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30 Days of Gratitude - Day 17

Day 17 - 30 Days of Gratitude: We made it back to the pool! Woohoo! My tri buddy and I did not look so thrilled, lousy photo, but seriously, it felt good to swim. Over 700 yards and then a dip in the hot tub, a wonderful way to end a chilly evening! I am so grateful for my tri-buddy, Jackie! Even though we were not able to "tri" this past season, we are gearing up for a wonderful 2015 in the tri world. Look out - here we come!

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Day 16 - 30 Days of Gratitude: Sunday. I wanted to stay inside. That is always my issue, how to manage the outside work and the inside work. My dear husband helped me with that. He decided to handle the outside work on Sunday so that I could manage the inside work. Not only did he handle the lawn, he looks darn happy to have accomplished his goal of mowing the lawn one more time before winter. I just love that he manages to find joy in all that he does!

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Day 15 - 30 Days of Gratitude: Well, there you have it! I was busy cooking and straightening up in the dining room when I caught a glimpse of this view through the sliding glass door. The color of the leaves just glowed in the low light of the later afternoon. So pretty! I am grateful for glimpses of nature just about everywhere I turn in my home. Even if I chose to stay inside, nature and its beauty are never far away. I just love that!

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Day 14 - 30 Days of Gratitude: A friday, yes. A chance to see Livi in her high school's fall show, double yes! Any time I have a chance to see Livi is a good day, but to see her perform, double good. I am always grateful for Fridays. It takes so much energy for me to get up each morning before 7, by friday, I am fried. This past friday I stayed at work just a bit, to set up for a successful Monday, then it was off to Shawnee to see Livi. Fame is one of my favorites and I really enjoyed seeing Liv on stage. I remember the excitement of performing in a high school play and that excitement was really evident on stage this past Friday. Such fun!

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Day 13 - 30 Days of Gratitude: And so it went. Thursday was not a good day. Work was beyond miserable and an afternoon of tears was enough to make me run from school as quickly as I could. I came home to an empty house and just couldn't bring myself to cook or really do anything. After spilling my guts to Mark and a quick trip to the library, we grabbed something to eat. I was ready to settle in for an early evening and then - yup, snow. It was magical! Do you see the snow on my shirt and in my hair? Snow has a way of making everything seem lighter. Snow always lifts my spirits and cleanses my soul. Grateful for that on a day that was really frought with unpleasantness.

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Day 12 - 30 Days of Gratitude: So very grateful to call this young man my son. Actually, we are both looking quite young in this photo. This photo was taken in Jason's neighborhood, back when we used to stop at the Devil's Den quite a bit. Jason and his Coogi sweater and me in my way to old hoodie, so typical of us. Jason is kind, considerate and loyal to a fault. He is creative, supportive and a great friend. I am so proud of the man he has become!

Throw Back Thursday, Five Photos I Love

Colleen challenged me to find five pictures that make me smile. I reached back into my pile of photos and found a few that brought huge smiles to my face. My children have brought so much sunshine to my life, these photos are a remembrance of some really happy times! The photo above is Christmas morning, 1987. Jessica and Jason were just 9 months and 21 months on this particular day. Aren't they cuties?

This picture has always made me smile. The woman was explaining how to get the lizard to open its mouth and both Jason and Jess opened their mouths, priceless!

Skyline drive, Virginia. This photo was taken over teacher's convention one year. It was a beautiful time to be in the mountains. I love this photo because it is so representative of their personalities at this time in their lives. I had this in a frame for years, that's why the photo is so faded.

Baltimore Inner Harbor, 1993. It just makes me smile!

Boy, we sure did experience quite a bit! This is Key West. I love Jessie's Little Mermaid shoes! I remember making those "hammer-time" type pants for Jason. Ahh, what wonderful memories I have. I am so grateful to share my life with these two kiddos!

It was so much fun looking through old photos, thanks so much for the challenge Colleen!

30 Days of Gratitude - Day 11

Day 11 - 30 Days of Gratitude: USHER! I was so excited to win tickets to Usher's concert at the Wells Fargo Stadium on Tuesday evening. Even though it was a school night, nothing was going to keep me from seeing Usher perform in person. He is so very talented, seems so genuinely happy and puts on a tremendous show. Boy can he dance! I won my tickets through his promotion with Scholastic Books and as a thank you to teachers. I am not sure how many tickets were given away, but everyone I ran into was just thrilled to be able to see Usher live in concert. 

30 Days of Gratitude - Day 10

Day 10 - 30 Days of Gratitude: Ahhhh, Monday. While I am not a fan of Mondays, I am grateful to be able to spend some quality time at home on a Monday evening. This particular Monday I was busy grading papers, not so bad, at least I was at home and not still in school. I am blessed to live in a home that I love, surrounded by wonderful memories of time spent with my children and to share it with my hubby, Mark. 

30 Days of Gratitude - Day 9

Day 9 - 30 Days of Gratitude: Sunday afternoons in the fall and football. There is nothing better than staying home on Sundays. I love doing Sunday chores, catching up on cleaning and watching football. If I have stayed on top of my work, I also, sometimes, have time to sew. That makes for the perfect Sunday!