thankful #5

I'm thankful for a scrumptious Thanksgiving feast yesterday with my husband's family. I tried a new recipe for sweet potatoes and I am quite certain I'll be making this again and again. Recipe posted here.



I'm thankful that David makes the best buttermilk pancakes ever. And I love knowing that he thinks I "mess them up" and so he has to make them. Sa-weet.



I'm thankful for little pieces of evidence that my kids leave all over the place.

thankful #4

Happy Thanksgiving!

I'm thankful for being in the middle of preparing the deviled eggs for our family dinner party today. Every time I make these I think of my mom. So thankful for every little thing I've learned from her in the kitchen. Click here for the recipe (12.17.07 post).



I'm thankful for how the very sight and sounds of the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade on the TV makes me feel a little weepy. Those feelings are associated with so many fond Thanksgiving memories. I'm thankful for a happy childhood and a happy life full of warm holiday traditions and memories.



I'm thankful for you, my faithful blog readers.

And ... I'm thankful that I've been off the computer all morning and I'll be off the computer for the rest of the day.

thankful #3

I am thankful for these. For feeling completely creative as I transform a picture frame or shelf or some other object in our home by changing its color. Definitely more on this very soon. You have to try it!



I am thankful for shoes that are both cute and comfortable ... and the fact that I paid $12 for them. Score.



I am thankful for medicine and well-being. For the ability to fight illness through modern science and technology.

thankful #2

I am thankful for the fact that changing diapers in this same spot every day is, well -- just that. A part of my life. My every day world. This scene is a reminder to me of the miracle that it is to have sweet, healthy children. No one should take that for granted.



Oh, and for SURE I'm thankful for disposable gloves. Handling raw meat, changing a nasty diaper, random painting projects ... you name it. I use them daily.

I am thankful for the chore of doing the dishes. Because seeing this mess reminds me that we have food to eat -- plenty of food -- every day. And running water and electricity to get those dishes clean. And loved ones to join us for a meal once in a while.



I am thankful for these anti-bacterial hand soaps from Bath & Body. You'll find them at every single sink in our home. And I'm thankful they go on sale once in a while because that's the only time I buy them.

Thankful #1

Happy Week of Thanksgiving! Even if you're one of our international friends and not really celebrating this U.S. holiday, let's each make this week focused on personal thanksgiving and gratitude for our blessings. If you've been taking a picture-a-day with me this year and you'd like to join me in a little assignment, I challenge you to make every single one of your daily pictures this week something specific that you are thankful for.

Each day that I post this week, I will share something(s) that I'm thankful for. Something little & specific.

I am thankful for my children's art and how they so enthusiastically express themselves every single day in this format.



I am thankful for opportunities to teach my children ... and learn from them. With each frustrating moment of feeling tested, I am reminded that life, after all, is a test. How will I react to their mistakes? As I react or respond, will they know that I absolutely love them unconditionally in my tone and body language? I am thankful that our kids are so patient with me, and that they forgive so quickly and easily.



Yes, that is broken glass all over the kitchen floor because Claire wasn't listening, and yes, I'm posting some Project Life FAQs today.