Gladitude Monday

Howdy! Better never than late, I always say...almost doing Gladitude Monday on a Tuesday...so, without further ado:

10. Glad for dinner-plate sized bright yellow maple leaves on my path as I walked the hounds today.

9. Glad I could walk sans wheezing today. Now, don't misunderstand--I'm still no lover of the exercise--but I know I (and the hounds) need it, and because of the "crud" and some reactive asthma, I literally haven't been walking for over a week. This doesn't make me feel guilty one bit for our geriatric Dachshund, but for our 2.5 year old Golden Retriever, my down time was quite the trauma. Every time I would go near a door, it was like I was yelling "Psyche!!!" to poor Annie. She just knew that one time the door would open and we would go out. Always the optimist.

8. Glad I was able to procure Drama Girl's costume for her suffrage play for under $12.00 at our own Value Village. Not so fortunate in finding my Christmas Carol costume, but all hope is not lost...I'm sure there are other 2nd hand stores in my future. BTW, DG's costume pieces are actually pretty cute--she can probably wear them as separates with the rest of her clothes.

7. Glad that David is making dinner tonight. I'm working with the kids on life-skills and making dinner is one of them. Sometimes, too, I know I'm the only one who goes through this , I feel a little abused underappreciated in the dinner making arena. Times like these call for folks to miss some of Mom's cookin' and make something tasty themselves. The parameters were that we had to have a balanced meal, with veggies. Tonight's fare: peanut butter and jelly/honey sandwiches with carrots, an apple, and milk. It's a start, anyway.

6. Glad for a Halloween care package dropped off by my sweet, sweet friend. Even on Halloween, I was feeling so puny and coughing so much that to see such a thoughtful gesture: wine, candy, and cute fall-ish note paper, was so dearly welcomed.

5. Glad I'm nearly finished with my first cap for the Save the Children's Knit One Save One campaign. You can learn more about it here. Thank you, Barb for the heads up on this one.

4. Glad that, even though my hubby is once again off to Asia, that he's still the cutest, awesom-est, kindest, most hardworking-est, greatest husband I could ask for. I am blessed, indeed.

3. Glad I got to go to a sweet baby shower for a friend having her 4th baby. This one is their first boy, so it was fun to make a dragonflies/forest quilt for his little body. Of course, not wanting to be overly prepared, I only finished up the quilt hours before the party. Right before church. Always on top of it. Don't even get me started on hunting for a gift bag, five minutes before we needed to leave...sigh...I know...

2. Glad for sunbreaks in the midst of our rain.

1. Glad for yet another chance to treat my body well by eating properly. Let's just say that a week of not feeling good leads to comfort eating. Throw in Halloween, and I'm up a pound. I'm sure it's just water weight. :)

SDG!