June 29, 2012
Thankfulness Journal #3
We are nearly half-way through 2012! Our summer has been crazy busy, but also a blessed one. Before we take off on yet another adventure, I thought I’d give you part 3 of my Thankfulness Journal. Enjoy!
Day 125- Reagan’s love of singing
Day 126- Organization in Pierce’s room
Day 127- Passionate women on MNC’s Music and Management teams
Day 128- My iPod isn’t dead yet
Day 129- Cloud cover and cooler temps while working outside
Day 130- Nearly 6 garbage bags full of clutter to take to Goodwill
Day 131- We found Tim’s wedding ring! Missing for 1&1/2 years.
Day 132- A free meal (My chicken and goat cheese pizza was missing the chicken, so I got it for free)
Day 133- A completely empty inbox!
Day 134- Family that makes me feel special on Mother’s Day
Day 135- Nothing on the agenda
Day 136- Not having a job out of the house, so I can do things like help a neighbor, visit a friend in the hospital, etc.
Day 137- Hearing Reagan get a case of the giggles
Day 138- The cheering and chanting for Pierce’s friend, Kristi. She has cerebral palsy, and she sang a song in the school talent show.
Day 139- An extra casserole in the freezer that I could take to a sick friend
Day 140- Gorgeous gardens on a tour that raised money for a Lupus organization
Day 141- Watching TV in bed
Day 142- Free flowers!
Day 143- A bench in our shower
Day 144- Meeting Phil at Otter Creek, and hearing him greet everyone with, “God bless ya! It’s good to see ya!”. He’s one of the most friendly, gracious, optimistic people I’ve met recently.
Day 145- Getting 2 of my landscaped beds weeded and cleaned up
Day 146- Watching Reagan with Pierce and the way she’s learned to be a “big” sister to him.
Day 147- An extra freezer
Day 148- Our quartet performed at a retirement facility. Such sweet people.
Day 149- Men and women in our military that have made the ultimate sacrifice protecting our country; especially Tim’s cousin, Kyle Jackson
Day 150- The “Kids Bowl Free” program
Day 151- After church jam session outside on a beautiful summer night
Day 152- A good Key Lime pie
Day 153- A new housekeeper
Day 154- Beautiful weather and good company while checking out the tree house exhibit at Cheekwood
Day 155- A nature hike with friends
Day 156- A short but productive Chorus Management Team meeting, where some of my responsibilities were delegated elsewhere.
Day 157- Mr. Bond The Science Guy that inspires Reagan to say, “Science is fun!”
Day 158- Reagan made honor roll for the year.
Day 159- Camp Discovery and how much Pierce loves it
Day 160- Having Andrea as a roommate for Summer Singsation and getting to know her better
Day 161- MNC’s spark is back!
Day 162- Great offer from FIL on his house in Brentwood
Day 163- Mother/Daughter pedicures
Day 164- Shopping with Reagan
Day 165- Yes Day
Day 166- Reagan is at a really fun age right now
Day 167- Discovering the Blooming Idiots garden and getting 5 sacks full of daylilies
Day 168- Improvements made to the tool/garden shed
Day 169- The fantastic dad that Tim is to our kids.
Day 170- Reagan had a blast on her first youth group sleep-away trip!
Day 171- Learning how to be a duck
Day 172- A busy summer
Day 173- Encouragement from my MIL
Day 174- Watching Pierce run up and give Jamon Martin a big bear hug; so thankful for him, Otter Creek Church Camp, and how much the kids LOVE it.
Day 175- The first responders to the WTC attacks (visited the memorial today)
Day 176- Catching up with friends from way back, Matt and Emilee Harris
Day 177- St. Paul’s church, that took care of all of the search and rescue/recovery and cleanup volunteers after 9/11.
Day 178- Safe flights home from NYC
Day 179- Mom and Dad’s 42nd anniversary
Day 180- My brownie portion-control baking method (brownie batter frozen in cupcake tins. Only have to bake six at a time.)