The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Jan 28th- A few of my favorite things...

~A beloved tale of the life of dollhouse dolls from my eldest's childhood

~A beloved tale of the life of dolls who are trying to help solve a mystery from my childhood

~A beloved tale of the life and adventures of a doll that my grandmother told my mom and her siblings, then I read, and now I can share it with a fourth generation...truly life lives on through good literature

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Oct 18th- A few of my favorite things...
~The memories of listening to Bobby Vinton songs with my mother when I was little
~Sharing a love of all things Irving Berlin with my eldest
~Enjoying listening to all things Julie Andrews with even the youngest of my crew

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

May 13th- A few of my favorite things...
~Being showered with cards made by four little girlies...one even digital!
~Five girlies keeping a ring a secret for a week
~Visiting a beautiful garden that I can enjoy, but don't have to tend, with my girlies who made me a mother...a Sycamore Hill Gardens in Marcellus, NY

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Feb 17th- A few of my favorite things...
~Chocolates from your mother just because she knows you like chocolate 
~Little girls who use their fun money to add to her favorite books...at least she gets it honestly :-)
~Notes from one sister to another showing how much she is loved

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Dec 7th- A few of my favorite things...
~Going through old photos, watching my grandma grow up through the years
~Noticing all the fun hats she owned
~Seeing the joy she had in being a mother 

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The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Mar 3rd- A few of my favorite things...
~Watching an elderly gentleman carefully put on his wife's coat before his own
~Watching a son lovingly help his mother get her coat off
~Wondering if he ever wonders when the roles reversed, so he could give back smile emoticon