I Am Thankful For...

1. My family.
2. An electric blanket when I'm sleeping alone.
3. Hand knitted socks on a cold morning.
4. Children who pick up their playdough.
5. Having faith.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving (or Thursday if you aren't in the states)!

Four, Five and Six

I need to remember to post my Grace in Small Things before Shabbat!

1. Batya setting the table.
   
2. Painting fingernails.
   
3. Chaya letting me do her hair.
   
4. Going into Shabbat relaxed.
   
5. Waiting for Aba on the front porch and saying, "Shabbat Shalom!" to the men heading home from the Beit Knesset.
   

1. Sleeping in.
   
2. Cake for breakfast.
   
3. Making "Shabbat braids"
   
4. Holding hands while we cross the street.
   
5. Naps in the easy chair.
   

1. Batya sleeping until 10:30.
   
2. A long walk in the afternoon.
   
3. Lunch out.
   
4. Seeing squirrels.
   
5. Family movie day.
   

Three

1. A full night's sleep.
   
2. A random act of kindness.
   
3. "Say Mickey!"
   
4. "I forgive you."
   
5. An easy bedtime.
   

Two

1. Having help when doing heavy cleaning.
   
2. Sleeping sandwiched between two babies.
   
3. Finding a fly swatter.
   
4. Getting a surprise invitation.
   
5. Seeing Batya looking refreshed.
   

One

I'm starting a new thing that I saw on Korin's blog.

After the day we had I figured it was the best one to start Grace in Small Things with. Afterall, if I can come up with five lovely bits in the beast that was March 24 then I should have no problem any other day.

1. Shira sharing her knowledge of scissors with her sisters. "Scissors have sharps!"
   
2. Batya asking which sink her dinner dishes go into.
   
3. Batya and Shira answering the phone and talking to Aba while I got Chaya in bed.
   
4. Those 15 minutes of "me" time after dinner.
   
5. The girls going to bed easily.