Week Ten - Thankful for.................

373. slow morning to sleep in
374. cloudy morning, hoping for rain
375. the sound of the washer cleaning our clothes
376. hot water for shower
377. weekends
378. clean floors
379. safe travel in heavy early morning  fog
380. eerie but beautiful drive in fog
381. holding and lovin' on sweet sleeping newborn
382. spending time with Lela and her boys
383. flower arranging with the girls
384. happy babies and little boys
385. Bo laughing as he is remote controlling my car horn
386. B ringing my door bell on his way to feed the fish
387. Mark on his birthday
388. Laurie on her birthday
389. getting home from a busy week and putting my feet up
390. after several days of rain such greenness
391. neck and back adjustments.... oh yes
392. spring weather to wear a light sweater
393. Jason grilling chicken for La's birthday celebration
394. sitting out back watching the boys play and just visiting
395. B  decorating for the party pulling out past decorations, horns, plates, napkins
396. B enjoying cold ice cream
397. Bo enjoying warm bread
398. wonderful, perfect meal
399. celebrating Laurie
400. Bo waving bye bye - always love that happy waving baby

Week Nine- Thankful for ................

350. needed lunch delivered two days
351. Eli here safe and sound

352. Hannan's much needed afternoon nap on the trip home
353. happy big brother Hannan
354. zinnias planted and watered in
355. little boys running through the sprinkler and stripping down one layer at a time until .......... nothing!
356. books that settle the little ones for bed
357. comfortable bed and being able to enter it early
358. Chick-fil-a
359. back porch on very warm afternoons
360. Hannan and Jimmy having good time together
361. catfish caught in the late afternoon
362. then released
363. water hose rainbows
364. cuddling a newborn
365. baby faces
366. time to rest
367. daughters who help
368. flowers to buy
369. new grass
370. excitement of creating
371. giggling baby
372. B running in new grass

Week Eight - Thankful for................

324. busy productive day preparing new Laurie's office
325. three city shopping tour on Saturday
326. unplanned breakfast with friends
327. unplanned after church lunch with large group
328. spending afternoon outside with family
329. grilled hamburgers
330. perfect weekend
331. Monday mornings with Brooks
332. little one making faces
333. computer working
334. Eli's coming soon
335. Brooks' little "faces" and the laughter that follows
336. shades of green. so many shades of green
337. a rare morning of solitude and slowing down
338. many windows
339. Ann
340. banana smoothie
341. clean, pure water
342. seat by the window
343. dark, rich potting soil
344. cold icy Sonic drinks
345. gardening centers bursting with new life
346. raised bed ready to try again
347. zinnia seeds filled with so much hope, or maybe that's dreams
348. bluest sky
349. rest

Week Seven : Thankful for .......

282. morning gathering at coffee shop
283. great book discussion
284. walking around the square for downtown lunch with friends
285. plant nursery
286. getting plants in ground
287. rest after work
288. leftovers
289. good movie
290. Saturday night soaking rain
291. easy morning helping friend
292. good sermon- hearing the Word
293. Sabbath rest
294. chocolate brownies
295. wind blowing the tops of pine trees
296. Monday mornings with Brooksie
297. green, everything green
298. fruit smoothie, pink with strawberries
299. reflections in the pond
300. sight
301. daughters who give
302. rain drops on windshield
303. promise of free tires
304. little wood-fairy in her dancing outfit
305. Brooksie playing with Mallory in her room
306. life filled with children
307. dreary looking morning without anyplace I must go
308. diamonds on the pond
309. Bennett wanting to help me prepare for Birthday dinner
310. little hands shredding lettuce
311. Jason
312. Jay
313. little boys playing together
314. them holding hands walking
315. chasing bubbles
316. seeing everyone enjoy their meal and visiting
317. laughing around the table
318. family safe tonight
319. dishwasher
320. large sink
321. cookware
322. eletricity
323. living inland

March Week Six cont.............. Thankful for..............

259. geese landing at sunset as we sit by the pond
260. sitting by the fire as we continue to clean up around the pond
261. baby asking for banana and cookie then "more, more"
262. grill ready to go for spring - and spring is here
263. faithful gathering to pray 
264. excited friend ready to gather on Saturday to share encouragement
265. dishwasher that works
266. early spring
267. seven  geese paddling across pond in early morning
268. Chick's full on a sunny, sunny early March day
269. many little boys in playground at Chick's
270. B's being thankful for his friends and ice cream and me:) 
271. him exchanging kid meal gift for ice cream by himself
272. watching him enjoy ice cream
273. watching Grand-mommies enjoy their little ones
274. time for lunch with little boyfriend
275. visit with Leslie's preschool teacher as we watched her little preschooler play
276. that sweet face pretend burping then saying "sorry"
277. tired little one playing hard all afternoon - watering dead plants, spreading pine straw, finding hidden ice cream in freezer
278. yard work
279. another perfect day
280. wagon
281. gathering pine straw from our own trees