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Okay, it is seriously disappointing to fall off the bandwagon on a new resolution so quickly. However, I will repent. On this sort of thing, I think it best just to do well going forward rather than trying to make things up, but this is a post-dated Today’s Gratitude post:
I am so thankful for my home. I am thankful to be home. I am thankful for the world’s most comfy bed and that that bed is mine! I am thankful that no one broke in to our home while we were gone. I am thankful that no pipes froze. I am thankful that our washing machine is operational (Pdad turned off the water before we left and forgot to tell me. I tried to attack the laundry mountain and nothing happened. I started seeing visions of $$$ in my head. Boy, was I relieved to discover what he had done.)
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Another post-dated trip gratitude post:
I am thankful that I did not throw up.
I am thankful that Kate threw up only once (although when she did, she got me good!)
I am thankful that Pdad threw up only once (he didn’t get me–but that is always a terrible sound to hear at 5 a.m.) That poor guy has vacation-induced illness every time.
Now let’s just hope that the fact that both of them threw up means that this isn’t some horrible food allergy or blockage on Kate’s part. If this turns out to be simply the flu (as I now suspect) then I am thankful for that. She vomited repeatedly last week. I ended up putting her back on breastmilk almost entirely for the remainder of our trip, just to be safe. I have got to get the girl on solids, or I will . . . I don’t know. Eat a cow. Many cows! She is making me hungry!
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Hey, a new topic for Today’s gratitude and this one isn’t post-dated! Happy 8 months, Kate! I am so thankful you made it here safely. I am so thankful for you. I am so thankful that Heavenly Father and Pdad encouraged me to make it three. I probably wouldn’t have done it on my own, but I’m so glad I did. I love you baby!
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Another post-dated trip gratitude post:
I am thankful that those buffalo showed up! I had read that where we were staying there would be buffalo. Amelia was not amused when she did not see any buffalo as promised. I’m sure that learning to cope with disappointment would have been good as well, but I was happy to see those guys show up.
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I am thankful for the beauty of the earth. One thing that a trip to Disneyland can’t offer is a reminder of the grandeur that our Heavenly Father has given us. What a beautiful world! I tend to be a very indoorish sort of person, but I felt a real reverence for his creations on this trip–canyon as cathedral–or something like that. I was able to realize how small, how very insignificant I am (Doesn’t Abraham say something about that like, “Man is nothing, which I had never before supposed? I need to look it up, but I also need to go to bed!), and how fleeting this life is, and feel wonder that he cares for me at the very same time.
Back on the wagon! See you tomorrow!
Today’s Gratitude
I am thankful that in our post 9/11 world, it is still possible to fly without identification. Pdad called me from the airport at 6 a.m. this morning to ask if his wallet was in his pants. Yep. I offered to throw the kids in the van and drive it up to him at the airport (an hour away). If you knew how I felt about driving, you would know that this was quite an offer. (He had a very important meeting). Anyway, Pdad determined that I wouldn’t be able to get there soon enough and he was still going to miss his flight.
In the end, he was somehow able to fly after all, though it necessitated going through extra security. Whew! Now he is in faraway city with no money,* and no ID. I do hope we’ll see him tomorrow. (*Well, okay, exing my tendency to hyperbole: he says he borrowed some from a coworker).