Thankful Thursday

Good morning! I admit I'm kind of in a funk this morning...not sure if work is getting to me or if I'm just tired and need a break...but whatever the reason, I know the best "cure" is to focus on the blessings in my life. So, I am linking up with Rebecca Jo @ Knit By God's Hand for Thankful Thursday.

This week I am thankful...

** for my son-in-law and his willingness to help with projects around the house. This week he has been putting together the bed/trundle bed combo I bought. He is going to finish it up tonight.

** that so far this winter all the big, bad, winter storms have pretty much missed us. We really haven't gotten more than a wee bit of the outer edges of the storms. In fact, it's supposed to be 66 degrees on Saturday! 66 in the middle of January in the mountains of southwestern Pennsylvania. Crazy.

** the meals in our second Hello Fresh box look just as good as the ones in the first box. I love that 3 times a week we are eating things we wouldn't normally have. These are "fancier" meals than I'd normally cook and we're finding we like things we might have thought we wouldn't. Last night's dinner was tortellini in a sauce of sauteed leeks and butter infused with garlic and Italian spices. It was topped with roasted tomatoes and zucchini and toasted Panko crumbs. It was delicious...though I'm sure it left us with some pretty potent breath! lol  Tonight I'll be making the Italian soup. Can't wait to try it.

** our daughter went to her hearing on Tuesday for a traffic stop...the inspection on their truck was expired. They took care of it in the amount of time the state trooper had told her to so the magistrate dismissed the tickets and told her to consider it a lesson learned. Thank goodness. The kids can't afford to pay any fines right now.

** our son and his children were not hurt when their car was rear-ended and the damage was mild enough he isn't even going to report it to his insurance.

** all the sickies in the family (no actual flu...just viruses and one sinus infection) are finally on the mend.

** for another generous gift from my biological father...and another precious letter. It is amazing to be getting to know him after all these years.

** it appears both sides in the U.S./Iran dust up seem to be taking a step back and calming down.

** that I got to know a lovely resident at the home quite well over the past year. She was such a joy. At 90 she still participated in every activity, made lots of friends, helped us out with tasks like sorting donated greeting cards, and was just a lovely lady. It makes her sudden and unexpected death harder to take, but I am glad I knew her. She was a great example of what I hope to be like when I am older.

** that I continue to be able to hold my tongue when my boss is talking down to me. I don't want her to push me into losing my cool and acting in a less than Christian way. I am watching the job ads a lot more actively, though. I'm also considering whether or not we could manage if I backed off to part-time hours...which would mean I'd only work in the dementia unit and not have to deal with her or only rarely have to deal with her.

** for each one of you!

Have a blessed and beautiful Thankful Thursday!