Thanksgivings
Nov. 19th, 2009 11:18 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
beth_leonardSomehow it came to be November already. Mid-November even. Today is Jon's birthday, happy Birthday Jon!
I had this plan to post daily Thanksgivings every day of November. Better late than never? I'll post several today to make up for it.
I'm thankful for Jon.
I'm thankful that Disneyland has a "get in free on your birthday" policy, and that Jon thought he'd enjoy taking Peter.
I'm thankful that Jon & I both recovered from our illnesses and it appears Jon & Peter had a good time at Disneyland today.
I'm thankful for Amber. I'm thankful for the image I have of her in my head right now from earlier in the evening. She wanted to wear her Tigger outfit -- which at 12M size is far too small for her -- and play outside. She put her cup "way up high" on the spa cover. She had to stand on her tippy-toes in her gear boots to reach it. The image of her both being too big for her clothes but nearly to small to reach her cup and so proud of everything is a photo I want to hold dear in my heart because I couldn't get the camera in time.
I'm thankful for Peter. As he's getting older he's getting more and more capable. On Tuesday when I was so sick he was able to get the honey down from the shelf all by himself and heat it in the microwave to serve with dinner.
I'm thankful for my parents and my in-laws, that they all live so near and love my children so much. My parents watched the kids last weekend so I could go on my church women's retreat, and my in-laws watched Amber yesterday so I could take a class in San Francisco.
I'm thankful they are all wonderful people I love so much and trust with my children.
I'm thankful the class went well and I learned quite a lot of interesting and useful things that will save me time.
I'm thankful for computers that keep me in touch with my friends and family.
I'm thankful for digital photos and video. I want to remember and relive it all, and this ability to snap a photo and hold on helps me to let go and let my children grow.
I'm thankful for sanitation and garbage collection.
I'm thankful that food, so basic and fundamental a need, is so plentiful in my life that like the air I breathe I didn't even think to be thankful about it until I re-read everything and was about to hit "post" and I realized something was missing from a Thanksgiving day post.
--Beth
I had this plan to post daily Thanksgivings every day of November. Better late than never? I'll post several today to make up for it.
I'm thankful for Jon.
I'm thankful that Disneyland has a "get in free on your birthday" policy, and that Jon thought he'd enjoy taking Peter.
I'm thankful that Jon & I both recovered from our illnesses and it appears Jon & Peter had a good time at Disneyland today.
I'm thankful for Amber. I'm thankful for the image I have of her in my head right now from earlier in the evening. She wanted to wear her Tigger outfit -- which at 12M size is far too small for her -- and play outside. She put her cup "way up high" on the spa cover. She had to stand on her tippy-toes in her gear boots to reach it. The image of her both being too big for her clothes but nearly to small to reach her cup and so proud of everything is a photo I want to hold dear in my heart because I couldn't get the camera in time.
I'm thankful for Peter. As he's getting older he's getting more and more capable. On Tuesday when I was so sick he was able to get the honey down from the shelf all by himself and heat it in the microwave to serve with dinner.
I'm thankful for my parents and my in-laws, that they all live so near and love my children so much. My parents watched the kids last weekend so I could go on my church women's retreat, and my in-laws watched Amber yesterday so I could take a class in San Francisco.
I'm thankful they are all wonderful people I love so much and trust with my children.
I'm thankful the class went well and I learned quite a lot of interesting and useful things that will save me time.
I'm thankful for computers that keep me in touch with my friends and family.
I'm thankful for digital photos and video. I want to remember and relive it all, and this ability to snap a photo and hold on helps me to let go and let my children grow.
I'm thankful for sanitation and garbage collection.
I'm thankful that food, so basic and fundamental a need, is so plentiful in my life that like the air I breathe I didn't even think to be thankful about it until I re-read everything and was about to hit "post" and I realized something was missing from a Thanksgiving day post.
--Beth
