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Bandwagons, blessings

One big wonderful week

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  1. Extra snuggle time with Pete on Monday evening.
  2. Giggling with Poppy over nothing in particular.
  3. A warm blanket, hot chocolate and a good book.
  4. Live music, a reliable babysitter and a handsome date.
  5. Giant boxes of fudge (thanks Dad!).
  6. Poppy telling Rockford “You’re my Baymax” after watching “Big Hero 6.”
  7. Go-carts with my nieces and nephews.
  8. Watching Rockford and his sister brave the Sky-Rider.
  9. A cabin full of giggly cousins.
  10. A table for 14 at Flapjacks.
  11. A rousing game of “Settlers of Catan.”
  12. Hot chocolate with a bit of Rumchata.
  13. The mountains in the fall.

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Bandwagons, blessings

Seeking grace in every step I take

There was a time when I was keeping a gratitude journal. That time was 2009, and I posted about it here under the “grace in small things” tag. National Blog Posting Month would be an excellent time to resurrect the practice, don’t you think? Rather than posting a small something every day, though, I’m going to jot them down and save them for Sunday afternoon.

(That’s the idea, anyway.)

I only hit upon the idea this morning, so I don’t have a full week’s worth of things to offer today. But I do have this:

    1. Pete is down with a fever today. He’s feeling “wobbly,” and it’s a reminder to give thanks that illness is the exception rather than the rule for us.
    2. A whole weekend spent with friends and family. I’m ever-grateful to have an extended family with whom I truly love to spend time and to have good friends to be with even when my family isn’t here.
    3. My nephew’s smile.
    4. Rockford, who is always happy to clean up my messes. Like for example when my sister-in-law and I make four lasagnas and a cheesecake in one afternoon.
    5. A sister-in-law who is happy to make four lasagnas and a cheesecake with me.
    6. Cheesecake.

What’s one thing you could write in it your hypothetical-or-actual gratitude journal about today?

blessings

Grace in Small Things. 11-17 of 365.

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Day 11

  • Taking Poppy to the aquarium store to look at fish, then going out for lunch together.
  • Getting the news that Perry Mason and Mrs. Perry Mason planned to make an offer on the house they’ve been in love with since they first saw it nearly a year ago.
  • Making a ridiculously thrown together “pineapple upside-down cake.” It was tasty, but it wasn’t what it was meant to be.

    • Day 12

  • Watching the last “Doctor Who” episodes of Season 4 with Rockford.
  • Tandoori chicken from Cook’s Illustrated.
  • Poppy’s lovely little face.
  • Pete being so excited to see his little buddy Addison in the afternoons.

    • Day 13

  • Pasta with garlic.

    • Day 14

  • Playing with Pete while Poppy napped late in the evening; his joyful little shrieks.
  • Pete taking a few steps without noticing it.
  • Poppy drying the dishes.

    • Day 15

  • Dancing with Poppy & Pete at their music class.
  • Pete pretending to read.
  • The prospect of winning a box of Little Debbies.
  • Tucking a blanket around sleeping Pete.

    • Day 16

  • Mexican pizza
  • Watching the new “Battlestar Galactica.” Even though it was really depressing.
  • Playing “You’re the Mommy, I’m the Poppy” with Pi.
  • The enthusiasm with which Rockford plays the Rock Band.