It's Getting Busy, a Ten Things of Thankful Post

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It's getting to be the busy season around here.  Then again, who am i kidding, it's always busy season, and it always gives me extra reasons to be thankful.

I received a phone call from a company i'd never heard of, but it had the word "credit" in the name, and i did not answer.  They left a message for a person i'd never heard of and a number to call, so i called.  That did me no good, as they wouldn't let me past the "please enter your loan number or Social Security Number," and as i didn't have a loan number and wasn't going to give them my SSN, i hung up.

I was very thankful the same lady who left the message called the next day, i recognized the number and answered with my company name, and she realized immediately she had a wrong number.  No more calls!

Last Saturday, the nice lady came to collect the huge fans which had been drying out the kitchen at Grandma and Grandpa's house.  She took a measure of the humidity and assured all the moisture from the dishwasher leak is gone, and we're thankful.  The next step is getting a contractor to rebuild the cabinets and finish the flooring.

We're also thankful no more signs of mice, although traps will be left down just in case.

Our usual Sunday morning plans seemed to be headed for disaster as Ms. A was ill and we'd had an awful, drippy rain all night.  We were most thankful there was a bare mist by the time Becca and i went to walk Mr. Cal, and he didn't object to walking, although it was a short one.

Becca and i got ready for church after and came out of the house to find one of Mr. Cal's very favorite puppy pals, Ash, on the front porch with no leash and no sign of his mama anywhere!

I was thankful i remembered he lives "on the hill," so i put Becca in the car, put Ash in my lap and drove around the corner to "the hill," parked and got out and started walking toward the houses, wondering which of about 3-4 it could be.  Then, thankfully, someone came out of the furthest one and i walked toward the gentleman.  He noticed Ash with me and said, "Ash, get your tail in the house!"

I told him who i was and where i'd found the dog, and he said, "My dad let him out this morning and must have left for work with him still in the yard and he gets out.  Mom's in the hospital, so he's not having his regular walks."

I'm so thankful we found his house, and thankful i found out about his mom so i can put her on the prayer list.

After that, we were on our way to church and had almost pulled up when i got the desperate phone call from my Sweetie.  "I forgot my throat lozenges and I can't sing without them, my voice gets too dry!  Can you run to a store and get me some on your way here?"

I'm so very thankful i carry a spare pack (and i'm thankful i reloaded it this week after giving him that spare).

That afternoon, i was thankful we had a memorial service for parents who have lost a child, something they do every couple of years in November.  It's very meaningful for us and i was thankful to be able to write both my daughter and granddaughter's names on the memorial roll.

My Monday was popping along as usual and then i called Ms. JAI.  For the third time in a row, she canceled on me but this time it was because she was actually on her way to go to the dentist to see about that doggone tooth.  I'm thankful to say it was finally pulled and won't be giving her any more trouble.

That evening we had a wonderful ladies' meeting for which we were all thankful, and Tuesday i was thankful to be able to go babysit so daughter-in-law could have a training meeting with mic and camera on.

The Wednesday i figured would be a long one was cut shorter by two things for which i was thankful.  The first is when i showed up at volunteer job number two and found the work had already been done so i could go to Ms. G's house.

The second was getting to Ms. G's well before she got home from her first appointment of the day and getting almost all of the work done before she could even arrive.

When she did come, thankfully i had my boots and we did the outdoor work in the soggy yard quickly, then she got the call which changed her day's trajectory and i was able to leave, but by then it was all over except the special project stuff.  That we just get to as we can, it's the regular chores which i hate to miss as it builds up so.

Ms. SE's place is always a challenge and i'm thankful this week it was challenge accepted, Sweetie and i got it done in record time so i could go to Ms. GA's place after.  I'm also thankful i held up through it all, and thankful i got a nap when i got home as i needed it.

Bigger Girl had flown in from Seattle on Tuesday, was staying with Grandma and Grandpa, and was flying out early this morning, so if we wanted to see her, we'd have to go down there to visit and clean the house Friday, and we were thankful to get everything else done so we could do just that.

I was able to go to the church to make the coffee for prayer group, then Sweetie and i skeedaddled and were thankful to get there, as the weekday traffic is no joke.

We had a wonderful visit, Bigger Girl and i went to the grocery and she bought the ingredients to make a delightful lunch for all of us.  Grandma, who is very picky, loved it and thought she made the best meatballs ever.

It was a joy to see our sweet girl, she's now Le Cordon Bleu certified as a pastry and bread chef and working at a French bakery for a decent salary and benefits.

I'm also thankful in spite of even worse traffic on the way back, i managed to get to the shelter to help with caretaking and we had an extra volunteer so everything got done.

Today i am thankful for something i haven't had in a long, long time, a Saturday off!  I'm also thankful i'll be babysitting this evening, as it's such a joy.

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