a beautiful summer evening sitting out on the pool deck, sipping fancy frozen drinks that I made. We listened to great music, played with our dog, and shared our excitement about the new pup that we will be bringing home next month.
We were particularly grateful since it was aboutthis time 4 years ago that H was unexpectedly, critically ill, with a long recovery ahead, and we both doubted that evenings like that could happen again.
!!! I want pictures of the foster kittens! That’s how I rejoice!
My H and Kids are all healthy and relatively happy, we are able bodied enough to do almost anything we want, and despite the fact that I worry about it often, we can pick when to retire and will likely not have financial issues once we do.
Around 6 pm last night, I went for a walk outside. The weather in Maine this time of year is glorious. I don’t think any other place compares to Maine in late June. Anyway, when I walked around the back corner of the house, I suddenly caught a whiff of warm bread and spaghetti sauce - my 21-year-old son was cooking dinner for our family! So that is my definition of happiness. 
And my 23-year-old son with schizophrenia is happy. The other day, he said, “Mom, I just want to say that I’m really happy how my life has turned out, even after everything that has happened.” If a kid can be on Social Security and Medicare and be content, I should have no complaints!
I survived the past crazy 6 to 9 months of house selling and moving, and am settling into my new downsized life, with many options for the future. My new neighborhood makes me so happy. Thankful for good friends and kids finding their paths in life. Summer in my town is paradise, and every day makes me glad to live here.
The formerly homeless girl posted on the MIT thread. She thanked Cris for helping her get into Amherst (she didn’t get into MIT). He stayed in touch with her, went to her graduation, and motivated her. She now has a software job in the Bay Area. Her happiness is contagious
At my Weight Watchers meeting this week, a woman who has only been part of the group for about a month said that the week had been a struggle for her because she had been so upset about Orlando since she is a member of the LGBT community herself. The group reacted with sympathy and understanding, without batting an eyelash about the fact that she had just come out to a group of 30 near-strangers. And I think she know in advance that the group would react that way. It’s what we’ve come to expect in 2016 in our corner of the world.
I’m glad to live in this corner of the world in 2016.
My entire family just spent several days together visiting S1 and DIL in CA, including his birthday (an occasion we haven’t spent together in a long time).
DH and I are now at the wedding of the son of dear, old friends who we don’t see often enough since we live 3000 miles apart.
Good week.
So grateful my older brother is still alive and doing well, and has a new love in his life. Grateful for our little dog, who makes me laugh every day. He reminds me to be a better person, and to try to bring joy to others, even in small ways.
Recently, I’ve been grateful and touched by the kindness of customers at work who are virtually strangers, yet often act like old friends.
My anxiety-prone son is coping with challenges at work - and talking about going back to school in January after dropping out a year and a half ago. That’s both scary (he doesn’t deal well with stress) and positive (he says he thinks he’s ready.)
And after a decade of living on the East Coast, my tough-as-nails, independent daughter will be moving back home to attend a PhD program here… and wants to move in with mom & dad for a while to save money.
Kiddos nearby and moving forward in their lives: the thing I rejoice in the most. As all of you do too.
I moved into my dream home about 6 weeks ago. Every day I have to pinch myself that I get to live with this gorgeous waterfront scenery. I bought rockers and we sit out every morning drinking coffee, then I go check the crab traps. We have so much wildlife here I can’t believe it…otters in the water, bald eagles flying by on occasion, the landscaping is amazing and everything is blooming right now. The weather has been fabulous.
I had a manager who I realized was subtly discriminating against a minority, a gay employee and a woman. He left this week and I’m glad he’s gone. I work so hard to have a really diverse workforce there’s no patience or room for someone like that wearing my logo.
My son who suffers with chronic migraines is handling his internship well. I’m really proud of him.
I feel like I’m in the best place I’ve been in my entire life. My family had some extremely difficult years where I lived in fear of death for one of my family members. We have all come out of the other side and strangely enough I am grateful for what the crisis brought us. Better communication skills for all of us. The ability to take life one day at a time. To be able to let go of the allusion of control. The most important thing I’ve come to do is enjoy life for what it brings today and not worry about things that haven’t happened and may very well not happen in the future.
I also rejoice that at 50+ yrs of age I’ve finally learned to say what I want versus expecting others to read my mind.
I am also extremely happy with the adults my children have become. I’m thrilled that all of them have a desire to not live far from us. Also rejoice that my anxiety prone D has found an online program to finish her college degree and completed her first semester in a long time where she completed every course she started.
This thread makes me happy.
I am delighted that both my children are launched and partnered, with wonderful spouses (son just a week ago, daughter three years ago). I rejoice that the forecast of rain for the afternoon of son’s wedding day never happened – wonderful to have been able to have pics and cocktail hour outdoors.
H and I have a healthy and delightful grandchild via D and her H.
I am retired and H is about to retire, we have no financial worries, can focus on how we want to spend retirement, enjoy time with friends and family, etc.
Now we can focus on our own agendas. There are some health issues, but we are in a position to address them, and they do give us an appreciation of every blessed day.
Right now, I rejoice and celebrate Summer break from college and getting to spend time with my Katie-Kat, my best friend since the age of 5. We’ve spent the first part of the day talking, laughing our heads off, and crying our eyes out together about any and everything imaginable. Now we are about to snuggle up on the couch and watch movies together for the rest of the night.
I spent today with four friends I have known since we were 5. We are in our sixties now. We do not live in the same town. But we live in the same state. So 3 or 4 times a year we all drive several hours to meet in a central location. We have lunch, wine, conversation and lots of laughter. Occasionally we do overnight trips and things like whitewater rafting. So glad to have them in my life.
Glad to have a wild little dog (who just pee’d on the guest bed minutes ago - bedding now in the laundry), both wonderful and loving kids partnered up (1 married, 1 marrying this coming October), DD and her wife in our town, and we meet up for dinner or visits often, all employed with decent to very good jobs. DH and I are healthy, enjoy our work well enough, own our house outright, and could retire as soon as age 60, if we were brave enough. Plan two is age 62 or so… Enjoy our nightly strolls with the puppy, and puttering around not doing too much of anything. I rejoice in my weekly music group and the music we make together, also!
another week above ground