Of Aiden and 18 degree weather and dentists...

Last evening I had a good chance to hold Aiden for awhile. I love his little hands! Penny had fun taking pictures with my camera- here is one result. PTL for such a cuddly little bundle. He was content to sleep, though I kept encouraging him to wake up and smile at me. He wasn't a bit interested or cooperative.
Other Thankfuls for the week:

• Dentists. I am in the process of getting a new crown on one of my teeth. I do not like the process. Sigh. But, PTL that dentists are around to take care of problems. From the looks of things I will be getting a good chance to spend time with this particular dentist in the next few weeks/months.
• We do get cold here...more than one morning it was down to 18 degrees when I looked. Sigh. I am ready for warmer weather.
• Working 2 days last week. PTL for work. Even if it is very high stress at times.....
• Our Women's Bible Study on Wednesday evening. Such a good time going over James 1. PTL for the riches in His word.
• Card making supplies and the fun of making cards.
• Knowing that I can trust my faithful Heavenly Father, and that He loves me.

Of rain, and creme horns, and snow.

PTL, we are getting some lovely rain! What a blessing from the Lord. And, I am thankful to be all safe and cozy inside, as this rain is now turning to sleet, and probably will be snow before the day is done.

My heart if full of lots of thankfuls from this past week:

• Chocolate Creme Horns.
• Some repair work done on our car this week. And, being able to borrow our son's car so we could get around while the repair work was being done. PTL for a repair shop so close to home.
• Finally being able to go the dentist- and getting started on getting my teeth taken care of. Will take awhile....sigh. Not my favorite thing in the world to be doing.
• Snow. And, maybe more snow today?
• The Lord's help in setting up things on my new computer. When one's old computer dies, it takes with it some valuable stuff. (Note to self- please remember to always back up pictures.....iTunes songs.....etc.) At least our finance stuff was on a flash drive. That was a challenge to get moved over, but the Lord helped me figure that one out.
• Podcasts to listen to while cleaning house etc.
• Chatting with my mother on the phone. What an amazing 98 year old lady.
• Valuable lessons from the Lord from reading James 1
• Gingerbread flavored creamers.
• Shopping with hubby.

Yes, we do have snow

Snow! What a novelty...it was fun to watch faces of some children as they enjoyed playing in this white, cold stuff. The first picture was taken looking out our glass front door.

I decided I probably would not grill anything for dinner tonight.

OK, now I have seen my quota of snow for the year. And, yes, I know this really doesn't compare with all the stuff you people in New England have, but hey, we do have snow!

Thankfuls For This Week

Another week has passed by, it is a lovely sunny mild day, and I am full of thankfulness to the Lord for many blessings of this past week.

• Rose scented Yankee Candle.
• Lots of rain.
• Having hubby cook dinner last night. I wasn't feeling great as I am fighting a cold, so it was a wonderful treat to have him cook. He sure does make yummy burritos.
• The lovely surprise of shopping for, and getting a new computer for me. It is red! And, what a blessing. I appreciate all the hours my son put into helping me find it, and getting it set up so I can use it. It is a huge blessing to have a computer that works well.
• Having hubby's old computer to use until I got my new one. Yes, it was hard to use, and inconvenient, but at least it was available, and with a little patience, I was able to do what I needed to do.
• Getting cards congratulating us on being grandparents.
• Looking forward to a trip to Washington State in late April. For a wedding. Yes!!!
• Enjoying the eccentricities of Max.
• Enjoying studying the first chapter of James. What riches are there.
• All the hours my faithful son-in-law put into trying to resurrect my old computer. Unfortunately it was terminally ill, but he sure put in a valiant effort. Much appreciated.

Starting 2008 with Thankfuls

Thankfuls at the start of 2008:

• Good bonding time with Aiden yesterday. He was awake, looking around, and just content to lie in his Grandma's arms. What a precious bundle.
• Enjoying the joy of Kristi and Dennis.
• Knowing I can trust the Lord with all the unknowns. He knows. That is enough.
• Shopping with hubby and finding some new decorating touches to put around the house.
• Eating breakfast out with hubby.
• Surviving the news that my laptop had a terminal illness, and knowing that the Lord will provide a new one when He sees it is time. And, meanwhile, learning contentment using hubby's old and ancient desk top, that has, shall I say...... issues.
• Nate's many hours put in trying to resuscitate my laptop. He made a valiant effort that is very much appreciated.
• Being able to talk by phone with my mother a couple of times this week.
• Knowing that my Heavenly Father loves me.