I have made it to the last day and have managed to post everyday. I enjoyed doing my writing at the end of the day to a point that some days I think that I miss the midnight deadline. I started out doing both NaBloPoMo and posting a status everyday of things I am thankful for on Facebook. I kept up with NaBloPoMo, but gave up mid-November on the thankful statuses. I just didn't feel the passion anymore to continue to post things that seem to have become trivial to be thankful for. I did say that I would probably post on the blog my thankful status posts from Facebook on the last day so that is what I am going to do.
Day 1: I am thankful I was able to spend time with my family this evening attending Church, dinner, and Riley's last Spooky Gym as an elementary student!
Day 2: I am thankful that my children got to meet their great grandmother while in Thailand last year.
Day 3: I am thankful today for my health and for the ability to lead an active life.
Day 4: I am thankful that we live in a city with an awesome library system!
Day 5: I am thankful for my parents who are always there for me and my family. I love you very much.
Day 6: Thankful that I knew Linda Umstattd! Wonderful person and friend. May she rest in peace.
Day 7: Today I am thankful for my friends, old and new, young and old, near and far. You all have influenced my life and made it richer! Thank you for letting me be a part of your lives.
Day 8: I am thankful that I am able to foster my children's interests, whatever they may be, from trucks and trains to Lego, Nerf guns, archery, and hunting. The future looks to hold more artistic interests, drawing, pottery, and cake decorating.
Day 9: To my gramdmother, Mon Chaisurat, thank you for leading us by your example. We will remember you always.
Day 10: Thankful today for a day of rest in order to be refreshed to face the challenges of a new work week.
Day 11: Thank you to all those who serve and protect our country.
Day 12: I am thankful today to know many parents who love and care for their children; parents who take the responsibility of raising a child seriously and believe in being a parent first and then their friend.
Day 13: Thankful for all the opportunities I have been given in life, personal and professional.
Day 14: I am thankful for my education and that I am able to use my education to influence the lives of others.
Day 15: Thankful for my parents today and everyday! They have always supported me in whatever I wanted to do!
Day 17: I am thankful for all children; they teach you with their innocence and truthfulness.
Day 20: Thankful that we are able to help where we can, both in our local community and overseas!
Day 30: Last, but not least, thankful for my husband and the life we have built together. May we continue on our adventures together for all the days of our lives. Love you very much.
Well, after going through my post, I had 18 days of thankfulness. I have much to be thankful for in my life and although I try to concentrate of the positives in life, sometimes the negatives do get me down, but not for long!
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Monday, November 4, 2013
NaBloPoMo and Giving Thanks on Facebook
NaNoWriMo started sending me e-mails in mid-October about National Novel Writing Month. I have never participated in NaNoWriMo, but it did lead me to NaBloPoMo two years ago. I didn't participate in either last year and decided to try NaBloPoMo again this year. After I posted my first blog post in a long time, I got on my Facebook page and saw friends posting things that they are thankful for, and it reminded me that it was November, the season of Thanksgiving also. As the first day of the month was coming to an end, I decided to post my thankful things on Facebook as well as participate in NaBloPoMo.
So far, so good. I believe that I have posted on both for the first four days of the month. But, each day, I have forgotten about one or the other until the very last minute. I am hoping as the month goes on, I will start to post one right after the other or that the posts will start to crossover.
At the end of the month, I think that I will do my last blog post on the things that I was thankful for in November! We'll see if I remember...
So far, so good. I believe that I have posted on both for the first four days of the month. But, each day, I have forgotten about one or the other until the very last minute. I am hoping as the month goes on, I will start to post one right after the other or that the posts will start to crossover.
At the end of the month, I think that I will do my last blog post on the things that I was thankful for in November! We'll see if I remember...
Monday, December 19, 2011
The Gift of Kindness and Generosity
Today, our Adopt A School, Huntington Bank, came to deliver their Christmas goodies. I have been in conversation with the department that was paired with our classroom and told her our needs/wants. Some were just wishes; others were things that I felt I should ask for since we are short on funds this year.
They say that those who can teach. Well, those that can give do so from the heart. My students got many things for the classroom, but also for themselves to take home. They each got a gift bag with a Crayola Kit, toothbrush and toothpaste as well as some snacks and goodies. I was able to send home with them in addition to that a puzzle each, a package of socks, and a Chapstick. Snack was provided, and we have extra snacks to get us through the winter months.
For the classroom the kids got to replace their crayons in their boxes and got new glue sticks, the big ones that I love. We also got modeling clay, a set of markers and coloring books for each student, composition notebooks, pencils, pens, floor puzzles, games, tissues, hand sanitizer, cleaning wipes, LEGOs, flash cards, magna doodles, books, and some extra items that I may not be remembering right now. I got a digital camera for the classroom as well as some really nice pampering items.
Thank you does not adequately express my appreciation for the items that we received. I was speechless when I saw what these people were willing to provide for my classroom and students. They were really generous with their time and money, and we will use our things wisely!
They say that those who can teach. Well, those that can give do so from the heart. My students got many things for the classroom, but also for themselves to take home. They each got a gift bag with a Crayola Kit, toothbrush and toothpaste as well as some snacks and goodies. I was able to send home with them in addition to that a puzzle each, a package of socks, and a Chapstick. Snack was provided, and we have extra snacks to get us through the winter months.
For the classroom the kids got to replace their crayons in their boxes and got new glue sticks, the big ones that I love. We also got modeling clay, a set of markers and coloring books for each student, composition notebooks, pencils, pens, floor puzzles, games, tissues, hand sanitizer, cleaning wipes, LEGOs, flash cards, magna doodles, books, and some extra items that I may not be remembering right now. I got a digital camera for the classroom as well as some really nice pampering items.
Thank you does not adequately express my appreciation for the items that we received. I was speechless when I saw what these people were willing to provide for my classroom and students. They were really generous with their time and money, and we will use our things wisely!
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
The Gift of a Great Teacher
Most of our teachers, the good ones and the bad ones, we remember for life for the way that they make us feel. I hope that, to most of my students, I am the good one worth remembering.
Today, my son's Archery teacher told us at the end of open archery that she would not be back next year. She has taken a job in western Ohio. Although we have only known her for a short time, she has had a great impact on our lives. Riley started Archery in September. He was so excited, but did not want to shoot right handed. I allowed him to shoot left handed in order for him to be comfortable in the class and not have a meltdown on the first day. He made it through the beginning class and onto intermediate we went. The teacher suggested that my son switch and shoot right handed because he is right eye dominant. I insisted that he switch, and although he resisted at first, practice paid off, and he could finally see that he was a better right hand shot.
After the intermediate class, the last three weeks have been open archery. My son has gone to every session and stayed the whole two and a half hours. That is five hours at the archery barn a week. He has spent a great deal of time with his archery teacher, and she has taught/tutored him a great deal. It has worked to his advantage in that he has mostly been the only one there or one of a handful of kids. He really didn't have to take turns and could shoot every round. The practice has paid off, and the last two days, my son has been shooting balloons from 10 yards. With five shots, most of the time he can hit all four balloons on the target!
Thank you Miss Ronda for helping my son to realize that he has a talent, can be athletic, and giving him confidence in himself and his skills. Although we will continue to come to the archery barn and take classes and lessons from others, things will not be the same without you. You will be missed immensely!
Today, my son's Archery teacher told us at the end of open archery that she would not be back next year. She has taken a job in western Ohio. Although we have only known her for a short time, she has had a great impact on our lives. Riley started Archery in September. He was so excited, but did not want to shoot right handed. I allowed him to shoot left handed in order for him to be comfortable in the class and not have a meltdown on the first day. He made it through the beginning class and onto intermediate we went. The teacher suggested that my son switch and shoot right handed because he is right eye dominant. I insisted that he switch, and although he resisted at first, practice paid off, and he could finally see that he was a better right hand shot.
After the intermediate class, the last three weeks have been open archery. My son has gone to every session and stayed the whole two and a half hours. That is five hours at the archery barn a week. He has spent a great deal of time with his archery teacher, and she has taught/tutored him a great deal. It has worked to his advantage in that he has mostly been the only one there or one of a handful of kids. He really didn't have to take turns and could shoot every round. The practice has paid off, and the last two days, my son has been shooting balloons from 10 yards. With five shots, most of the time he can hit all four balloons on the target!
Thank you Miss Ronda for helping my son to realize that he has a talent, can be athletic, and giving him confidence in himself and his skills. Although we will continue to come to the archery barn and take classes and lessons from others, things will not be the same without you. You will be missed immensely!
Sunday, December 11, 2011
The Gift of a Little Girl
When my son was little, he asked for lights in front of the house. I bought the bush lights and the candy canes and put them up in the front of the house, and he was happy. This year, our daughter asked for lights on her house. She wanted them to be hanging from the house and wanted lots of them. She would have preferred colorful lights, but any lights were better than none. The thing about her is that she was willing to help, and she brought the family together to get the job done. Both her dad and I helped each other, and I made trees out of our tomato cages. There is only one up right now because the lights on the other one did not work. Looking good!
Thursday, November 24, 2011
A Thankgiving Prayer
Courtesy of Dear Abby:
Oh, Heavenly Father,
We thank thee for food and remember the hungry.
We thank thee for health and remember the sick.
We thank thee for freedom and remember the enslaved.
May these remembrances stir us to service,
That thy gifts to us may be used for others. Amen
I am thankful for many things this Thanksgiving especially the gift of the love of family and friends. May we all continue to have good health and make happy memories together!
Oh, Heavenly Father,
We thank thee for food and remember the hungry.
We thank thee for health and remember the sick.
We thank thee for freedom and remember the enslaved.
May these remembrances stir us to service,
That thy gifts to us may be used for others. Amen
I am thankful for many things this Thanksgiving especially the gift of the love of family and friends. May we all continue to have good health and make happy memories together!
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