As It Is Meant to Be

I was scanning the headlines on msn.com one day when I came across this article.  I hope you will read it too. It resonated with me for many reasons, particularly that we, like Dr. Snyderman, never envisioned raising a child together and when that opportunity came along, with little or no time to prepare, we plunged in and said yes.

And it was meant to be, and it has worked out more than beautifully.

I'm Going to be a Grand-WHAT?!

Sooo yeah, there are some things you don't necessarily expect to experience when you're 36. I'm already dealing with one of them - arthritis in my back - but that's about it.  That is, until recently, when Heidi and I found out that we're going to be - gasp! - grandparents.

Our Kelsey is going to have her first child next summer. We were surprised, slightly freaked out, and a little worried, as parents sometimes are when they find out their "baby" is going to have a baby of her own. But we are also very happy for her because she is happy, and we know she's going to be a wonderful mom. And I for one am super excited about having a baby in my life again! I loved those snuggly baby days with Anna and I am sure I will love snuggling with my grandbaby.

Photos of the Week: Personality

Recently, Heidi and I looked at a webpage through Facebook that claimed to match you to the type of animal you are based on your Myers-Briggs personality test results.  For those of you who aren't familiar with that test, you might want to check it out here.

Anyway, Heidi got a lion, and reading the description, it was no big surprise.

Which brings me to my own results.

I got......wait for it.....the meerkat.  That's right, the partner of the big, proud, fearsome lion is this little cuddly thing that was the model for Timon in The Lion King.

Photo from disney.com

Exciting Day for the Blog

As I've been pondering what I'm thankful for, with Thanksgiving approaching, I happened to check the blog's stats page and realized we have surpassed 100,000 page views (and counting)! I know that's nowhere near close to viral, but for a little blog written by a random person who's not well known, I think that's pretty darn good.

I am grateful to have readers in various countries around the world who, for whatever reason, think what we have to say is interesting. I never imagined that possibility when I started MLWP back in June of 2011. I always wanted to be a writer, and even though that's not my profession, I love having this opportunity to be a blogger, even just for fun. I'm proud of this blog and I hope it continues to be something you enjoy reading.

Thank you to all of you for checking us out!

Friday Fun/Photo of the Week: "Luuuuuuccccy!"

Heidi and I rarely get out.  So our recent opportunity to go to a Halloween costume party for the first time in years was exciting!

For this week's Friday entertainment, I'll share a photo of our costume efforts:

Is that Vitameatavegimin in that cup?!