This Week…Thankful

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Home Stager

This Week…Thankful

 

We can always find something to be thankful for…as long as you’re open to it. 

 



Since people are going to be living longer and getting older, they'll just have to learn how to be babies longer. Andy Warhol

 

I was dreading last Wednesday because I had jury duty, It’s not that I don’t want to perform my civic duty. I’ve served on juries before.

 

You can't help getting older, but you don't have to get old.
George Burns


 

However, this was at the county courthouse in downtown Houston. The last time I served on jury duty in Houston, I parked a few blocks away. The parking attendant lost my car keys! 

 

Getting older is no problem. You just have to live long enough.
Groucho Marx



As luck would have it,I got a text the night before saying that my service was canceled because the parties had come to an agreement.
For that I am thankful. 

 

I grabbed a pile of dust, and holding it up, foolishly asked for as many birthdays as the grains of dust, I forgot to ask that they be years of youth. 

 Ovid, Metamorphoses



Larry and I got colds this week…well actually he got one first and then was kind enough to share it with me.

 

I’m thankful because we haven’t had colds in years.

 

Which presented another issue. Since we rarely get colds, I’d forgotten what to give us. 


I am thankful that we’re on the mend!

 

And, as we enter the month of October, our temperatures, while still in the upper  90s, are no longer over 100 degrees. It no longer feels as if we’re stepping into a sauna when we walk outside. 

 

For that, I am very thankful. 

 

I am also thankful for another year spent with my family and friends (real and in Cyberville) and with all the nature around me. 




I was brought up to respect my elders,
so now I don't have to respect anybody.

 George Burns

 

Have a wonderful weekend!

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Comments (25)

Lawrence "Larry" & Sheila Agranoff. Cell: 631-805-4400
The Top Team @ Charles Rutenberg Realty 255 Executive Dr, Plainview NY 11803 - Plainview, NY
Long Island Condo and Home Specialists

Kathy, George Burns quote was very funny, but respecting others, regardless of age, is always a good policy. Let's keep the respect flowing.

Sep 30, 2023 07:18 AM
Kathy Streib

Lawrence "Larry" & Sheila Agranoff. Cell: 631-805-4400 I agree about keeping the respect flowing!!! Doesn't matter the age. 

Sep 30, 2023 10:00 AM
Jeffrey DiMuria 321.223.6253 Waves Realty
Waves Realty - Melbourne, FL
Florida Space Coast Homes

Each day we wake up, we need to remind ourselves to be thankful for all we have!

Sep 30, 2023 07:18 AM
Kathy Streib

Jeffrey DiMuria 321.223.6253 Waves Realty Couldn't agree more. The first thing I do in my nightly prayers is to thank God for the day I had. 

Sep 30, 2023 10:02 AM
Sharon Tara
Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH
Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

Happy to hear you got out of jury duty!

Sorry about the colds. Hope you are both feeling better soon.

Sep 30, 2023 07:23 AM
Kathy Streib

Sharon Tara Thanks. I don't mind the jury duty but going into downtown Houston would have been a nightmare. 

Sep 30, 2023 10:03 AM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

Good morning Kathy,

What a week! colds are no fun and glad to hear you are on the mend! Hope you have a very fun Birthday ! Happy Birthday! 🥂

Sep 30, 2023 09:23 AM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Hi Dorie Dillard Austin TX good time to have colds...football Saturday!!!   Our grandson is in Austin with his frat brothers to attend the game. 

Sep 30, 2023 10:18 AM
Sheri Sperry - MCNE®
Coldwell Banker Realty - Sedona, AZ
(928) 274-7355 ~ YOUR Solutions REALTOR®

Hi, Kathy Streib - George Burns and Groucho Marks have some great lines!  Happy Birthday, Kathy!  I remember when I looked forward to hitting a certain age, but that was many decades ago! Haha!

Sep 30, 2023 11:33 AM
Kathy Streib

LOL Sheri Sperry - MCNE® I can remember turning 50 and was feeling down. I read a book by Joan Rivers (I think it was Don't Count the Candles) and it perked me up. 

Sep 30, 2023 05:41 PM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Good Saturday afternoon, Kathy. I like your selection of quotes.

Have an outstanding weekend.

Sep 30, 2023 12:11 PM
Kathy Streib

Thank you Roy Kelley Hello to Chef Dolores. 

Sep 30, 2023 05:42 PM
Kat Palmiotti
406-270-3667, kat@thehousekat.com, Broker/REALTOR® - Kalispell, MT
Helping your Montana dreams take root

I'm glad you are feeling better and didn't have to mess around with parking issues.

Sep 30, 2023 12:51 PM
Kathy Streib

Kat Palmiotti Thanks. That was the best birthday gift I could have. 

Sep 30, 2023 05:42 PM
George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 FHA, CHFA, VA Mortgages - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Kathy if we just stop and think for a minute we will find far more things we need to be thankful for than we realize.

Sep 30, 2023 04:05 PM
Kathy Streib

George Souto I agree. And it's the little things, right?!

Sep 30, 2023 05:43 PM
Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

“Since people are going to be living longer and getting older, they'll just have to learn how to be babies longer.” Andy Warhol

After watching the House of Representatives the last few days, I think they have learned that lesson well!

Sep 30, 2023 04:22 PM
Kathy Streib

Myrl Jeffcoat don't even get me started. We have a Senator allowed to dress like he's going to a pajama party or cook out and they want to change the rules to suit him. 

Sep 30, 2023 05:44 PM
Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

CONGRATULATIONS Kathy, on having this blog FEATURED in the PHOTOS group!

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Sep 30, 2023 04:23 PM
Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS
Fathom Realty Washington LLC - Tacoma, WA
South Puget Sound Washington Agent/Broker!

Thank you for sharing these smiles with us, I know most but not all of those 🙂

Sep 30, 2023 08:24 PM
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

Kathy Streib  yes it is refreshing to catch a cold instead of Covid... sadly every time some of us gets a cold first thing we do is Covid Test to make sure.... what a screwed-up world we got to be in and getting older.... as to  Jury Duty I was doing my civic duty every day last month for seven days.... and amazingly enough I got out of it too...

Sep 30, 2023 09:48 PM
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

p.a.: was it your birthday too? or did I read it wrong? Endre

Sep 30, 2023 09:49 PM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Kathy, losing your keys, that is a new one!   Hope you and Larry are on the mend.

Sep 30, 2023 11:18 PM
Brian England
Ambrose Realty Management LLC - Gilbert, AZ
MBA, GRI, REALTOR® Real Estate in East Valley AZ

I am sure that you were thankful that your Astros beat my Dbacks on your birthday, haha.  I guess we still clinched a spot in the playoffs though.

Oct 01, 2023 04:12 AM
Lise Howe
Keller Williams Capital Properties - Washington, DC
Assoc. Broker in DC, MD, VA and attorney in DC

I love this quote - Glad you are on the mend.

 

I grabbed a pile of dust, and holding it up, foolishly asked for as many birthdays as the grains of dust, I forgot to ask that they be years of youth. 

 Ovid, Metamorphoses

Oct 01, 2023 06:19 AM
Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!
Red Rock Real Estate (435) 632-9374 - St. George, UT
St. George Utah Area Residential Sales Agent

Glad you're feeling better, Kathy and am thankful to have met you in person and to consider you a friend!

Oct 01, 2023 08:05 AM
Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

Happy Sunday Kathy and love the quotes you shared with us today and George Burns is so right.

Oct 01, 2023 09:22 AM
Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

Hi Kathy:

Thank you for sharing such wonderful quotes, and a reminder to us all about being thankful each and every day. Hope you and Larry are feeling better very soon.

Jeff

Oct 01, 2023 11:30 AM