Thankful Me

The theme of my  A to Z Challenge  posts this year is "Blogging Buffet." In celebration of recently posting my 1000th blog post, I am revisiting posts from the past.  This post originally published on  Thursday, August 11, 2011. I started this year's A to Z challenge with a post about artichokes, so it seems appropriate to end with a post about another vegetable: Who Knew???? Canning "Pineapple" from Zucchini

The theme of my  A to Z Challenge  posts this year is "Blogging Buffet." In celebration of recently posting my 1000th blog post, I am revisiting posts from the past.  This post originally published on Wednesday, February 11, 2015.  I'm proud to report that the black lab, Willow, is now a working guide dog! (Nearly) Wordless Wednesday: Yin-Yang of Labradors Thanks for balance and harmony. 

The theme of my  A to Z Challenge  posts this year is "Blogging Buffet." In celebration of recently posting my 1000th blog post, I am revisiting posts from the past.  This post originally published on  Tuesday, June 11, 2013.  It was interesting to me to realize that I've been running 10Ks for 3 years now.  I'm still slow, but feel a sense of accomplishment, which helps me keep plodding along. 

The theme of my  A to Z Challenge  posts this year is "Blogging Buffet." In celebration of recently posting my 1000th blog post, I am revisiting posts from the past.  This post originally published on  Tuesday, September 4, 2012. Tuesday Time to Tackle: County Fair Themed Wedding Open House

The theme of my  A to Z Challenge  posts this year is "Blogging Buffet." In celebration of recently posting my 1000th blog post, I am revisiting posts from the past.  This post originally published on August 17, 2011.  

The theme of my  A to Z Challenge  posts this year is "Blogging Buffet." In celebration of recently posting my 1000th blog post, I am revisiting posts from the past.  This post originally published on   Sunday, August 14, 2011. I'm Up in Utah!

The theme of my  A to Z Challenge  posts this year is "Blogging Buffet." In celebration of recently posting my 1000th blog post, I am revisiting posts from the past.  This post originally published on Saturday, June 8, 2013.   Sunday Musings of the Spirit (on Saturday): Two Ten Things of Thankful Lists

This is going to be a stream of consciousness post, and I apologize in advance for the rambling nature of it.  Even though I am participating in the A to Z challenge this month, I'm recycling old posts.  I went on vacation with John and youngest daughter for almost 2 weeks, and left the computer at home.  I've been unplugged for the most part, and have enjoyed living in the moment, but have also felt detached from my online friends.  So many thoughts are rattling around in my brain, from light-hearted vacation posts, to deeper, I-must-be-getting-old-because-everyone-is-dying posts.  I want to have something significant and elegant to say, but my jet-lagged brain had to do a google search to come up with the phrase "stream of consciousness," so a polished post is not going to happen.  I guess the gist of my thoughts is summed up in the statement by Dieter F. Uchtdorf:  "We can choose to be grateful, no matter what." We know that death (and taxes, according t

The theme of my  A to Z Challenge  posts this year is "Blogging Buffet." In celebration of recently posting my 1000th blog post, I am revisiting posts from the past.  This post originally published on   Sunday, September 18, 2011. Thanks for the Little Things

The theme of my  A to Z Challenge  posts this year is "Blogging Buffet." In celebration of recently posting my 1000th blog post, I am revisiting posts from the past.  This post originally published on  Thursday, July 19, 2012. Thursday Thoughts: Family Rules

The theme of my  A to Z Challenge  posts this year is "Blogging Buffet." In celebration of recently posting my 1000th blog post, I am revisiting posts from the past.  This post originally published on Tuesday, August 28, 2012. Tuesday Time to Tackle: I Finished the Quilt!

The theme of my  A to Z Challenge  posts this year is "Blogging Buffet." In celebration of recently posting my 1000th blog post, I am revisiting posts from the past.  This post originally published on  Wednesday, May 18, 2011. Lessons Learned from the Piano Photo:  An old upright piano

The theme of my  A to Z Challenge  posts this year is "Blogging Buffet." In celebration of recently posting my 1000th blog post, I am revisiting posts from the past.  This post originally published on   December 18, 2012. Instead of other gifts, my siblings and I exchange ornaments at Christmas.  (Siblings, spoiler alert! Continue reading only if you don't want to be surprised this year.) Nothing says the ornaments need to be homemade, but I do try to make a new one each year.  I make them not only for my siblings, but also for my children and others. 

The theme of my  A to Z Challenge  posts this year is "Blogging Buffet." In celebration of recently posting my 1000th blog post, I am revisiting posts from the past.  This post originally published on   July 25, 2011. 

The theme of my  A to Z Challenge  posts this year is "Blogging Buffet." In celebration of recently posting my 1000th blog post, I am revisiting posts from the past.  This post originally published on July 29,2012.

The theme of my  A to Z Challenge  posts this year is "Blogging Buffet." In celebration of recently posting my 1000th blog post, I am revisiting posts from the past.  This post originally published on April 24, 2012.

The theme of my  A to Z Challenge  posts this year is "Blogging Buffet." In celebration of recently posting my 1000th blog post, I am revisiting posts from the past.  This post originally published on  Saturday, May 7, 2011.

The theme of my  A to Z Challenge  posts this year is "Blogging Buffet." In celebration of recently posting my 1000th blog post, I am revisiting posts from the past.  This post originally published on  Saturday, May 3, 2014.

The theme of my  A to Z Challenge  posts this year is "Blogging Buffet." In celebration of recently posting my 1000th blog post, I am revisiting posts from the past.  This post originally published on  Saturday, July 5, 2014.

The theme of my  A to Z Challenge  posts this year is "Blogging Buffet."  In celebration of recently posting my 1000th blog post, I am revisiting posts from the past.  Today's post originally published on  July 10, 2011.   Photo:  A cooler and other items clutter the entryway of my home

The theme of my  A to Z Challenge  posts this year is "Blogging Buffet." In celebration of recently posting my 1000th blog post, I am revisiting posts from the past.  This post originally published on Friday, April 13, 2012.

The theme of my  A to Z Challenge  posts this year is "Blogging Buffet." In celebration of recently posting my 1000th blog post, I am revisiting posts from the past.  This post originally published on November 10, 2011.

The theme of my  A to Z Challenge  posts this year is "Blogging Buffet." In celebration of recently posting my 1000th blog post, I am revisiting posts from the past.  This post originally published on October 19, 2012.

The theme of my  A to Z Challenge  posts this year is "Blogging Buffet." In celebration of recently posting my 1000th blog post, I am revisiting posts from the past.  This post originally published on June 3, 2011.

The theme of my A to Z Challenge posts this year is "Blogging Buffet." In celebration of recently posting my 1000th blog post, I am revisiting posts from the past.  This post originally published on March 29, 2013. In November 2002, our family ventured out to watch the recently -releas ed movie, "Harry Potter and the Chambe r of Secrets."   The kids loved seeing Harry, Ron, and Hermione on the big screen.   For Joh n,  though, t he most thrilling part of the show was the realization that he had owned a flying car.  

Though yesterday was April Fool's Day, this post is no joke.  There are many things to be thankful for, and each week, I enjoy participating in the Ten Things of Thankful blog hop.  Won't  you join us, too?

The theme of my A to Z Challenge posts this year is "Blogging Buffet."  In celebration of recently posting my 1000th blog post, I am revisiting posts from the past.  Today's post originally published on August 3, 2011.

The theme of my A to Z Challenge posts this year is "Blogging Buffet."  In celebration of recently posting my 1000th blog post, I am revisiting posts from the past.  Today's post originally published on April 15, 2013.