Thankful Thursday Thoughts

Well the "Arctic Vortex" has now left.  It feels like it's just plain balmy out there at 18 degrees. It's all your perspective I guess!

Yes, the MYP are back in school again.  It was actually quite nice to have them around.  Well the girls anyway.  They had invited a couple friends over to help squander a perfectly good "Arctic Vortex" day away.

Playing duets

Ages 14, 13, 12, and 11!  

Son #1 was at the 'boy house'.  When he returned this is what I saw:

Looks like utter peace doesn't it?  Well immediately after I took the picture I hopped over him to add wood to the fire and accidentally kicked him in the head.  Lets just say I got a dirty-dog-stare, and a very heavy sigh...

We recently were at this house to celebrate a good friends birthday.

I love having our MYP exposed to foods from other countries.  Approximately ten years ago we were first invited to have dinner with this family.  Our MYP were all googly-moogly-eyed looking at the choices.  Now I overheard our daughter say to her friend, 'I sure hope you're having paratha with chicken today!'.  How many 11-year old picky eaters know what paratha is?  Much less, request it!

This morning I stood before the great big 3-D machine.   "Bonnie" was a wonderful person that walked me through the experience for the third time in just over a year.

And after four scans and a 10-minute wait I saw a smiling face enter the door with the expression of 'good news!'.  I don't have to return for one.  whole.  year.  Last year at this time I was a "6 month" patient.  So I consider this very good news!

Yes, the sun is shining!  And on this Thursday, I'm thinking 'thankful thoughts'.