a favorite thing

Not really that into raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens or bright copper kettles, though I know for certain I have enjoyed my warm woolen mittens here in Wisconsin.

Thanksgiving may possibly be my favorite holiday mainly because of the food but also because of family and friends. Yesterday was no exception. Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, sweet potatoes, butter carrots, biscuits, cranberry sauce. Husband, Daughters, Sons, Grandbabies, Friends... my literal and figurative plate was full yesterday. And if that wasn't enough, Abby and Bella stayed overnight and we spent the morning playing. At one point Bella decided she wanted to be held for awhile and then I remembered one of my absolutely favorite things... a baby falling asleep in my arms. Ahhhhh... thank you Lord for moments like this.

Just one more...

While sitting in the lobby at Pizza Hut one night...

ME: "Oh Abby, it's getting cold in here. Are you cold honey? There's a draft coming in the door."
ABBY (turning quickly to look at the door): "Oma, there's no giraffe coming in the door!"

Thankful

Summer... poof! Autumn... poof! Where does the time go? In 28 hours it will be Thanksgiving Day. I would like to share-in no particular order-the things for which I am and have been giving thanks to God.

My health. Bella's health after a rough start. Aaron's health. My Mom's new knees. Numerous sweet and cherished moments with my grand-daughters. The blessing of a fourth grandbaby "in the oven". My darling husband/best friend. A new job (at the same company) that challenges the daylights out of me. My Pastor and my church family. All of my children... birthed, step and in-law... who are a constant reminder of the reality of Eph3:20 in my life. Girlfriends. Books. Coffee. Laughter. Birds. Music. The fact that none of my needs is unmet.

Burned by Blogger [save]

It's been awhile. Want to know why? [save] I was burned by my blog. Back on July 26th, a day that will live in infamy in the City of Milwaukee, we had a crazy weather day. It rained, and rained, and rained. Thunder, lightning, rain, hail... it was bad. I left the office at 4:5opm and didn't pull into my garage until shortly before midnight. [save]I could not seem to get north of Hampton Avenue no matter which way I tried (and believe me... I tried!). It was frustrating and frightening. It was the strangest experience I think I've ever had in terms of weather. After a day or two of gathering my thoughts, I wrote a lengthy blog and included pictures of my experience that night. [save] It was, if I may say so myself, a masterpiece of literary genius. Okay... it was pretty good. [save] But in the flicker of an internet hiccup it was gone! All that work. All those carefully selected and ordered words... gone! [save] Word to the wise: auto-save on blogger cannot be trusted to [save].