Today is Wednsday, and it is Nanamee day. Nanamee is really Amelia, who is Joe's mama. I am Nana, and she is Nanamee, and we love each other. She comes over each Wednsday to see Little Joe, who is her only grandson. She spends the entire time holding and playing with Little Joe, and brings formula and diapers because "he's got to eat!" Becky and Joe are perfectly able to supply formula and diapers for him, but Nanamee insists on doing so. She works two jobs, and has said on more than one occasion, "you can't tell me how to spend my money!" She clips coupons by the dozen, and always gets a bargain on diapers and formula. She is such a wonderful person, kind of quiet until she gets going and a woman of extraordinary faith. She doesn't really go to church, but she is a perfect example of the love of Christ.

She has yanked me out of the blues more than once by reminding me "The Man upstairs will take care of everything. You got nothing to worry about!"

Usually on Wednsday, I cook something special for her, but her favorite dish is beans and rice. She is not hard to please, but she doesn't like chocolate. (everyone has some sort of quirk, right?) She does love pineapple upside down cake, which is ironic since she just gave me a ten pound tray of pineapple that I home canned! I just wanted to say that Nanamee is one of the millions of blessings in my life and one that makes my life special no matter what I am facing.

More good news today, someone I love dearly called and told me that he and his family are getting to move back home to Salt Lake. I am so happy for them, they are the most wonderful family, always thinking about us. I met him when he was a rosy-cheeked Mormon missionary about 30 years ago. He is very successful today, and his wife is so precious. They have two children, and they are a very fortunate family, full of love, faith and compassion. I am so happy to know that they are going to be able to live where they have wanted for so long.

Third surprise: tonight as I was making my usual cookie jar search on Ebay, (I don't want to miss anything special, meaning cheap) I came across a cookie jar like the one on my fireplace. My sweet sister-in-law gave it to me last year, and it has special meaning because not only is it a cookie jar, it is a pig, and I love both. It is very old, you can tell from the paint, and I have always loved having it in the living room. It reminds me of the love of my family. Anyway, there it was, on Ebay. It is just second nature to glance at the price of these cookie jars, most of them are out of my price range, but once in awhile I find a real bargain, so I glance and go back to the search. I glanced at the price of this cookie jar and almost choked. The price was 800.00 dollars! I had to go and get my cookie jar to be sure it was the same, and sure enough, it was. I called my Sister-in-law and told her, and then said that I would understand if she wanted it back. She could not have known the value when she gave it to me. She said "Of course not! Life is good, you never know what you will come across!" She and my brother and the girls have always been so good to me, so supportive, and I really would have willingly given it back to her, but now it is more special to me because she did not put a price on our loving relationship. Little piggy cookie jar will stay in the family for sure!

So, that was my day. Kids off to school, a baby to be fed, a trip to Walmart for the essentials, (and by the way, both Martin and I acknowleged the need to be frugal), home to make lunch, Martin off to work, Little Joe and I lying down for a nap, kids getting off the bus and Nanamee coming to visit. The rest, is history!