Welcome to Thankful Thursday - January 14, 2010

(This was a pic I took of our mantle ( I told you about earlier in the week)

 that I put an affect on and wanted to make into a pic to frame)

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Welcome to Thankful Thursday

Sweet Friends,

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It has been a nice day here,  actually got up to 70 degress

today,  and was sunny and beautiful, but about and hour

and a half ago,  it got cloudy and it is already back to 60

degrees and it is only 5 P.M.

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Because the sun was shining in the windows

I was able to open them for awhile and open

the garage door for a few mins. to let in some warm air.

It warmed things up very fast, could not believe how

much it warmed the garage in less than 10 mins.  took

the chill right out of the air.  So I decided to finish doing

the laundry since it was bearable to go out there.

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Am still trying to get my house redecorated,  I finally

finished the dining room,  and am partially done with

the living room.  Then I will have to redo the computer

room as I am taking stuff out of here for the other

rooms.  I love to rotate my accessories and get a

whole new look for free!!  Then I will have to get

some creative ideas for the computer room.

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Just took my Roosters out of there,  but think they

may go in the kitchen for spring this year!

That will be fun for a change,  they have never

been there yet!

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Well, on with Thankful Thursday....................

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#1

I am thankful today

for several unspoken prayer requests that got really

quick answers that we were thrilled about!!

#2

I am thankful today

for the warmer weather,  that sun felt pretty good

I have to admit!!

#3

I am thankful today

for my daughter and what a good friend she has

become as she has grown up.

#4

I am thankful today

that my friend, Becky is doing so well after her

appendectomy surgery last weekend.

God has really brought such quick healing

to her body.

#5

I am thankful today

because (I think I forgot to tell you about this)

when we got called back to the Drs. office about

my husbands stress test,  we really didn't even

need to go,  it was nothing we didn't already

know about,  and the news was really good news,

his heart functions are good and nothing has changed

since the last stress test.  I think the Dr. just was

 wanting to make sure that the EKG said the same

thing it did the day of the stress test,  and that was

it showed no sign of where he had the heart attack

4 yrs. ago,  and he had also said that just never

happens.  We got the call to come back right

after I posted the good news a few weeks ago

on Thankful Thursday.  We sort of felt it was

the enemy trying to play with us!!

Now I would say yep, that was it!!

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#6

I am thankful today

for God's encouragement to us as believers.

He allowed us to find out some things that another

person who does not even know us had said  that

was very positive,  and we know that it was because

of what his son must have said to him about us.

Now that is neat!!

#7

I am thankful today

for a new recipe that came to me because I

wanted a dessert for last night but didn't want

to go to the store, so I said what can I do Lord,

and these ingredients came to my mind,  I believe it was

 the Lord, cause, it was really good too!

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It is very simple!!Get a can of apple pie filling,

dump it in a casserole dish,

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Get a box of Post Selects

Great Grains "Cruncy Pecans"

whole grain cereal,

Dump some on top,  not the whole

box tho, unless you like it that way,

but enough to cover all the apples.

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Then I added some extra chopped pecans,

threw it in the oven,  well, put it in the oven !!  lol

. @ 350 degrees for 30 mins.  or until

it browns really nicely.  Top with frozen vanilla

yogurt or ice cream.  Which ever you prefer.

and I just thought of this and will have to try

it tonight,  but I am sure it will be good,

drizzle some caramel on it!!

Yum Yum Yummy!!

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#8

I am thankful today

that Scott just got home from work early,

this is pretty early for him,  so that is nice!!

especially since he has to work on Saturday

this week.

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#9

I am thankful that we heard from an old

and dear friend that we have not seen or heard

 from in about 4 years.  A Nice Surprise!!

#10

That I recieved a belated Christmas gift on

Tuesday, and for the sweet thoughtfulness

of it,  and for what a blessing it was,

 and for how much I have enjoyed the

different contents.  We have been simmering

this delicious smelling potpourri  all day,

and it has been wonderful,  and I have

been eating choc. covered pretzels with

lil sprinkles, and displaying beautiful

christmas ornaments in my china hutch.

Have to make some of the coffee tonight

to go with my apple cobbler.  lol

It was such a great fun for me!!

And you know I am all about fun!!  lol

#11

I am thankful today

for a blogger named Linny (at a place called Simplicity),

and her hubby DW and their sweet family.

What a tremendous testimony for Jesus these folks

are,  and what trials and testings they have been thru

yet they just keep pressing on for Jesus and giving

him all the glory!  They are such an encouragment.

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Thanks so much for stopping by

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Hope this has been a good day for you

and hope this post reminds you of things

you are thankful for.............

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We live in America.............so there is always

something to be thankful for cause we are

better off than most of the world.

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Always a good thought to ponder in these

crazy times.  Also, don't forget to pray for those

 folks in Haiti hit by that horrible earthquake.

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Now there is something to be thankful for,

that we haven't been hit by a earthquake!

Praise His name.

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Blessings and Hugs,

Nellie