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I'm running for Thankful Day after a right busy week. It didn't start out to be that way, but thus it goes and being able to keep up is a thankful thing.
Grandpa had errands to run last week, so i stayed a good half hour later than usual visiting with Grandma while he wasn't there to fuss and chase me out, and we were both thankful.
Sunday morning, Becca and i took Mr. Cal for his walk and for the first time ever we were not passed by a single car the whole time! I was very thankful for the quiet, we were able to hear the birds and enjoy the still morning.
This past weekend was the Friends of the Library used book sale, and i went for an hour after church. I was a good girl and restrained myself, only spending the bit of cash i had in my pocket. Never before have i bought so little there, but I was thankful to get there at all and thankful to find a book as a gift to Becca, when we are done reading the Winnie the Pooh series, we'll read this collection of fairy tales.
Monday morning i got a call from Ms. D telling me her sister was in town and asking if she could reschedule. This meant either giving up part of my day off Tuesday (my first real day off this month), or shoot for Wednesday after Ms. G. I was thankful she agreed we'd try on Wednesday.
I was thankful for Tuesday, Sweetie had work with The Big Boss at the farm and was gone most of the day while i got to stay home and rest.
Wednesday hit the ground running and never slowed, for which i was thankful as it didn't give me time to think, just do. I did the shelter, the other small volunteer job i do, then went to Ms. G's. She wasn't home, surprise, surprise -- not. As is typical with her life there is a current problem or crisis.
I'm thankful i don't have her life, but thankful to be able to help her. The place she's readying for sale has several areas that haven't had loving attention in a long, long time. I'm thankful for two products, the first being Ring King (and no, i do not represent the company). It accomplished round one of the cleaning of the old, tired bathtubs.
Then i went to Ms. D's house as i'd promised and got what she needed done while her A/C guy was there servicing the unit. He and i left at the same time and her place was squared away, thankfully.
Ms. SE's place always has a challenge for us, this time it was a dead dishwasher and the necessity of doing the rest of the dishes by hand. I'm thankful Sweetie is a fast, efficient dishwasher and between the two of us we got it knocked out.
I'm also thankful i took both Cookie and the new pup, Emmie, out often enough that this time Emmie didn't have any accidents.
The extra time spent washing dishes meant we went long on the job, but i was thankful to get done just in time to meet Ms. G for round two at the place she's readying for sale. It was only a few blocks from Ms. SE's place and i was thankful i managed to find it, Sweetie dropped me there and came home.
This time, armed with both Ring King and a new to me product Ms. G had acquired called "Bring It On!" (again, i'm not paid to advertise for them and make no money for mentioning it), we got the tubs almost pristine except for the places the porcelain has worn through and the stainless steel sink looks like new.
When i went outdoors to clean the bathroom window and tripped on a tree root, i'm thankful it was a soft fall in dirt and leaves that wasn't witnessed and only hurt my pride.
I'm very thankful to have survived two days of a very heavy workload.
A couple of weeks ago, i found out i am one of the lucky people whose data has been stolen from yet another data breach of a big company. Yesterday i received an email, purportedly from that company about my order for a change in service.
I'm thankful such things make me suspicious and scare me enough to get on another device, sign in to my account directly via their website not through a link, and get live help to chat with someone and make sure it's just a phishing/spam email. It was.
As usual, i'm thankful for Friday evening at the cat shelter again, it's a joyful place to be.
Please write up your own list and link up to Ten Things of Thankful, where Dyanne and her co-hosts always have a warm welcome waiting.
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Today is:
Chinese Language Day -- UN
Harvest Offering to Renenutet -- Ancient Egyptian Calendar (offering to the Lady of the Fertile Fields; date approximate)
Huband Appreciation Day
"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
Lima Bean Respect Day
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 Auctioneers Day -- recognizing the contribution of auctioneers to American commerce
National Look-Alike Day
National Pineapple Upside-Down Cake Day
National Take a Break to Reset Your Mind Day -- because everyone needs a day like this
Record Store Day -- celebrated by independent record stores everywhere, find one near you
Ridvan begins -- Baha'i (begins at sunset)
St. Caedwalla of Wales' Day (Patron of converts, repentant murderers)
Teach Your Daughter to Volunteer Day -- encouraging awareness of volunteerism, but the original sponsor of the day is no longer online
Birthdays Today:
Danny Granger, 1983
Joey Lawrence, 1976
Carmen Electra, 1972
Shemar Moore, 1970
Crispin Glover, 1964
Don Mattingly, 1961
Clint Howard, 1959
Luther Vandross, 1951
Jessica Lange, 1949
David Leland, 1947
Steve Spurrier, 1945
Ryan O'Neal, 1941
George Takei, 1937
Nina Foch, 1924
Ernesto Antonio "Tito" Puente, 1923
John Paul Stevens, 1920
Lionel Hampton, 1908
Harold Lloyd, 1893
Joan Miró i Ferrà, 1893
Holland McTyeire "Howlin' Mad" Smith, 1882
Daniel Chester French, 1850
Debuting/Premiering Today:
Annie Hall(Film), 1977
"Your Hit Parade"(Radio), 1935
Today in History:
The last naval battle in Byzantine history, 1453
Jews are expelled from Orange Burgundy, 1505
Jacques Cartier begins the voyage in which he will claim Canada and Labrador for France, 1534
Freedom of religion is granted to the Jews of New Amsterdam, 1657
Admiral Robert Blake destroys a Spanish silver fleet under heavy fire at Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 1657
Captain Cook arrives in New South Wales, 1770
René Caillié becomes the first non-Muslim to enter Timbouctou, 1828
Edgar Allan Poe's Murder in the Rue Morgue becomes the first detective story ever published, 1841
Louis Pasteur and Claude Bernard complete their first pasteurization tests, 1862
Pierre and Marie Curie refine radium chloride, 1902
Manfred von Richthofen, aka The Red Baron, shoots down his 79th and 80th victims marking his final victories before his death the next day, 1918
Western Electric and Warner Bros. announce Vitaphone, a process to add sound to film, 1926
Apollo 16, commanded by John Young, lands on the moon, 1972
Pianist Vladimir Horowitz performs in his native Russia for the first time in 61 years, 1986
Danica Patrick wins the Indy Japan 300 becoming the first female driver in history to win an Indy car race, 2008
The Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion kills 11 and causes rig to sink, initiating a massive oil discharge in the Gulf of Mexico, 2010
Tens of thousands of people demonstrate in Tahrir Square against continuing military rule in Egypt, 2012
The Pulitzer Prize is awarded to Anthony Doerr for his novel "All the Light We Cannot See" and to Elizabeth Kolbert for "The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History", 2015
The Commonwealth countries decide that Prince Charles will succeed Queen Elizabeth as the next head of the Commonwealth, 2018
Online streaming service Netflix suffers its first subscriber loss in a decade, 2022
Parts of Western Australia experience a total solar eclipse, 2023
Busy, busy, busy. And I am glad that you were able to avoid the spam.
ReplyDeleteThose were a lot a great Thankfuls, we enjoyed reading them😺😸Extra Pawkisses🐾😽💞
ReplyDeleteThat was an incredible list of thankfuls and I'll bet the kitties at the shelter are glad to see you too!
ReplyDeleteBusy week, I bet you're thankful for no more accidents than a fall wich only hurt your pride :D I always feel extra thankful for my quiet life and boring family after reading your thankfuls.
ReplyDeleteGreat thankfuls once again, my, you are a busy soul!
ReplyDeleteWonderful list of thankfuls. I love book sales and can't wait until Thursday when I get to go to my first of the year. XO
ReplyDeleteMy daughter said that many credit cards are hacked by gas station purchases, so now I am going to be more careful with two cards hacked in just a year!
ReplyDeleteI am so very thankful you recognised a spam email and got that sorted out. Also very thankful that you got a full day to rest.
ReplyDeleteWhat a week! Glad you weren't injured.
ReplyDelete"I'm thankful i don't have her life, but thankful to be able to help her."
ReplyDeleteexcellent illustrations of the concepts of hypograt and grat
Lulu: "Our Dada looked up that Bring It On and now he wonders how it would do for our hard water here, which is off the charts hard! That's why the fish tank is filled with Cichlids."
ReplyDeleteJava Bean: "Ayyy, re-filled with Cichlids, you mean, since Oona killed all the original ones."
Oona: "No one will ever let Oona forget that, will they?"