Cold, but where's the snow?

It's suppose to be snowing. In fact, they've told us that it is snowing, just not hitting the ground because it's not humid enough. What's the use of having snow you can't play in?

Today I'm thankful for answered prayer. There are so many answered prayers that I've had that I cannot list them all. God is really great. He really hears what we pray, even the little prayers.

I got a letter from a friend from h.s. who has moved and we've been in off and on contact recently. She asked me when I was getting married. I feel so bad because I tried to send her a invite, but she'd moved and I had no idea how to contact her. She wasn't in contact with any of her family at the time, which I guess she is now. It's just strange. And I've been IMing a guy from h.s. who'd forgotten about me, but we're having that interesting what have you been doing for the past 9 years conversation. I'm at a loss of what to say to him now, so we'll see where it goes.

BTW, Linda has issued a challenge. But you have to ask her about it...

4 days

I have 4 days of postings of thankfulness to do.

I am thankful for my mother. She's always been there, is always there, a phone call away. I still have her mantras floating through my head. "You have to be nice no matter what". She's really a neat lady.

I'm thankful for my dad. I never knew how much he did for me until I moved out and really found out. Under one roof, you tend to take things for granted. He's always there for me too. He too is a great person.

I'm thankful for Rachael for starting this exercise. I'm really not as much of a thankful person as I ought to be. She challenges me to be a better person. I've appreciated her since we met, or well, the day after or two. The first day she scared me. But if she hadn't we probably wouldn't have been as close.

And finally for today, I'm thankful for the food we've been given. This country has a bounty of food that is uncomparable to other countries. We eat and eat some more and then wonder why we're all obese and why the rest of the world isn't. It's because we're blessed and we don't know how to use our blessings right. The rest of the world isn't blessed with desk jobs. Plus, food is really really yummy! (it's lunch time and I haven't eaten).

This weekend was wonderful. We had club, potluck, church and then a lazy day. I still need to clean up from this weekend and go work out. Bert beat me completely at Monopoly. Which is fine, I whipped up on him last time. Now, as long as we can keep this back and forth winning, that'll be good. It would be nice to also play with other people. The two of us building our independent empires does occasionally get difficult. It's harder to compete with just 2.

And hats off or rather swim caps off to Linda for her challenge.

Church

Today I'm thankful for the ministers and the areas that I lived in that were blessed with such knowledgable ministers. I feel I've learned more about God and the way to live from them.

I've baked all day. No walking though. I made more chocolate mice, 2 cheesecakes, although I'll have to make another one and they cracked in the middle. I'm not sure if I baked them enough. They're in a low temp reheating now to try to solidify them. Also made a cheese spread and covered celery with it. Yummy!! And I did the laundry. With a little prayer and a lot of bleach my whites came out much whiter. It's really a nice accomplishment. I need to go cook some asperagus (sp??)

I can't wait for snow. They say it just might snow next week. *sigh* I like snow. *slow smile spreads while dreams of hot chocolate and snowmen fill my head*

To snow or the possibility of snow...

Thankful

Today I am thankful for my sister. She's the absolute greatest. So talented. She writes the perfect word and brings back a rush of emotion in memories we share. She's so smart, sweet, kind and I'm the luckiest to have her as my sister. No one else can have her...well, unless he's cute and tall and perfect for her.

So, I am trying to make bread. Last night I made the starter. It was suppose to go into the fridge over night. It happened to like sitting on the counter, so it did. Several times I thought about the bread, thought, put it away before bed, but did I? Nope. So, this morning I did. Then I was mixing the stuff all together and didn't put the flour in. I read the recipe, but totally missed ADD FLOUR. So yeah, I waited an hour for water, yeast, salt and a starter to rise. So, I did it again, this time with flour. It rose, beat it down, and am letting it rise again.

Also, I am working on a quilt top. It was going fine, I was ironing the seams OPEN. I called mom, she said you're suppose to iron them to the SIDE. Oh well. She said it'd work fine. I'm getting everything backwards today.

I've got to go beat some bread...

Stealing a Topic

I am stealing a topic. A friend of mine, thanks Rachael, is starting a list of blessings a day. I really need to focus my life that way too. So often I take what I have for granted.

My blessing for today is my husband. He's the greatest. He takes care of me, watches out for me, provides for me and shows me love like no one else has. He is so patient with me. He points me back to God. And I love being married to him.

On another note, I'm sorry I haven't written in ages. The weather here in Jersey is beyond freezing. It is currently 10 degrees out there. And I was crazy and went walking in it. I'm also working on working out several times a week and go for walks, which is why I braved the terrible cold.

Anyways, I've got to run. Things to do.