...a grandpa who seems to have 9 lives and counting! We got the happy call today that the surgery went very well.
...our cat Milo. He came home! After a week of sadness we were reunited with our lost kitty. He had taken up residence with a family up the street...so we'll know where to look if it happens again. I didn't know how much I cared until he was gone (insert cheesy love song). So it's a love fest around here. In this picture he is sleeping:
...a boy who gets up and makes a good hearty breakfast for himself nearly every day. His specialty? Omelet with sausage and cheddar. Way to go, Sam!
...a friend who occupies Maia so I can stain my new fireplace mantle. Thanks, Emily!
...my little photographer, Maia, who is the only person (other than me) who has ever shown an interest in documenting my life :0)
...a husband who is mechanically minded enough to actually want to tackle problems like a broken electric sliding door. (He's going to replace it with this fine piece of Japanese engineering, the non-electric mechanism, because the electric is >$1100. Yikes! I think we can shut our own door, thank you.)
...a van that runs well despite the fact that several pieces of it are strewn about the garage right now.
...the dude who is hopefully coming to pick up Oreo and Panda, the rats I am done owning.
...the family of strangers who are coming to stay in our house while we are in California next week. I am thankful for them not because they will feed Milo and take out the trash, but because they have motivated me to clean every nook and cranny. Even if they don't show up they will have blessed my life! Thanks, strangers! (Okay, I know you'll ask, so really they are cousins of friends, so not so strange.)
What are you thankful for today?
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Can't wait to see the fireplace. You look rather stylish while you're working. Thanks Maia for taking the picture!
It is so perfect how Sam is wearing his (cough cough, I mean my, cough cough) "I do all my own stunts" shirt.
I'm thankful for this time of year when the temperature is perfect for jogging.
Can Sam come make me my breakfast please? 7AM would be perfect.
Those are awesome things to be thankful for. I'm loving the mantle.
I'm thankful for...
- Answers to prayers
- A dad with at least 9 lives
- The guys at the Toyota parts counter.
- A wife who stains mantles.
- Dutch oven breakfast (oops, that's the next post).
- Sleep.
what wonderful things to have and be thankful for. i'm also thankful for a 13yo who fasts and healthy parents and children who make their own breakfasts--although I need to get some pointers for you on how to let kids get creative in the kitchen without shellacking the whole place in egg.
I am thankful for a mother who lets me work (daydream) in the morning/afternoon. And of course my work place is my bed and I actually was daydreaming about the book this morning/afternoon. I made someone disappear but I don't know where to so I think I killed him. I have got to stop doing that. Oh well, he lived a good life.
I'm thankful for a happy but wide awake baby who keeps me awake so that I can read old friends' blogs in the middle of the night.
You know what I love? That 2 of those things had to do with helping me out. How lucky am I. I'm grateful for an awesome friend who watches my kids and who lets strangers stay in her house and who takes care of my grandbaby kitty!
You're the best.
As "The Strangers" that are coming to stay at your house, know how thankful we are for your hospitality and feel reassured that we will keep the cat PLENTY entertained.
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