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On this side of eternity, there’s no such thing as perfect, but this Thankful Day I was tempted to use the word. Instead, i’ll just say the week was much more than just pleasant.
Grandma has been sad she can’t tend to her plants on the enclosed patio and outdoors, they’ve been left to my black thumb to just water them and it’s been this way for a few years now. We’re thankful most of them are still alive and one of her friends has taken up the cause of trying to save them. Ms. Julie has been coming on Saturdays to trim and sweep and tidy and prune and generally figure out what to do with the overgrown jumble of a jungle which is now the porch and outdoor plant area.
#2 Son and i had a good trip to NOLA Saturday, too.
Sunday morning, Mr. Cal looked rather pathetic as he’d had to have two ticks removed from his face, poor guy. We’re thankful it didn’t dampen his desire to take his walk.
#2 Son, Daughter-in-Law and our little Annie came back from Alaska straight into housesitting for Daughter-in-Law’s Aunt May, so there was no babysitting Sunday afternoon/evening. As much as i missed her, and i really did, i kept myself busy and was thankful to catch up on a few other things.
Monday morning i was taking care of Ms. G’s critters (she’s out of town again) when Ms. Sassy Cat tried to bolt for the door. I’m thankful she didn’t get away, it would not have been a good situation. She’s 16, doesn’t know this neighborhood (she roamed her old one), and there’s a mean bully of a cat next door which would make mincemeat of her.
I arrived at Ms. D’s on Monday afternoon to find out she’d been in the ER again with A-Fib. We went over her online charts and couldn’t find the records to bring to the doc the next day, we’re thankful she called the doc and they’d already requested the records. I’m also very thankful she had a ride to the doctor already set up and she let me give the place a good clean, as she’d had her sister and niece in town again.
That evening, i was thankful we didn’t cancel our ladies’ meeting when our hostess coudn’t have us at her house due to a family emergency. We were thankful to have a fabulous meeting at a local eatery, i was thankful my lesson went well, and my Sweetie and i were both extremely thankful to see our tax packet arrive in the mail just before i left for the meeting.
We’re thankful we owe nothing this year to either the federal government or the state, and we were thankful to be able to sign the paper, take the photo and email it that evening when i got back from the meeting.
#2 Son dropped Daughter-in-Law and Annie Tuesday morning so i could watch her while the two of them worked. We were thankful for walks, “chippies!” (crackers), and an excellent nap, no longer a guarantee.
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| Someone still loves to sleep in her unicorn footie pajamas, even in warm weather. |
While out in the back yard with Annie, i noticed the ground was way too wet for not having had any rain in a while. Because of previous trouble, my first thought was a water leak, so as soon as i could i made a beeline to inspect the areas around the house and see what was up and where it was coming from.
I was very relieved and thankful to note the outdoor faucet was dripping, and when i picked up the hose nozzle, it was obvious someone had not turned the water off totally the last time the garden was watered. I shut it and thankfully all the water drained off quickly.
Ms. G being out of town, i’m thankful i was able to shuffle up my schedule a little bit and still get everything done, including some extras. Ms. G wanted me to call her so she could micromanage me over the phone about the Sassy situation, but i preempted her by calling her on my way to the back yard through the gate instead of through the house. I’m thankful she just sighed and said it would be a good idea to do it that way, she guessed, and went back to enjoying her time away.
Thursday was a double job day. My Sweetie had been at the farm “dancing with a swing blade in the grass” as he puts it, the day before so he was a bit sore, but we were very thankful to get through the day and get everything done.
I was thankful to lie down an hour when we got home, too. Doubles take it out of both of us.
Because of the changes i’d made to my looser Wednesday schedule, i was thankful to get to Ms. G’s critters at 5am, then get to the church to make coffee and have prayer meeting, and afterward to go to a grocery store i don’t visit very often as it’s out of my way.
Then it was back to watch our little Annie, we were thankful to have quite a fun Friday together.
Ms. A and Mr. J had a big soiree to go to Friday evening, so i was thankful Becca wanted to come with me to the cat shelter (she was a help, and got to pet kitties), then i took her home and stayed with her for the evening. We were thankful for a nice walk with Mr. Cal, and story time, and a good supper.
Not a perfect week, of course, but more than pleasant, and i am very thankful.
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:
Army Day -- Iran (Rouz-e-Artesh)
Goddess Month of Maia begins
Husband Appreciation Day
Independence Day -- Zimbabwe(1980)
International Amateur Radio Day/World Amateur Radio Day -- celebrating "ham radio" around the world
International Day for Monuments and Sites -- UNESCO
International No-Declaw Day
Invention Day -- Japan
“Just Pray No" Worldwide Weekend of Prayer and Fasting -- people around the world pray for healing for those who are addicted to drugs, through tomorrow
Laundromat Day -- the first self-service "washateria" opened on this date in 1934 in Fort Worth, TX, US
Look-Alike Day -- internet generated, a day to try to look like someone you admire; some sites list it on the 20th
Make a Quilt Day -- obviously begun by someone who has no idea how long the process really takes! not associated with National Quilting Day or Project Linus' Make a Blanket Day
National Animal Cracker Day
National Auctioneers Day -- recognizing the contribution of auctioneers to American commerce
Newspaper Columnists' Day -- The National Society of Newspaper Columnists in honor of the anniversary of the death of Ernie Pyle
Pet Owners Independence Day -- the day to let your pet do the work and chores while you lie around and enjoy having only the responsibilities of your pet; sponsored by Wellcat Holidays
Record Store Day -- celebrated by independent record stores everywhere, find one near you
Smile Big and Say Hi for No Particular Reason Day -- if some site gave the reason for this, it would defeat the purpose
St. Agapitus Day (Patron of Palestrina, Italy; against colic)
St. Agia's Day (Patron against lawsuits)
Teach Your Daughter to Volunteer Day -- encouraging awareness of volunteerism, but the original sponsor of the day is no longer online
"Third World" Day -- the phrase was first used on this date in 1955
Ushibuka Haiya Matsuri -- Furukawa, Japan (one of the liveliest dance festivals, with elements of dance styles from around the country; through the 20th)
Anniversaries Today:
The University of Alabama is founded, 1831
Birthdays Today:
America Ferrara, 1984
Cheryl Ann Haworth, 1983
Melissa Joan Hart, 1976
Eli Roth, 1972
David Tennant, 1971
Maria Bello, 1967
Conan O'Brien, 1963
Eric McCormack, 1963
Jane Leeves, 1961
Eric Roberts, 1956
John James, 1956
John Pankow, 1954
Rick Moranis, 1954
Dorothy Lyman, 1947
James Woods, 1947
Hayley Mills, 1946
Robert Hooks, 1937
Barbara Hale, 1921
Leopold Stokowski, 1882
Samuel Earl "Wahoo Sam" Crawford, 1880
Clarence Darrow, 1857
Lucrezia Borgia, 1480
Debuting/Premiering Today:
"Beauty and the Beast"(Musical), 1994
"Real People"(TV), 1979
"Call Me Mister"(Musical), 1946
Today in History:
Boleslaw Chrobry is crowned the first king of Poland, 1025
The cornerstone of the current St. Peter's Basilica is laid, 1506
The Real Academia de la Historia (Royal Academy of History) is founded in Madrid, 1738
The British advancement by sea begins; Paul Revere and William Dawes, upon seeing two lanterns in the church steeple, set out to warn that "The British are coming!" 1775
Fighting ceases in the American Revolutionary War, eight years to the day after it began, 1783
Billy the Kid escapes from the Lincoln County jail in Mesilla, New Mexico, 1881
The St. Andrew's Ambulance Association is granted a Royal Charter by Queen Victoria, 1899
Denmark becomes the first country to formally adopt fingerprinting to identify criminals, 1902
Quetzaltenango, second largest city of Guatemala, is destroyed by an earthquake, 1902
The Great San Francisco Earthquake, 1906
The Los Angeles Times story on the Azusa Street Revival launches Pentecostalism as a worldwide movement, 1906
The RMS Carpathia brings the Titanic survivors to NYC, 1912
"The House that Ruth Built," Yankee Stadium, opens, 1923
Simon and Schuster publishes the first crossword puzzle book, 1924
The first "washateria" (laundromat) opens, in Ft. Worth, Texas, 1934
The League of Nations is formally dissolved, 1949
29 nations meet at Bandung, Indonesia, for the first Asian-African Conference., 1955
A United States federal court rules that poet Ezra Pound is to be released from an insane asylum, 1958
The Republic of Zimbabwe is officially established with the swearing in of Canaan Banana as its first President, 1980
The Pawtucket Red Sox and Rochester Red Wings, from the Triple-A International League, begin the longest game in professional baseball history, 33 innings, 1981
The Supreme Court of the United States upholds the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act in a 5-4 decision, 2007
Kepler-62e and Kepler-62f, two planets resembling planet Earth are discovered revolving around the star Kepler-62 in the habitable zone, an area around the stars whose atmospheric pressure can suport liquid water at the surface, 2013
Black Panther is the first film shown at a commercial cinema in 35 years in Saudi Arabia as cinemas are reopened, 2018
South Africa declares a state of disaster in the Durban area after serious floods and mudslides resulting in numerous deaths and much destruction, 2022
A new report finds nearly half of China's cities are sinking due to development and extracting too much water, 2024
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