The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

June 29th- A few of my favorite things...
~Getting all of the end-of-the-school-year reports done
~Watching the awe my children have for the scenery in The Wizard of Oz...nearly 75+ years later it's still gorgeous
~Finding a patch of sunshine in the sky this evening while driving through Camillus

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

June 28th- A few of my favorite things...
~A cheery bright red gerber daisy on a drizzly day
~Discovering that the center flowers on a gerber daisy are curly
~Finding a small, copper-colored, rain-weary fly on a leaf

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

June 27th- A few of my favorite things...
~My youngest brother graduating from high school today: Congratulations on your hard work Thomas!
~Watching a battle of wits between cousins
~Watching Thea, with great determination, build her own creation at the Sciencenter today

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

June 26th- A few of my favorite things...
~Two 2 1/2 yr-olds dueling each other in checkers (I think Thea is winning) in the Weighmaster's Office at the Weighlock Building that was on the Old Erie Canal
~Visiting the Rosamond Gifford Zoo with people who have never been there before
~19 of us invading Spaghetti Warehouse for dinner to celebrate smile emoticon

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

June 25th- A few of my favorite things...
~Getting to meet my Uncle Ed and his family for the first time
~Watching my dad hug his brother for the first time in nearly 50 years heart emoticon
~Watching the girlies play with their (second) cousins like they've known them all their life grin emoticon

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

June 24th- A few of my favorite things...
~Imagination that can turn this into a real delicate sea star
~Finding that a teddy bear can climb a tree
~Imagining the secret lives of action figures...(picture by Moriah)

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of my Favorite Things

June 23rd- A few of my favorite things...
~Yarrow ready to bloom
~Ruffly mushrooms growing on a stump
~Watching the house finches stop for a seed

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

June 22nd- A few of my favorite things...
~Eating the first of the black-cap raspberries along the trail
~The amazing beauty in a simple pea flower
~Picking the first snow peas of the season

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

June 21st- A few of my favorite things....
~Going for an evening Father's Day walk with Chris and the girlies...Happy Father's Day Chris!
~Finding a swallow on her nest in the old canal lock
~The scent of milkweed beginning to fill the night air

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

June 20th- A few of my favorite things...
~Getting to meet my neighbor's new little boy for the first time
~Girlies who love to help the neighbors with their weeding
~The girlies excitement over seeing the new kittens at the pet store

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

June 19th- A few of my favorite things...
~Looking for catalpa trees in full bloom
~Discovering concentric circles of light on the white pine needles
~Watching nuthatches hang upside-down

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

June 18th- A few of my favorite things...
~Having the pier all to yourself so you can run its length
~Finding faerie umbrellas in the garden...Sweet Williams
~The first Brown-Eyed Susan of the year on the cusp of opening

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

June 17th- A few of my favorite things...
~Discovering how to blow a really big bubble with a straw
~Making a bubble that looks like a ladybug
~Viewing the world through bubbles

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

June 16th- A few of my favorite things...
~Finding a Viking ship in the sky...or maybe a dragon...or maybe...
~Water droplets on a web like jewels on fine lace
~Spinach pesto pizza...ooo it so good! smile emoticon

A variation of the recipe here:

http://www.earlymorningfarm.com/spinach-pesto-flatbread/

I just added tomatoes and sweet vidalia onions on 

homemade pizza dough. Enjoy!

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

June 15th- A few of my favorite things...
~Shaniah taking the left over berries pieces to grind and make ink
~Watching her make a new quill pen and try it out the new ink
~The sparrow who decided to be a tree top ornament near sunset

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

June 14th- A few of my favorite things...
~Living in my house for 11 years today grin emoticon
~Gwyn excited to wear her flower girl dress 2 days in a row grin emoticon
~Listening to the girlies tell everyone about the wedding yesterday

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

June 13th- A few of my favorite things...
~Celebrating Ben and Sarah's wedding today...congratulations!
~Shadowy leaf silhouettes in the evening's last rays
~Tiny privet flowers just beginning to bloom

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

June 12th- A few of my favorite things...
~Watching my silky dogwoods blossom this year (last year it had one blossom cluster)...and even the spider is enjoying it
~Watching the storm clouds roll in as we crossed the county this afternoon
~Listening to my dad pray at the rehearsal dinner tonight for my brother's wedding tomorrow smile emoticon

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

June 12th- A few of my favorite things...
~Having a stuffed dog run errands with us who is cool enough to wear sunglasses
~A line of flags waving in the breeze
~Thea saying, "Watch Mom!" as she shows me she can now hold on the rings on the playground and swing herself smile emoticon...and Shaniah can now go all the way across the monkey bars with out stopping (no surprise there wink emoticon )