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As always, a lot happens in a week around here.
I'm thankful i understand basic plumbing, first and foremost, as one of the toilets in Grandma and Grandpa's house wouldn't quit running. It's nice to be able to figure it out (the chain) and solve the problem without having to call in a professional.
Catching rides in with #2 Son is a blessing and i'm thankful he plans to tend his NOLA store on Saturdays.
Becca and i were thankful for a good walk with Mr. Cal and that the church services are back to their usual after the holidays.
I'm thankful for fun times with our little Annie.
She has gotten quick and can really throw me sometimes. Annie was pressing the buttons on the heater in their room, and i was turning it off but it wasn't working, so i turned around and she'd grabbed the remote! She was trying to turn it back on as fast as i could get it off! I'm thankful she handed it over, though, and i found a place to put it she couldn't reach.
She loves to run outside, i was thankful to be able to take her out a few times this week, when it wasn't raining.
Annie is also talking more and more, and i'm thankful i am understanding more and more of what she's trying to say. "Banba" is bread and butter, and it's a favorite word.
I'm very thankful Carl's room isn't usually as much of a challenge as it was this past week.
Ms. D's daughter was in town, so while it's not easy to skip work (no work, no pay in my business), it was a delight to visit with the two of them. I'm thankful Ms. D's children care for her and make sure all is well.
We're also thankful Ms. D now has a new plumber and everything is finally fixed, no more plumbing emergencies and flooding toilets/showers there.
Speaking of which, Mr. BA and Ms. GA had a plumbing emergency, too, and we're thankful they were able to clear out the clog.
I was thankful to get errands run both Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning before the ladies' circle meeting. One Monday errand was especially helpful as it looks like i won't need a part for something i thought i needed.
Circle went well, i'm always thankful when it goes over well when i'm the teacher/discussion facilitator.
After missing some pay on Monday, i was a bit disappointed when Ms. G indicated she might not need me Wednesday. It was a very thankful moment when she decided i could come after all. She and i were thankful to accomplish a few things before she had to leave, and i was thankful to get the rest done once she was gone.
When my Sweetie and Brother-in-Law were growing up in a small town in central Louisiana, they had many good friends and they've stayed in touch with several over the years. One of the oldest, who was 97, passed away this week. I'm thankful the funeral is on Saturday so we could make plans and Brother-in-Law is off work and they can go, as well as thankful our emergency fund will cover gas and a couple of meals on the road for a one day trip.
The shelter Friday night was the busiest i've seen it in a long time, 3 adoptions and a ton of people coming in to look, many of them planning to come back again and look more. We are all thankful when the joint is jumping.
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:
Bikaner Camel Festival -- Bikaner, India (colorful camel activities, including a beauty competition, and fun for people also in this gorgeous fortified desert town; through tomorrow)
Children's Day -- Thailand
Feast of St. Geraint -- Wales (legendary Welsh hero who fought King Arthur)
Majority Rule Day -- Bahamas
National Bittersweet Chocolate Day
National Cut Your Energy Costs Day
Peculiar People Day -- an internet generated day to celebrate all the strange and peculiar people in your life, including me!;)
St. Peter Orseolo's Day
Sturdy Flat-Heeled Shoes Appreciation Day -- listed on many sites, and since i appreciate them, i included it
Vaudoun Day -- Benin (Traditional Religions Day, with a huge festival in the seaside town of Ouidah)
Where's The Beef? Day -- the Wendy's slogan premiered this day in 1984
Anniversaries Today:
Princess Margarite of the Netherlands weds Pieter van Vollenhoven, 1967
UN General Assembly first meeting, 1946
Uniform Penny Post (the reformed postal system) starts in the UK, 1840
Birthdays Today:
Pat Benatar, 1953
Bonnie Hellman, 1950
George Foreman, 1949
Rod Stewart, 1945
Jim Croce, 1943
Sal Mineo, 1939
Bill Toomey, 1939
Gisele MacKenzie, 1927
Johnnie Ray, 1927
Paul Henreid, 1908
Ray Bolger, 1904
Robinson Jeffers, 1887
Grigori Rasputin, 1869 (O.S.)
Mary Ingalls, 1865
George Washington Carver, 1864
Charles Ingalls, 1836
Debuting/Premiering Today:
"Masterpiece Theater"(TV), 1971
"That Was The Week That Was"(TV, US version), 1964
"Finian's Rainbow"(Musical), 1947
"Arsenic and Old Lace"(Play), 1941
"Pete the Tramp"(Comic strip), 1932
"Street Scene"(Play), 1929
"Rosalie"(Musical), 1928
Today in History:
Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, begins a civil war, BC46
"Common Sense" by Thomas Paine is published, 1776
Napoleon divorces Josephine, 1810
Poets Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning begin their correspondence, 1845
The first underground railway opens in London, 1863
John D. Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil, 1870
The first great Texas oil gusher is discovered at Spindletop in Beaumont, Texas, 1901
The League of Nations is established, 1920
The United States Army Signal Corps successfully conducts Project Diana, bouncing radio waves off the moon and receiving the reflected signals, 1946
The United States and the Vatican establish full diplomatic relations after 117 years, 1984
Torrential rain in the Lockyer Valley region of South East Queensland, Australia causes severe flash flooding, killing 9 people, 2011
Indonesia's Mount Sinabung erupts again, with pyroclastic flows streaming down the volcanic slope, causing the evacuation of about 22,000 people, 2014
Commercial space company SpaceX successfully launches its Falcon 9 rocket, which releases the Dragon cargo ship into orbit to the International Space Station and then returns to Earth with a rough landing, 2015
Jeff Bezos becomes the second man worth over $100 billion, 2018
Canadian astronomers at the CHIME observatory, British Columbia, report fast radio bursts (FRBs) of probable extragalactic origin, one repeating six times, 2019
The US Mint issues quarter coins commemorating poet Maya Angelou, making her the first black woman to be depicted on a US coin, 2022
Climate scientists and NASA declare 2024 the warmest year on record, 2025
Life is getting busier every day.
ReplyDeleteGod bless, Mimi.
Hello,
ReplyDeleteAnnie is a cutie! Sounds like a busy week! Take care, have a great weekend.
What a busy week. And when you have to balance the books there is no doubt you need to make sure you have enough jobs to cover it.
ReplyDeleteLittle Annie is a doll! I know she keeps everyone on their toes. Blessings!
ReplyDeletemy favorite of all your thank-fulls is the last one, The Joint was Hopping... so glad for the kitties that found a home. 97 is a long life and I am thankful you can go to your friends funeral. Annie is so cute and petite, her feet are so cute and tiny. hope you get a few more people that need extra help to make up for the work missed.
ReplyDeleteThat was a very nice list of thankfuls and hooray for adoptions and people scoping out new family members!
ReplyDeleteWhat a week that was, it makes mine seem very uneventful!
ReplyDeleteWow! What a week ! ~ Annie is adorable and so precious ~ wonderful thankfuls ~ hugs ~ 🥰 😇
ReplyDeleteUna llarga llista d'agraïments, bé per tu que de tot treus la part positiva.
ReplyDeleteI com va creixen l'Annie, ara és quan se l'ha de vigilar més. ;-)
Petonets, Mimi.
ok... busy without major risk of physical harm! running and beginning to talk, what the heck, I expect that by the time it gets warm again (up here in New England) you'll be telling us how Annie has her learners permit...
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