After a very busy Mother's Day weekend, with company at our house Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (which I was sure would make me Miss Cranky Pants today), I find myself unexpectedly filled with gratitude.
I'm grateful that my daughter's birthday sleepover ended with a happy Nia, girlfriends who got along, and my house still standing. And I got to be 'crafty mom,' when we decorated flip flops at the party. They have a few pair left at Michael's, I think.
I'm grateful for family. We introduced the local relatives to our new doggie Rufus on Saturday night, and it was wonderful for all of us to hang out together and eat what Billy had charred on the grill. The aunts, uncles, and grannies were very generous to my daughter, too.
The kid's eleventh birthday was Tuesday, and it's been a festival ever since. I have to admit that she's spoiled, but so far, not a brat. In fact, she made me a Mother's Day card and put some of her birthday money in it for me. Quite the sacrifice for a kid her age. And again, I'm grateful.
I'm grateful to my sister Beverly for bringing my mother to my house yesterday. I really wanted to spend the day with my Mommy (yes, I still call her that) but was too exhausted to drive to Baltimore. We spent a low-key afternoon together, and it was so nice.
I'm grateful to my husband. First of all, for making me a mother in the first place, and for the generous mother of pearl (get it?) bracelet he gave me yesterday.
Finally, I'm grateful to have this forum to express the gratitude for which I am grateful.
Time to take a nap.....
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I have been the weather anchor on Good Day Philadelphia since December of 1997. It's been quite a ride, and I've been extremely fortunate. I've spent much of my time during the years taking weather on location. Those experiences have afforded me so many opportunities I never would have had otherwise. I've visited countless schools and been able to show our viewers some of the positive things going on in the classrooms in our area. We've been able to focus on the many teachers working very hard, and the students who will always remember when TV came to their school. I'm also proud of encouraging our viewers to be "tourists in their own hometown." We've taken you to special spots, like the Camden Children's Garden, the Constitution Center, and hundreds more. These are places I might have procrastinated about visiting on my own, but thanks to this job, I've been able to feel so much a part of this community as the folks out there have opened their arms. How lucky am I? My daughter has been a part of this program, periodically, from the time she was six months old. And even now, people who recognize me and Nia when we're out and about remember when I did the weather from our house on her first day of kindergarten. Now she is in fifth grade! So many of her childhood memories are preserved on Good Day, and I am grateful. We continue to make amazing upgrades to our equipment here at Fox 29, and it's exciting to work with the very latest in state-of-the-art technology. My latest thrill is this blog. I look forward to hearing from you!
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