The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Feb 28th- A few of my favorite things...
~ A tire swing freed from the captive forces of snow
~Walking on snowbanks that are as high as our window (over 6ft)
~Like "All Summer in a Day" finding a few blades of grass poking out from under a snow drift...searching for sunlight...it has been so long....

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Feb 27th- A few of my favorite things...
~Finding gas stations that pump the gas for you....great for cold days
~Listening to Felicity (who is aptly named) chatter on...her cheerfulness is contagious
~Our doctor's secretary for getting me a late, last minute appointment (8:30pm) and fitting me in tonight for a sinus infection...and now with drugs, on my way to recovery smile emoticon

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Feb 26th- A few of my favorite things...
~Watching Moriah dance a bit tonight after being sidelined with pneumonia for most of the night (she did take it VERY easy)
~Watching light pillar in the cold light snow (makes ordinary lights look like spotlights straight to the sky)
~Seeing the Seneca River frozen like a winding field between the trees

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Feb 25th- A few of my favorite things...
~Listening to all 5 girlies laugh at once
~Kitties who agree to share (at least momentarily)
~That moment that you've watched the sun set for so long, you finally realize it's gotten dark...

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Feb 24th- A few of my favorite things...
~A glorious sunrise on a frigid morning
~Sharing Chocolate donuts and mint hot chocolate with one brave little lady after her Dr's appt.
~Sisters collaborating on a painting together

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Feb 23rd- A few of my favorite things...
~Putting herbs into the soup that I grew last summer
~The recycling of church bulletins into restaurant menus
~Watching the sunset upside-down thought an old apothecary jar

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Feb 22nd- A few of my favorite things...
~Shaniah making a sledding hill out of our snowbank...if life gives you snow...might as well have fun
~A "warm" day for Chris to work on his car (think of it: 40 degrees warmer than 2 days ago)
~Birthday wishes today, extending the holiday season grin emoticon

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things...

Feb 21st- A few of my favorite things...
~Going out for lunch at the Sherwood Inn with Chris for my birthday grin emoticon
~A new tea mug with a beautiful tea diffuser
~A birthday dinner at home with Chris and the girlies

Winslow photo-bombed this photo to say "Hi!"

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Feb 20th- A few of my favorite things...
~Seeing the triad of the moon, Venus, and Mars in the evening sky
~Creating my birthday cake for tomorrow
~The movie "The Hundred-Foot Journey" to ring in my birthday. Thanks Aunt Nancy for the recommendation (and thank you library for getting it to me in time for my birthday smile emoticon )

Coconut Yogurt cake with Coconut Cream Frosting 

and Coconut and Chocolate for Garnish

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Feb 19th- A few of my favorite things...
~Books that put history and art into a new perspective
~Giving the girlies light, mirrors, and prisms and seeing what they discover
~Listening to the girls decide over dinner where they are going to travel one day...Shaniah- Japan and India; Gwyn: French Guyana and Mongolia; And Felicity wants to go Indonesia smile emoticon

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Feb 18th- A few of my favorite things...
~Moriah is starting to feel better with the meds for pneumonia
~Hot chocolate among friends on a perfect snow adventure day
~Moriah and I collaborating and finishing project (just on time) our Lenten Bouquet (think Advent calendar for Lent), one flower each day until Easter of people and things to pray about :-)

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Feb 17th- A few of my favorite things...
~Fresh deep snow to have adventures in
~Icicle sculptures in the snow
~Late afternoon sun revealing texture on the snow surface

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Feb 16th- A few of my favorite things...
~Snow sculpted by the wind
~Snow drifts that seem to defy gravity
~Wisps of light from the setting sun casting faint shadows on the snow covered ground

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Feb 15th- A few of my favorite things...
~Bright red berries sticking out of the snow
~Trains moving through unfazed by the weather
~Putting together gifts from grandpa and grandma with the girlies... 

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Feb 14th- A few of my favorite things...
~Creativity from boredom (the glories of watching movies has waned)...something to be embrace not feared
~Building a village for your paper dolls
~Brownies and homemade Mousse au Chocolat for my Valentines heart emoticon

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The Habit of Thankfulness: A few of My Favorite Things

Feb 13th- A few of my favorite things...
~Finding a picture by Lissie that reminds me that no matter circumstances, happiness is a choice smile emoticon
~Finding, due to a lack of flamingos right now, hobby horses can double for indoor croquet games
~Shaniah fashioning a telephone to talk to Gwyn 16 inches away smile emoticon

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Feb 12th- A few of my favorite things...
~The sound of Chris' Kia pulling into the driveway after a long wait
~Gwyn sitting by Shaniah's side in solidarity with her recuperation time
~Lissie getting a compliment from a stranger in the grocery store about her behavior (which she deserved smile emoticon )

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Feb 11th- A few of my favorite things...
~Presents while recovering
~Fun paper dolls to pass the time (Thank you Mrs and Mr Wilcox! smile emoticon )
~Sisters who do the extra little things to help Shaniah feel better smile emoticon

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Feb 10th- A few of my favorite things...
~Seeing the snow dusted round top of the Onondaga County Courthouse
~Imagining climbing from rooftop to rooftop on wisps of the winter smoke Mary Poppins style
~Proof that kitties are the best medicine sometimes smile emoticon

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Feb 9th- A few of my favorite things...
~Thea finding a doll shawl and deciding it is her hat...and she wears it nearly all day
~Sully, our ever-patient cat who likes to be dressed up by Gwyn
~Random snow sculptures created by land divides, snow blowers and plows...

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Feb 8th- A few of my favorite things...
~Smiles brought on by bouncing in a bounce house
~The patience learned by waiting an hour in line for your balloon sculpture (and finding the wait WAS worth it smile emoticon )
~Kids carnival fun of games, goofy prizes and books

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Feb 7th- A few of my favorite things...
~Exploring a castle of ice
~Finding hidden treasures in the walls
~Staying long enough to the castle lighting, followed by fireworks smile emoticon