The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

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

~Watching a young artist learn new skills with color pencils

~Watching the progress on learning to blend colors

~Watching a young artist bloom

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Jan 15th- A few of my favorite things...
~Needle and embroidery floss...
~With newly learned needlework skills...
~Creating an embellished blanket out of a scrap piece of cloth for your small stuffed animals

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Jan 13th- A few of my favorite things...
~Taking blocks, paint, and nails...
~And learning skills with Daddy...
~To make something that will help remember the date in more ways than one <3

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Dec 26th- A few of my favorite things...
~The excitement of a gift you have wanted
~Learning techniques to weave for the first time
~Learning from your mistakes and successes and trying again <3

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

July 9th- A few of my favorite things...
~Fingers that are figuring out the violin
~Hands that create new looks
~Arms that get brave enough to climb "this high"

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

July 8th- A few of my favorite things...
~A red admiral stopping by the mint
~Showing my sous-chef-of-the-day Gwyn how to make muffins for breakfast tomorrow 
~A full moon rising over the farmer's field

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few My Favorite Things

May 17th- A few of my favorite things...
~The surprise of sighting 3 Great Egrets in the wetlands outside Jordan NY looking for a snack
~The fun of standing by a "No Standing Anytime" sign
~The joy of having your first violin lesson

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Apr 22nd- A few of my favorite things...
~A turkey trying to impress his girlfriend
~Liss taking off and swimming on her own!
~Turning a few simple ingredients into tomorrow's breakfast...Yum!

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Mar 13th- A few of my favorite things...
~Chatting with the littlest the the big girls are at dress rehearsal for Irish Step
~Realizing how well she can cut on a straight line now
~The gift of tulips ahead of the storm, reminding me that like childhood, winter is not forever

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Jan 3rd- A few of my favorite things...
~The delight of watching your first sewing project come together
~Learning how to get the stitches just right
~Gwyn's excitement over having a needle threader of her own that she can use again after this project is done

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Dec 29th- A few of my favorite things...
~A lone tree standing watch as the snow makes the grass disappear
~Windows in water droplets
~The sound of four girlies making muffins by themselves

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Dec 27th- A few of my favorite things...
~Trying out one of the mixes from grandma with delicious success
~Trying out sewing for the first time and enjoying the progress
~Trying out a book for the millionth time and not worrying about falling asleep before learning who said moo