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I’m thankful that my boys are happy and healthy and are just magnificent humans, I’m thankful that they call me the best name I’ve ever been called in life - Mum.

While shopping, my H and I called in a record store that has band, funny, offensive, cute t-shirts, I saw a quirky one that applied to my H and we both laughed, he asked me what size I thought would look best on him and I told him, he said I’m just going to pay for this, he did and he came back happy as a lamb with his newly bagged t-shirt. I know that may sound like nothing to most but my H has never bought anything for himself without me forcing him or just buying it for him, he hated spending money on himself, not only that but he would never EVER wear anything like a quirky t-shirt, he was always consumed with what others would think.
We just went along to the next store but I felt a rush of something, I was so taken back by what I’d just experienced, 26 years and I’ve never seen him do that, just see something he liked and buy it for himself, he was at peace, happy, relaxed and I’m thankful I got front row tickets to see that, him become himself, the only word I can find to describe what I saw is beautiful.

I'm thankful for all of the wonderful, amazing friends I've met here.

(And the importance of emojis )

WOOHOO...another THANKFUL post from Bruce123 !!! I am looking forward to seeing this happening again SOON!!

Unhinged...I totally AGREE with you about the friends on here...and those who became family !! Those emojis are pretty cool as well !!

My H surprised me with a whole week OFF...and we were able to do a LOT of exploring ! When we would be overseas...people would tell us how AMAZING they thought the United States was...and I didn't really give it much thought. But I am so THANKFUL that we live in this GREAT country . My gosh...the BEAUTY that is in EVERY state...and the PEOPLE who are genuinely so NICE...it is so heartwarming!! I am like that Teapot song...short and stout . Most Cajuns are shorter than average...and with all the etouffees and gumbos and boudin and well...FOOD over here...we tend to be a little stouter than others as well!! I have a tendency to want items on the TOP of the shelf for some reason !! I have no problem asking a taller person if they can get that item for me !! I am so THANKFUL that not only are they willing to do that...they seem to be very HAPPY to do it for me as well ! So if y'all ever see a teapot with a Justin Wilson accent asking for help to get an item off of a higher shelf...DAT BE ME !!!

I am soon going to be heading off to help with our NEW Grandbaby ...so I won't be on here much after today. The Grandbabies have exploded in our family these last few years...and that means MORE TO LOVE !! I am so THANKFUL that we have been BLESSED with our family who keeps growing and growing every year . The last few years have had some devastating losses...my H and I have now lost all of our parents . For those of us who believe...I know they are in a BETTER place...and I am so THANKFUL that we had them in our life for as long as we did . That circle of life is still going on though...and I am so THANKFUL that we have memories of our lost loved ones as well as being able to make new memories with our precious little loved ones!

ENJOY this Friday EVE...and my prayer is that everyone can see something that they are THANKFUL for today . It will be an amazing lagniappe if they then write about it on here !!!

My H wrote me a beautiful note on a special day. I was not expecting it.
We are only several months out.
I am so grateful for his compassion and for him still being open to R.

Thankful on a Thursday!

Packing up to head out on a series of trips with my wife, covering both US coasts and a few states in between.

We will harass our adult kids a few times along the way and see family and friends, taking our early retirement to some spaces and places we either miss or have never seen.

It could be a significant hiatus from anything online (which may be an e-vacation as well), and it could be a while before I get be to thankful for all the helpful and kind souls here on SI.

So, thanks in advance and I hope everyone is healing more every day!

Thankful Thursday yey,

I’m thankful that I got to spend a day at the seaside and while we were there my H asked if I’d ever visit this place before, I hadn’t, then he asked if my Nannan had visited, I said I wasn’t sure, I remembered I had some old pictures of her on holiday with my father and uncle when they were small children, low and behold we discovered we were sitting meters away from where that photo was taken on the sea front a whopping 65 years ago!. We walked to the exact spot on the beach and my H and I recreated the picture. To see the pictures side by side, my Nannan, with her little children (my dad and uncle) and other family members then my husband and I, all the old buildings in the background still standing unchanged, it was quite emotional and I cried, I’ll cherish that picture forever, it really is special and I’m so thankful he took me there and recreated the picture for me.

We had a wonderful day, we ate fish and chips, saw lots of gorgeous friendly doggos and even got some freshly made doughnuts on our way back to the car, our feet were so tired and aching by the end of the day but it was worth it, we spent the 2 hour car ride home singing our favourite songs at the top of our lungs.

I’m also thankful for my wonderful SI friends, I can’t ever repay them all for what they have done for me and continue to do.