Sunday, January 27, 2013

Remembering Gratitude #71...and a Small Peek Into Our Week

I am grateful:


for being able to celebrate my beautiful oldest daughter's 12th birthday this week!!


for my creative girls
Jenna worked on another Sunbonnet Sue applique project on her own

Lauren worked on a small project while we were watching a movie one afternoon

girls did some fabric shopping when we were out for Jenna's birthday


for our relative good health, despite fighting colds this week


for our warm home (I just wish it didn't cost so darned much to heat it!)


for good food to eat


for reliable vehicles to drive


for our jobs so we can pay our bills


for plans to grow more of our own food, including some discussions with one of my brothers about some cooperative growing arrangements


for being able to discuss all sorts of problems and plans with David


that David washes dishes  :)


for fun games
Jenna bought this game with some of her birthday money  :)


for good books
if you haven't read any books by Byrd Baylor, you should...LOVE these!


that we've gotten the last of our Christmas decorations packed away...
we've had the tree put away since shortly after Christmas, but we had some other decorations out still...it was time to put them away!


for doing the work of reorganizing our finances a bit and setting a few goals


for paying off our car!!!!




What are you grateful for this week?




I've been doing these weekly gratitude posts for over a year now, if you want to see how the series began, you can read my first Remembering Gratitude post.


{If you follow me on Instagram, you can see snippets of our week as I post photos, and get a sneak peek into all that I am grateful for...the photos I shared in this post were ones I shared previously on Instagram. My user name is learning_247 :) }




14 comments:

  1. Great post! I really want to start doing this regularly, writing down the little things that happen, on a day to day basis, that make me smile.

    Happy birthday to your gorgeous girl! And that Sunbonnet Sue applique is super cute.

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    1. Thanks Steph!!

      It's a good thing, writing down all the little things (and the big ones) that make you smile :)

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  2. Happy Birthday to Jenna! I am really grateful to have my husband back this week!

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    1. Thanks Natalie :) I'm glad he's back safely!

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  3. I love watching their skills develop! I have been crocheting for a while, and never taught myself to do a granny square......their projects are beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

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  4. A birthday and fabric shopping? Throw in a trip to a large book store (and a vanilla latté) and it sounds like the best day ever to me. :) Happy birthday to your daughter!

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    1. Thanks Erin! A trip to a large book store and a vanilla latte sound GREAT too :)

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  5. Bubble Talk has to be the most played game in our house right now!

    Hope Jenna had a great birthday!! Molly turned eleven this week:)

    As always, love all the crafty creativeness going on at your house!!

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    1. Jenna did have a very good day :) Thanks, Jenn! I hope Molly had a super birthday, too!

      Bubble Talk is a lot of fun...I bet we'll be playing a lot more of it!

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  6. Looks like Jenna had a great 12th birthday! That Bubble Talk looks very interesting. Sun bonnet Sue is awesome. And Yay for paying off a car! That is huge. I put Byrd Baylor on my library list!! Great week Susan. ��

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    1. I know, I'm pretty psyched about getting that car paid off...no more car payments for us at all! (and, the plan is, never again!) Woo hoo!
      If you read Byrd Baylor, I'd love to know what you think.

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