Grateful, Grateful, Grateful

I'm so grateful for everything you've ever given me...

November is a time for giving thanks. I guess it’s because of the Thanksgiving Holiday. It’s kind of silly if you think about it. Shouldn’t we be thankful every day? Despite that, every year I’m ‘going to’ post what I’m thankful for on a daily basis. But it seems every year I get behind from the start and manage to stay behind until well beyond the first of the new year. Still, I decided I had so many things to be thankful for that I needed to list them, mainly as a reminder to myself.

I’m a list maker. I should own a portion of the sticky note company because I have them all around my desk. Although I seldom get to the grocery store with said list, I decided I could sum it up nicely if I used the alphabet to make my record of things I’m thankful for. So…here goes!

A

Alan, apples, airplanes (when they are on time), aprons and autumn

B
Bryce, Belle, Bernie, babies, buttons, butter, beer, bottles, bubble baths and bacon

 C

Callye, Caleb, candy, cars, chairs, candles, cats, Christmas lights and carols 

 D

Dads (mine especially), dreams, and doors

E
Evan, eggs, elevators, electricity, and eyesight

 F
Family, friends, fun, fireplaces, and French fries

G
Grandkids, Grandparents, green chili, and guitars

H
Haircuts, hot water, and heaters

I
Ice (in the summer), icicles (in the winter), imaginations, and Iris

J
Judi, Jimmie, Jennivee, jelly, jam and jars,

K
Knitting, kites, kindness and kittens,

L
Lights, laughter, LSSK, and leaves

M
Moms (mine in particular!), money, mountains, and medicine

N
Napkins, nighttime, and noise

O
Oranges, online bill paying, and October

P
Pennies, pants, pajamas, pizza, pedicures, and Paypal

Q
Quilts, quiet, quality, and quarters

R
Reading glasses, Ravelry, and rocking chairs

S
Starr, sweaters, seat warmers, snowflakes and snowmen

T
Tyson, talking, Tartan, tea, teachers, and Texas!

U
umbrellas (and the chance to use them), unity, and underwear

V
Veterans, vests, and Valentines

W
Wine, WHIBSIB, water, and warmth

X
Xerox copies, x-acto knives, and eXums!

Y
Yarn, yams, yo-yo’s (fabric), yesterdays, yawns and yellow

Z
ZZZ’s, zippers, zoos and zigzags

Well, that was a little tougher than I thought it would be! And, I believed I had invented this brilliant idea but I Googled it and found tons of people had made their list this way. Regardless, however you come up with the things you are thankful for, just remember to take the time to be grateful. It makes you feel pretty good to realize all the things you have instead of focusing on the things you haven’t! 

I wanna show my gratitude, gratitude, show my gratitude to you.

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving in Utah this year. It was a very long trip and I got a lot of road-knitting in! I had two GIGANTIC scarves to make for a couple of my son’s friends and completed one and like only a couple of inches on finished the other. 

I’m finishing up some surprise gifts too. It’s going to be here before we know it! Be pleased that you’re here to enjoy. 

Gossamer Infinity Scarf

Rainbow ruffle

Dropstitch cowl

I wanna show my gratitude, gratitude.

I wanna show my gratitude,show my 

Yeah, my gratitud...

Thanksgiving Blessings

We've come to the time in the season 

When family and friends gather near 

To offer a prayer of Thanksgiving 

For blessings we've known through the year. 

To join hands and thank the creator 

And now when Thanksgiving is due, 

This year when I count my blessings, 

I'm thanking the Lord He made you. 

I'm grateful for the laughter of children, 

The sun and the wind and the rain. 

The color of blue in your sweet eyes, 

The sight of a ball and train. 

The moon rise over a prairie, 

Old love that you've made new. 

This year when I count my blessings, 

I'm thanking the Lord He made you. 

And when the time comes to be going, 

It won't be in sorrow and tear. 

I'll kiss you goodbye and I'll go on my way 

Grateful for all of the years. 

I thank you for all that you gave me, 

For teaching me what love can do. 

Thanksgiving day for the rest of my life, 

I'm thanking the Lord He made you... 

Happy Thanksgiving! 

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•°*”˜˜”*°•Happy Thanksgiving•°*”˜˜”*°•

to family and friends

This year when I count my blessings, 

I'm thanking the Lord He made you. 

**song by Johnny Cash