Once again, @zord189 from the PowerHouseCreatives community (learn how to join HERE) has come up with a wicked awesomesauce contest idea! The criteria is very simple - "Write about 5 Things that make you smile, giggle, laugh."
Here's mine!
1 - My hubby & kids
These four people will forever be the source of my greatest joy and happiness (albeit while also being the source of my greatest angst and annoyance, in equal measure to how much I annoy them... 😂)
Here we all are in our early years together -
Me, Jim, and the kids at a homeschool event, 2005
And a more recent shot -
In our driveway, getting ready to head to PA for our family vacation July 18 2016
2 - Family Get-togethers
Over the years, our big Cavanaugh clan gatherings have dwindled, but still any time any of us come together (like we did for my mother's milestone birthday a few years ago), it is guaranteed to make me grin.
It was a surprise party, and boy was mom surprised to see us all!
Mom's birthday cake, with all the names we call her... well, almost all... 😉😂
Cailli, Aunt Mary (mom's one and only sis), and Ciara
3 - Four-legged family members
Sid (short for Obsidian, who also answers to Sir Sidymus, Siddy-kinz, Mr. Drools..the list goes on) has the distinction of being the oldest of our furry family members - he adopted us way back in 2004!
Sid sacked out on our bed, some time in 2004
In 2015, Sandy came to live with us...
Blissed out Sandy, May 2016
And as of November 2018, we have another not-so-little guy here (and yes, I'm gonna do a post about him soon)...
Hanging out, November 28th 2018
How can you look at these little snugglebugs and not smile?
Gang's all here, January 2019
4 - Wandering with my camera
We totally won the tenant's lottery back in 2012 when hubby found the house we're currently renting. While we won't be here much longer (long story, but the time has come to move on, once we can find a place to move to!), I plan to enjoy the hezmana out of it while I can. I mean, how could I not when the yard has gifted me such shots as this...
Long-tailed weasel, wearing its coat of winter white
...and this...
Full moon with a bat photobomb
...as well as one of my all time favorite shots (which even adorns my morning coffee mug)...
Angel the Crow
5 - My Essential Tremor diagnosis
No, I'm not being sarcastic (well, probably not... maybe... LOL!). Seriously, with all the stressful and negative stuff that comes from having a whole bunch of lovely things going wrong in my body, there are still many things about it that give me a chuckle. Like, how any time I refer to my ET, I hear hubby's voice (either in my head or in person) intoning, "ET... phone... home...."
And how I can now call myself a Mover & Shaker and no one can argue! If you need proof, check out this video (actual footage 😉) of me this morning...
via GIPHY
Happy smiling, everyone! 😊
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Great post @traciyork! I feel like I know you a little better now. What a beautiful family you have, including the 4 legged ones! I was surprised at your #5 - your attitude is what makes you soooo special!
Thanks for sharing, @traciyork
Somehow, I always manage to miss the PHC contests - most of the time I see them on the last day. I hope this isn't such an occasion, because I really like the concept. Will head over to the server to see if it is still going on. Who knows... I might even get an entry up :0)
@simplymike,
Me too. I suppose we could look under the "Contests Tab" ... but who does that? Well ... the contestants, I suppose. :-)
I cannot keep up. I need a plan.
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Lol. The contest ends tomorrow, and since it is my girlfriend's birthday, I won't be able to make it... again.
"I need a plan", that's something I think every day. But life has a tendency to make sure things never turn out like you planned them, so why bother? :0D
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@traciyork,
Great post, Traci. Family are the core of everything. You and I share a philosophical way of thinking.
Quill
Lovely post, thank you for sharing your family with us. 😊
That was fantastic! You made me smile with your lovely list! Thanks Traci! I hope you are having a fantastic weekend! :)
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You know the funny thing. I never knew about your tremors when I first met you and nobody knows that you have anything going on because of your positively awesome attitude.
You have not let this define you, you allow it to be a part of the family, so it is accepted and worked with.
Have I told you lately how freaking amazing you are and how good you make anyone who crosses paths with you?
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Total awesomeness! Love all the photos! Great shots of the fam!
Love this! Nothing can make us smile like our family and our pets! My baby grandson just left and after 10 days of smiles, laughing and baby chirps I miss them all. Bless you, your joy and beautiful sense of humor! :)
Family is so important! The joys that come from seeing them are awesome :D I'm always happy to see family members ^_^
That shot of the moon and bat, how perfect and lucky you got to capture it! Perfect moon and a little bat, so cute and so beautiful! Thank you for sharing!
That's a great list of things that make you smile! I'm familiar with the family ones, but no the pet parts. ... but it is really great that you can see a lighter side to an otherwise less than enjoyable tremour. Although from that linked post, it doesn't sound at all fun... However, it is good to keep a light outlook, even in the most trying circumstances.
Love the Bat Photobomb... I had to look hard for it, but I did eventually find it!
Lovely post @traciyork. All great reasons to keep on smiling!
Oh, @traciyork - this post did make me smile and I do admire how you are dealing with ET. Now I have a pick of you moving and shaking - as a silouhette across your lovely bat-bombed moon. A potential gif? lol
you have such a lovely family and, i just cannot choose which picture should I pick as the best one.The one with the cats or the weasel with its winter coat, the moon or the crow. They are so amazing!
Traci, you are quite a riot <33