- 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!
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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” :)