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Laughter

  • A movie title “Killer Tomatoes Strike Back” and ROFL
  • Reading the CSW this morning and realizing that this list does not have to be “perfect”…thank you!
  • The measuring cups that my granddaughter gave me years ago
  • Ezekiel 4:9 cinnamon raisin bread..love it!
  • Football
  • The Green Bay Packer ankle socks from my cousin :)
  • Finding the 4×6 colored and lined index cards that I wanted
  • Daughter and hubby’s road trip to Seattle area
  • Thank you, Garrett, for your reference of the poem The Eagle by Alfred, Lord Tennyson!

2013 Happy New Year!

  • The tintinnabulations and happy sounds of the New Year’s bells…
  • …12 months filled with God’s Abundant Blessings.
  • “We Love Gratitude” !!!
  • Continued health and healing
  • Goals
  • Anticipation and visualization
  • Opportunities
  • Improvements
  • Travel
  • New experiences
  • Laughter
  • Those wonderful Ordinary Days!

2012 Family Gratitude

  • God’s Abundance
  • “We Love Gratitude”
  • Health and Healing
  • New homes and land
  • Milestones:  birth of a precious baby girl…
  • …1st, 21st, 30th, 50th birthdays…
  • …a 30th wedding anniversary…
  • …retirements: 30 yrs. and 38 yrs.
  • Safe travel for our family, worldwide and at home
  • Looking way back, before 2012…An interesting man whose 97 yr. old mother gave him a box of negatives..pics taken by his photographer father and grandfather; the pics are historical, e.g., some taken when the Golden Gate Bridge was being built, some from the 1800’s..and when Hoover Dam was constructed..and many more.

Saying “So Long”

  • Our awesome son-in-law…
  • …Retiring after 38 years in the military
  • The Commander of his unit
  • A Pilot who made his last military flight
  • Has had 4 deployments
  • Was awarded the Bronze Star!
  • In looking at his office at the facility, realizing how many interesting stories it tells:  pictures/paintings from trips around the world, including from his good friend in Australia…
  • …and most important, pictures of his dear wife and children showing where his heart is.
  • Emotional
  • New Beginnings!

only “pesky”?

  • GPa says it’s only a pesky little snowstorm :)
  • The gal from SanDiego who is thrilled to see the snow at Christmas
  • Time to renew a vehicle license
  • GPa coordinating schedules with the V.A.
  • Pepper’s Christmas toys
  • Christmas flowers, dishes, napkins, tablecloths
  • All the festive jewelry being worn
  • Sign on a truck with picture of an elk, “Elkaholic” :)
  • More family traveling today…
  • …for even more family gatherings.

Merry Christmas Eve Day!

  • Happy Birthday, Carol Bailey Floyd!!!
  • Holiday fruit baskets
  • Winter storm warnings
  • Blowing snow…temps in the single digits
  • Snowplows everywhere
  • Streets well sanded…some icy
  • Still half a zillion people out today :)
  • In the midst of it all, a billboard with a bright sun and saying, “Come with us to sunny Mexico!” :):)
  • The song “Meet Me In Montana”…
  • …where it’s just another day in paradise!!!

What Mom Said

  • Much needed rest today
  • Watching Green Bay win
  • Last minute wrapping
  • Gson becoming ill…
  • …and remembering that “Mom said I’ll be okay.”
  • Family members on their way to be together at Christmas
  • Missing those who cannot be here
  • My cousin’s recipe for baked potato salad
  • The beautiful card and message from our great neighbors…
  • …and their cat and their bunny and their fish :):)

..whataday..

  • Fun lunch yesterday for my sister’s birthday
  • Shopping among a zillion people
  • Icy parking lots..just try to find a vacant space :)
  • Babies crying, toddlers laughing, everyone with holiday merriment :)
  • Writing my check to PetSmart…but I was at PetCo!  Clerk and I had a good laugh…and I asked just where am I?..been to so many places :)
  • Super friendly Salvation Army bellringers
  • Finding a great gift for GPa..whew
  • Home early evening to relax..we thought!
  • Pepper became ill..went to Animal Clinic for antibiotics
  • GPa taking Pepper out every 15 min. until 3a.m.
  • Grateful for the antibiotics …Pepper is well again!

 

..the old and the new..

  •  Amanda’s 21st Birthday!
  • Opening of new health food store..vegans cheering
  • Old Governor’s mansion with Christmas decor inside and out..free tours
  • Fair answers
  • Sharing
  • Gson’s new opportunities
  • A Christmas ornament from 44 yrs. ago
  • An ornament that still has its pine scent after many years
  • UPS trucks everywhere :)
  • My daily to do lists crowded these days :)

just plain thankful

  • Gorgeous trees covered with frost…a lovely winter wonderland
  • Our dependable, considerate newspaper carrier
  • Great, comfy soft Green Bay Packer socks :)
  • So happy when our team wins!
  • The tiny wishbones (but big wishes) on cornish hens
  • Banana nut bread
  • Pet rocks…remember those?
  • Weather trivia: Helena 1924: Dec. 14, 63 degrees; Dec. 15, -25 degrees…88 degree difference in one day!
  • Fond memories when opening the packages of Christmas ornaments :)
  • Our fun metal sign from family in TX that we put on our deck: “Merry Christmas Y’all”  :)