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It’s been a long week getting to Thankful Day, and busy, so i'm thankful for everything and everything else, too.
Grandma got a visit with our little Annie last Saturday, i drove home in a storm and then went and voted in a huge downpour, and i’m thankful all these things worked out beautifully.
I got to see Ms. JAI and she was on a tear. I’m thankful she was much calmer when i left.
#2 Son and i worked on getting the RV tanks emptied and we're thankful we found the outdoor cap to our drains so he can get rid of it and thankful the tanks emptied so easily.
Tuesday we had our ladies' circle and it was excellent, then i got to babysit and that was just as excellent. I'm thankful i seem to have figured out a way to get her to go to sleep.
Wednesday was notoriously long, Ms. G had us at a friend's house cleaning things out and i'm thankful i made it home in time to swallow a quick supper and get to Bible study.
rEcess was the cap of the week. We're thankful for food, getting to see the children's choir play rehearsal, playground time, not losing Trey (he's autistic and he runs, all the time, everywhere, and gets away easily), games without shoes and the simple joy of a fun night.
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:
Babu Jagivan Ram's Birthday -- Andhra Pradesh, India
Bell Bottoms Day -- remember those? apparently so did someone who wanted to celebrate the fact
Easter Island Day -- anniversary of the "discovery" of the Island in 1722, on Easter Sunday of that year
Every Day is Tag Day™ -- make sure your pet has an up to date tag or microchip, just in case!
Go for Broke Day -- take a risk, and make it count! step out and do something extraordinary; anniversary of the day in 1945 that a US Army unit made up of almost all Japanese-Americans, the 442nd Regimental, went for broke and managed to break through the Nazi Gothic line in Italy in one day
International Pillow Fight Day -- yes, really (organizers used to have huge fights set in large cities, since Covid ended that, have a fight at your own house and join the fun!)
Lady Luck Day -- in honor of the Roman festival of Fortune held each year on this date
National Caramel Day
National Dandelion Day
National Deep Dish Pizza Day -- anniversary of the day in 1979 that Uno Chicago Grill, originator of the deep dish pizza, first opened a restaurant outside the Chicago area
National Raisin and Spice Bar Day
Nones of April -- Ancient Roman Calendar; also
Fortuna Publica -- festival of Fortune in her role as the Luck of the People
Saint Vincent Ferrer's Day (Patron of brick makers, builders, construction workers, pavement workers, plumbers, tile makers; of Calamonaci, Italy; Casteltermini, Agrigento, Italy; Leganes, Philippines)
Sikmogil -- South Korea (Arbor Day)
Slow Art Day -- a global all-volunteer event with the simple mission of helping more people discover for themselves the joy of looking at and loving art
Tangible Karma™ Day -- set aside an hour today to become purposefully aware of the needs of someone around you, and to fulfill that need; because giving feels as good as receiving
Anniversary Today:
John Rolfe marries Pocahontas, 1614
Birthdays Today:
Mitch Pileggi, 1952
Agnetha Faltskog, 1950
Max Gail, 1943
Michael Moriarty, 1942
Judith A. Resnik, 1949
Colin Powell, 1937
Frank Gorshin, 1934
Roger Corman, 1926
Gale Storm, 1921
Gregory Peck, 1916
Bette Davis, 1908
Spencer Tracy, 1900
Booker T. Washington, 1856
Joseph Lister, 1827
Elihu Yale, 1649
Debuting/Premiering Today:
"The Secret Garden"(Musical), 1991
"Married . . . with Children"(TV), 1987
"Secret Agent"(TV), 1961
"Fireside Theatre"(TV), 1949
"Pavane pour une infante défunte"(Ravel piano solo, Pavane for a Dead Princess), 1902
"Die Fledermaus"(Operetta), 1874
The Symphony No. 2 in D major(Beethoven Op. 36), 1803
Today in History:
St. Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop, 456
Two hundred Dutch noblemen petition to have the Spanish Inquisition suspended in the Netherlands, 1566
The Daimyo (Lord) of the Satsuma Domain in southern Kyushu, Japan, completes his successful invasion of the Ryukyu Kingdom in Okinawa, 1609
The Native American Indian princess Pocahontas, daughter of Chief Powhatan, marries Englishman John Rolfe, 1614
Jacob Roggeveen discovers Easter Island, 1722
The first recorded meteorite in Scotland falls in Possil, 1804
Helen Keller learns her first word, "water," from Anne Sullivan, 1887
The Greco-Turkish War, also called "Thirty Days' War", is declared between Greece and the Ottoman Empire, 1897
Archaeologists in Knossos, Crete, discover a large cache of clay tablets with hieroglyphic writing in a script they call Linear B, 1900
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company begins production of balloon-tires, 1923
In an act of civil disobedience, Mohandas Gandhi breaks British law after marching to the sea and making salt, 1930
In the Dominion of Newfoundland, 10,000 rioters seize the Colonial Building leading to the end of self-government, 1932
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are sentenced to death for espionage, 1951
Winston Churchill resigns as Prime Minister of the UK because of failing health, 1955
Ripple Rock, an underwater threat to navigation in the Seymour Narrows in Canada is destroyed in one of the largest non-nuclear controlled explosions of the time, 1958
In Japan, the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge linking Shikoku with Honshu, the largest suspension bridge in the world, opens, 1998
North Korea launches its controversial Kwangmyongsong-2 rocket, 2009
SkyNews admits it illegally hacked emails that belonged to members of the public on two separate occasions, 2012
San Francisco becomes the first US city to mandate paid parental leave, 2016
Italy scraps its 1914 film censorship law that could ban films on moral and religious grounds, 2021
Your busy week had you running in circles it seems. I know you are enjoying time with Annie and then again with the children in rEcess. Being helpful while on the job actually, must feel rewarding at the end of the day. I am thankful that I live high on a steep hill as it pours and pours here for days and more to come. Ah, the beginnings of Spring. Happy Saturday.
ReplyDeleteAnnie is precious ~ great list of thankfuls ~ you are a busy lady ~ hugs,
ReplyDeleteWishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
clm ~ A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
Java Bean: "Ayyy, are there any cookies left? Asking for a friend ..."
ReplyDeleteLots and lots to be thankful for in your very busy life.
ReplyDeleteWonderful thankful list. especially seeing Annie and rEcess. XO
ReplyDeleteThat was such a nice list of thankful things. Little Annie looks so snoozy sweet.
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed your thankful things list very much. I swear we should all do that eery DAY. And loved each and every picture. Went over them all several times, slowly. I would have enjoyed being your tag along friend to the entire day! The baby is such a treat to you. I sure understand that. My only grand baby was 10 years old Mar 30.
ReplyDeleteAre there really only 24 hours in each of your days? You accomplish so much, and so much for others. You are a blessing to your world.
ReplyDeleteWoos - Misty and Timber
I'm thankful you voted, too many people in your country don't bother. Voting in my country is compulsory.
ReplyDeleteI'm also thankful that our weather is finally cooling down, with days being nicer and nights getting chilly enough to appreciate blankets.
Precious Annie. I guess many people are thankful for your help when you participate in those activities.
ReplyDeleteYou are participating in some fun blog hops. Looks like I missed the A-Z sign up by one day, otherwise I might have considered doing that one and somehow make it related to cozies. Maybe next year I'll be more on the ball. Have a great week! :)
ReplyDeleteBeing able to figure out how to get little ones to sleep is certainly something to be thankful for. :-)
ReplyDeleterExcess already!?! (lol the world of the blogsphere... I see the pictures of the rExcess and know what they are without captioning... )
ReplyDeletehave a good week
You are such a blessing to all you meet.
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