Thankful Thursday | A big "whew" about my exam
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This week, I am thankful:
that my second exam went well
I had been away at FinCon for four days right before the anatomy and physiology exam, so I definitely did not do my usual amount of studying.
So, I felt a little extra nervous going into it!
But I got a 95, so I'm all good. Whew.
Next up is an all-practical exam on human bones, but I have no travel planned in the next two weeks. So, I should have time to memorize a bajillion bones and bone parts.
(We have exams every two weeks all semester long, so as soon as one is over, you start working hard to learn things for the next exam.)
that Sonia likes all of her professors this semester
Usually, with multiple classes, it's a mixed bag. But she likes every single one this time around. Yay!
for the weather
This is a time of year when I am not having to work even slightly hard to find weather thankfulness. The whole forecast is full of dry days in the 70s, and I feel 100% fantastic about that.
for extra credit points
There are opportunities in my class for a little bit of extra credit every week, just for doing some extra practice tests.
I can always use more review, so I have been doing these every week.
Another happy thing: we get to drop one exam grade this semester. I hope I don't bomb any of my exams, but it's nice to know that it will not be the end of the world if I have a terrible brain cramp one time.
Oddly enough, my professor said some students apparently take this as permission to completely skip out on an exam early in the semester. I like to have margin, though, so I am planning to give each exam full effort. I don't want to waste my dropped one in case I really need it later!
for online anatomy and physiology resources
I love my hard copy textbook, of course. But it is also super nice to have so many online quizzes, exercises, and games. I also appreciate all the slides and photos that are available. I really think I have the best of both worlds: a paper book + all the online resources.
What a good time to be alive!
that this Delta surge seems to be waning
I am happy to see the graph lines for the U.S. slowly coming down.
for the way human brains can keep learning
I was telling Mr. FG that in biology and in my current class, I always look at a new chapter and think, "Oh my word, I am never going to understand/remember all of this!"
But bit by bit, I work through the material, and eventually it all makes sense.
Two weeks ago, I knew almost nothing about epithelial tissue, and now I can recognize many different types on sight, and I know where you can find the different types inside the body. Plus, I know all the layers of the skin, including accessory structures.
I honestly think it's amazing that my brain has been absorbing massive amounts of information for more than four decades, and yet it is still capable of learning more.
Imagine how sad life would be if our brains got full eventually and then we had to stop learning! I'm so thankful our brains don't work like that.
that it is finally cool enough for me to wear my new Snoopy shirt
I bought it from L.L. Bean this summer and it has been sitting in my drawer ever since because I am not a person who ever wears long sleeve shirts in hot weather.
Sonia, on the other hand, wears sweaters all summer. She runs way cooler than me!
Anyway, I actually felt chilly this morning and I am very happy to be wearing my new shirt.
that there's almost never comment drama here
Yesterday I wrote about LuLaRoe/MLMs, which are topics that can cause comment sections to devolve into dumpster fires in a hurry.
While things are a little bit nuts on my public Facebook page around this post, the comments here and on our private Frugal Girl Facebook group are all calm.
And that's because the two latter places are populated by people who are part of this community, and you all are calmer than the internet at large. ๐
So, thank you!
By the way, the private Facebook group is free to join; I just keep it set to private so that it keeps out spammy people. If you click here, you should be able to request to join.
You can make posts there (for instance, to ask other readers for frugal advice about something), whereas on my public page, it only lets me start posts.
Alrighty. That's enough from me!
Congratulations on your exam! Iโve never understood why people wouldnโt take advantage of extra credit opportunities. I see it as the emergency fund for your grade. ๏
This week Iโm thankful:
That my husband doesnโt work nights anymore, he worked a rotating shift the first ten years we were together but has had a daytime schedule for the past four years. This week he has been away for two nights dog sitting for a friend (we have our own dog that Iโve been staying home with), and that has reminded me just how much I hated it when he was on nights. Just FYI, we donโt normally agree to something like dog sitting where one of us would have to be away from home, but it was an extenuating circumstance involving someone being able to attend their childโs wedding.
That I live relatively close to work. Most of my coworkers have at least an hour commute. Iโm fortunate that mine is 15 minutes at most, even when all of the traffic lights are red and itโs within school zone hours. One of my coworkers is in the office today and needed a copy of a book I had at home. He was worried about trying to figure out how to get it but was very relieved when I told him I lived so close and could drop it off in 15 minutes. I know thatโs a small thing, but it made today a lot easier for a lot of people. And I love that I donโt have a long drive when Iโm working in the office.
That my sister is dating someone who makes her happy. She just sent me a picture of them together, and she looks so happy.
Yes, yes about the extra credit! And it makes sense that I see it this way, because I do also like to have the assurance of an emergency fund. I am not a person who enjoys living on the edge of disaster. Some see it as exciting, I see it as terrifying. Ha.
Mr. FG never worked entirely overnight, but in the past he had such early shifts and such late shifts, it started to feel almost overnight-ish. So I can imagine how glad you are to have overnight shifts in the rearview mirror.
@Kristen, I suspect that many of us faithful readers here are cautious types who like to prepare for potential "disaster", whether financially or with grades or whatever. I like to think of it as being smart. Ha.
Neurotic? Smart? Take your pick. lol
Obviously I fall into the category of those who think this is smart!
@Kris, you're probably right that this is a more cautious bunch. It would be interesting if there was a poll about how many of us carry a first aid kit, always have an umbrella, etc.
@Danielle Zecher, Or have our wills and health directives done. I was in a class years ago and the prof asked how many people in the room had those two documents done and I was the only one who raised my hand. Then he asked me if I knew where they were and I pulled them out of my backpack because "you never know when you are going to drop dead."
@Lindsey, I second, third, and fourth you on the need to have all the legal paperwork done. DH and I got our updated versions in **just** under the wire: About 3 weeks after the final meeting with our elder care lawyer, he became unable to produce a recognizable signature. And, like you, I carry my copies everywhere.
At the risk of being a party pooper, I urge everyone, no matter how young you are: GET THE DOCUMENTS DONE. Nobody ever knows what might happen.
@Lindsey, Just wow!
@Lindsey, mine is in a fireproof box because you never know when everything is going to go up in smoke! We ARE cautious ... or neurotic ....
Along the same lines, I now carry a portable air compressor/battery charger in my car. Ya never know ....
@A. Marie,
Amen and then RECORD them at your county's courthouse. Then if they go up in smoke or you lose them, you can pull recorded copies and those are as legal as the originals. You can then make copies of the recorded copies to hand out. There is a fee, but it's worth it.
A. Marie, my husband signed all our documents in June, I think it was, and now, he can no longer make a legible signature. You are so right, it can happen fast, and age has nothing to do with it. Strokes, accidents, blood clots, a lot of things can happen at any age.
@A. Marie, we did ours several years ago. We have a special needs son and wanted to make sure he was cared for. We are currently in the process of up dating them. And we just helped my 84 year old mom do her will, estate planning and advanced directives. My father became very ill in the spring and passed away in June. It was a huge scramble and very very stressful to have to get everting in order before he was not able to participate.
Happy Thursday! I am also thankful for the absolutely gorgeous stretch of weather we have been having.
Thankful that my college roommate and her son (young adult with cerebral palsy, in a wheelchair) could come to my neck of the woods, rent an accessible AirBNB that was close enough to the downtown of the little resort town she was at that we could easily wheel him everywhere, and that we could have a wonderful visit and give her son an enjoyable weekend out. He is a delightful guy but caring for him is a heavy load so it gave me great joy to help them take a break from their day-to-day struggles.
Thankful for my boss being understanding of my need to take a sick day this past week. I have a completely unscientific theory that all the other viruses out there are mad that they couldn't infect us last year and are hammering down extra hard now!
Thankful that my son is doing well at college and that he often initiates contacting me! I miss him but at the same time, I'm so happy that he is in a good place in his life.
Thankful that my daughter's driving ed class is almost over. Now I need prayers for calmness as we enter the phase of driving with her ourselves, instead of being able to farm that out to a professional! ๐
Hi Kristen -
Not apropos of this post, but a comment/question about an earlier post. A week or so ago you mentioned purchasing a Makeup Eraser cloth (brand name), and then mentioned a dupe product. I've been thinking I would order one, but just haven't gotten around to doing so. As luck would have it, yesterday while in line at Aldi, I spied a box of microfiber makeup remover face cloths like the ones you posted about! Not the brand name, of course, but the Aldi brand is fine with me! A box of five cloths was just $4.99 - a dollar a cloth. Not bad! I was wondering if you'd tried them, and if so, your thoughts on how they compare to the brand name and other dupes you may have tried.
I have not tried them; have you yet?
If I get over there this week, I will see if I can snag a package for comparison purposes.
It's that photo of the textbook again! Do you ever cut out paper doll clothes and put a shirt on your A&P cover guy?
That has actually never occurred to me! I did notice that his skin color looks weird...like one part of it is much lighter than the rest.
But mostly I don't see the cover of the book; I always have it open!
@Kristen, An open book is a good book!
He just looks cold to me.
Love the shirt!
1) I'm happy that I'm taking tomorrow off, after a really, really long work month
2) I also love the fall weather. Cool in the morning/evenings, but still sunny during the day
3) That I have a gift card for dinner. Some weeks I just don't feel like cooking, but I try to avoid takeout, due to cost & calories. Tonight will be a fun treat.
4) I'm very grateful that my kids enjoy sports, and I don't worry about how to ensure they get enough exercise. I know this is a struggle for some (and, sometimes myself), so it's nice to have this one parenting thing sorted.
5)Very happy that we don't have a soccer tournament this weekend. Last weekend was very, very full & I don't enjoy the weekends where I have no time at home. This weekend should be more balanced.
I am thankful that when I check in with my 20-something nephew via text, he CALLS me - as in picks up the phone to talk!
@MB in MN,
This is a blessing for both of youโฆ
Congratulations on your exam grade! Yet more proof that consistent studying is better than attempting cram at the end.
1. I'm so very, very thankful I have the option to quit my job. Some stuff has been happening at work that makes me very, VERY glad that my last day is coming up before the holidays start in November.
2. Cooler weather here, too! We're still getting summer-like temps by the afternoon, but the mornings and overnight have been delightfully cool, which is helping me sleep better.
3. Allergy meds. Both my husband and my daughter have really been struggling this fall - the weather that feels so delightful to all of us is also prime pollen-producing conditions for a bunch of late-flowering stuff around here, and without consistent rain to wash the pollen out of the air, they'd both be completely incapacitated without allergy meds.
I'm very grateful to live in current times where one small white pill turns my 10-year-old from a sneezing, watery-eyed, not-sleeping-well-at-night mess into a functional human who enjoys life.
4. Live animal traps. We had 1 chipmunk that was "draining" our feeder almost every day. My husband used a live animal trap to relocate him to a forest preserve several miles form us, and we have birds at our feeder again.
5. Bikes and living in a bikable community. I figured out this morning I can completely bypass the craziness that is afterschool pickup and pick my kids up via bike to get them to their dentist appointment. Which means about 40 minutes (for me) of BIKING around where we live to pick them up at 2 schools instead of 40+ minutes of sitting in a car. I even hooked my trailer up to my bike so I can be kind and let my kids ditch their backpacks into the trailer while we bike the 3 miles to the dentist.
Iโm thankful for โฆ
1) This group also. Really causes me to think how I save and what Iโm truly grateful for. Also love the great and thought provoking content that Kristen puts out!
2) The week off work my husband has. He had so much overtime. He really needed the rest.
2) My handyman husband. Heโs saved us lots of money by fixing things around the house and our vehicles. Like heโs finally got the sliding fixed from a couple wind/ storm damage a year ago. Didnโt have to pay the $1000 insurance deductible. Only the materials which were a few hundred dollars.
4) Church volunteers who watches and teachers my kids on Sunday and during our bible study.
The Frugal Girl Community is wonderful. I would not have thought that your post on LuLaRich would have prompted such interesting discussion.
I am grateful that my children, who are now adults, have become my friends. Although we talk about personal matters, we can respectfully discuss art, music, books, politics, and social issues which is awesome.
I know that I say this every Thursday, but I am thankful for Rescue Pup. I do not know how this wonderful dog became separated from her owner, but I am so blessed that she found her way to me.
I am thankful that I received a divine message this week. I have been feeling a little anxious. Along with the general chaos that seems to surround us, there have been some recent changes that have made me uneasy. I was making some Yogi tea, and I notice writing on the tab of the tea bag. I have never paid attention to this before before. It read, โ The unknown is where all outcomes are possible, enter it with grace.โ I pulled it off and have placed by my bed.
Wishing everyone good health and peace.
@Bee, I really like that quote from your tea bag! Itโs been a really anxious time for me of late. I am going to write that down. I guess Iโve been anxious and expecting the worst. The opposite is true to, It could be better than I imagine too! Anything is possible. (I just really donโt like NOT knowing) anyway, thanks for sharing that!
We may well reach 90 degrees today, so I will not be all that thankful for weather this particular Thursday. However:
1. I'm thankful that one of my cousins is doing more than his civic duty to vote, he is running for a local office, after some years of being very exasperated by the people holding that office. He may or may not win, but he is putting himself out there, and I'm thankful for his efforts.
2. I'm thankful that my car has been running fine ever since the Great Battery Explosion was repaired.
3. I'm thankful that two of our grandkids who are sisters each earned "Student of the Month" this month in their respective grades. I'm also a little surprised :), but don't tell anyone I said that.
4. I'm thankful that the VA is getting my husband's scooter a new battery. I had assumed we would pay for it.
5. I'm thankful for some particularly tasty leftovers for my work lunch today.
Today I am thankful that I finished my first exam. We don't have scores yet, but I think I did well enough to be on track for the grade I want.
I am thankful for a hard working husband.
I am thankful that I am almost caught up with my part-time bookkeeping job. The books were several months behind when I started, but that allowed for a lot of practice in a short amount of time.
That my favorite tea shop ships! I don't have time to drive to the store, but they are shipping me 15 ounces of tea just in time for the cold weather. (Loose leaf tea is fresher and cheaper than bagged tea. You all might want to check out Temecula Spice and Tea Merchants.)
That I've resolved some tech issues at work.
@Rebekah in SoCal, do you live in Temecula? I live in Menifee.
@Anne, hi! I live in Upland! Not far in the grand scheme of things! You didnโt ask me but I appreciate knowing a fg groupie is nearby! ๐
@Cait, It is kind of neat, especially because I believe Kristen is in Pennsylvania.
@Anne, I live in Redlands (San Bernardino). We often stop at the Temecula Spice and Tea shop on our way to visit family.
I know Menifee is pretty close (in Southern California miles) to Redlands. I hope you have been enjoying lovely weather this week like I have.
Hi @Cait!
This helpful and respectful blog community is a great resource to me. I am very thankful. Thank you KRISTEN!
I was in the science lab at school a couple of days ago with the little kids, who were fascinated by the model skeleton, and the science teacher told me the previous science teacher used to take the entire thing apart and make the high school students reassemble it properly. Which is a pretty impressive feat, actually, given the number of bones in the human body.
Thankful today that our school went virtual for about a week and a half. No positive COVID tests or anything, just so many kids absent for cold/allergies/whatever that half the elementary was home anyway and missing lessons. So they decided to just do virtual school for a bit to keep everyone away from each other and get everyone healthy again. An interesting side effect in our current COVID world.
My kids hate Zoom school, but I don't mind not having to get four kids up and out the door on the bus by 7 a.m. Plus, my daughter woke up all snuffly, so I suspect my own children would have been among the absent soon enough.
Iโm thankful for my family, my health and a tree service company that showed up on time and is doing a fantastic job including cleaning up fallen debris as they go.
Congratulations on your exam results Kristen!
I am grateful for dear friends, and for getting to meet them in person again now we are fully vaccinated. I am grateful to be in very good health and able to enjoy going out and about, including the crawl course at the pool. It is such fun to play around in the water like a kid, even at plus 50 years.
I am grateful that we live in a place and time that allows women to have interests away from home without being condemned by the people around them. And I am also very happy to have a wonderful home and family that I enjoy spending time in, and with.
1. For a rapidly growing garden full of lovely produce that we will hopefully harvest this fall and winter.
2. For discounted mums that fill my porch and back deck with lovely colors at a very cheap price.
3. For a regular schedule that has me in bed at virtually the same time each night. I just feel better when I am getting sound sleep in normal hours rather than being up until midnight and awake at 5 am.
4. For the ability and maturity to say no. I know this sounds crazy but some of us have to work extra hard to use that word regularly and gosh it feels good.
5. For sunny days. We have had a lot of rain in these parts and I am grateful for the sunshine fest we have had over the last week. Yay fall!!!
Happy Thursday everyone!
@Angie Day, yes to your #4! "No" is a complete sentence and is such a gift.
I'm so impressed by how dedicated of a student you are - great grades, great attitude, you put in the work so you deserve all the A's and the career success that will follow!
Aww, thank you! Gotta work hard to keep up with all these 18-year-olds in my classes. Ha.
Thankful for the beautiful weather we have had this week.
Thankful for the free flu shot I got at our local pharmacy.
Thankful for my husband who keeps up with all the things necessary to keep our house in tip-top shape.
Thankful that I decided not to teach this semester and am now "fully" retired.
Thankful that my husband and I are on the same page when it comes to finances.
This week I'm thankful:
* that this morning I got to attend my first spin class since March 2020!! I made it the full hour and did better than I expected to do. It felt good!!! I'm also thankful that the cycling room has exterior doors that lead out to a patio where we can take the bikes outside on lovely mornings like today. I'm thankful that my friend thought to invite me on the first Thursday morning I've been free in a while.
* that the weather today was perfect for cleaning out my van.
* that my youngest two kids love to eat pepper slices. This is perfect as we have an abundance of green peppers this year.
* that I'm about to get a fresh month of grocery money. The fridge is looking a little skimpy today. ๐
* that Garbology is available as an audiobook through Hoopla. I got down a FG rabbit hole the other day that led me to a time where you were discussing the book and I'm looking forward to listening to it. I'm ready for some nonfiction!
* that my husband is willing to take on a lot of solo parenting this weekend (on a weekend that involves a lot of extra stuff for the kids) so I can go to a ladies retreat.
1. For dog GPS devices. The dog we are babysitting for the military guy on TDY is an escape artist extraordinaire. She digs under the fence, jumps over the fence, and once bulldozed her way through the gate of the fence knocking it completely over. In desperation, we bought a tag for her collar and it pinpoints where she is so we can track her down and lure her into the car with food. But not just any food--yesterday I had to fry up hamburger and take a hot bowl of it into the car to entice her with the smell because ordinary dog treats stopped working after the second run away escapade. We have now put up a dog run, which I don't like to use, but I don't want her to get run over or fall into the river behind our house.
2. For neighbors who joined the hunt to find her when she ran away, before we got the GPS tag. At one point six people were walking around calling her name.
3. For a husband who kept reminding me that "these things happen" when I was at my wit's end (wits' end? Do I have more than one wit?) over the dog. He is so patient, and he did find it funny that we were slowly cruising the neighborhood with my arm stuck out the window holding a bowl of hot hamburger in the hopes that she would smell it and come running. Not every spouse would have.
4. That we managed to get our Christmas lights up now, while it was in the 20s. Usually we procrastinate and are out there at 30 below zero and tons of snow to get them up. We don't turn them on until mid November but that chore is done. I have been tempted to skip it some years but most houses here put up lights and it is really quite lovely when we have so much darkness to drive down a colorful street.
5. For an electric company that responded immediately when a tree fell over and pulled down an electric cable in our backyard. I have no idea if it was live or not, but it was creepy to have it lying there. They got here within 20 minutes.
@Lindsey, the story of your "guest" dog is hilarious. Worrying as all get out, for you, but absolutely hilarious in the retelling. This guy owes you big time.
@Lindsey, I know it's not at all funny while it's happening, but your dog story is hilarious. I hope the dog run keeps her contained. And it is AWESOME to have neighbors who will help look for a lost pet. One of our cats escaped back in March. She's safely home, after being out for about 36 hours, but I was so grateful for all of the neighbors and friends who helped look for her.
Also, I'm seriously impressed that you can have a good attitude about anything when you have temps in the 20s in September!
Ok, if we all got to see a video of you guys driving down the street with hamburger out the window, we would all be laughing so hard we'd be crying!
You always have the best stories.
@Danielle Zecher, our neighbors have gotten used to seeing us running through their yards in our pajamas when our oldest cat decides to relive his youth as a street cat and dashes out the front door first thing in the morning. They'll lean out and say, "Oh, is he out again? I'll keep an eye out for him."
@Lindsey, thank you for this. I was smiling before I got to "wit's end" and then it was a full-on snort. I love your wit/wits!
@Lindsey, we have an escape artist as well. He digs under the fence or bolts out the front door. We bought him a GPS tracker and it has been very helpful. Also all the neighbors know him and have our cell numbers. Lol.
@Ruby, that's nice that the neighbors help keep an eye out for him. I love living in a neighborhood where people look out for pets.
I do not understand why cats want to run out! They have a VERY good thing going on as housecats. I guess being thankful isn't their thing, though.
Oddly, our cat is way too terrified to go outside. Like, the door can be wide open and she runs away from it.
We have concluded that she must have been an indoor cat with her prior owners!
I was actually thinking the weather would soon be appropriate for me to wear my new L.L. Bean flannel. ๐
I'm thankful that we are getting some RSVPs for my daughter's birthday party. Hopefully it will be warm enough weather to be outside for at least some of it. The joys of an Autumn birthday! I grew up not having friends as a child and only had one birthday party that was sparsely attended. So I'm thankful she's doing much better at making friends than I did/am.
I'm thankful that I get to go out with my family tonight. Sure it's just for picking up some necessary supplies but still.
Thankful for feeling needed at work. My job has changed a lot and I was worried that I was going to be considered obsolete or that my skills could be farmed out to contractors but lately I've been getting a lot of recognition which is nice.
@Battra92, ask your wife to throw you a birthday party this year. Thousands of us "frugal" ladies will show up. ๐
I'm thankful for modern technology. Along with the bad there is a lot of good. I'd have no idea how to function in the world without it, it's so ingrained in our lives.
I'm thankful for the wonderful weather we've been having. Our A/C has been off for a week now. While I couldn't live without it I get tired of it.
I'm thankful for old family recipes. Yesterday I made my Grandma's ginger snap cookies. There are lots of great new recipes but sometimes the old basics are wonderful.
I'm still thankful for Covid-19 vaccination. Even though we're still careful about what we do it's still a better situation than it was a year ago.
I'm thankful for family and friends.
Don't you just feel like throwing a little party for your brain, Kristen, when you can learn all that new stuff that looks so daunting at first pass?
I am thankful for free toothpaste from the dentist, for my sweet husband's diligent work for months on a yard project we thought we'd have to hire out, for cool and dry fall days, for the doggie sisterhood of our three awesome rescue pups, and for the terrific Goodwill near the dentist's office, where I scored some fabric for sewing and some music CDs to enjoy in my old, reliable, long-ago paid-for car.
Yes! I feel so impressed with my gray matter; human brains are amazing!
So awesome about your classes -- and I agree, the brain keeps on soaking up new info -- thank goodness -- And kudos for your exams!
1. Just thankful for a 4 day weekend -- I wasn't able to travel to visit my family due to unexpected stuff at school but I will enjoy some time off at home and clean up for . . .
. . .my daughter coming to town for work and then extending her stay for the week.
So happy! I have a couple of weeks to get it together ๐
2. That I will make it home over Hallowe'en weekend -- hope the leaves are still beautiful.
3. This sounds sappy and repetitive but I really really like the people I work with and would be LOST without them. They are smart, really care, and make the classroom so much better than it would be without them.
4. Um, did I mention 4 day weekend?
5. Leftover cake from another classroom -- Whole Foods berry vanilla and looks like whipped cream-ish frosting. Yes, please. ๐
1. That school pickup and drop-off is getting a little less time-consuming.
2. For a fun weekend doing Fall things with my family.
3. For my daughter, who celebrated her 16th birthday this week. She is strong and smart and believes in doing the right thing even when itโs hard.
4. Boba tea. My new favorite thing.
5. A comfortable, cozy home.
A & P was one of my most challenging classes in college, but I loved it because it was interesting. There's more material to that class than any other and we had cumulative mid-terms and finals. Yikes!
So much different going back to school in maturity. You understand the value of giving yourself a margin.
Congrats on your wonderful grade! Hard work definitely pays off in that course.
This has been an "interesting" week in our house. So.
I am thankful:
*that all of the children are on the getting well again side of hand, foot, and mouth disease.
*that my eldest daughter was first to get sick and better because she was a great help to me taking care of the younger ones (without having to involve my husband and father who tried to stay apart).
*that my in-laws arrived for a birthday visit just when I got sick with the plague (not really-- still HFMD) and were able to help cook, clean, put on a 16th birthday party for my boy.
*that I'm no longer really sick, just waiting to see if I'll break out in a rash.
*that, being sick, we really spent no money this week.
*that dentist/orthodontists had no problem rescheduling appointment we had to miss.
*that I don't have to learn anything for an exam right now. (Good job, Kristen. You really need to start thinking about finding seats for all of us when you graduate;) )
Thankful for...
Great neighbors, so fun and funny.
For construction crews who are so nice to dump a bucket of dirt for you to get down your road.
For cooler weather that has squashed the mosquito problem to some extent.
That I have a grand child. Such a doll. Wish I could see her more. I struggle daily over not being able to see her more. I know this is just the way it was meant to be.
I have all my sale stuff ready to list once our road construction is over.