Here is this Week’s List of Ten Things for Which I’m Grateful:
- The cup of coffee at my side. It’s Caribou’s Obsidian blend today.
- My copy of Magnificat, which I am forever misplacing and which makes it all the more valuable when I find it.
- The 68-degree day we had yesterday (Are you teasing us, dear Lord?) and the awesome, amazing pink & orange sunset last evening! John Michael called it the “Heavenly Ocean” because of all the churning clouds. I tried to get a picture but keep in mind that we were on our way to choir practice and there are only so many pictures you can take with your arm hanging out of the van.
- The songs on my new Flylady cd, especially “Flybaby” and “Feather Duster Shake” which my kids request over & over. You gotta trust me here–these songs are very jazzy & fun!
- My faraway friend-of-the-heart Sarah Jane, who just last night asked us to be the godparents of her dear little baby-boy-on-the-way, Ian. Does this mean we get to fly to Alaska for the baptism?
- My husband’s way with words. He has come up with a new nickname for our two-year-old, based upon her utter defiance and fist-shaking contempt for those in authority. He now calls her “Little Hezbollah.”
- Governor Tim Pawlenty and his getting re-elected. I particularly enjoyed his acceptance speech, during which he spent several minutes speaking of God and country and then segued into thanking his “red hot smokin’ wife.” That’ll keep his listeners on their toes!
- The National Catholic Register. It is the only paper at which I never need to shake my fist in contempt.
- Blogs: the people who write them, the people who read them, and the people who have come into my life on account of them. I am an old dog learning many new tricks through these blogs! One of my favorite posts this week is this one at Kristen’s In a Garden of Love and Light.
- Our Lord and Our Lady and the Communion of Saints (Well, that’s really 3 but I’m sure you’ll indulge me.)
Visit Lisa at Joyful Chaos to read a whole lot of other lists. Leave a nice comment to thank her for her hard work.
And don’t forget to have a blessed day!
Margaret,
I am so glad you posted your list of gratitude. You have fast become one of my favorite bloggers! I look forward to the posts from the Minnesota mom. Not to mention your recipe blog as well!
“Little Hezbollah”? That is hilarious!
Great list, Margaret!
You know I’m a ditto on the coffee. 🙂 And the weather. (Now we’re expecting snow by tomorrow….)
And one of these days I’ll be able to say, “I’m thankful for having coffee with the Minnesota Mom.”
I was recently introduced to the Flylady and my home is already looking much better! Loved reading your grateful thoughts. Inspired me to make a list of my own!
Little Hezbollah is a riot. And ditto on the Register and Magnificat!
Thanks Margaret for the grateful list, love it!
Thanks for the link to the montessori homeschooling mom, I used to teach (assistant teach) at a montessori school, but how easily I forget how much fun it is for those little ones to pour and scoop and transfer!! My children thank you also!
Have a great day!
PS I missed Pawlenty’s speech! We went to Fargo to visit some friends yesterday and were gone all day!
Great list! The weather is such a blessing — St. Martin’s Summer, or Indian Summer. But whatever it is, open the windows and let the breezes in!
It’s like we’re living parallel lives! We, too, had a FANTASTIC sunset (ours was the night before last, however). It was the most beautiful that I think I’ve ever seen (or at least that I can remember)! We, too had gorgeous weather yesterday, cooling down very quickly now though :o( … Thanks for sharing your list of gratitude with us — and thanks for the link to Love and Light! :o)
Oh, and I forgot — I’ve got to know more about this Flybaby CD! Where can I get it??? :o)
Kristin: you’ll find the cd on Flylady’s website: flylady.net.
Ditto the coffe, Magnificat, and Register! Great list!
A royal list by the queen of lists!!
When you are enjoying your lovely warm weather, would you please say a prayer for your friends down here in the southern states who are sweltering in every single one of our 84 degrees and 60% humidity. We promise to do the same for you when we go outside to play in the leaves on New Year’s Day for hours on end with only a jacket. I know that our summer is like your winter, but this most recent summer started last March and hasn’t ended yet!
Loved the list and the new nickname! What would he come up with for a two year old boy named Blaise with much the same disposition?
Excellent list, Margaret, as always.
68 degrees. In Minnesota. In November. Well, that’s beats Brussels. Enjoy!
And congrats on your new Godchild—what a special blessing they are. I do hope you get to go to Alaska to meet him.
By all means, fly to Alaska. I know it’s going to be December, but we can do a little penance, non? It’s either for the poor souls or in preparation for the birth of the Christ Child, depending on your timing. I can’t tell you how happy I was to read your list today. I think I shall make one of my own!
Sarah Jane
Margaret, what a wonderful list! I am *so* enjoying getting to know you. What a blessing the “blogosphere” is!