The Little Things......

TGIF......I don't know about you, but this has been a long week. One of those that makes you say "What a week, thank God it's Friday......I've talked about being grateful and the idea of a gratitude journal in another blog post, but I thought for today I would share the items that would make my grateful list. Sometimes it's the little things.....

In spite of the havoc wreaked by Irene, I'm thankful to report that all of my friends and family who were affected came through it safe. Trees down, power our, some shingles blown loose, but all repairable. Things can be replaced. People can not.

My husband going for a walk with me. When Hubby and I were first dating we loved to go for long walks late at night. Something about the quiet and the dark that made us feel comfortable to open up and be completely honest with each other. We learned so much about each other during those walks. To this day, if something big is going on in our life, there is nothing like a walk to get us talking. By the end of the walk we may not have things completely figured out, but we both feel better.

                                                                                                              

Great neighbors - We have a group of neighbors who are very close and very supportive of each other. (I must point out that one couple doesn't officially live in the neighborhood but they are adopted neighbors, based on the amount of time we see them.) They all take turns doing things like mowing each others lawn, snow blowing sidewalks, taking in garbage cans, and mail. They feed our cats, give us veggies from their gardens, let us use their pool and have impromptu dinners. This week one of the neighbors is in the hospital fighting a bad case of pneumonia and will probably be there until next week. During tonight's impromptu dinner, I offered to cook something for the husband so he wouldn't have to worry about meals. This led to all of us discussing meals that would be brought over when his wife returns home so that neither one of them will need to worry about food. After dinner, the men all made their way to our house to help Hubby apply sealant to our newly cemented driveway. Many hands make light work is the saying.....I'm thankful for the many hands and for the caring of all of them. Thank you - Samir and Candi, Debbie and Burt, Bill and Denise. Come home soon Debbie!   

                                                                    

And as usual the 2 who always make my list of things I'm thankful for......

 

What are you thankful for today?

~ Adrienne