Thanksgiving Thankfulness

I am thankful that we have a day set aside when we think about our blessings. If I start to count, I find they are really numerous -- from family, friends, job, abilities, life itself.

I am thankful for a day I could spend, slowly, preparing our Thanksgiving dinner. It wasn't a rushed thing with a time limit. I'm planning for a 6pm dinner, but that gave me all day to prepare things, then stop and do other things, then do the next step in preparation.

I am thankful for scenery to be seen from our front door, like fading sun on trees behind the houses across the street. it was really quite beautiful.

Sunday a Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Thanksgiving

Sunday was a day of celebration and thanksgiving. The Returned Peace Corps people, along with people from the YWCA, hosted a dinner for refugees in Buffalo, with special emphasis on those from Bhutan, also Nepal, Somalia and other places.



Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes & gravy was supplied, and besides that it was a "dish-to-pass" event, and oh those dishes! Many were rice-based and all were absolutely delicious. There were over 200 people there; the Peace Corps group waited until all went through the line before we got our own dinners, and then found places at tables if we could. After dinner there was entertainment, mostly dancing by several ethnic groups in costume.

I was surely thankful we were able to go, contribute our small dish, and participate in the festivities. They are planning to have another next year. We will plan to be there.

A good, and thankful, day.

Rain, Rain, Rain

It wasn't too cold, so I should be thankful for the rain. It's the first we've had for about 12 days they say. It rained off & on much of the day & went from drizzle to downpour at times. Fortunately, when I had to be out it was only at the drizzle stage, for which I am definitely Thankful. Others were saying they were thankful it was rain and not snow.

Busy Day & Break Making

I am thankful for my busy, and hopefully somewhat productive, day. It was sunny, chilly in the morning, warmer mid-day. I am thankful for Curves -- it gives me the opportunity, and challenge, of exercising several times during the week. I always feel good afterward.

Gordon's office is always busy and I am always thankful when I can help -- someone will have a question that I can answer or something I can do, including writing checks to pay the bills!

Then today I filled in at the library for our director who had a meeting to go to. I can't always do that, but was glad to be able to.

Then this afternoon I was very thankful that the sourdough starter that looked so very ugly in the refrigerator was, in fact, still okay. I made 2 loaves of bread from it, which smelled so good. It always makes me feel good to smell fresh bread.

Yes, a good day to be thankful for.

A Very Sunny Day

I am always thankful for sunny days. They always improve my mood. Tomorrow is to be another one. I am thankful even in anticipation of it.

An Early Thanksgiving

We will have several Thanksgivings this year. The first was Sunday after church as we gathered to share turkey and all the trimmings. I am thankful for the fellowship and sharing this meal represented. Many hands prepared it, shared it, and cleaned up after it -- all very pleasantly. It was a good time and a thankful time.

Today I am thankful that my physical therapy for my leg is progressing. I am getting weekly treatments of heat, stretching of the leg, exercises, followed by icing. By the time I leave I am a bit sore from it all, but within an hour or so I feel great.

A Good Saturday at the Library

I'm thankful for programs that bring people into the library. Today we had a local author, Cassidy O'Connor, who has written Haunted buffalo: Ghosts of the Queen City. She grew up here & is a Pioneer grad (2002). About 70 people came to see/hear her and get an autographed copy of her book. She came with a partner who had a PowerPoint presentation on the sites they've been to and the equipment they use. It's really good to see so many people come to the library for a program.

It was so popular that she wants to come back again next month -- 12/12 at 12.

Friday the 13th

It was a beautiful day today and I am thankful for that. It got up to about 65º and was sunny -- quite un-fall like. It just felt good whether I was inside or outside. A day to be thankful for.

This evening I made an apple pie for our church's Thanksgiving dinner this Sunday (yes, an early one). I'm thankful for the apple peeler-corer Barb & family gave me last year. I chose this time to just peel & not core & slice because I wanted to cut the apples myself, but the peeling was so much easier using this gadget. Next time I will do the whole thing. I am very thankful to have it.

A Pretty Morning

It's good to wake up in a good mood. I'm thankful every day that I wake up that way. It's a good way to start any day. No matter what happens today, at least I have a good start when I wake up in a good mood. May those days be abundant.

I am also very thankful that our house does not have gas, only electric. The gas company is digging up front lawns on Park St, I think to replace connections from the main line to the houses.

Frosty, Sunny Veterans Day

It promises to be in the 50s today after starting out in the low 30s with frost all over. I am thankful for such pretty mornings -- crisp, sunny, beautiful clouds.

The Last Rose of the year?

This morning as I went to the garage to get my bike to ride to work, I spied a rose just blooming in our rose garden. I had not taken particularly good care of our rose garden this summer, but they did bloom anyway.

To see this dark red rose blooming on November 10 is a joy, and one I'm thankful for. I'm also thankful that the weather is still such that I can ride to work.

A Season of Thanksgiving

It's not Thanksgiving yet, but I don't want to wait until that day to think about what I'm thankful for. So, I think I'll post something every day or so this month.

I'm thankful for a good summer.

I'm thankful Gordon's trip to Honduras in August was relatively uneventful, and successful. After the coup in June, it made us a bit nervous & we wondered for a while whether the trip would happen. Thankfully, it did & thankfully all who were on it were safe.

I'm extremely thankful for a wonderful trip to Scotland with Kim. It was fun seeing places I'd only heard about, but not seen or experienced. It was also fun traveling with Kim & getting to know her better. (You'd think I'd know my own daughter, but there's always something new to learn & it was fun doing so)

I'm thankful for a retreat/meeting in the Adirondacks on a weekend in October (beautiful colors) that also gave us the opportunity to continue on to Lebanon and see Barb, Dan, Maggie & Ella. It was a short, but sweet visit.

I'm thankful for what might have been the last warm sunny weekend before the weather stays cool & cold for the rest of the year. Today the high is to be 70 & it's really nice out. Then tomorrow it will get only into the 50s. So I'm thankful for the weekend, and also for today -- a nice day to walk to work & enjoy the outside.