The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Nov 29th- A few of my favorite things...
~Quirky coffee cup seats outside Cafe Kubal
~Cherished heirloom Advent calendars awaiting the countdown
~The excitement of celebrating the first Sunday of Advent, lighting the first candle at dinner

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Nov 28th- A few of my favorite things...
~The fun of wandering around Goodman's Christmas Tree farm for the perfect tree
~Decorating it with 5 excited girlies
~Sitting back and enjoying the lights and the decorations with a cup of tea

The Habit Of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Nov 27th- A few of my favorite things...
~Finally seeing the "Monet to Matisse" exhibit at the Munson Williams Proctor Institute in Utica (really worth the drive, although the exhibit ends Sunday)
~My little painters getting close enough to see the brush strokes the artists used (without touching, of course)
~Ending the day watching "Going My Way" with my eldest...love watching Bing Crosby act as well as sing

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Nov 26th- A few of my favorite things...
~A little sous chef to help me with the fruit and veggie trays
~A vibrant orange, harvesty sunset for ambiance
~The realization that each place setting, represents a blessing at the table

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Nov 25th- A few of my favorite things...
~Lissie excitingly saying, "I can't wait to visit great grandma...sh'e my best buddy! heart emoticon
~The bare tree branches, making a glorious blue sky more visible
~The scent of chocolate chip pumpkin bread filling the air

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Nov 24th- A few of my favorite things...
~Taking turns holding Shaniah, Gwyn or Lissie's hand around the ice rink
~Listening to the excitement of Thea telling Moriah about finding pottery (even though it was a few days ago)
~And beautiful near-full moon under which to count my blessings

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Nov 23rd- A few of my favorite things...
~The joys of hearing girlies exclaim, "It snowed last night!!!"
~The fascinated interest of the cats who watch their world turn white
~Thea attentive watching of It's a Wonderful Life...because she already knows it is smile emoticon

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Nov 22nd- A few of my favorite things...
~Watching the sun break through, spilling light on a farmer's field
~Giant reeds standing like sentinels of the swamp in the wind 
~Finding a blue patch of sky between lake effect band of clouds

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Nov 21st- A few of my favorite things...
~Visiting the amazing layout of the CNYMRRC's open house at Skaneateles Junction (also known as Hartlot) just south Elbridge 
~The joy of blowing a train whistle as the models go by
~The fun of trying out the workings of the model railroad layout

http://www.cnymrrc.com/

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Nov 20th- A few of my favorite things...
~The delicate coloring of an opportunistic pigeon
~The iridescence of a male mallard duck's head feathers
~Catching a real wild (Canada) goose chase

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Nov 19th- A few of my favorite things...
~Starting a dig and the exciting finding an old shell...
~Some old nails and plaster...
~And a small but pretty piece of pottery...Good Eyes Gwyn!

We've been digging at the site of a house that used to sit on our property

that sits on the old towpath on the Old Erie Canal.

The girls have been digging near the old chimney remains.

Overheard outside by one young archaeologist, "Trench number one has been shut down. We are opening trench number two." Yep they've been watching Time Team (and like any good Time Team in the UK...it's about to rain wink emoticon smile emoticon )

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Nov 18th- A few of my favorite things...
~A mushroom that looks a heart 
~A doodle that looks like a cool cat 
~A gathering of fish that looks llike they know their supper is due soon