Thankful Thursday | a visit from Lisey
This week, I am thankful:
that Lisey came to visit
She came for two nights to help us celebrate Sonia's birthday, and that is always something to be thankful for!
for a new job for Lisey
Now that the hardest part of her aviation mechanic school is over (the electricity part!), she has schedule space for a job. And since she says she misses turning wrenches, she got a job installing tires and batteries. 🙂
for some warm days
We got a sneak peek of spring temperatures earlier in the week, and it was lovely!
for green things starting to grow
I went to drop books off at the library and noticed that the daffodils are getting ready to bloom. Yay!
that I am almost halfway done with exams
We have eight this semester, and we just did exam #3. So, after next exam, we are halfway done with tests!
that my professor graded our tests so fast
We had our exam on Tuesday, and by Wednesday morning, we had our grades.
I was surprised, because he gave us blood tracing problems to do, and those had to be time-intensive to grade.
for an acai bowl date with Lisey and Zoe
While Lisey was here, we had a little girls outing to get acai bowls, and since we went on a beautiful warm day, we got to sit outside to eat them. So lovely!
(We invited Sonia, but her food allergies made everything on the menu off-limits. And she had homework to do too, so she skipped.)
for apps that show me old photos of mine
The Google photos app is always showing me pictures from when my kids were little. Like, "on this day, 14 years ago...". And it is fun to take a trip down memory lane.
Here's one of Sonia and Zoe from 2008, shortly before I started my blog.
that my van takes the cheapest gas
As I have watched gas prices rise and rise, I have been feeling so thankful that my van's engine does not require premium gas.
What a good time to not drive a sports car!
(I mean, there is probably no cheap time to buy or own a sports car. Ha.)
If you recall, my future dream car also is a type that will take regular old fuel.
for a better night's sleep
I had a tough time sleeping on Tuesday night, so Wednesday was a tired day for me.
But like I always say, the good thing about a bad night of sleep is that it is rarely followed by another, at least for me. I am usually so tired after a crappy night's sleep, I can't help but sleep better the following night.
So, yay for a better night's sleep on Wednesday night!
thankful for health care.
thankful for another day to work with children.
thankful for the social nature of my job.
thankful for my partner.
coffee
I'm thankful for a reliable vehicle. Yesterday was cold and wet and it was wonderful to be able to drive the places I went.
I am thankful for reading glasses. I am lucky that I don't need prescription eyeglasses but I have a horrible time reading fine print without reading glasses. It must have been so debilitating in the past to have trouble seeing.
I am thankful for modern day plumbing. Clean water comes in, dirty goes out, the water heater heats water, etc.
I am thankful we have so many places to buy groceries. Yesterday I went to LIDL for the first time in many, many months and it was nice to shop somewhere different. We have traditional grocery stores, ALDI/LIDL, and warehouse stores.
I am thankful for the mostly warm, and sunny, days and the ever increasing daylight.
I am thankful for friends and family.
I am thankful for WORDLE. It's a quick, fun game.
I am thankful for new shoes for walking and the ability to spend to get good ones. I want my knees and hips to not need replacement so I think wearing good shoes is important. I am thankful I can go to a shoe store and get shoes that help with that.
I am thankful that I am able to volunteer. I am able to help people, meet new people, and also get a glimpse into how others live.
@K D, I love Wordle too! I'm a word nerd and look forward to it every day.
@Karen, Wordle is da bomb! I also like NYT's Tiles game--have you tried it?
Yup. Wordle nerd here too. 🙂
@Kris, I don't know why this comment was posted twice. Sorry!
I don't see it twice; there is a glitch where sometimes a comment shows double only to the person who posted it. So if that happens, it's not you that did something wrong.
And usually no one else can see the double comment.
@K D,
Have you tried Quordle? Four 5-letter words at the same time - like Wordle but amped up to 11!
Also, Semantle - guess a random word with your guesses related to the word from a semantic point of view. Super hard, and I've never won. But it's interesting.
I'm thankful for good customer service (my insurance company and my local Target), a family that doesn't mind easy dinners (grilled cheese again is no problem), and ibuprofen.
And animal rescue groups and kittens. We adopted a new kitten that had been a stray and possibly attacked by another animal. The rescue group found her, took care of her wounds, and socialized her. We get the benefit of a healthy, adorable ball of fuzz! Kittens cheer anyone up! (Except my other cat who's not too certain of the new invader. However, we'll take the introduction nice and slow. He's 17 lbs and she's only 2.5 lbs, so we need to be careful. He's a chicken at heart though, so I imagine by next month she'll rule the roost.)
@mbmom11, My 80-pound coonhound is terrified of my four-month-old kitten.
@mbmom11, I am always looking for easy dinner ideas that will fill us up and this hits the spot.
@Kris, I will check it out. I have a digital subscription to the NYT.
@mbmom11,
Thanks for the Quordle and Semantle suggestions. I am unfamiliar with them but will check them out and pass them along to a friend that has been playing Worlde.
This week I am thankful for my new upstairs bathroom. It is still super small, but it's clean and has a new handheld shower in the bathtub and it makes bath time for my boys easier plus it's a nice clean place for me to take a relaxing bath. This whole pandemic, my husband kept suggesting I take a bath and I couldn't get him to understand that it would not be relaxing to sit and look at a filthy room that I know needs so much work. I can ignore gross tile for my shower, but not for a bath.
I am also thankful for Aldi, hungry harvest and my local health food store. I spend a lot on food these days, but I know I am able to provide nutrition for my growing children and I don't take that for granted.
Finally, this week I am thankful for a job where I am appreciated and my talents well serve others.
@Becca, oh yes. A clean bathroom is a must for taking a relaxing bath!
@Becca,
Adding a new one: I am thankful that my son's blood work improved from two weeks ago. I'm hoping this means he should start to feel better soon. The doctor keeps saying he is just having post-viral inflammation (from COVID) that will eventually go away in time, but it is so hard to know that your baby is in constant pain and there is basically nothing you can do about it but wait it out. Prayers for healing are definitely welcome!
@Becca, I hope that this will improve soon. Lots of prayers.
Thankful that our move to the new house is complete and everyone and all of their stuff is now under the same roof.
Thankful that we have been blessed with contractors who are working quickly
On things we needed like flooring and cabinetry painting so that I can begin to unpack boxes and live.
Thankful that no one was hurt beyond the need for Tylenol and rest during the move.
Thankful for our new home. It is beautiful and I couldn’t be happier.
Thankful for a husband that is handy and completes honey-do lists with a mostly joyful disposition.
@Angie Day, Congratulations on your new home!
Thankful for good dental insurance that covers a lot of our needs. I realize this is a huge privilege, and we are very blessed to have this through my husband's work.
Thankful for teenagers willing to pitch in and clean up after dinner!
Thankful for having the privilege to think about decluttering before a move; we really have a lot of extraneous things and there are so many who lack basic needs, it's making me think a lot.
I am thankful...
1. That my son is home (US). This is especially noteworthy bc he is from Kiyv and is of age where he would have been in the military.
2. My family-all of them (even the difficult ones).
3. That we can afford the crazy hike in gas prices.
4. That Spring is on the way!
@sarah, very grateful that your son is home, too.
@Kris, so very happy your sin is home as well!
@Amanda, Son!!!! Good heavens! Auto correct is terrible!
My phone changed "opinion" to "opioid" in a text to a friend this week. Ha.
I am thankful I am retired and live in an not so populated and inexpensive area. I am thankful the Lord has provided for me and I have no worries and that I have a son who loves me!
I was thinking about how long I've read this blog and how it's longer than I've known my wife. So sometimes it's hard to remember that your kids aren't really kids any more!
Also, I totally sympathize with Sonia on the food allergies and just skipping it. So many times in my life have I sat eating nothing (or bread) because I can't eat the main dish and inevitably someone gets offended.
I too love that my photo App (Amazon Photos) will notify me with an "On this day" notification. Sure it's there to get me to use the app more and provide engagement or whatever but seeing things from the past where my daughter was a baby or 2 or 3 or what have you definitely makes me nostalgic for those times of having a preschooler. Sure my Kindergartner is not exactly a grown up (though she sure thinks she is some days!) but you get what I mean!
I'm really thankful for my wife being a lot better with the library catalog than I am. Considering I do tech for a living it's amazing how little time I have for some digital processes. I'm currently reading "The Baking Powder Wars" and it's just so fascinating reading up on the history of food additives and how people reacted to them then vs. now.
For video game time with my daughter. We don't get to play games a lot together and we don't really do a ton of electronic devices but yesterday she asked to play a game so we played some Super Mario Odyssey (which I hadn't even opened yet) and she had a ball. I have to admit I felt a bit proud when she beat the first boss all by herself without any help.
I'm really super thankful that my work is being flexible about me returning to the office and being able to use flex time (the WFH time) to get my daughter on and off the bus. Once summer hits I won't need to do this and will just work from home two days a week instead.
Oh and I'm actually thankful for the time change. I like having much longer evenings, especially since I live in an area that's so bleak at times (in more ways than one.) It's also a reminder that this snow we got won't last long.
So happy for your that you got to see Lisey. I don't even have kids who have left home yet, but anytime one of them leaves with my husband for a trip, it all feels very wrong until everyone is home again. I'm glad you got a missing piece of your heart back for a couple of days. 🙂
My thanks this week go to . . .
That my husband's finger injury was much less severe than we had feared.
That everyone in my house is FINALLY all the way well.
That my mother-in-law made it safely from New York yesterday for a week's visit.
And that, umprompted, she stopped at a store before she got here and bought four different kinds of good cheese, including feta "because I know you like that in your salads."
That we have a room and a bed that I can make comfortable to host a guest in our home. This was not the case in our previous houses, and I always hated not being able to offer a place to stay.
For a son who is a good sport about sleeping on the floor of his dad's office/laundry room/storage room for a week when he's kicked out of the above room. 🙂
For the bulb sprouts that are juuust starting to peak out (you're way ahead of us!). We planted almost 200 bulbs in the fall, and it was so dry this winter I was afraid none of them would come up. But I've been seeing them all over. Lord willin' and the chickens, gophers, and rabbits leave them alone, we should have lots of spring color in a few weeks.
I am thankful
1. That my husband is not a picky eater. I made a big pot of minestrone on Sunday.
2. I went to yoga at 5 Sunday night--we had soup after; I had a busy club meeting 3.
Monday afternoon and my grandson was with us in the evening, we had soup after. My grandson and I played cards and watched Harry Potter.
4. I worked all day Tuesday--we had soup after.
5. From the club ladies, I delivered at least 60 boxes of mac& cheese to the food pantry. And tomorrow I will deliver travel size deodorants to a woman who makes post assault care kits for hospital ERs. Each month we assign the club ladies (33 members of which about 20-25 show up) a food item and a PACK item. The ladies are so generous.
6. The cleaning lady is coming tomorrow, which makes me go through my stuff, reorganize, and put away or get rid of clutter.
7. I have 15 teacups and saucers to bring to another women's club in our organization that does a tea fundraiser to support their scholarship fund. Two years ago their tea was cancelled. Last year they did a "take out" tea and included a cup and saucer, so they gave away their stash. Over the past year where I find "free", I call my contact. She is most appreciative. Can't wait to see what theme they use this year.
8. Monday morning walks. It is a great way to start the week. We tend to take odd photos. One of the women said she is doing a photo a day for Lent. There are random words given and she will be matching a photo to the word. Our walk was at a place they farm--there were dried broken cornstalks with ears of corn on the ground, individual gnarly trees in the middle of the fields, farm equipment waiting for the new season, , downed trees with lichen formations in the surrounding woods, muddy areas, snowy & icy areas where the sun has not reached yet.
I am thankful that today is today, and that for a change (I am a worrier and slightly OCD) I can let that be quite enough!
At a time when so many have so little, I am thankful for many, many things, but at the moment, I’m thankful for this blog and all the positive energy it puts out to the universe. Thanks to everyone who shares!
In a similar vein to Kristen, I'm super thankful that my son is home from college for spring break this week!
Thankful we have enough wiggle room in our budget to absorb all the price increases. I'm sure that it's financially devastating for many people.
Thankful for my low-key family. We celebrated my husband's birthday with a slightly-fancier-than-normal dinner that I cooked as well as a blueberry pie and the opening of gifts, and it felt as satisfying as if we had gone out.
We also had a lovely springlike day last weekend--grateful for that as well as the crocuses that are starting to bloom on the south side of my house.
Thankful for our local art museum. They have really stepped it up with programming recently. Currently they have an indoor art-themed putt-putt course that you can play (an interactive art experience). They are running a membership special so I purchased a membership which allows free entry for general events .... my daughter and I enjoyed playing the mini-golf course once and then last weekend I took the young adult group from my church to play the course and we all had a blast.
Safe place to live
My awesome family
No more masks
Food in my belly
Good health
Thankful for:
-beautiful weather couple days this week to walk 11 miles in errands.
-for my cat cuddles (Milo)
-skilled baristas at our local coffee shop
-friends across the miles that check in on me every day so I don’t feel as lonely.
I am thankful for : People who share plants. Most of my yard is populated with passalongs.
There is a free Book Festival at Tulane U. this weekend with many well-known authors. We will take our 9 year old granddaughter for Family Day Saturday.
I got an oil change this week and it was Ladies Day with free manicures, a treat I rarely indulge in.
I had lunch with 3 different friends over this past week. My wallet is light, but my heart is full.
That we are all healthy and ready for spring.
Thankful that an offer finally went through on the sale of our house. We had quite a few offers, and a lot over asking price, but the first 2 fell thru. We are very thankful that the 3rd one worked out and we can purchase and move. The selling process is so draining, but we are thankful for that roof over our heads.
Thankful that my husband is home and doing the packing this time around. Last 2 moves, I had to do all the packing and moving because he had moved and started his new job. Now he is semi-retired (and will be fully retired) when we move, so he is doing the packing.
Thankful that several doctors are fitting us in for testing before we move. They certainly don't have to, but are, which is great.
Thankful for family that we will be closer to.
Thankful that I work at home and won't have to travel a lot and use a lot of gas. I know most people will work through it, but for some, there will always be a struggle with higher prices.
I'm thankful for all the signs of springs, except those blasted Bradford pears blooming. A nice selective freeze that zaps them would be welcome. 😀 Also thankful that our very old, almost completely blind dog is doing better on a new treatment for her anxiety; that we can help our son buy a new mattress: he's gotten 18 years out of his and it's hurting his back; for our neighbors' bantam hen and duck, who greet me at the fence every evening for their little snack: a duck wagging her tail is the cutest thing ever; and that my husband found a good electrician to fix a couple of things that needed attention in our old house.
@Ruby, I do not like Bradford pears, they smell so badly when they bloom. They are considered an invasive species in Alabama.
@Beverly, they bloom at the same time as Chinese privet here, which is also an invasive species. My son and I are allergic to one or the other -- we can't tell which -- and always get sick when they bloom. Otherwise, I'd really enjoy spring.
A small thing I forgot but was very thankful for: Our 15-year-old cat saw a new vet this week and, despite a long trip there, was his usual calm, friendly self and got a lot of compliments on his sweet behavior.
Happy days indeed when your student comes home for a bit! I remember that feeling well.
1. I'm thankful that when my delivery of frozen AIP meals arrived around 9 in the morning this week - the weather being warm right now - that my teen granddaughter came by right after school and put all the meals in the freezer for me at my request. They are packed with a little dry ice, but I wasn't going to be home until 8 p.m. or later that day. I'm also thankful for the note she left that ended with, "I love you, Nana."
2. I'm thankful we are getting much needed rain, without too much of the severe weather predicted.
3. I'm thankful for the two missionaries I know in Iran who have been quickly getting much needed humanitarian supplies to the Ukraine using their underground church contacts and local suppliers. Their lives are at risk every day, but they are some of the most cheerful people I've ever met.
4. I'm thankful for the salad I had last night made with my own lettuce and carrots. I wish lettuce could grow in Florida's summers, though.
5. I'm thankful for a very good dental checkup and for insurance that covers the twice-yearly visits. I'm doubly thankful that my employers cover the entire cost of my dental and vision insurance premiums.
This may sound counter to this blog but I'm happy to spend more on gas (as a form of support for Ukraine and as a rebuke to Putin and his enablers) and on food (as a form of support for higher wages for workers and the other things that go into producing high-quality, nutritious food). This means, of course, that I have the means to pay higher prices so I'm hugely grateful for that.
@MB in MN, I agree, it's a relatively minor cost on our part to support Ukraine, when you consider what those people are enduring. I know that it is a hardship for many in the US and I am hopeful to find ways to be supportive of them, as well.
I'm thankful for God's grace as we're in the middle of hosting spring break missions events for computer science students. We've been doing this for eleven years with over 350 people who have come through our doors over the years, but there are still so many logistics to keep track of!
I'm thankful that everyone had a good laugh when I accidentally sent a group of students to the wrong host home at 10:30pm! *horrified face* We accidentally put the address for a past host family in the app and the students followed directions. The family graciously took the students in for the night (until the intended host home started asking where their students were and I figured out what happened). Whee! This is our 28th event over the years and I've never done anything like that! Again, thankful everyone had a laugh in the end!
I'm thankful for a helper on site this week. I ran all the logistics myself for the team last week (plus juggled kids) and that was exhausting.
I'm thankful for two teenage babysitters who help me out and for extra financial donations to make that possible.
And I'm thankful to see the eyes of the students light up as they start to realize how their computer giftings can be a part of making a very real difference in the lives of people around the world.
I am thankful ...
- that my company is so willing to let us work from home! Gas prices went over $4 a gallon in our area so a few less days commuting is very appreciated
- that my husband will be able to get a tooth pulled tomorrow, he broke a tooth and has been in pain for days
- that my 11 year old still wants me to read to him before bed each night, we've read so many chapter books together
- for sunshine! It's still well below freezing but the sun is out and that makes it feel warmer
- for leftovers! Work has been super busy and will stay that way until the end of April (it's actually only going to get busier) so my brain is fried by the end of the day. Leftovers mean one less thing to think about each day!
So many things these days are worth being thankful for...
- coffee and tea
- heat and a warm house because it just keeps snowing...
- snow because that means moisture for the desert all summer long
- yoga and an exercise bike for the days I don't want to go out in the cold
- my WFH job that just keeps growing and for referrals from clients!
- kitties and a spouse I like spending lots of time with
- friends, quiet journal time, the internet...
- hearing my spouse talk to the kitties! So sweet!
- for you guys and Kristen's blog always!
I am thankful that:
1. My house is not being bombed, I am not displaced, I do not live under Putin's repressive regime.
2. My partner doesn't seem to mind doing the dishes after I cook.
3. Contract negotiations between union and college may be finished this week. We have been working without a contract since June, and while raises do not match the recent inflation rate, they are much better than the first round, which we voted down.
4. *fingers crossed* my utilitarian car, with 154,000 miles, keeps trucking along.
5. I have awesome friends and family members, including 2 quirky cats.
@BettafrmdaVille, Your #1 is also the #1 thing I am thankful for this week
Thankful that I purchased 2 cords of wood in 2020, then needed to not build fires for nearly 2 years.
Now my HVAC system has failed (in December 2021, and the quote I was given for a mini-split was 2500.00 LESS than the actual cost due to company incorrectly assuming I was a customer of an electric utility that has a program to reduce the cost) so I have plenty of firewood to heat my house
Thankful for my job as it pays well, last year I was able to have my front porch rebuilt and have new flooring laid in the kitchen (also replacement of lighting fixtures).
Thankful for same job as I am generally not interacting with customers.
I am truly thankful that this week is almost over!
I was able to cover groceries through Ibotta and Fetch, although Fetch is taking longer than I was hoping. Free is free, so I won't complain yet.
My Instacart income has bridged the gap between dh's disability and our monthly expenses for the first time. This is huge, especially as bad as Instacart has gotten lately. Having our heads above water is a huge help mentally.
When he had to call a plumber, he took pity on us and charged us almost half of what they initially quoted.
That ds, who moved to Tampa on a lark from NC, has gotten a good job, is living with his best friend from college and still does Door Dash and Instacart nights and Sundays to hustle. Saturdays he spends on the beach and I wholeheartedly approve of this!!
Ds#2 is in college, but doing virtual classes to cut expenses, has taken over so many chores while I go out to IC. He handles the trash, recycling, vacuums, loading and unloading the dishwasher. All this and he feeds me names of movies and shows I would like. He has taken several film and film history classes, so he has a depth of movies at 21 I can barely fathom.
Thankful that I can count the number of radiation treatments left to complete on one hand.
Thankful that I’m officially in remission!
Continuing & everlastingly thankful for the medical professionals, friends and loved family who have taken care of me since my battle with cancer began. It’s been a team effort and we are kicking cancer’s booty.
@Kt, hooray for you!
Oh my goodness, that is AMAZING news!!
@Kt, Clapping for your remission!
@Kt, wonderful news! Congrats on remission!
1) I'm thankful that I am not currently living in war zone or having to evacuate to avoid Putin's shelling of civilians
2) I'm thankful that we have sufficient income to cover the increase in the cost of gas. I'm fine with paying more at the pump to increase pressure on Putin to end this war
3) I'm thankful that our home maintenance savings account was available to cover the plumbing repair for a leak in the yard. Why does the leak always seem to be on "our" side of the water meter? hahaha
4) I'm thankful that we had a few days of "spring" and the tulip trees and daffodils are blooming, even though they will get blasted this weekend by what I hope is the last of winter weather
5) I'm thankful we will get to celebrate our daughter's birthday was a family this weekend
New to your blog! I found you through ShuBoxPlans 🙂 and I love your positivity and outlook. I'll definitely be a frequent reader.
Ohhh, welcome!
I remember the hardest thing in A&P was the kidney physiology the exchange of fluids and sodium along the loops of Henle. Just take it one step at a time and eventually it will make sense.
Yes! I have heard the the kidney module is a bear. It's so complicated!
I’m thankful for:
1) The health of my husband, kids, and parents
2) That I finally am able to take a breath w/ the pandemic calming down…working in healthcare the past 6 months have been rough as we navigated the dichotomy of communities wanting to get back to normal w/ continued stress on our staffing, etc. I don’t know what the future will hold, but giving myself permission to learn to be still again in this moment.
3) That my health is improving day to day & bit by bit. I had gotten to the point where I had chronic insomnia, headaches, weight gain, and resting heart rate over 100bpm (not good). I’m so happy to be increasing my steps/day (over 10,000 for the first time in a long time yesterday) and that my resting heart rate is naturally going down (85bpm this week). Still a ways to go to regain my pre-pandemic energy & health, but I’m happy to be able to start.
4) That my family enjoys the meals I cook. Tonight I’m making a baked eggplant Parmesan w/ spaghetti, sauce from a local shop, sautéed mushrooms, and salad w/ a homemade vinaigrette. I’m so looking forward to this meal with my fam.
5) That my teenager is finding ways to socialize safely with friends. We live in the Midwest and it has been cold here, but the friend group has been doing sledding, hikes, fire pits, and outdoor pizza parties through the winter. We are all so happy next week is bringing slightly warmer weather!!
6) That I am off today and get to walk to my daughters elementary school to pick them up and chat with them the whole walk home. Pure joy.
7) For Kristen & the positive community here. I look forward daily to reading this blog and all of the positive encouraging comments. The world can feel unsettling and the news is so scary again the past few weeks. This blog feels like a close friend bringing me back to a positive mindset…what can I control? What can I do to bring small bits of joy to myself and my family/friends? How many random acts of kindness can I incorporate into my day to improve the lives of others in ways big or small? It’s ok to “just be” sometimes…
Aww, I am so happy to read your #7. I'm glad this is a positive place for you.
Isn’t wonderful to spend time with your children as they grow older?
I’m thankful that all my records and forms have been handed off to my new accountant. My taxes were really complex this year, so I have handed them over to a professional. Sigh.
I thankful for the wonderful conversation that I had with my my son about everything and nothing. I’m glad yo now be his friend.
I am happy the rain has stopped and Rescue Pup and I can take a walk.
I'm thankful that the deer watching me feed my feral cats today made me cheer up so much. Six deer were in the yard. I put out the kibble for the kitties, all nine of them chomping away, and deer were watching intently. I thought, what the heck, and offered them a handful of kibble. They didn't want to eat out of my hand (actually, I've had wild deer eat out of my hand), so I tossed the kibble on the ground. A smaller deer came over and started eating it, then a larger one huffed at it and drove it off and ate the rest. Then all of them apparently thought, "Saaayyyyy....." and went over to the cat feeding area. The ferals who are generally fearless didn't like these huge animals looming over them, so they scattered. I thought to myself OH NO WAY, and ran out yelling SCRAM! at the deer, who loped off casually. The kitties came back out immediately and started chowing down again.
Then the seagulls who I usually toss a handful of kibble to arrived. Sheesh.
1. For a garage. We have had over 9 feet of snow and it is snowing again. It is wonderful to pull the vehicle out of a warm garage and not have to hack ice off the windshield before leaving the driveway.
2. For enough income to absorb gas and food price increases associated with the situation in the Ukraine. I am happy to do it.
3. For the library.
4. For reading a book where I am learning a lot. That is not always true.
5. For beefsteak tomatoes that suddenly appeared at the grocery coop we belong to. Honest, these are the best tomatoes I have eaten since last August.
6. For this blog, which forces me to look up instead of down all the time.
Thankful for-
That hubs biopsy surgery results were on a positive note. His doctor felt he got it all.
His doctor told him always be thankful you are breathing and living.
I am much less stressed than I was last week.
That I don't live in a war torn country. How does this happen in 2022???
Grands are visiting this weekend.
I love that Google Photos shows me old pictures, too. Even though my kids are still relatively little, it's fun to look back.
I'm thankful for...
* Great news from a doctor that will bring much relief in the days ahead.
* The ability to laugh at myself. It's been a blessing more than once in the last week.
* The chance to attend Muffins with Mom at my daughter's school today! A normal life activity!
* My daughter getting to go on a field trip yesterday! The first one in over 2 years! They went to a theater with kids from other schools and saw a play that one of our librarians was acting in (which made it even more special for her).
I'm a long time reader who's children also have food allergies. I'm hesitant to offer a suggestion on something as personal as health, but oral immunotherapy (OIT) may be worth looking into for Sonia. It operates under the same principle as allergy shots. The treatment is relatively new and I've found only a handful of allergists in the DC area that offer it, but the research shows significant improvements and even the possibility of allergy remission.
There are downsides (daily dosing/rest periods, frequent appointments), but it has felt like the right path for us.
ah!! Whose children! Not who's 🙂
Great list! Your daughters are becoming such lovely young women.
I'm super thankful for our new kitten! He is bringing delight and joy into our lives after we lost all three of our pets in the last 18 months. He's sweet and friendly, and seems to have no issues. He's very trusting.
I'm thankful for piano lessons and game playing with my daughter. She took piano as a child, and now I'm teaching her to play from lead sheets. She brings a game each time and so I get to learn new games that we wouldn't buy and play on our own. (Also each time, I've found a snack of some kind left behind on one of my bookshelves, among the books and ornaments. Each time I take a picture, go into editing and circle the snack and put a question mark beside it and send it to her. It's gotten to be pretty funny!)
I'm thankful my oldest son and daughter-in-law and grandson are recovering well from covid, and that the baby seems to have not caught it.
I'm thankful my youngest son has had his vehicle issues solved by his wife's parents, and that he now has a really reliable truck so he can continue working. I'm not in a position to help, so I'm grateful that they can. It's a bit of a catch-22 because now he has big payments to go with it, but at least he can work. Hopefully with a vehicle that doesn't break down all the time he can make more money.
I'm thankful for an easing of the reactivity I've been experiencing due to all our trauma last summer and fall with moving, covid, broken back (of my wife), and the loss of pets. I was stuck in what for me is reacting-to-trauma mode, which means feeling quite paralyzed, eating too much junk and not sleeping well. It's a vicious cycle that promotes itself, so I'm happy that I can feel it starting to turn the corner.
And spring is coming! I think most of us in this hemisphere are thankful for that. 🙂