Thankful for the little things

Easter came and went and what a wonderful time. It was Preston and my first Easter alone. I made it extra special. I made him a huge Easter basket filled with coloring books, flash cards, trio bars, bubbles and paints. We went to church. We had a yummy breakfast with a great friend. And even visted the Easter bunny in the park.

A couple of days before Easter a friend of mine told me about his neighbor who was saving a ton of quarters and thought he had them hidden from his wife. No particular reason he was hiding them but just enjoyed knowing he had this little quarter collection. The neighbors wife was busy filling Easter eggs for all their grandchildren when she asked him if he had any quarters. He knew right then and there that she found his hidden quarter stash so being the good husband he is...he handed them over. She used all his quarters he had been harvesting in that glass jar and filled the Easter eggs with them.

This story made me giggle. I guess you kind of just have to know the neighbors in order to giggle as much as me. They are an older couple...so madly, deeply in love. And that husband would do anything for his wife and never complains about anything. Even if it means giving up his quarter stash.

The story also gave me a good idea! I should fill Prestons Easter eggs with money as well. I...unlike the neighbor used all of my quarters to put gas in my car but I did have some pennies laying around. I gathered all these pennies and filled 18 eggs with money and then made a trail of eggs from Prestons room to the dining room where his Easter basket was. Preston was totally in love with all the monies in the Easter basket. He wanted to carry all those eggs everywhere we went. He ended up leaving them in the car where the rest of the toys migrate and I get a huge collection...and then when it becomes overwhelming I clean the car out.

Easter has passed, about a week has gone by, and I have a huge collection of Easter stuff in my car. Including those penny filled eggs.

This huge long story leads me to this: This morning on my way to work. I put gas in my car and had 1 dollar and 12 cents left. I decided to pop next door to Mcdonalds (don't judge me. I was hungry) and grab a biscuit off the dollar menu. I knew that with tax I could get it. I get to the window to pay and guess what!? I dropped a damn dime down between my seat and became short on my 1.08 tab. I tried so hard to get the dime and thankfully that young drive through kid was patient. I could not reach the dime for the life of me and I couldn't just leave because I really wanted that biscuit.I literally emptied my purse onto the passenger seat and was digging everywhere for 8 cents! Then! Out of the corner of my eye, I spotted the Easter basket with the penny filled eggs. It only took me 2.3 seconds to get over the guilty feeling of raiding my sons Easter basket to pay to get my biscuit on. I cracked those eggs open like a pro and popped out 8 pennies into my hand. I smiled and said "Oh here, sorry about that". I got my buscuit. It was yummy.

Today I am thankful for the little things. No matter what happens in life and what position I am put in...I realize everything always works out. Today I proved it to myself once again. Life is awesome.