Yes, it is indeed Friday. So, of course, my first Thankful Thursday item is the TGIF. Thank God it’s Friday!

As often happens in the life of a substitute, my fairly easy week became a super busy one. My half-days all turned into full days with 3 days of topsy-turvy schedules. Today was a straight-forward although tiring day. Never let anyone tell you changes in weather patterns or the moon cycles don’t impact young children. That said, especially, this week, I’m thankful I love my job and that I get to work with such amazing teachers.

On The Way To Work

Thankful for enjoyable radio stations and a nice drive through a park. Happy to see the waterfalls in the park turned back on for the season. Last week a pair of geese in the road about made me late for work. This week I was almost late as I waited for a couple to take a selfie in front of the waterfall. I didn’t have to wait as they weren’t in my way but I thought they probably wanted the waterfall and not my car as the backdrop.

After Work

One station has been playing this song quite a bit:

And I was thankful that tonight I finally had a chance to sit down and re-watch The Greatest Showman (Disney+ and it’s a great movie if by chance you’ve never seen it).

Rest of My Thankful List In Very Random Order

Take-out for dinner tonight. A husband who cooked dinner another night. And prepped it on one other.

Another good gas discount at the grocery store. Toffee Nut Latte from Starbucks. Coffee in general.

Hugs and conversations from different students throughout the week. Conversations with my big children at home.

Remembering to bring Lucinda the lemon tree inside because once again on Thursday, spitting snow. And cold. Hard freeze warning for tonight. However, I’m super thankful for the anticipated quick warm up that is supposed to hold. 

Our crazy weather had us coat free on Tuesday and Wednesday, in jackets on Thursday, and wearing full winter coats and gloves today! It did make for some beautiful moody skies, however. Thankful I was able to enjoy them (and wish I’d had time to take photos for you to enjoy them as well)

And Finally

I know my list is not quite as long tonight. Battling the computer and it’s winning. Reminds me of an extra item. I’m super thankful the ants that were invading our bathroom seem to be retreating.

However, I’m stopping my post here as I’m tired and ready to throw on my warm pajamas, get under the covers, and dive into my new library book. Always thankful when a book I’ve had on hold pops up just as I need a new one to read.

What things are you thankful for this week?

Another working day for me around here but I didn’t want to skip posting my Thankful Thursday. Trying to squeeze it in between getting ready, starting dinner (crock pot day), and heading out to work. I know if I say I’ll post after work, it likely won’t happen.

And I happen to have plans to get together with some friends tonight. Something, I’m very much looking forward to doing. So, it only makes sense to start by saying how thankful I am for my old (not that we’re old!) mom’s club friends! That’s how we all met and we continue to be friends that get together at least once a month. A wonderful support system I don’t think I could do without.

A glimpse of a beautiful sunrise (although my picture taking timing was off) on Tuesday. And even though it’s cloudy and cold today, I’m so very thankful to see no snow on the ground! We might see flurries but that’s it. Whew!

Thankful for all the creatures I get to enjoy (and sometimes scold, this squirrel is behaving, however, and not eating my birdseed) as I look out my windows. And of course, I’m happy that it is finally spring.

So, I can watch all the new life unfolding inside (apparently Monstera plants are not that hard to grow. If I can keep one going, I bet anyone can) and out.

Speaking of out, I’m thankful for a job that requires me to spend part of my time outdoors soaking up the sunlight or steeling myself against the elements of wind and cold depending on the day. No matter the weather, it is so refreshing for the soul to spend a few minutes outdoors.

And finally, since I’m trying to keep this short, I’m thankful for my job where I get to have the best conversations about “ballerina class” and taco bell for dinner, cats with heart shaped faces, and upcoming birthdays. If I kept up with my birthday party invitations, I’d have a super full social calendar indeed!

Before I End My Post

I’m also thankful my crocus bloomed this year. Wanted to share one last photo as the flowers are fading fast. Soon to be replaced with new flower blooms as warmer seasons arrive.

And as always, I’m thankful for my family and that we have our basic needs met and then some.

What things are you thankful for today?

It’s been a rainy spring break week. And it’s still rainy out there today! Cold, too.  I’m thankful it’s not snowing.  I do appreciate the help the rains offer in turning the world green and helping the flowers bloom. Can’t mind the free car wash either (hello, pollen season and we won’t talk about a few of those naughty birds!).

Now that the weather report is out of the way, is it already time for another Thankful Thursday post? The week of J’s spring break has been nice and calm but also very fast!

Lots of things to be thankful from last Thursday to this one.

A chance to go out and try a new (to us) restaurant. What a burger! Mixed reviews from the 3 of us (G had to work) but I liked it.

A bit of spring cleaning and kitchen updating (replacing of light fixtures)

A lazy, no pressure kind of week. So very much needed!

Constant reminders in devotion readings to not worry and give control to God. Something I stubbornly struggle to do. 

A small break in the rain one day giving me a chance to quickly soak up a tiny bit of sun. Plus, walk around the yard and glimpse the slumbering plants slowly awakening.

Also, time to plant my new climbing rose before the rain returned.

And take a quick trip to my happy place, a garden center. Too early for much but how could I resist picking up some early bloomers for my hanging basket?

I’m happy and thankful for the flowers and blooms soon to cover the gardens and my front porch. T

More Thankfulness

Thinking of all the flowers and seeing my day lilies (not pictured) start to return makes me think of a very good friend of mine. We went to the day lily farm together last summer. I’m thankful for her friendship and that her knee replacement surgery yesterday went well.

Thankful for the glimpse of a young Cooper’s hawk sitting a top my bird feeder yesterday. And happy he flew away to get dinner elsewhere.

Nothing more renewing than a couple hours of work at the preschool and the enthusiasm of the kids who missed you almost as much as you’ve been missing them. And I’m very thankful for the opportunity to do a little bit of work training. Even more thankful that this technology-challenged person figured out how to do Zoom on my phone. New respect as well for the kids doing school that way.

Very thankful I attended school when all was “in person” as I found it very hard to concentrate and participate via online.

Though my plan today is to get a few things done, I am very thankful for coffee, books, and binge able TV shows. Sorry, Outlander, I have a date with some survivalist and zombies later (Walking Dead). And lastly, I’m beyond grateful to live in a country where I can do or not do such trivial things without worries about my basic survival.

Now, I’m off to light my “sunshine and daffodils” candle to see if I can’t summon either one of those two things for the weekend.

What are you thankful for today?

Thought I’d share a bit of green from around the house in today’s Thankful Thursday post. I really do need to get back into the swing of picking up my camera! I can tell I’m out of practice.

That said, I’m extremely thankful I do have a “fancy” camera to pick up and use. Some day, maybe, I’ll learn how to use it properly. For now, I’ve decided to just stick to auto for a bit.

I’m thankful that somewhere along the line I went from having a completely brown thumb with plants to more a yellowish green hue. Don’t look to me to save your houseplants but the ones in my possession might just have a chance.

That said, I’m also grateful to see our local grocery store carrying shamrock plants as mine suffered the fate of someone (me) without the completely green thumb. (I think, it’s outdoors, we’ll see if any green springs forth from the pot once it fully warms to spring and summer.) Plan to pick up a replacement, hoping they go on sale though they aren’t overly expensive (hooray for that!).

Indoor Stuff

I’m thankful for knowing how to cook (mostly) and more than enough food in the pantry, fridge, and freezer.

The privilege of being overwhelmed with too many “to-do’s” when so many simply struggle to survive.

Candles, books, coffee, and tea. It’ll be green chai tea later today, of course, for St. Patrick’s Day. Also, a Shamrock shake.

Thankful for minor family traditions like J and I always getting a Shamrock shake from McDonald’s on or around this date. One thing I’ve noticed lately is that the simpler traditions seem to be the more memorable ones.

And finally, I’m grateful for tiny chunks of time home alone this week. As well as time spent with friends. So glad I decided to go ahead and go to Bunco on Tuesday night. A much needed mental break! And a haircut, same style but also a good lift for the spirits. (And now that gas is a bit more, I’m also thankful she moved to a salon that’s just the tiniest few blocks closer to the highway than the old one)

Outdoor Stuff

Though it might snow later tonight, I am so grateful to see sun and a bit of warmth on this Thursday instead of snow and cold! Hello, little purple-blue flowers. My harbingers of spring for sure. Though I fought them for many years, I’m now grateful for their presence knowing once they take over the yard, warm weather is sure to follow. And take over the yard they do.

Speaking of spring flowers, I’m happy to see my alliums poking through the ground and growing. Just last week, I searched for tiny signs and found only one pushing up through the dirt. This morning, I have this:

And grateful to see more tiny purple signs of spring and summer every time I walk around the yard. Found these peeking out from the daffodil foliage.

Yes, I still need to rake the leftover fall leaves. I’m thankful my leg no longer hurts from a pulled muscle so I can get out there and take care of things later today. It’s amazingly wonderful to simply be able to put on pants with no pain (no pain, definitely not a minor thing to appreciate)

A Few More Items 

A husband who can not only change a lightbulb but change out a whole light fixture in less than an hour

We had the ugliest fluorescent light fixture in the kitchen and when I mentioned replacing it on Sunday, it was done before dinner. This is an LED light. Not sure what any of it means except it gives out more light and looks so much better. Sometimes I take for granted how handy my husband is at this type of thing.

Messages of faith when I need them the most

Friends who follow up and check in when you ignore messages

Music

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What things are you thankful for today?

It seems as if on Thursdays, it snows. And I put out my Thankful Thursday post.

Thankful for the much needed moisture to the ground. However, I’ll be doubly thankful when I can say: On Thursdays, it rains.

Not that I haven’t been thankful but the week from last Thursday to this one feels like such a blur making it hard to remember things. I’m sure I’ll leave some things out but I still want to share the good things I do remember.

Perhaps, I’ll start with today and go backward.

Definitely, thankful to have all my family home and safe on this snowy Thursday. And for a home to keep us sheltered from this round of cold, wet weather.

Glad to have easy access to clean, fresh water for laundry, cooking, dish washing, drinking, and watering my too many plants.

Thankful to share this post with whoever is out there reading it as well as the photos. Especially since the computer photo app was not working this morning and I spent a couple hours fixing it. (Go me! Thought for sure I’d have to call technical support aka one of the teenagers but I managed to get it going again.)

Coupons, Gift Cards, and Savings

Happy that I went ahead and splurged on these 3 tiny bud vases in the Target dollar spot (Bullseye playground, I still call the dollar spot though I guess it should be the dollar(s) spot. Thankful for the little coupon which helped me make up my mind. The vases came in handy for the daffodil buds I had to pluck prior to the cold snap moving through.

And I’m thankful for this lavender plant filling our living room with a lovely summery scent. I used a Home Depot gift card from Christmas to “rescue” it from the outdoor garden area (Too soon! I really hope they moved the rest of them indoors last night).

Finally, going back to Monday, I’m so very thankful for the grocery store gas discounts. Since Chiefs season is over, they’ve been using the Sunday temperatures. Forty-four cents off a gallon at least helped a little to offset the current super high prices.

Going Places

Haven’t gone too many places but I am thankful for a reliable car to get me there.

• Out to eat and a game night with friends
• Spotting a great horned owl on the way to J’s lesson
• A bit of alone time in Target and Home Depot
• Mom’s night out and fun catch up during Happy Hour last night

At Home Again

I started the post by giving thanks for a home to shelter us from the storm. However, I think I can count that one twice when so many lack that in this area and across the world.

• The security of monotony, being able to watch tv shows and read books while resting a sore leg
• A stocked, pantry, fridge, and freezer for meals
• The amusement of watching Chelsey, the little gray cat, demand time and attention
• The joy of watching the birds at the feeders
• The luxury of a pajama day (probably why I’m having trouble focusing on this task)

What things are you thankful for today?

I’m so thankful on this Thursday to be able to say hello, sunshine! It’s something I miss during the dark winter days.

I really do think perhaps that I am solar powered. Nothing feels better and more energizing to me than bright sunlight soaking into me.

Are you solar powered also?  Nothing wrong with a cloudy, rainy (or snowy) day and I appreciate those as well. I just don’t love them as much as I love the ones filled with bright sunshine and warm breezes.

And on this bright sunshine filled day, it’s time for another Thankful Thursday posting.

I’m definitely thankful for grocery store flowers continuing to bloom into their second week now! Nicely filling in the gap for me with the contradiction in the temperatures of spring and summer while outside remains in the browns of winter.

I’m so thankful my little tomato seedlings are growing. Very much looking forward to the day I can plant them outside (of course, I know that’s closer to May but still exciting!)

If you’re thinking I seem to be on a bit of an outdoor theme with my thankfulness today, you’d be right. I’ll end with a couple of indoor pictures for you.

Glad to have switched out (and used up!) my February candle. Time for the house to smell like Sunshine and Daffodils! Very thankful for the clean, refreshing scent of this candle. And also, thankful that most my daffodils (there were a few too close to blooming) seem to have made it through last week’s deep chill temperatures.  A few last thankful sentiments before I return to my dreams of spring plantings and blooms.

Grateful for my family, friends, and my job (nothing soothes the soul like preschool children).

Bonus Items:

Always think of a few things right as I’m about to finish these posts! Not a bad problem to have.

• Car washes! Want to know something funny about me? Automatic car washes freak me out so I only wash the car by hand in the stalls. And I gave the car a much needed wash on Tuesday!
• Books and silly tv shows.
• Sleeping well last night

What things are you thankful for on this Thursday?

Would it be wrong to start my thankful Thursday post this week by saying I’m thankful spring is almost here and winter almost over?

I mean I’m realistic as I know our frost-free day is a long way off and we have had snow in May. However, warm spring breezes are coming. We had a few (too early) of those last week teasing us into thinking about spring plantings. Thankfully, I at least have my seed catalogs to curl up with on this snowy day.

A Few Thankful Things From Last Week/Weekend

I was thankful to get J outside to enjoy the snow with me for a bit. He probably would never admit it (teenagers) but I think he had fun. He even made me a free form snow penguin after I was telling him about seeing an ad for a mold for one.

That snow (and the cute little penguin) are long gone and I was okay with that since a wonderful almost 70 degree day replaced it. The outside time did come with a price (a bribe of Wendy’s for dinner) and I was grateful that they got our order right! We have two picky eaters in this family and sometimes fast food drive thru windows are a bit challenging.

Can’t recall the exact day but G and I had a bit of a spat right at dinner time. Normally, I probably could’ve shrugged it off but with all the extra stress from J’s situation I took it pretty hard. Let’s just say I was angry. Angry enough to leave the house and go for a drive. Like mother like son? I returned to find G also had gone for a drive. He came home and apologized to me. So, while it wasn’t an ideal evening, I am very thankful to have a son who is capable of admitting his mistakes and apologizing for them.

This Week So Far

Mentioned in yesterday’s post about my bargain flowers. Very excited and happy to have some bright flowers to brighten up this dull, snowy day. And that I bought two bouquets. One for the kitchen and a smaller one for the bedroom.

I think I’d have fresh flowers in every room if I had the time and budget for it. Maybe one day I’ll finally achieve enough of a cut flower garden at home to do that.  I just love fresh flowers, don’t you?

On a different note, I am thankful for the new drinking glasses I found at Target. Plastic but logo free! We have glass glasses but the boys were always grabbing the plastic logo ones. I like that these look nice but are ultimately unbreakable (and dishwasher safe!)

A Bit More in the Kitchen

Yesterday’s dinner was a bust. Neither quick nor delicious, Gordon Ramsay! I’ll take the blame for overcooking the chicken but turns out none of us are likely to book a trip to Morocco any time soon. The flavor profile was not for us. Couscous wasn’t awful but not good enough to round out our meal. And I forgot that poor G doesn’t like lemon in food unless maybe it’s a dessert.

All that to say I was thankful we had other options for dinner last night. Bowl of cereal for me (Even after spending so long making the dish, lots of chopping of veggies, I couldn’t do it), pretzels from QT for my husband and J. G went out with his friends later. At least now we know, we don’t like that flavor profile (I should have thought it out as I tasted the spice while fixing dinner and kind of thought it yucky but wanted to try it cooked.).

Rounding Out The Final Few Thankful Items for This Week

Thankful a friend let me know about receiving a digital order we’d both placed prior to Christmas (a download of a band concert) so I contacted the gentleman and figured out the problem, getting our order as well. It was supposed to take 4-6 weeks so we hadn’t thought much of it until recently.

Happy J was in a rare good mood last night.

And after a rather roller coaster week of emotions, I’m thankful to settle down, block it all out, and watch my guilty pleasure reality tv show, Joe Millionaire, later tonight.

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What’s on your thankful list this week?

Late getting to my Thankful Thursday. We’ve been having a snow day! 

And I’ve been mostly enjoying the laziness of it. Slept in a bit. Thankful that J’s school and my preschool both called things off last night instead of early this morning. Baked banana bread. Read in my book. Watched the snow and the birds at the feeders. Debated looking up a recipe for blackbird pie. SIGH.

Still, enjoyed watching the significant snow fall and blow around from the warm comfort of my home. Thankful for that. Glad to not be driving in the mess. G’s work also closed so I’m also grateful my 20 year old son is also safe at home today.

Husband still went to work and said more people were on the road than needed to be there. Thankful he made it to work and home for lunch, then back and home again safely. And that he shoveled the front porch and the driveway so we didn’t need to mess with it.

Last week and this one had a few ups and downs but overall it was a good week with lots of things to list. However, I’m sick of making numbered lists. Might go back to the numbered lists next week but changing it up this week.

Family

G out of the blue brought me a Baja Blast from Taco Bell last week. He’d stopped on his way home from work. It’s my favorite drink and oh so bad for me. However, I drank it and loved every sip. I’m so filled with gratitude that he’s so thoughtful.

My husband working hard and agreeing to start taking J to school to see if that improved things. I think it did. At least it improved my stress levels a bit though I’ll be honest the control freak in my struggles to stay out of the way.

J is starting to feel a bit better (I think, hope, pray). He made it to school a day and half last week. And 2 and half days this week (snow days don’t count).

Chelsey (our little gray cat) always keeping us on our toes. She keeps me in line and keeps them calm. And keeps us all laughing at times.

Friends

A phone call and a chance to talk to an understanding friend about everything going on with J.

A very sweet “in the mail” card from the same friend

Catching up with other friends at Bunco and just enjoying being out socializing.

Work

Covering just half a day in the afternoon last week, another teacher helping me out with a “wardrobe malfunction” Ah, hormones. Enough said. SIGH. Thankful things weren’t worse.

Working for just a few hours on Monday and getting to spend most of it soaking up the beautiful weather (prior to our snowstorm today, temps had been in the mid 50’s to low 60’s). Finding out the reason I didn’t get called into help with the Valentine’s parties (it wasn’t me, didn’t figure it was but nice to know for sure)

Nature

Nature soothes my soul. I think that’s a rip off on a John Muir quote. I’m feeling too lazy to look it up tonight. However, I am so happy and grateful that I made time to go on a nice walk around the park close to my work yesterday. Usually, I drive through it and it’d been a while since I walked the path around the lake (pictured above).

Weather nice enough in February to take a walk with my camera wearing only a sweatshirt (note: and pants! I also wore pants. And shoes.)

Having a nice camera to capture the scene, birds, and other creatures. Yesterday, I saw beautiful changing skies.

A chipmunk.

And a cardinal building a nest, I think. Ducks. Geese. Turtles. Bluebirds! (Saving most the bird pictures for Saturday)

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This list might seem a bit shorter since I didn’t number the items. However, I assure you I found so many moments to stop and be grateful during the course of the week. Just never started a list on the computer. Sometimes it’s nice to just have gratitude in the moment don’t you think?

What things are you grateful for today?

I’m trying to use these gratitude posts as way to cope with the less pleasant parts of the week (who am I kidding? The year so far!). Hoping that it helps me to stay grounded.  I admit to struggling a bit when I sat down to get started on my post on Monday. 

However, as Wednesday evening approaches, I’m finding it quite easy to come up with items of gratitude. Hopefully, I’ll be able to add a few more items before I hit publish at some point tomorrow.

How did we already hit the mid-week point or as you’re reading this, the eve of the weekend?

My items for the week of February 4-10

1. Finally getting a haircut on Saturday! Delayed on it almost 6 weeks because of us all having COVID to start the year. My hairdresser actually moved salons during that time. As a bonus, her new salon is slightly closer (think very slightly, she’s on the same road) to me than the old one.
2. Dinner out and a game night with some friends on Saturday night
3. Seeing J smile on Sunday while helping my husband with a project
4. Getting to view an absolutely stunning sunrise on Monday morning

   

5. Not breaking my leg/arm/or anything else when I slipped on the ice in our driveway on Monday (and that said ice is all melted away now!)

   

6. Understanding and compassionate band directors
7. Sunny, warm February days
8. Celebrating my husband’s birthday with the kids by going out to dinner
9. A chocolate cake that turned out, it doesn’t always
10. Figuring out that the cake frosting makes a pretty good fruit dip (It’s this frosting mix and I always make too much, see cake that doesn’t always turn out listed above. Now I have something else to do with the leftover frosting. By the way, that Amazon price is crazy! It doesn’t cost that much in the store.)
11. Remembering and making the effort to take 3 “people” pictures during my husband’s birthday. And the family cooperating! That’s a big one.
12. Finding another good book to get lost in for a moment
13. That the mayor and local council candidates I favored made it through to the general election
14. The kind and encouraging comments left on this blog
15. Getting to watch a crow chase away a hawk (and snap a couple pictures of the hawk in flight, saving the other photos for a bird-watching Saturday post)
16. Caring school administrators who give hope and real answers
17. Having hope
18. Going out and spending time with long-time friends who are always there to offer a shoulder to cry on when needed
19. J getting up and going to school for a half-day today
20. My husband who agreed to handle the whole morning and take J to school today. Worked out so much better for all of us. Though I confess it took a lot of strength for me to stay away from it all and keep myself in the bedroom until they left.
21. A bit of time alone to “cry, breathe, etc.” this morning

Update on my Tuesday post

Again, I’m so grateful for the kind and caring comments some of you left on my post on Tuesday. The meeting at the school went better than I hoped and we did indeed (or rather my husband did) get J up and to school today. We’re transitioning back with a half-day to start.

It certainly helped when the assistant principal was super nice and told J that he would be more worried if he didn’t feel weird about coming back after being out so long. They also worked out that J could leave a class and just go to the office or counseling center whenever he felt overwhelmed. So, I’m super cautiously hopeful (tiny slit of light in cloudy sky hopeful) that we can get back to a school routine. Trying very hard to take it one day at time. Continued prayers would be welcome and appreciated.

Back to Thankful Thursday

I’m finding these posts extremely helpful and hope you enjoy reading them. Amazed at how the start of the week seemed so bleak but I’ve now easily listed 21 items and could keep going! My list runs Friday-Thursday each week. Always thankful to God for his help each day.

Great is our Lord, and abundant in power, his understanding is beyond measure. (Psalm 147: 5)

What things are on your gratitude list?

The week from Thursday to Thursday was a little rough (and busy) this time. Honestly, I’m making most of this list from memory as I didn’t come down here and log things each night like I usually do.

I started off good getting to Sunday. However, the rest of this week? Not so much. Let’s see what gratitude from earlier this week comes to mind.

1. Sunrise colors that linger

2. Time spent together watching movies

3. A great and exciting season from the Kansas City Chiefs

4. The gift of art work from a sweet preschool student 

5. All of those sweet preschool students. I’d bring any of them home here in a heartbeat if asked.

6. J going to his baritone lesson on Monday (small progress)

7. A beautiful day of weather before our storm

8. That the roads weren’t bad Tuesday evening when I got off work so that I could stop and get birdseed (we were completely out!)

9. The wonderful variety of birds I spotted at the feeders on Wednesday morning. New to the backyard feeders: a pair of red-winged blackbirds. We won’t talk about the aggravating brown-headed cowbirds though. And not 1 but 2 hawks! And of course, my regular birds (Cardinal pictured below, saving my red-winged back-bird for Saturday)

10. An incredibly sweet and kind (and very unexpected) text message from the teacher I worked with all of last week and the beginning of this one thanking me for my help

11. That we didn’t get the crazy snowstorm predicted (okay, I admit it…I sort of wanted to see 12 inches of snow but I know it’s better we only got about 4-5 inches)

12. Not having to worry about trash day on Wednesday morning or getting out and going anywhere (Bonus item: that they did come and pick up the trash today!)

13. The boys helping me clean the cars and shovel the driveway on Wednesday afternoon (plus getting some wonderful and very cold fresh air!)

14. Two snow days in a row!

15. Husband getting a snow day today as well (cold day really, wind chill was -9 this morning brrr)

16. Finding a book that’s holding my attention well, The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah, didn’t think I’d like it at all but am finding I can’t put it down and am going to finish it much too soon.

Not too bad of a list after all. Do wish I had a few more pictures to go along with it. Hoping if it warms up above negative wind chills to get out for a walk somewhere. Of course, I may just still stay here drinking cocoa while planning my dream flower and vegetable garden.

The groundhog may have said 6 more weeks of winter but really, spring is only 6 *short* weeks away! And it’s just about time to perhaps start some seedlings indoors. A “throwback Thursday” photo of my daffodils in the warmer Spring sun:

What things are you thankful for on this wintery February day?