30 Days of Thankful for Family

Here we go with another list of Thanksgiving week thankfuls. Today's list is rather specific as all 30 thankfuls are in reference to my children and grandchildren. I'm sure Y'all can tell which ones are specific to grandkids. Ha!

30 Days of November Thankfulness the Grandchildren and Daughters List:

1. The first everythings
2. The cuddles and nuzzles
3. The eye contact and the knowing that accompanies it
4. The laughter
5. All the feels
6. The love- there is none other like it
7. Watching them make discoveries
8. The spoiling
9. Sharing secrets (like candy they aren't allowed to have)
10. The joy
11. The silliness
12. The excitement of new things
13. Sleepovers
14. Giggles
15. Holidays
16. Surprises
17. The fun
18. The energy
19. The conversations
20. Sharing family traditions
21. Curiosity
22. Daughters
23. Sons-in-law
24. Happy adult kids
25. Sister visits
26. Sister love
27. Cousin love
28. The happys
29. The closeness (specifically referring to relationships here)
30. Being a grandma

This list could also go on forever. There's just nothing better than family/daughters/grandkiddos.

What would Y'all add to this list of thankfuls?

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30 Days of Thankful 2017

How in the world Thanksgiving arrived so quickly I'll never understand. This thing called life is flying by at record speeds or so it seems which makes me sit and think a minute about the good things in life which led to a couple of thankful lists.

I don't know why I don't write a thankful list every single day. I've tried but I seem to lose steam after a week or so in. It's not that I'm not thankful I just can't seem to write it down on a daily basis. I suppose it's good that I have them in my head but wouldn't a grateful journal be nice to find once we've moved on from this world? Anyway, my general-ish list focuses on the first non-specific thankfuls that came to mind.

30 Days of November Thankfulness (in no particular order):

1. Friends who take the time
2. Fresh baked cookies
3. Pets
4. Waking up each day
5. Quiet
6. Football season
7. Cool weather
8. Hot chocolate
9. Differences
10. Fall colors
11. Holiday food prep
12. Ceramic wizards
13. Caring yet not intrusive neighbors
14. Clean sheets
15. Privacy
16. Deep belly laughs
17. Family time
18. Family recipes
19. Sister love
20. Full moons
21. Bulky sweaters
22. Conversation
23. Giving
24. Kindness
25. Parents
26. Holiday movies
27. Morning coffee
28. Organized everything
29. Encouraging words whether received or given
30. Birds

I thought I would have a hard time coming up with 30 thankfuls but it turns out I could have gone on some more. Yes, I know I left daughters and grandchildren off the list but they're coming! They get their own list. 

Did Y'all do a thankful list this year? Is anyone good at keeping a daily grateful journal?

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And Now, The Bigs

Yesterday I shared my thankful lists from 2015 and 2016 for the LITTLE things. Today, I'm comparing the BIG things on my thankful list. The big things include the obvious things like friends, family, a home but I've found that some of the big things to be surprising. Who knew?

They say that being thankful every day will make a huge, positive difference in our lives. I tend to agree.

The list from 2015:

BIG Things for which I Am Grateful:

1. First and foremost, I'm thankful for someone with whom I reconnected with a few years ago. This person makes such a wonderful difference in my life every single day.
2. My friends at school. I love these people. They are supportive, encouraging, uplifting, funny as hell, sharing, caring, loving, and I would hate going to work every day if they were not there. 
3. Daughters. Because, even when they are on my last nerve, they're still the best kids ever.
4. My Tucker. 
5. A roof over my head that keeps me cool when it's hot out and warm when it's cold out. The running water and electricity are quite nice too.
6. Every day that I am still alive. 
7. My education. I have two bachelor degrees and a masters degree and I'm darn proud of them. Even if I don't get paid squat at my job. 
8. My job. I hate working, but I love my job. 
9. A car. As soon as I get one. Not having one of your own makes you truly appreciated them.
10. Time. 
11. Family traditions.
12. My health.
13. The five senses and the fact that they all work just fine. 
14. Long weekends. In the mountains. 
15. Love. 
16. The seasons. Especially fall and winter. 
17. Food to eat, spring water to drink.
18. The healing power of music. And, the music itself. 
19. Kind hearts.
20. All my blessings.

And now, this year's list:

BIG Things for which I am Grateful 2016:

1. Daughters! My four in particular.
2. Granddaughters! Cause I have one now and I get it.
3. My SILExtraordinaire!
4. My pup! He's still the best!
5. My health and the fact that I haven't done myself in with poor eating habits.
6. Food on the table.
7. Electricity, running water.
8. A roof over my head. Even though it leaked during Matthew. Yikes.
9. Family gatherings when all four daughters and their boys are home AT THE SAME TIME!
10. My amazing friends whether here or in blog land.
11. My parents.
12. Our family traditions.
13. Blogging. Because that's how I met so many wonderful friends in blog land. 
14. Support and encouragement. It means the world. 
15. My grandparents. They've been gone a long time now but not a single day goes by that I don't think of them. 
16. Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas!
17. Weekends!
18. Learning from mistakes. 
19. Safety.
20. The night sky. And the morning sky. :)

Your turn! What are some of you the big things for which y'all are grateful?

It's day 13 of NaBloPoMo!

Links to my first 12 days of NaBloPoMo in case y'all missed them (because they're so dang interesting and all...Ha!):

1. TWIGS AND ROOTS! Where I introduced y'all to Deanie's new business. 
2. THE BRAVE SIDE OF ME Where I shared my nonexistent bravery with y'all. 
3. BABY M'S NURSERY Where I finally show off the pictures of the nursery!
4. KEEPERS: FALL TELEVISION SHORT LIST Where I shared the few fall shows I watch.
5. SINGING ALONG WITH BABY M Where I shared some songs Baby M and I enjoy.
6. BABY M GOES TO CLEMSON where I shared a gazillion pix and commentary on Baby M's first ever college football game!
7. THANKSGIVING FAILS where I shared that I cannot make holiday meals as good as my grandmother did. 
8. IT'STHAT TIME! where I slacked off and just posted a voting clip art. Don't judge. This is hard. 
9. HOW TO ENTERTAIN A 4 MONTH OLD where I share what I'm doing with Baby M and asking for more ideas. 
10. MY MESSAGE TO MEAN PEOPLE where I give a message to mean people. LOL
11. STAY AT HOME GRANDMA GOES ETSY where I put myself out there and cringe.
12. WHAT ARE LITTLE THANKFULS? where I compare my lists of LITTLE thankfuls from this year and 2015. 

Thankful Things

I didn't start a thankful list for the month of November. At least, not one that had to be posted every single day. We're just past the halfway point, so I'm sharing the first half of my thankful list. The second half will pop up at the end of the month.

There's no real rhyme or reason to the order of the things I am thankful for on the list. Things popped into my head and I wrote them down. I even started to leave the lovelies off because that one sort of goes without saying. But then I decided I should include them anyway.

Ok, enough rambling on and on.

I'm thankful:

1. That I have a roof over my head.
2. That I have running water (hot and cold) and electricity.
3. For my sweet Tucker.
4. For the four best daughters a mother could ever hope for.
5. For my brother, T. And, sometimes, I'm thankful for the other two as well. :)
6. That my parents were (and continue to be) non-drinkers.
7. That I have a job I absolutely ADORE no matter how frustrating and stupid the district is. 
8. That I work with some of the BEST in education.
9. That there is humor in every part of my life on a daily basis.
10. That I am healthy enough to begin running at my age.
11. That I have a washer and dryer in my house.
12. That I learn something new every day.
13. For my friends, whom I love.
14. For my blog.
15. For dear memories of my wonderful grandparents. 

16-30 will show up here on the last day of the month. I'm hoping I don't have to change the one I want to use for #30...