The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Dec 20th- A few of my favorite things...
~The sparkliness of beaded candy canes among the Christmas lights
~The spirally swirls and craftsman ship that go into making real candy canes
~When they finally sold fruity ones so my older sister could enjoy them as much as I did

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Dec 19th- A few of my favorite things...
~Taking the girlies to see "A Christmas Carol" puppet show at Skaneateles Dickens Festival
~The wonder of watching puppets tell the story
~The Ghost of Christmas past using a Delorean to take Marty...errr...Ebenezer back to his past

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Dec 18th- A few of my favorite things...
~Coming home and listening to the Nutcracker while getting dinner ready
~The fun dancing to Tchaikovsky
~Always having a dance partner

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Dec 17th- A few of my favorite things...
~Going to handbell practice with my Mo
~Marking music for non-music reading players...thank you to my music teachers!
~The satisfying tones of Christmas Carols played on the bells

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Dec 16th- A few of my favorite things...
~A bright blue sky before driving into gray
~Stopping for cream puffs after picking up a friend from college
~The worn surface of an old cobbled street next to an old train station

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Dec 15th- A few of my favorite things...
~Wondering if this diorama represents Jesus' younger years in Egypt
~Hand painted cherry blossom ornament, our new ornament for the year
~Watching the girlies take turns finding and hiding the mouse on each other on the tree throughout the Christmas season

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Dec 14th- A few of my favorite things...
~Finding a pink carnation, I'd like to believe left for me, at my grandparents' grave...pink was one of my grandmother's favorite colors
~Finding roses still in bloom...my grandmother loved roses and collected things with them on it because of her name
~Finding bright yellow dandelions still blooming...my grandmother's favorite wildflower