Thankful Today – August 10, 2008

1. Another amazing catalyst with an artist
I admire.
2. The fulfillment of a book finished.
3. Relaxing and enjoying moments of quiet time.
4. Life. I am thankful for all of my life today.

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Daily David – Day 223



Love this boy. I wanted to take some photos of him putting his shoes on
by himself but here’s what I got.


Thankful Today – August 9, 2008

1. Watching my little boy play board games.
2. Spending most of my day reading a great book. Getting lost in a story
is always so much fun.
3. Finally recovering.
4. Quality, quiet family time.
5. An amazing score at the flea market.
6. Saturday. I am so thankful it’s Saturday.

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Daily David – Day 222



David and his grandmother playing his first board game ever. The Very
Hungry Caterpillar Game.

Thankful Today – August 8, 2008

1. I think one more day of sleep was all I needed. Thankful to finally
be feeling a bit better. Not fully but I’ll take what I get.
2. The book is here. So thankful to have a great book to read.
3. Thankful it’s Friday. I need a lot of rest this week this weekend.
4. Thankful for another date night tonight. Getting spoiled.
5. Have I mentioned the book is here?
6. And thankful for the quality time with the little one. We’ve been
reading books upside down and snuggling in bed and having so much fun
together.
7. Thankful for a kind, generous and understanding husband. Especially
since the illness seems to have made me a bit crazy. Thankful for his
patience.
8. And again thankful for the book!! I love having a good story to turn
to when I need some quiet time.

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Daily David – Day 221



My little boy has the best laughs.

Yes or No

I just realized Shimelle was still posting blog prompt but I was not
getting them, so this is going to be my attempt to catch up on them.
Let’s see how well I do.

Tuesday: When was the last time you said yes to something new? Share
that experience and what you learned with your readers.

This is an excellent question. It’s been a long long long time since I
said yes to something new and interesting or challenging on a personal
level. I should think about this some more. I have said no to some
things which is good for me since I am not so good at saying no so I am
proud of that.


Professionally, I agreed to help out with a new product which stresses
me out a bit but it’s also made me excited to be learning new things and
I am quite happy about that.

Wednesday:Tell your blog readers about a time when you suddenly had
more confidence than you expected — maybe in replying ‘yes’ or ‘no’!

For me, this was accepting to take a six-month business trip to Japan.
Logically, I thought it was crazy and I didn’t really want to do it. But
emotionally and especially in my gut, I really wanted to do it. I knew I
was going to do it so I put all my logic aside and jumped in with both
feet.



It turned out to be a really good idea and I am eternally grateful that
I trusted my gut.

Thursday:What’s one thing in your daily routine that you would
happily say ‘no’ to if you had the option to magic it away?

Work? Hmmm, other than that, lately it’s been putting suntan lotion on
David every morning. I really dread it for some weird reason.

Thankful Today – August 7, 2008

1. While I still continue to be sick, I am thankful that I didn’t have
too many meetings today so I could come back home and take a long nap.
2. I could complain about how my long-awaited book didn’t actually show
up but since this is about being thankful, I’ll say that I am thankful I
still can look forward to receiving the book and wait in anticipation.
3. I am thankful that David and I have been reading and rereading “The
Foot Book” so much that he has pretty much memorized it. When he asked
me to read the author’s name today, he then did one of his fake coughs
and said “I sick Mommy, I wanna go to Dr. Seuss.” I am so thankful for
this boy.
Ok, now I go back to sleep.

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