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The first and foremost thankful this week has to be for Grandpa, as it is his birthday. He is 89.
After i was done at the cat shelter last Friday, i was very thankful to see Red-headed Alec, and miracle of miracles, his ex brought Lee over to visit, too. It was Lee's 8th birthday and it was a treat to see him, last year the ex did not invite any of us to his party and i was not allowed to see him until almost Christmas.
Last Saturday went well, we were thankful to get down there and back in good time. Little Girl and Red-headed Alec were both at the house, she from two hours north of here, he from an hour-and-a-half west, i was so thankful they both got to come visit a bit.
Becca and her family were back in town so Sunday saw a very thankful Mr. Cal, the dog, get a walk and a visit with a doggy friend. I'm thankful having Becca finish the fruit from her breakfast in the car now as a car snack means we are on time for church.
I was thankful my Sweetie was able to help #1 Son get his car to the shop Monday morning, and that's where the latest round of musical cars starts.
#1 Son had nowhere to go Monday until evening, so he was at the house when they told him his car wouldn't be ready until Tuesday, which he knew was a possibility. I'm thankful he was able to use my car for his evening engagement and then spend the night, and use my car Tuesday while i took care of our little Annie.
I'm always thankful for her, and she's doing much better at walking each day.
#1 Son's mechanic friend, for whom we are very thankful as he's the one who told son there was a major problem with his car just by listening to him crank it and whose shop has a great reputation, was unable to complete the repairs Tuesday as he had to spend it in the hospital with his brother, who is gravely ill.
On Wednesday, we're thankful #1 Son drove my Sweetie to work and The Big Boss drove him home, and again, we were able to make two cars work out between the three of us since i have three jobs on Wednesday plus Bible study.
Then Thursday came the news Honda sent the wrong part to the shop! #1 Son called me at work to tell me and i had to laugh as this is the kind of stuff which happens to us all of the time, and now the timeline on the car is whenever they get the part and get it done.
I'm thankful we have a plan in place to continue to let our son stay here and we three will share two cars, plus we got a rental for my Saturday trek to NOLA. We even have Sunday morning covered, as my Sweetie is back from church by 10:30 and #1 Son doesn't have work until 11, and it's only a ten minute drive from here.
We're all thankful none of us have missed any work or appointments in all this juggling, and my clients are thankful, too, as they all want the house cleaned before our Thanksgiving holiday next week.
My last thankful is also the cat shelter went very well Friday evening, we had a new volunteer and two extra helpers.
Please write up your own list and link up to Ten Things of Thankful, where Clark and his co-hosts always have a warm welcome waiting.
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Today is:
Dita e Alfabetit -- Albania and Ethnic Albanians (Day of the Albanian Alphabet)
Family Volunteer Day -- to get families working together to better their communities and the world
Go for a Ride Day -- internet generated; during the crazy holiday season, go out for a relaxing sleigh ride or something
Holodomor Remembrance Day -- international commemoration of the Death By Hunger Genocide in Ukraine
Independence Day -- Lebanon(1943)
International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day (Began as National Survivors of Suicide Day in the US and by Congressional designation since 1999, now an international movement; remembering those who have lost loved ones to suicide, especially as Thanksgiving and the holidays are coming)
National Adoption Day -- US (encouraging us to find a home for every child; many courts finalize thousands of adoptions of children from foster care on this day each year)
National Cashew Day -- some sites have this on the 23rd, i celebrate both as i love cashews
National Cranberry Relish Day
National Stop the Violence Day -- a call by US radio and TV stations for a cease fire on American streets, on the anniversary of John Kennedy's assassination; observed with white ribbons and driving with headlights on during the day
Phonograph Day -- Edison publicly demonstrated his new music playing device on this day in 1877
Start Your Own Country Day -- begun at the 1939 World's Fair in New York
St. Cecilia's Day (Patron of composers, luthiers, martyrs, music, musicians, musical instrument makers, poets, singers; Academy of Music, Rome, Italy; Albi, France; Omaha, Nebraska; Valleyfield, Quebec)
Ydalir -- Ancient Norse Calendar (Celebration of the wintertime god of skiing and archery, Ullr; date approximate)
Anniversary Today:
The Humane Society of the United States is founded, 1954
Birthdays Today:
Scarlett Johansson, 1984
Scott Robinson, 1979
Boris Becker, 1967
Mariel Hemingway, 1961
Jamie Lee Curtis, 1958
Richard Kind, 1957
Billie Jean King, 1943
Guion S. Bluford, Jr., 1942
Harry Edwards, 1942
Tom Conti, 1941
Terry Gilliam, 1940
Robert Vaughn, 1932
Rodney Dangerfield, 1921
Benjamin Britten, 1913
Hoagie Carmichael, 1899
Wiley Post, 1898
Charles de Gaulle, 1890
John Nance Garner, 1868
George Eliot (Mary A. Evans), 1819
Abigail Adams, 1744
Debuting/Premiering Today:
"Cathy"(Comic strip), 1976
"The Beatles/The White Album"(Beatles album release), 1968
"Man of La Mancha"(Musical), 1965
"The Grand Canyon Suite"(Grofe suite for orchestra), 1931
"Bolero"(Ravel orchestral piece), 1928
"La Forza del Destino/The Power of Fate"(Verdi opera), 1862
On the Origin of Species(Publication date), 1859
Today in History:
The first Duke of all Brittany, Nominoe defeats the Frankish king Charles the Bald at the Battle of Ballon near Redon, 845
Spain delegates "New Laws" against slavery in America, 1542
Dutch colonial forces on Taiwan launch a pacification campaign against native villages, resulting in Dutch control of the middle and south of the island, 1635
Off the coast of North Carolina, British pirate Edward Teach (best known as "Blackbeard") is killed in battle with a boarding party led by Lieutenant Robert Maynard, 1718
Peregrine Williamson of Baltimore patents a steel pen, 1809
Canadian journalist and politician William Lyon Mackenzie called for a rebellion against Great Britain, 1837
In Dumbarton, Scotland, the clipper Cutty Sark is launched – one of the last clippers ever to be built, and the only one still surviving to this day, 1869
Victoria Street Cable Tram route begins in Melbourne, Australia, 1886
The Congress of Manastir establishes the Albanian alphabet, 1908
1st snowmobile patent granted to Carl Eliason of Sayner Wisconsin, 1927
The premier performance of Ravel's Boléro takes place in Paris, 1928
Gasoline pump patented that computes quantity & price delivered, 1932
"Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" first heard on Eddie Cantor's show, 1934
The Humane Society of the United States is founded, 1954
US President John F. Kennedy is killed and Texas Governor John B. Connally is seriously wounded by Lee Harvey Oswald, 1963
The United Nations General Assembly grants the Palestine Liberation Organization observer status, 1974
Juan Carlos is declared King of Spain following the death of Francisco Franco, 1975
In Palmdale, California, the first prototype B-2 Spirit stealth bomber is revealed, 1988
Toy Story is released as the first feature-length film created completely using computer-generated imagery, 1995
Angela Merkel becomes the first female Chancellor of Germany, 2005
Germany holds its first piracy trial in 400 years, placing 10 Somalis accused of piracy on trial for alleged attacks on a German ship, 2010
Scientists in New Britain, Papua New Guinea, discover the first orchid known to flower at night, 2011
The Leaning Tower of Pisa's tilt is reduced by 4 cm as part of a 20-year project to stabilize it, 2018
A virtual G20 Summit ends with a commitment to make access to Covid vaccines available and affordable for all, 2020
The UK's King Charles III hosts his first state visit, welcoming South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to Buckingham Palace, 2022
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