Welcome to Thankful Thursday - January 28, 2010

Scene from Nellies Cozy Place

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Hello Sweet Friends,

and Welcome to Thankful Thursday....

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Well, It has been a good day, a gorgeous day to be exact,

 just like yesterday but 70 degrees today.

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I did go sit out in the sun yesterday and it felt like I had

died and gone to Heaven!  Seriously, it felt so good!

and this afternoon I opened windows and it has been

so nice having them open, it feels like springtime!

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#1

I am thankful for

 the Heavenly Weather!!

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Have been a bit busy today,  went with my sister-in-law

to the Drs., then went to the grocery store,  then came

home put stuff away,  then we exercised and had a very

late lunch,  so I don't need to make dinner tonight.

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#2

I am thankful

I was available to go with Susan today and that nothing

crazy happened like with hubby!!

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#3

I am thankful

for exercise and what it does for us,  and I actually liked

it today,  I always like it when we can do it earlier in the

day,  I seem to have more energy,  and then it frees up

our night as well.

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#4

I am thankful for

having the evening off from cooking!

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#5

 I am thankful

that I am going to see a friend tonight of over 28 years,

 and going over to see her at her daughters too,  so I get

 to see her, her mom, her daughter and grandaughter,

  how is that ...............4 generations all at once.

 How neat is that!  Should be a lot of fun!

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We are going to be seeing some changes around

her very soon, maybe this weekend even.  Scott,

our son, has found a nice apartment and he

 and Joey (our grandaughter dog) will be moving

 on with their lives.  He is very excited about it.

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We knew he was going looking at apartments

last weekend but we had no idea he would

find one and sign up for it and be moving so

quickly,  so at first I was a lil sad,  because of

course, we are gonna miss them, but then

I thought you know what you need to change

that attitude,  this is a very good thing,  and

you need to be happy about it cause you

don't raise your children to keep them,

you raise them to launch them!

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Then I started thinking about that it will

be nice to have a guest room once again,

and to be able to set up my sewing machine

in there, so I can use it anytime I want.

So things started to look better, if

you know what I mean!!  lol

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It is also neat because he will be living

just around the corner from his sister,

and they are both thrilled about it.

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So #6

I am thankful

that he is healed enough to be moving

on with his life. (for those of you who

missed it months ago,  Thanksgiving

of 2008 his wife of 5 years,  just up and

 decided she no longer wanted to be married),

and because of a lot of complications to do

with that that was why he was back with us.

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#7

I am thankful that he has found a very nice

apt. near his sissy, and they are so delighted

about it.  She is good friends with his new

girlfriend as well.

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#8

I am thankful

that we are gonna have a guest room again and can

invite some friends of ours that live in Tampa, that need

a break at times,  cause they have their daughter

 and grandchildren living with them.

  So that is a fun thing to look forward to!

I also will be able to invite my late brothers wife and

my neice to visit as well,  cause she has been wanting

us to get together.

#9

I am thankful

I will be able to have my sewing machine available

all the time,  accept when company comes, of course!

And I do need to finish my dust ruffle for the other side

of my bed,  and make curtains for my bedroom and

bathroom,  and probably the living room too!

So that will be a very good thing!

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#10

I am thankful

that the Lord get ahold of me when I want to feel

sorry for myself or melancholy about things,

 and he basically says, knock it off......

You need to straighten up that attitude!

And it's true it is my choice!

It's like Joyce Meyer said the Lord told her once,

 and I just love this...............

"You can be pitiful or powerful, 

 but you can't be both"

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Is that not a powerful statement of truth!.

Not that we want miss him or Joey, or shouldn't

 miss them but this is a positive move for Scott

 in the right direction,  so we should be

 applauding and encouraging him in it!

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#11

I am thankful

that we had this opportunity to live under

the same roof again, and that the Lord did some

work in our family that needed to be done,

 as well. We never in a million years thought we

 would ever have him in our daily lives again.

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#12

I am thankful

that it went so well.....................That is

sort of amazing to have an adult child live

with you and have it goes as well as it did.

And for that we are eternally gratetful to

our Lord, as only He could accomplish that!

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So Sweet Friends..............

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What are you grateful for today????

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Hugs and Blessings,

Nellie