The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Mar 17th- A few of my favorite things...

~An assembling of leprechauns...er... Gnomechauns for St Patrick's Day

~Carrying them in a cage so they won't escape

~Realizing that despite your best efforts, they disappear one by on into the hands of a well-deserving staff

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Mar 10th- A few of my favorite things...

~A fresh loaf of Irish soda bread

~The delicious taste of Cashel Blue

~A snack that reminds you that St Patrick's Day and Spring are not far off

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Mar 17th- A few of my favorite things...
~The morning spent racking up the medal count at the AWANA games
~The afternoon falling into evening getting soup ready with little hands
~Finishing the day with green ice cream sandwiches in nod to the day

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Mar 8th- A few of my favorite things...
~A magical tree that money does grow on...at least until St Patrick's Day
~The fun of magically seeing your twin or perhaps your quad in the mirror
~A dressmaker's mirror so magical you can almost see into the future

The Habit of Thankfulness: A few of My Favorite Things

Mar 17th- A few of my favorite things...
~Helping the girlies get ready to dance
~Catching a leprechaun on St Patrick's Day and letting him go...
~Already knowing where my treasure lies <3

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Mar 17th- A few of my favorite things...
~Watching the skies going from school to school with my dancers today
~Watching little feet dance in and out of a patch of sunlight on the floor
~Watching my Moriah fly across the floor, dancing once again

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Mar 14th- A few of my favorite things...
~Listening to little feet practicing at nearly all spare moments of the day
~The amazing workmanship that goes into Irish Step dresses
~Seeing my biggest dancer back on her toes, getting ready for St Patrick's Day

The Primary Dancer Dress

The Junior Dancer Dress

The Senior Dancer Dress

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Mar 11th- A few of my favorite things...
~A growing pile of giant-sized Lincoln Logs 
~The fields greening early as if they were getting ready for St Patrick's Day
~Checking the willows for their opinion of spring's arrival

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Mar 17th- A few of my favorite things...
~The wonder of watching litmus and pH paper change color
~The wonder of watching the tulips on the table open up
~The wonder of watching shamrocks (oxalis) open and close each day smile emoticon

Happy St Patrick's Day!