The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Dec 19th- A few of my favorite things...

~Dance shoes for mice that arrived in just the nick of time
~Girlies packed and ready to dance on the morrow
~A gift with covertly obtained signatures from the cast for a beloved dance teacher 

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Dec 18th- A few of my favorite things...

~Watching a young artist make a nutcracker take shape in the lower right corner
~Lettering carefully placed across the top
~A signature board ready to be gifted to the girls' dance teacher 

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

May 1st- A few of my favorite things...
~The excitement of a guitar program full of classical Spanish guitar pieces
~Watching John Ferrara's hands dance across the fret board creating amazing sounds
~Watching budding string musicians being inspired by a great artist

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Dec 19th- A few of my favorite things...
~A dancer's feet as she waits backstage
~Peeking to see your sister's dance
~Sisters who enjoy bringing joy together...a synergy of smiles of sorts

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Mar 14th- A few of my favorite things...
~A bag full of gillies ready to dance,
~A program full of music ready to play,
~And Irish Dance dresses ready to bring "reel" smiles tomorrow :-)

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

May 6th- A few of my favorite things...
~Discovering how to do a solo six hand reel...
~Making your own music to dance to...
~And contemplating a thundering waterfalls...all on your 9th birthday!...Happy Birthday Gwyn <3

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Sept 19th- A few of my favorite things...
~Making shadow bunnies on Daddy's light reflector
~Learning to waltz by lantern light
~Finally getting a print hung on the wall

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

Feb 11th- A few of my favorite things...
~Finding a note from a humble winner
~Imagining old boxes and magazines into backdrops and paper dolls
~Spending a snowy, blowy afternoon creating new ballets

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Sept 30th- A few of my favorite things...
~Moriah's old dance teacher agreeing to help Moriah get back to dancing
~Watching Moriah leave for practice for the first time since she got sick
~The smile on her face that only comes from dancing when she came home

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

Jan 6th- A few of my favorite things...
~Girlies excited over the presents the Magi and camels left for them 
~Clouds, sun and snow mingling together in a choreographed dance
~Watching the sunset over Ithaca, NY in a display seemingly fiery enough to melt the cold away