I am thankful for:
1. Spring’s work almost being done (hopefully the last soybeans planted tonight!).
2. Lilacs in bloom.
3. The tilling of my garden plot.
4. Onions and herbs being planted.
5. A fresh – and plentiful – supply of eggs.
6. The smiling faces of little boys who ‘get’ to ride in the tractor with dad.
7. The smell of fresh baked bread.
8. Bulk quantities of flour, sugar, and laundry detergent delivered right to my door (via UPS and my mom!).
9. Quick meals for mid-day.
I am thankful for/that:
…the fact that it is May, even though it’s hard to believe it’s ‘already May’!
…that weekly commitments are coming to a close until Fall.
…warm weather which translates into kids outside, which translates into the house staying clean a bit longer.
…flowering trees right outside my kitchen window.
…kids who can babysit siblings so that mom can get to an evening meeting.
…a drier Spring (ie. no flooding in ND).
…tomorrow is Friday.
1. For smiling boys after receiving their sacraments of Confirmation and First Holy Eucharist.
2. The end of dance lessons today and the recital on Sunday.
3. Date nights.
4. Kids who are old enough to babysit while Eric and I go on a date night.
5. Dr. Pepper and Chai Tea.
6. The gifts of the Holy Spirit.
7. Being able to order online any gifts, necessities, books, school materials, etc. that I need.
8. Reading magazines on my kindle so there is less paper coming into my home (paper I would then have to sort or ‘do’ something with!).
9. Being able to sleep better at night.
10. Being able to fit into my regular jeans with help of the Bella Band!!! (No, this is not a pic of me.)
11. The end of the school year being closer, rather than farther.
12. The thought that greenhouses will be opening up in a short couple weeks! I cannot wait to get some more color in my yard and garden.
Motivation eludes. That may be an odd way to start a post titled as such, but because some in our house have been unmotivated and I seem to have a hard time motivating ‘them’, I finally just stopped worrying about it for a couple days and did something I could finish. So, I’ve been going through closets, clothes, kitchen drawers, games, toys, dress-up clothes, basically any area that needed cleaning, organizing, or down-sizing. Apparently, I haven’t done this for a while, or I just haven’t been ready to part with the items! I am now.
Which leads me to the title…
I’m thankful I have a place to donate all these items. Some will go to the local thrift shop, some to friends, and a lot of clothing and household linens will go to a group traveling to Peru this summer.
Less is more. Less is freeing. Less leaves us more time for the important things. Less can be motivating.
1. Enough cookies/candies have been baked and packaged for me to show up at the cookie exchange on Friday.
2. The tomato season is officially over. The last, covered in spots, were added to the compost pile this week.
3. After Friday, Angelina’s on vacation from dance lessons.
4. NO SCHOOL on Holy Days of Obligation for the Lahlum Family. So very thankful to a good friend for convincing me to ‘do’ this and really take the time to celebrate our faith.
5. Hallmark Christmas movies.
6. The never-ending enthusiasm of kids.
7. The ever narrowing gap between today and the ‘No School’ time of Christmas Vacation.
8. Yummy Christmas cookies being baked and the dishwasher to keep up with the dishes!
9. Nursing toddlers.
10. Toddlers who want to potty train and are insistent.
I am thankful for:
I am thankful for the following:
I’m thankful for the following today:
Things for which to be thankful…
… that’s all the time I have tonight!
