Being Thankful...Day 11

I am thankful for technology. Those of you that know me well know that I am not big into technology. I would take a book over a Kindle any day. I love my planner that I can flip through and write in over my calendar on my phone. I would much rather play cards or board games or go for a walk than play a video game or watch TV. But technology has its place in my world too. My Kindle allows me to travel with endless books at my fingertips. The calendar on my phone allows me to check my crazy life when I am on the go without my planner. And THIS. There are days that Facebook drives me crazy and I just want to be done but I love that I can reach out to everyone at the same time. I love that I can post pictures and it can reach to family and friends everywhere at a moment's notice. Being able to stay connected so well to people so far away through technology is a blessing.

Being Thankful...Day 10

Being Thankful..Day 9

I am thankful for music. Music has the capability to move you.. to change your mood...to remind you of a moment in time. Got woken up this morning by my wonderful daughter. I was still asleep because I am battling this cold I seem to deny having. I stumbled to make my coffee and put on some music and started cleaning. Do you listen to music when you clean? Something about it makes me want to keep going, it makes me happy. My plan is to spend time resting today. The music will slow down, the candles will be lit and I will enjoy a quiet Saturday evening. Hope everyone has a great Saturday.

Being Thankful...Day 8

I am thankful for my friends. I am blessed to have so many different groups of friends. I often read memes that talk about it not being the quantity of friends but the quality of friends you surround yourself with. I am thankful that I have a large quantity of great quality friends. They say that it is through your hardest times that you see who your true friends are and I am truly blessed and thankful for the people that I call friends.

Being Thankful...Day 7

I am thankful for the roof over my head..my apartment..my HOME. In a short time it has became home, it embodies me. I am happy to come home after a long day of work, I am happy to stand in the kitchen and cook for my family, I am happy to help CJ with homework at the table, I am happy to snuggle up with a book on the couch...it makes me happy. I have so much to be thankful for. There is so much that I have that I know not everyone has. We take for granted that we have a place to stay, a place to live, a place to feel safe, a place to be warm. Be thankful today for that place regardless of all the things you may not like about it because there are many who don't even have that especially as the cold weather starts to creep up. I am thankful for my home.

Being Thankful...Day 6

I am thankful for Milo. We have had him since we he was 8 weeks old. He has lived a very long adventurous life so far. He doesn't go out anymore, he snuggles with us now. He can only see shadows, he can't hear and his arthritis is a constant reminder of just how old he is. He can't even reach to groom very far at all. But he is our Milo and we love him more than ever.

Being Thankful...Day 5

I am thankful for education and the choices we have. Sunday we went to the open house at Lincoln High School and tonight we are going to the Davies Open House. Not all children learn the same way and having an opportunity for different options makes me a very proud parent. I am not just looking at this from a parent standpoint but as a student too. Not just high schools but colleges, tech schools, continuing education and just courses offered in various locations or online. And sometimes it's as simple as on the job training. We have access to so much around us, so much to make us grow, so much to help us learn and better ourselves. Maybe it's time to take a course or two in 2020.