Welcome to Thankful Thursday - December 6, 2012

We wait in hope for the Lord; he is our help and our shield.
In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name.
May your unfailing love rest upon us, O Lord,
even as we put our hope in you.
Psalm 33: 20-22


Greetings Sweet Peas,

How has your week been going??

Going well I hope!!

Mine is going well.........still trying to finish up
 the Christmas decorating, but we opted for some
 fun instead!! lol

We also managed to get a Christmas movie in this 
week too,  so that was fun......... it was called

"All I want for Christmas", I think,  it was actually
quite a cute movie.

Will tell you about the rest thru my post.

#1

I am thankful

for this lovely and sweet gift (header picture)

 we rec'd from our sweet and respectful

 neighbors next door.They are a young couple with

 2 adorable children.  We are so thankful for them.

They are a great asset to the neighborhood.

#2

I am thankful

for the  emergent meow's of our kitty to go out,

 on Tuesday morning, as we were under a boil water

 alert from the water Co., and I had put a pot of

 water on the stove to boil for hubby's coffee in 

the morning and was so tired I forgot all about

 it, and went to bed, and woke up to her cries at

 5:30, still dark here at that time, so I could easily

 see the stove burner in the dark, blazing red hot,

 nearly had a heart attack but was so thankful for

 Molly's cries. The Lord can use anything or anyone

 even animals. The pot was of course, empty, so

 no telling what could have happened, but I would

 think a fire could have been possible, and it was 

silverstone so don't know if it puts off toxic fumes

 or not, but did have to throw it out,  as it dissolved 

some of the silverstone,  but there was no bad 

smell,  so have a feeling it was caught just in time. 

 God is so good.

I remember a story in the bible where God used a 

donkey to speak to a man, so he could sure use

 a kitty as well.............

#3

I am thankful

that the person we have been helping has gotten 

some sense of relief from her situation by retaining 

an attorney, and has also given us peace of mind 

for her as well.

#4

I am thankful

we are able to gift the kids with a crib for

our new baby grandaugher to come.  My dad

did that for us,  and we really loved it and

appreciated it so much, and means a lot to

 us to be able to do that for our kids as well.

Plus there are 2 other sets of grandparents 

that probably would have enjoyed that too,

 but they were very sweet and gracious to 

allow us to do this since this is our first

 grand child. The crib arrived yesterday, so 

can't wait to see it up,  and the new freshly

painted room.  It is lilac and green with white

trim. so this white crib is gonna look so nice

in there, of course, that was their plan.

Same plant, just with the sun shining on it.

#5

I am thankful

for all of the Christmas decorating we have

gotten done so far.  Still need to work on

the tree and mantle, did get part of it done

 yesterday,  but we had an appt. at 4:30 so,

 we figured we were dressed and out we might 

as well make a night of it, plus I had a number 

of things I needed to take back,  so we did that

and 

#6

I am thankful

for what a fun evening we had, and din din

at Cracker Barrel.  It was well needed.

#7

I am thankful

to be out from under the boil water restriction

finally,  we got the all clear this morning, and

it has been since Monday.  Not so much that

boiling the water is bad,  it is that you for-

get it needs to be boiled and caught myself

a few times using a lil before I caught it, 

and then made me wonder if I had used it

and not thought about it........but we are

still alive so guess that is a good sign!!  lol

#8

I am thankful

that hubby was able to work at home both

Wed. and Thursday this week.  It was nice

to be able to get him to do some things that

I can't like pick up stuff I drop on the floor or

 get clothes out of the dryer when he takes

a break for coffee or lunch, so I could con-

tinue on,  and not have to wait for him to

get home..............so that was a blessing,

and it is always nice having him home.

#9

I am thankful

that we got a reimbursement check in the

mail today for our old car tag.  We applied

for it but didn't know if we would get it or

not, or some or none.  We got it all,  so

that was great,  and it came within 2 weeks

they said to be prepared for a 6-8 week wait.

So what a nice surprise and blessing.

#10

I am thankful

that I am feeling better every day, not 

quite there yet, but coming along..........

feeling like there is light at the end of this

tunnel.............lol

#11

I am thankful

that our kitty seems to be gaining some

weight,  as we were told a while back that

she might have thyroid problems.  Hubby

did some research online and found out

cats were getting that from iodine in their

food............iodine comes from fish, so

we have been only feeding her chicken

and beef, so seems to be helping!!

#12

I am thankful

that I heard this week from an adorable

young bloggy friend that I haven't heard

from in awhile,  and she is doing well,

in fact,  she and her hubby are expecting,

a baby too, just a month after

 Scott and Megan.

The sun was so bright it just washed all the color out,

but still a pretty picture I think.

#13

I am thankful

that I got to talk with my cousin this week,  she

 just had her 70th birthday a few weeks ago and

 I tried to call her a few times and had no luck,  

so I emailed and had no luck..........so was glad 

she is doing fine,  and that she had a nice

 birthday spent with her brother.

Well,  that's all folks, 

 as Porky Would say!!  lol

Hope you are continuing to enjoy 

this most Wonderful Season of All

Always good to hear from you.

Love, Hugs,

and Red Poinsettia Blessings,

Nellie