Thankful Thursday, summer-style

Today, on this first Thursday of my summer break, I am thankful for...

• the good Lord
• my wonderful B, and the fact that he calls me during his break at work, just to say hey
• my family and friends
• my health, and the health of my loved ones
• my job, and the fact that it gives me 2 months off for summer
• still getting a paycheck over my summer break
• a roof over my head, clean running water, food in my fridge, clothes in my closet, shoes on my feet, a comfortable bed, air conditioning, appliances and gadgets that make my life convenient, a dependable car
• going to buy a washer and dryer sometime this weekend...I can't wait to be able to do laundry in my own little home!
• a nice long chat with Bub yesterday
• plans to start another Whole30 journey on Sunday...I'm especially excited that B volunteered to do it, too!
• a Walking Dead marathon with B the other day...I'm really close to getting all caught up, but will be sad to have to wait until fall for new episodes
• getting a lot of boring, grown-up, but totally necessary stuff squared away today
• fun plans this weekend :)
• the pretty view from my living room
• FriendshipFest'13 coming up in a couple of months...so excited for a weekend away with my friends
• being literate, my weekly tutoring sessions, and being in the middle of a great book
• supper plans with Sash next week...I've missed her!
• a nice compliment today
• some great exercise the last few days...I hate it while I'm doing it but love how I feel after it's over
• plans to see Kira and her sweet babes in the next few days...can't wait to see her growing baby-to-be :)
• afternoon naps under the fan on my little bitty couch
• frozen cherries, thawed out just a smidge
• contentment
• laughter
• my simple little life

HAPPY WEEKEND, yall!

Thankful Thursday

Year 6 is in the history books. As of today, I've had the honor and total blessing of teaching 155 young ladies and gentlemen. I was truly sad to see this group of darlings walk away from me this afternoon, but I know they're going to make me so proud in 6th grade. Love them!

Today I am thankful for...

• the good Lord
• my wonderful B and the fact that he makes me laugh literally every time we chat
• my sweet family and friends
• my health, and the health of my loved ones
• my job, my coworkers, a group of schoolbabies that have set up residence in my heart for good
• only one more day of work until August
• SUMMER BREAK
• a roof over my head, food in my fridge, clean running water, clothes in my closet, shoes on my feet, a phone that keeps me connected to my people, air conditioning, enough money to live life, a dependable car
• B's safe return from Florida this afternoon, and the fact that he stopped by to eat supper with me before he headed home...he's so sweet to me :)
• being literate, and my weekly tutoring session
• finding the time to read a pretty great book
• the special kind of exhausted that finds me only on the first and last days of school...thankful to have my job
• good music
• plans to start the Whole30 in June
• SUMMER BREAK
• a very thoughtful, very sweet gift from Carrie today...can't wait to get my toes done! Thanks so much, sweet friend!
• getting my classroom cleaned up and cleaned out today
• a fun lunch last weekend to celebrate Grandad's birthday
• slightly thawed out frozen cherries
• a good chat with Bub last night
• an absolutely gorgeous baby shower for Emily yesterday
• sunscreen
• a very successful butter-making extravaganza with the kiddos yesterday...they LOVED it
• the pretty view from my living room
• good sleep
• SUMMER BREAK

HAPPY WEEKEND, yall!

Thankful Thursday

Today I am thankful for...

• the good Lord
• my sweet, wonderful B and his upcoming weekend off
• my family and friends, who love me all the time
• a wonderful Mother's Day lunch last Sunday, and the chance to celebrate with my loved ones
• Grandad's birthday tomorrow, and a celebration planned for his sweet self this weekend :)
• my health, and the health of my loved ones
• my job, my wonderful schoolbabies, and my coworkers
• 5 more days of school
• a roof over my head, food in my fridge, clean running water, clothes in my closet, shoes on my feet, appliances that make my life convenient, a comfortable bed, my phone, a dependable and very fuel-efficient car
• the total exhaustion that comes from wrapping up another school year...I'm happy to be able to give my 27 darlings my best, even with 5 days left!
• the fun group of folks that I do lunch and recess with...I love laughing with them
• a fun date night to see "The Great Gatsby" on Monday with B...I loved it, while he dubbed it "The Pretty Good Gatsby" :)
• being literate, and the opportunity to teach a hard-working fella every week
• good books...just finished this one, currently reading this one, and have this one on deck
• discovering a great show that's filling my "Downton Abbey" void quite nicely
• 5 more days of school
• patience
• laughter
• contentment
• being able to chug through the seemingly endless to-do lists I've got going on these days
• answered and unanswered prayers
• warm but not-yet-hot temperatures
• sunscreen
• bananas that are the perfect ripeness...bright yellow without a speck of brown
• the hope of having enough money saved at the end of this month to buy a washer and dryer...I'll never take in-home laundry appliances for granted again!
• 5 more days of school
• what a blessing this school year and these students and their parents have been to me...love, love, love them
• getting my classroom cleaned up and cleaned out
• NOT having to show the puberty video to the 5th graders today...very thankful that Renita, Emily, Tim, and Reese took that one for the team
• the gorgeous view from my living room
• a fun baby shower yesterday for Holleigh, and good belly laughs over cupcakes that leave your teeth bright blue...can't wait to meet Baby Seth!
• The Golden Girls
• quiet time
• 5 more days of school

HAPPY WEEKEND, yall!

Thankful Thursday

Today I am thankful for...

• the good Lord
• my precious, wonderful B...I just can't get enough of that fella and I'm so glad he's mine
• my sweet, fun family and friends
• my health, and the health of my loved ones
• a roof over my head, food in my fridge, clean running water, clothes in my closet, shoes on my feet, electricity, a dependable car, my phone, my computer, appliances that make my life more convenient, enough money to take care of my needs
• 15 more days of school
• my job, my coworkers, and my absolutely wonderful schoolbabies...I'm excited for summer but I'm going to miss those sweet students SO much
• getting my latest birthday banner finished and sent off
• my little $99 sewing machine that has helped me churn out quite a few projects in the last 3 years
• being really close to saving enough money to buy myself a washer and dryer...oh, how I've missed being able to do laundry without leaving home!
• a sweet boyfriend who lets me do laundry at his house and who even changes loads over for me so I don't have to go down to the basement by myself
• a fun, safe, successful trip to D.C. last week...one of these days I'll get around to sharing pictures!
• my camera
• a fun lunch date with Manda while we were at Michie Tavern in Charlottesville, VA...getting to catch up with her was definitely a highlight of my trip
• 15 more days of school
• patience, patience, patience
• starting to feel better, even though I'm still coughing and congested...3 weeks of sinus woes is very, very little fun
• not-so-warm temperatures these days...trying to enjoy it before summertime shows up!
• good sleep
• a yummy salad for lunch
• getting to do some fun activities with my students these days...I love seeing them excited about learning
• the gorgeous, green view from my living room
• a fun double date with Angie and Jeremy on Monday...I'm a huge fan of the Jarrells, and spending time with them and B started my week off right
• Mumford and Sons
• contentment

HAPPY WEEKEND, yall!