Count your blessings

[Sootsie]

today is a normal one nothing exciting happening, its windy and raining outside, my 6yr old grandson is sat at the table with paper pens scissors and sticky tape creating crafty stuff that only his imagination can identify, and it just got me thinking of just how much i have to be thankful for. i may not have a job, or spare cash for luxury things or holidays but i have great kids lovely grandkids who i spend a lot of quality time with.

and last night i cooked pizza and DIDNT burn it lol (i usually do)

I got to the post before the dog this morning (he thinks its a personal delivery of chews normally)

and a friend ive not seen for ages rang to invite me out tonight

What blessings have you had today???

 

[Mattemma]

I am happy the kids and I are home safe for the weekend.All the hens are alive-even my sick one.And I am really thankful the furnace is working! Dd is writing stories and ds is making complicated paper air planes. Just a nice quiet weekend with the kids.

 

[sonew123]

I was able to get the outdoor wood burner going after an hour at 5 am in -10 weather!!!

My girls are sleeping soundly
DH is also
Im up BYCing it in peace with a great cup of joe!

 

[herefordlovinglady]

I got to spend one more night with my wonderful mother. i woke up above ground. sitting here drinking a cup of coffee and looking out to a wonderful day a brewing. blessed is an understatement...

Hi Nat!

 

[mandelyn]

I woke up to no rooster crowing in the basement because I actually managed to find him a good 4H home. Had to let go of a hen to make that possible, but I still have 3 pullets and 6 hens outside.

Too many blessings to count really, but it's been weird! New mattress getting delivered today because of husband's poker winnings. The money to play came from a cast iron gumball machine with all it's original pieces selling on Ebay for $777. What a strange selling price!

He had been hurt in Iraq and booted out of the Army as soon as he was healed enough. But he wasn't hurt badly. Found the PERFECT house to squat in when we moved back home, coolest land lady ever. There right when we needed it. Could be here 2-3 years, as long as we need, until we can buy a house or some land.

Didn't have too bad of a transition getting out of the Army. They got the money right from day one so we didn't have to think about starving or mooching off family from a typical paperwork screw up. VA has been great, really on top of things.

Even chickens fell into a place, finally got a coop that looks half way decent, no frost bite or anything this year from building fails. Eggs everyday!

Now we need the 2nd car to fall in our laps. Our new car did that, just appeared out of thin air for a wicked great price, just when we needed it. Like the exact day we had to turn in our rental car in DC but had another month to be there. The Yellow Ribbon Fund is a great program, they'll donate a rental car for up to 3 months to the family "care taker" of a wounded soldier. Our new car was in the lot at the dealership next door to the rental office. We were waiting for a cab, and the thing called to me. Drove it home the next day. $10,000 under suggested retail. First "new" car we've ever had. I called my dad and told him to sell my blazer for whatever he could get out of it (a whopping $700, that's the sort of car we're used to) There's a big difference in how a car with 22 miles on it and one with 222,000 miles. ALL the buttons work! So weird! LOL And it hasn't caught fire! (chrysler newyorker burst into flames on the interstate.. good times. Good 'ol Blazer started smoking under the passenger seat in the seat adjuster mechanism but didn't actually make flames)

Things have been so great, makes me wonder when the set of 3 bad things are coming. Almost like we've been led around by an unseen force. Last time things fell into place like this all perfect, my mom passed away, then 2001 two weeks later (the day before my brother's birthday) and then my grandma passed away 2 months after that. Then everything went perfect again. So weird!

But right now, my brother and my dad both are getting promoted at work this month. Husband is starting school and applying for various jobs that suit his "altered abilities" as I call it, we'll see what happens there. I found a great barn to go riding at. Critters are all healthy. Puppy is starting "school" soon.

There's nothing we're in need of, and that's a great thing. So I've been donating a lot of what we don't need but have. Have also been looking at volunteer things, I have a lot of time to give.

 

[gofasterstripe]

The rain stopped in time for me to take the tarp off the round bale to unrole hay so I dont have to use my emergency square bales. Got tarp put on back in time for the rain to start again. Then I stood outside in said rain and drank my coffee and had a smoke while watching my ducks dig bigger and better mud holes than they did yesterday. If they are happy, then so am I. Amen

 

[darkmatter]

I got my Diesel Beast back from the shop for only 10% over the estimate, they had it for a week. I was having Truck withdrawal symptoms.

 

[piecemaker]

I am thankful I have a job to go, I even like my job!!
Am glad the snow is gone and that it will be 65 today even though I will sleep through most of it.

piecemaker

 

[justbugged]

DH gets to stay home all next week, and he still gets paid. I am also grateful that everyone seems to be healthy right now.