Saturday, December 29, 2012

Be Grateful Challenge~ December 2012

1st~ ladies at Silver Cross Hospital's outpatient lab for their patience with Matt during his blood draw; Matt; fresh, hot coffee; oatmeal; finding my keys (you-know-who~> you totally rock!!!); honest friends; "Who Moved My Cheese?"; Jesus; Cricket in Aurora; PBJ; Matt holding Caliegh and watching him fall in love w/ a sweet baby; my list and all the mini-lists generated; combining old and new lists; noting how much my lists change; anticipating coming changes;  the opportunity to walk to the store with Matt and hear his thoughts; pine cones; two different friends who stopped to talk to me; offer of help carrying things; offer of firewood; books balancing; homemade dehydrated yogurt chips~ Yummy!; peace in Him; Ice Mountain water; Matt buying his own water; unexpected company
2nd~ snuggle-butt; fresh, hot coffee; Juana; breakfast at church (Sister Robyn makes it so yummy!); Sunday school and questions answered; learning people's names; Matt trying 3 times to apologize to someone and being okay with them not wanting to receive the apology; alter call :)  ; friend's attempt at giving us a bit of free firewood; hot homemade turkey vegetable soup eaten with a sweet boy; finding a Jeep-load of free firewood (glad I went when I did as it looks like that area's getting cleaned up quick); deep cleaning and re-arranging most of my bedroom; company not showing up; a bit of knitting~ Kelsy's hat's almost finished!; Matt memorizing his verse for Sunday school~ a bit late, but done never-the-less; all coupons clipped; hot shower; comfy bed
3rd~ sleeping in (yup, still lazy!); sweet, sleepy boy; fresh, hot coffee; smooth, happy morning; Matt catching bus to school; having an almost-clean bedroom~ feels like a whole new room!; coupons; little boy chatter while he's bathing; Avon; knitting a bit on Kelsey's hat; watching 'Criminal Minds'; comfy bed and pillow
4th~ snuggle-butt; sleeping in; deodorant; bacon and eggs; fresh, hot coffee; boy kisses; salvation; finding more coupons to clip when I was looking for something else (that I couldn't find!); quiet neighborhood; Contemporary Christian music on the Jeep radio; knowing that other's attitudes don't define who I am; phone call with someone who's nice to me; text messages with a friend; Matt doing well at school; Avon delivery and the renewed resolve it gave me; New Uses, then CVS w/ Matt and lessons we are learning; Matt cooking dinner; watching Tommy munch nuts w/ Matt
5th~ sleeping in; learning patience (words can wound); a really good boy; fresh, hot coffee; driving Matt to school and being first in line to drop-off; true friends and text messages; fresh marketing ideas; having a job; Avon orders; finding vanilla yogurt in my fridge at work; rolled paper logs; 'free pile'; more coupons to clip tonight!!!; logic; finding a new Avon customer through a new marketing idea; Caliegh's smile; Matt's soccer team winning 3-1 today; catching up goofy stuff; spaghetti cooked by Matt; Bible study; Avon order paid and 2 delivered; smiles; learning; yummy church supper; roaring fire; washing laundry; Matt's total enjoyment of his bath; prepping Avon brochures; clipping coupons; fresh, hot coffee; a break to read a bit more of "The Help"
6th~ waking capt. fuzzy; bacon and eggs for Matt; fresh, hot coffee w/ International Delights French Vanilla Creamer; revealing text message; hope; visit from boss and his knowledge on hamster care; Abid; options; prayer; cuddling Caliegh; hugging Aiden 
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22nd~ my pillow; waking up alive; new plans and new purpose; Christmas presents from unexpected sources; good friends; Avon; Matt's snuggles; Matt's patience; Cresha, Mother Newell, Ashante and Mfon; homemade nachos for lunch with Matt
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29th~ fresh, hot coffee; hope in Christ; following His will; new plan for child-management (will blog it later); BOB plan from www.tacticalintelligence.net and the fun, adventure and education it could provide; Matt collecting firewood and seeming to understand the process and how it all works together; knowing it's not just myself that's offended; Caleigh's happy chatter about baby dolls; Matt finally sweeping his apartment; coffee from Jessie; hugging Aiden;                

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