Mixed Nuts: Thankful

Quotes

"There is no better way to thank God for your sight than by giving a helping hand to someone in the dark." - Helen Keller
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me." ~Erma Bombeck
You may never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice.- Unknown
Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow' ~Helen Keller
Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."- Dr. Seuss
"Life is 10% what happens to you, and 90% how you react to it."
"God doesn't give children with disabilities to strong people: He gives them to ordinary, everyday people, then He helps the parents to grow stronger through the journey. Raising a child with special needs doesn't TAKE a special family, it MAKES a special family."Author Unknown
I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go – Abraham Lincoln
Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man. ~ Benjamin Franklin
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is a miracle - Albert Einstein
The journey of a 1000 miles starts with a single step
Sometimes in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives you a fairy tale
Where there is great love, there are always miracles - Willa Cather
The Difficult we can do immediately, the impossible takes a little longer
Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness
There are two lasting bequests we can give our children. One is roots. The other is wings.
Be the change you want to see in the world
Don't tell God how big the storm is, tell the storm how big Your God is..........
Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it
Fall down seven times - get up eight - unknown
Despite our differences, we sink or swim together
Life may not be the party we expected, but while we are here, we might as well dance
"The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones." -Confucius

Thursday, November 24, 2011

Thankful

Today, like everyday, we remember how thankful we are for everything we have. We have healthy, happiness, a roof over our heads, very little worries, lots of love. Finley still has her sight - a daily thanks we give to God. Our kids want for nothing. Most days are filled with nothing but laughter and fun.

Today we remember those who are not so lucky. We talk to our kids about how lucky we are and how we can (and will) help those who are less fortunate. It is nice for our children to remember that there are children who are not so lucky - a concept they find hard to believe.

Another great year. Another long list of reasons to be thankful. We hope that all of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Enjoy the pictures from our last few days.

Arlington is asking for a few puzzles for Christmas, so we broke out a 1000 piece puzzle for her to work on and she had a great time

Mat was able to pull our crab apple tree back into standing position. We hope it survives the winter. Stupid storm knocked it over.

Arlington is babysitting her class pet - Furball - this week. We have to take her picture with him in different places. Here, he is hiding:

Turkey Trot this morning! It was 30 degrees for the race, but we had so many layers on, and walked pretty fast - we were definitely warm enough. We walked for Alternative House - a house for abused women and children. And for our donation we got a race shirt and an apple pie. It was great. There were over 1000 (yes I mean 1000) walkers/runners there this morning.

After the Turkey Trot and watching the parade, Arlington got back to work on her puzzle.

Our Thanksgiving table. We had ham, potatoes, cranberry sauce, rolls, corn, stuffing, and - of course - Apple pie.

Scooby even got a chance to have some ham for Thanksgiving. He was really excited. Although - it made him really thirsty and he had to go out to be about 55 times after dinner.

Arlington was showing Finley how to play Curious George on the computer. Arlington was really patient with her - showing her how to move the mouse and stayed with Finley for as long as she wanted to play. She is a great big sister.