Thankful Thursday

Oh hey, nothing to see here...just me linking up with Rebecca Jo way late. Again. I had a good excuse today. I finally got my hair done and got rid of more than an inch of gray roots. I got an inch or two trimmed off the bottom, too. It turned out so nice...my friend, Susie is a genius with hair!

So, on the list of things I am thankful for this week, the hair is number one! Isn't it great how getting your hair done just perks you right up?

As for the rest of the list...

** I'm thankful Megan and Cody were able to get a great new vehicle that works for them and will fit their family for years to come. And that Cody could just keep his truck and they can have both. Guys and their trucks...if Cody was going to have to trade his truck he was insistent that they would get another truck. His allowance was it would have a crew cab to accommodate the family. Let me tell you, it is not fun hefting the kids in and out of car seats that are way up in a truck!

** I'm thankful Megan got the stitches out of her incision this morning and everything looks good. The infection is gone and they got all of the cyst.

** I'm thankful for yesterday's amazing weather. It was 74 and sunny! 

** I'm thankful I got out to shop with Megan and the kids for a bit yesterday. Carter's and Osh K'osh were having a sale. Megan stocked up on play clothes for the kids and I bought them each a couple of summer outfits and two pairs of shoes for Leah. She has a very wide foot and the top of her foot is high. Carter's velcro sneakers are the only ones we'd found that fit her well. Yesterday we found a pretty blue denim pair with a daisy on the side and a pair of sparkly pink sneaker/sandals...and they were on sale 40% off if you bought two pairs. Score! And Leah is so thrilled with them. Still, she was more than ready to be done shopping by the end of the afternoon.

Poor Colton zonked out and was asleep.

** I'm thankful Mom was able to get John in for his first dose of the vaccine yesterday. She's been trying for weeks with no success. He will be 80 next month and has diabetes and heart problems. He really wanted it. Mom hasn't been able to secure a spot for herself yet, though. I guess it will have to wait now since she is getting her knee replaced on Monday!

** I'm thankful my Bible study teacher and her husband are finally back from their month-long vacation and the group got together Tuesday evening. We all brought something and had a taco bar night. So yummy! And one friend brought 3 kinds of frozen treats from Dairy Queen for dessert. So bad for me, but I enjoyed a Dilly Bar without guilt.

The rest of the evening was spent visiting and catching up with each other and then to honor our teacher (and friend) for her 70th birthday, which had taken place while they were away, we each read her a letter we'd written telling her what she meant to us and shared some memories. It was a "pass the tissues" kind of night, but in a good way.

** I'm thankful Tim and I had dinner with my mom and John last night. Mom made our annual corned beef, cabbage, and potato dinner for St. Patrick's Day.

** I'm thankful everyone has been feeling pretty good (all things considered in Tim and Megan's cases) lately and we've had a quiet week and I didn't have to do quite so much babysitting. 

** I'm thankful for today's all-day rain that washes away winter's dirt and grit and helps the world come back to life.

** I'm thankful for a big pot of homemade chicken noodle soup simmering on the stove. Really. Does anything smell better on a cold, rainy day?

** I'm thankful, as always for the Lord and all He does for me, and for each one of you!