The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Mar 24th- A few of my favorite things...

~The possibilities in a bagful of letters

~Highlighting a few with paint

~The questionable addition center of a ship's wheel giving new meaning to "falling asleep at the wheel"

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Sept 16th- A few of my favorite things...
~Wondering if the people in the plane are enjoying the setting sun with me
~Finding the dandelions that specialize in blooming in the fall
~Seeing beyond what you are given to form a new perspective

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 15th- A few of my favorite things...
~Board games that are simple yet addicting
~Realizing your snack can also double as a building game
~Playing Scrabble with your Bestie and not being too disappointed when he won because you had fun together

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 9th- A few of my favorite things...
~A homemade pizza that was a collective effort to make
~Opening an intriguing missive by young letter writer...
~That proves a picture is worth a thousand words <3

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Sept 13th- A few of my favorite things...
~A grasshopper checking out a new texture, deciding whether to change his first name
~Quiet pink flowers of smartweed on the verge of fall bold display
~Three letters in pretzels, put together by your 5 year old, that melt your heart <3

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Jan 4th- A few of my favorite things...
~Girlies serving me breakfast, restaurant style, for no particular reason
~Little gifts from penpals that fit into envelopes
~Watching a wooden nutcracker taking shape under Lissie's paintbrush

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 27th- A few of my favorite things...
~Books that inspire play
~Books that inspire creativity
~The excitement of receiving a pen pal's first letter

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Aug 13th- A few of my favorite things...
~The excitement of being old enough to get the mail
~The excitement of finding a real letter with your name on it
~Shaniah opening said letter to find a cleverly folded origami note from a friend...thank you Minji!

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

May 6th- A few of my favorite things...
~Spending the day with my birthday girl Gwyn
~Finding letters in the shadows at the park
~Finding red, white, and blue...patriotism in nature smile emoticon