Saturday, December 24, 2011

Thankful for .................

1343. another beautiful day - perfect
1344. relaxing day
1345. Church family gathered around the sanctuary with glowing candles
1346. celebrating the eve of Christmas
1347. a gift of pound cake
1348. Christmas - the great gift
1349. little boys smiling with delight
1350. family gatherings
1351. girls who do for others
1352. plans coming together for CA's birthday party
1353. friends who lend the things I need for this party
1354. great birthday party
1355. being with old friends
1356. laughing and visiting
1357. Wyo's cookies
1358. CA's enjoyment
1359. B giving CA trophy
1360. laughing with B watching Lonny Tunes
1361. Les, Jas, and boys stopping by after birthday party - we were all tired but happy to visit a while

Sunday, December 18, 2011

Thankful for .................

1321. beautiful church party
1322. greatest help for party
1323. shopping done
1324. productive day with Les and boys to make that happen
1325. Andrea's surgery
1326. Alan and Allison's engagement
1327. unusually beautiful days
1328. seeing our downtown busy
1329. positive visit with Steve and Andrea
1330. early cancer detection for Andrea
1331. invitations out for CAE party
1332. oyster roast at "The Park".
1333. Barbara's Christmas light
1334. seeing the boys enjoy the lights
1335. Jim being with us for Christmas
1336. seeing Jim happy
1337. little boys loving their gifts
1338. little boys enjoying the season
1339. and each other
1340. sitting at the table enjoying shrimp and grits
1341. but enjoying the family gathering around the table more
1342. great weather for our celebration

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Thankful for ..................

1306. seeing Bennett with him mom at WD and him coming home with me for the afternoon
1307. B helping spread the new pine straw
1308. an afternoon with both boys
1309. Brooks riding the little riding toys down to pond and back
1310. playing down at the park until both were dripping in mud
1311. playing until dark
1312. finding a can of bath foam for those dirty boys to enjoy in the tub
1313. clean boys eating supper before leaving with their dad
1314. cleaning around the picnic shelter/ burning limbs
1315. finishing the pine straw
1316. sanding on a project
1317. joy of starting that project
1318. joy of spending time with those little ones
1319. allergy shots that really help
1320. talk with old friend

Saturday, December 3, 2011

Thankful for ..................

1290. morning at Santa Breakfast with boys
1291. Taylor helping me take boys to Santa Breakfast
1292. Bennett's excitement over the gifts he bought at Secret Shop
1293. Bennett's excitement over the gift Brooks "bough" for him
1294. Christmas parade under the downtown lights
1295. walking around the square with boys while waiting for parade
1296. experiencing the excitement of the parade thru the eyes of Brooks
1297. watching him dance with joy
1298. finishing the day at DQ with a slaw dog
1299. just being with my family today
1300.. decorating for Christmas
1301. new pine straw all fluffy and brown
1302. trip to Macon for work and a littleshopping
1303. changing sky all the way home
1304. young women studying the Bible in our home
1305. shopping with joy instead of anxiousness

Saturday, November 26, 2011

Thankful for.............

1271. Sat. morning to sleep in........... well to rest anyway
1272. lazy morning
1273. great church service
1274. quick, successful trip to Tallahassee
1275. cover on a cool morning
1276. white chicken chili on a cool night
1277. afternoon at "The Park" with Bennett
1278. watching him enjoy just running and playing
1279. Brooks joining us after a nap
1280. "hiking" the hill
1281. watching the fire
1282. picking up sticks in the yard
1283. then burning them
1284. fried turkey
1285. happy day
1286. Bennett introducing himself to a visitor
1287. Brooks repeating the same intro ( Hi! I;m Bennett. I'm four.)
1288. Hannan coming home with me for an unexpected afternoon
1289. Eli 's little grin

Sunday, November 20, 2011

Thankful for.............

1249. good weather today for Car show
1250. car show is over!
1251. breakfast for supper
1252. La bringing lunch
1253. La washing the dishes
1254. fruit salad
1255. resting on the sofa after working all weekend
1256. a sister's visit
1257. Brooksie
1258. his smile as we sing "Happy birthday"
1259. B sharing in his brother's happiness
1260. and watching B love Bo
1261. unexpected gathering around the picnic table the night of Bo's birthday
1262. Jimmy grilling steak for all of us............ and fries
1263. family gathering at the farm
1264. the family that grew up on this land, farmed the land and left  it to us.
1265. the love for family and God that we inherited along with the land
1266. that we are part of a bigger family.... that we entered by faith
1267. turkey dinner!
1268. Mal being thankful for mermaids and fairies
1269. that the cooking and cleaning is over for another year! Wow! tired
1270. rest

Monday, November 14, 2011

Thankful for.............

1239. successful work weekend
1240. good mattress
1241. Monday afternoon to catch up on rest
1242. afternoon with my boyfriends
1243. gift of dinner - winner, winner, chicken dinner. Me... I was the winner!
1244. successful Christmas shopping trip
1245. clean house
1246. time to enjoy sitting on my porch ..... taking that time
1247. B's thankful list
1248. good help and good weekend