gratitude, #740 – 759.
740. feeling better in time for Christmas week
741. a napping house and hot tea
742. new books to read to the kids
743. a chill in the air
744. my grandfather is feeling better
745. David did a week’s worth of grocery shopping yesterday
746. Bamburies, a dream of a meat shop where we can even buy prosciutto
746. cooking in my kitchen with the windows wide open
747. exchanging recipes with friends
748. friends who inspire me to be creative with my kids
749. coming up with a plan to help fill our days
750. endless good ideas on the internet
751. Judah searching out letters and trying to sound them out
752. finishing Middlemarch, loving the way it ended
753. David’s guy camping trip this week
754. I feel safe in our new apartment while he travels
755. neighbors who would drop everything to help us
756. regular date nights, thanks to our babysitting co-op with the Worshams
757. Judah words: “Corder-boy” (Corduroy), Converson-al Studios (Universal Studios), “art-verk” (art work)
758. Amie words: “Dag” (Dad), “Bam-pa” (Grandpa), “ahht-vohhk” (art work)
759. Swiss Miss mint hot chocolate packets, sent from home