Welcome to Thankful Thursday - March 18, 2010

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Hiddy Ho Sweet Encouragers,

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  Welcome to Thankful Thursday!

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So how has your day been??   Good I hope!

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Mine has been good,  but I have to say I think

I wore myself our yesterday!! lol

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Have to say I haven't accomplished much other

than exercising and making a meal for someone,

but that's okay,  it will be there tomorrow!!  That

dratted Good Fairy never shows up when she is

suppose to...........Does that happen to you???

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Oh, and I did get my hair washed and done,

so guess it's not all that bad!!  lol

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Guess I will get on with Thankful Thursday

since I will need to deliver food soon.

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I am thankful

#1 

that our St. Patrick's day dinner turned out so well. 

 Hubby and I both enjoyed it very much,  and the table

 cause I have never really decorated for St.Patricks day

 before, just made the food for it. I was inspired by all

 you ladies at tablescape Thursday and it will be a 

tradition from now on,  after all,  I am Irish!! lol

 Dee didn't make it cause she had made plans

 already,  but even that turned out well,  as we were

 both  pooped!!

I made this salad (pic below) to go with the Irish

 Colcannon,and I posted the recipe before and

 if you click here,  you can get it if you want. 

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 It is down at

the bottom past the Country French Chicken

recipe. It has the salad and dressing recipe.

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I remembered to take a pic of it this time to

go with the recipe.

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Thought I would post it since it is a great 

spring salad.

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#2

I am thankful

 for St. Patrick's Day because it

reminds me of my Daddy and my Gram-pa,

who have passed on.  My gram-pa's birthday

was on St. Patty's day,  and my dad being 

Irish loved the holiday!  I think it was really

his favorite!  People were always given him

signs or hats or some kind of St. Patty's day

memorabilia.  So he loved that!

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#3

I am thankful

for those of you who prayed for my wrist,

cause it has been better since yesterday.

Thanks for  your prayers

and thanks to the Lord! 

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#4

I am thankful

for the huge outpouring of love and help to

my friend and her family,  the ones who lost

their 15 year old son. They are doing as

well as can be expected under the circumstances.

Actually,  I think they are doing better than could be

expected,  course,  they have a long road ahead.

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#5

I am thankful

for the religious freedom we have in this country.

I got thinking about that on the way to church on

Sunday for some reason.  I take that so for granted

sometimes,  and we are so blessed to have that

freedom,  cause so many believers have such 

persecution,  and take their lives in their hands

just to go to worship.

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#6

I am thankful

that our friend got out of the hospital last Thursday

and has been doing really well,  and in the middle

of that whole ordeal the Lord blessed them with

some really good news they had been waiting

on for some time now.

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#7

I am thankful

for all the humanitarian aid programs that there

are out there.  There is so many horrible

situations that people are in and they need

help and it is so great when we can all pitch in

and help thru giving, praying or going.

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#8

I am thankful

for God's creatures.  I get such a kick out of

them.  I had 2 visits this week from 2 different ones.

This one was from last Saturday I think it was.

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She came in on hubby's shirt when he went out to the

mailbox.  It's a ladybug if you can't tell,  they are so

docile and cute and you can play with them,  they are

on the move tho I have to say.

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She (has to be a she, it's a ladybug) ran all over my hand

 under and over and up my sweatshirt sleeve.  So cute, 

 took him outside and put him on my rose bush.

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Then today we had this guy!!

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He was running all over our screens,  he comes every

so often,  but haven't seen him in awhile.  

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He was down, up and all around.  Tried to get 

a pic as he went around the porch so you could

see his underside,  but he was running too fast!! lol

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This is our everyday creature Molly.

I actually got a decent pic of her for a change,

usually she turns her head or runs or something.

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#9

I am thankful

for where I live. I love the United States, and  I

 love  Florida,  and I love my homeof 30 years

and I love the neighborhood we live in and I am so

glad we still have woods ( not as much as we used

 to due to hurricane charlie 4-5 yrs. ago) so we

 have these neat critters to come visit us at times.  

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#10

I am thankful

for our neighbors.  We have nice neighbors around

us,  we have lost several lately tho,  one couple had

been here longer than us,  but they just moved

around the corner from us.

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#11

I am thankful

that I have a car and that I can drive.  My mom

didn't drive for a good portion of her life,  and

my step Mom never drove and I know some-

one else who doesn't drive.  That is a freedom

and priviledge I would really miss.

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#12

I am thankful

for Sonny's barbecue.....cause we were gonna

 have leftovers from last night,  but we decided to 

get take out from Sonnys instead,  and might I

add,  every bite was scrumptious!!  lol

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Well,  that's my thankful list!

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So come on......................

Tell Me..............

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What are you thankful for this Thursday!

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Love, Blessings & Hugs,

Nellie