I must give you an example--Himself, since he retired, kinda drives me crazy at times--I feel bad owning up to this, because I do love him, very much-- You see, he loves to cook, and he has a favourite very sharp knife which only he and he alone, is allowed to use--at least he believes that! --And Heaven help the person who might use that knife--so----he hides it--inside the silverware drawer----I saw it there yesterday . This morning, Himself said to me, "Where is my knife?" --
-""Inside the silverware drawer", I replied. I opened the drawer and it was not there---
"Well, I did not use it", I added.--and of course, he said, "You must've because it's not where it is supposed to be."---- So, he began to search thru the garbage---
Meanwhile, little Lopez was chasing his wee ball across the kitchen, and I saw it roll under the dishwasher---and--now GET THIS---some weird voice in my head--said, ---I mean----I HEARD A VOICE TELL ME-- "LOOK UNDER THE DISHWASHER FOR THE KNIFE"-----I did just that---Not only was Lopez' ball under there, but--low and behold--THERE WAS THE KNIFE----
Of course then Himself remembered using it- "It must've fallen under there last night when I was emptying the dishwasher"--he said.
You know, it takes a lot of patience when people retire---- Maybe there are helpers trying to give us new retirees a hand ---Maybe we can't see them, but-it seems they watch over us--you think?
It's kinda like dealing w/a teen . . . they always think they're right and NEVER the source of a problem. LOL Not easy to deal with sometimes.
ReplyDeleteGlad the knife was found.
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OH, and I forgot this. NO my dear, not crazy. Your Dad is letting you know he’s all right! I hear my Mom and Dad coming out my mouth all the time, too. LOL They were full of wisdom, just like yours, so it’s not bad! I believe our departed loved ones DO gide us!
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Oh yes, Lynda, I think it is common to get thoughts like that, often……the others are not far away from us at all. Careful of knives, washing by hand is safer. Stay warm.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you found Himself's knife. Those kind of things happen at my house too and it always must be me who's used and not replaced whatever it is we are looking for - only most of the time it's not! I'm certain my dad talks to me all the time. Slow down, Kath. Take care of yourself, Kathy. In a hundred years, Kath, none of this is going to matter. He's the only one ever who's called me Kath! We're lucky we had such wonderful dad's!
ReplyDeleteLove your pic, Lynda…how very special!! I agree with you…I firmly believe that we have people up above watching out for us…such a comfort to know!! AND, just think, wee Lopez played a part in the knife recovery, LOL!! ❤️ Eissa7
ReplyDeleteKeep warm.
ReplyDeleteAngels among us for sure.
ReplyDeleteYes Lynda, the thoughts from heaven happen often. Glad you found Fred's knife.
ReplyDeleteRetirement isn't always a cakewalk LOL. I hear you. I get it. Your closing cartoon says it all. LOL
Be warm. Be well, stay safe
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Yes, those voices happen and we need to listen. Good job!
ReplyDeleteWell done listening to the voice!
ReplyDeleteI go thru the same thing....David will move something then ask me what
ReplyDeleteI did with it......I just look at him and ask where did you use it last?
He put a set of keys in the toolbox for safekeeping, then kept saying
daughter must have moved them when she was cleaning, and he looked in the toolbox right at them..............the 2nd time he looked, they were right in front of his face....guess he was looking so hard he just didn't see them..........lol
God Bless You (and I'm not all that religous). God Bless Fred too! :)
ReplyDeleteOh yes! Love the voices and messages!
ReplyDeleteLife is so full of twists and turns. Love the family picture.
As usual, love your blogs. Hugs!
Sometimes, when sleeping, I wake up to the voice of my long gone adored dad. It's like a dream ended by my dad calling me. Oh, well.
ReplyDeleteLynda, things just happen. Years ago when I first moved in with Beck and her DH they added a sun porch onto their home. I was taking pictures of the plantings and when I was downloading the pictures to my computer, I noticed in an open window my mother was looking in my direction. Mind you my mother had passed away 5 years earlier! I decided to call Becky in to check out the pictures. I did not tell her what I saw. She came to that picture and said is that mom? She then called her DH in, and his reaction was the same. Being a realist, he went out to the sun porch and outside as well to see if he could re-create it and couldn't! Of course, after several computer crashes, we have never been able to find the picture. So, I understand entirely! (((HUGS)))
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