Thankful Thursday

Joining in Thankful Thursday with Rebecca Jo @ Knit By God's Hand to offer up a bit of gratitude for all that God blesses us with.

This week I am thankful...

** I was able to treat my friend (who is also my Bible study teacher) to lunch for her birthday. We did a bit of shopping, enjoyed lunch at Red Lobster because we both love seafood, did some more shopping, and had a fun time gabbing.

** to have had a phone call from our son on Sunday. It's rare for him to call so it was a real treat to catch up with what's going on with his family. As an extra thing we are thankful for, his wife who has only been working at Planet Fitness since November is being promoted to assistant manager. So proud of her. She has come a long way from the troubled girl she used to be in the last few years.

** a good day at work on Monday. I was worried because I'd be working outside the dementia unit for the first time in close to a month, which meant I'd be in contact with my boss for the first time in as long. 

We arrived at work at the same time and exchanged a few pleasantries on the walk into the building, but after that she was in her office pretty much all day and I didn't have to deal with her at all.

** that the head nurse and the dementia coordinator appreciate the job the dementia staff does. They gave us all t-shirts on Monday that they had specially made for us after our unit was the only one to make it through the state inspection without any marks against us. The shirts are purple (the home's official color) with some appropriate to the unit sayings on the front and back.

** I got to see the handful of long-term residents that I've gotten to know pretty well when I worked on the other side of the building. We've lost so many this winter and it was kind of hard being back over there and seeing how many new faces there are. It was good to see the ones I still know and they were very glad to see me, which really touched me.

** we got the new loveseat moved in on Saturday and the ugly, saggy brown sofa went bye-bye!

** for a fun time of fellowship with my Bible study group this week. We didn't have class, but celebrated a couple of birthdays with cake and other goodies and had a great time talking and laughing.

** for a fun afternoon shopping with Megan and the kids and then some time with Colton here at the house. That's why I wanted to work part-time.

** for a couple of days of sunshine!

** as always, for all of you, my blogging friends and those who are friends I've yet to meet. Your visits and comments enrich and bless my days.