friday fun

my daughter and i went
to the bank today
then we decided
to head to these two little
vintage/antique shops in
the nearby sweet little
dutch influenced town
that i do all my
banking and grocery shopping-

i scored a darling wicker purse
at least i think it is darling
and it was a whole four dollars. ;)

love the design on the handles

and the lining-

i could not pass this little beauty up!

in this little town is our 

local annual county fair

it is going on this week-

i have been going to this fair 

since i was in junior high

and hardly ever miss it...

i can count on one hand how many times 

i have missed the fair in the 30+ years

i have been with my hubbie-

we always go at least one evening together

and when the girls were little,

once during the day to go on rides!

the smells always revive these

amazing memories!

last year we missed because

we were in europe...couldn't hardly

complain about that now could i? LOL

but, all year i kept saying

i felt like i missed my 'summer'

last year because, part of summer IS the fair to me!

because of my ankle/achilles surgery 

i am unable to go to the fair this year,

pretty disappointing to me...

my daughter with the two year old

texted me asking if i wanted to go

with her and my grandson,

and i had to say no. :(

i am glad i did

because just hobbling with the cane

around the vintage shops 

just wore me out,

truly wiped me out

i am hoping my strength returns

but, after my physical therapy

yesterday i was amazingly sore...

humbling to be sure

i need to accept that

i cannot do it all

and this is a hard one for me-

i need to let it go

to allow myself to heal

and to give it to God

Serenity Prayer

God grant me the serenity 
to accept the things I cannot change; 
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.

~~~~~

may your weekend be wonderful,

shine 

smile that smile of yours

and leave a little sunshine wherever you go!