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Tuesday 16 April 2019

Sometimes it's the little things ...

In spite of me putting up several posts in the past few weeks, we've just been through a month and a half where Frank and I have not had a lot of 'just us' time ...

March was a month of illness. First Frank with shingles which turned into ocular shingles ... nasty bit of business and at the same time he picked up a hard to shake cold/cough thingy ... which I in turn got a week or so later.

The month of April has been taken up with intensive family time, including me just coming off a 5 day stint full time grandsitting away from our home, while daughter and SiL went on vacation. I came home last night absolutely exhausted ... not that any of it was strenuous and our boys are not hard to look after. However, it's easy to forget what fulltime day to day parenting looks like.

Frank tucked me into bed at 9 PM ... I of course then woke up at 4 AM ... 7 hrs sleep is my max. I was back to get boys off to school again this morning. When I got home, Frank was off to town to help a friend with some work ... as I walked into the kitchen, I found to a post-it stuck to the top of my laptop ...





.... as only he can, he's made my day ...  

💞


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    1. He can be very sweet, Morningstar ... nj ... xx

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  2. And sometimes it's the "big" things, if you know what I mean! HA! Seriously, glad you're back home and your man is ready and waiting to love on you. Hugs, Windy

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    1. I was very glad to be back home and in my own bed with my man, Windy ... No 'big' things yet :>)) as I was up and gone again the next morning ... I'm looking forward to this weekend and a couple days off ... nj ... xx

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  3. Aww, very sweet NJ. The little things mean so much and aren't that little. Hope life settles some and that illness stays away.

    Hugs
    Roz

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    1. Hi Roz ... I'm not sure life will settle just yet. Frank has always been good about the little stuff ... and yes, he is on the mend, thank-you ... nj ... xx

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  4. Don't they say "ships passing in the night"? I think I know just how you will say thank you to your Frank for being so thoughtful. Have fun.

    Hugs From Ella

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    1. We have being doing a lot of passing in the night - and day, Ella ... and yes, a special gift for my special man :>)) ... nj ... xx

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  5. NJ: Hard to remember how busy we once were with jobs and children, plus maintenance of house and yard, shopping, laundry, etc. Glad you both are now better, and you can have time for yourselves. Little notes make everyday nicer.
    bottoms up
    Red

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    1. I don't know how we did it when we were younger, Red ... kids, work, school and home. We are looking forward to some us time this weekend ... nj ... xx

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  6. NJ,
    Like Frank's love note, it is always, always the little things, the details, that make a friendship, a relationship, a marriage. sounds like Frnak already knows how the little things count.
    Meredith

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    1. Please forgive me............. your Frank!!!

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    2. Hi Meredith ... yes the little details count .. Frank has always been good about buying a card, writing a note or bringing home flowers here and there ... usually right out of the blue and often when I needed it most ... nj

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  7. Awww, that is very sweet. :) I love when couples do things like that for each other. I used to be good at it, and have to admit, after having a child, stopped doing it as much. This is a good reminder that I really need to get back to it. :) Thank you for sharing. :)
    Hugs, EsMay

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    1. Happy my post might be an inspiration for you to get back to doing 'the little things', EsMay ... hugs! ... nj

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  8. What a nice little surprise you had waiting for you. Your guy sounds like a sweetie! It definitely is the little things that make us feel so special.
    May things settle down for you for awhile, you’ve been busy!

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    1. Hi Laurel ... yes, he is a sweetie ... and his timing with his little note was perfect ... nj

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  9. Love post it notes like that, it really can make your day. I hope that life settles down and that ou all gt healthy and have some time to yourselves. Take care!

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    1. Hi Blondie ... we've finally found some time this weekend and are catching up :>) ... yes, Frank's post-its are about as close to text messaging as he is ever going to get ... lol! ... nj ... xx

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  10. I completely agree - the small things can become so much bigger when we really need them. missy xx

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    1. Yes, they are, Missy ... and this one came at a most perfect moment :>) ... nj ... xx

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