Sharing thanks for beautiful clouds on a cold day!

Impressionistic Clouds. Makes me want to paint!
I love finding something beautiful in an unexpected place. Let's play a game. Here is a question of the day! Guess where I took today's photo! Just list your guesses in the comments along with something you saw that was beautiful! I listen to the Pulse on XM radio in the mornings and they have a question of the day game with no prizes. I am always amazed how people enjoy just playing and calling in to see if they have the right answer. It is so important to play in life! I appreciate being around people who love to play! Here are my thanks for today!
  1. I am so thankful to get my car back from the dealer today. Last week I thought my car's engine was dying. I love my Honda Odyssey! We have had so many great road trips with this car that I was heart broken. Millennium Honda was able to diagnose the noise and it turned out to be a timing problem. I loved driving my car home today. It was so quiet and felt like a brand new car!
  2. I am grateful for being able to save some money today. Sometimes saving money can be as simple as paying attention and asking the right questions. I was able to lower my car insurance because my High School Senior made the scholastic roll. Geico gives a discount for students who have a B average! When I was paying for the auto repair at the dealer I noticed a sign that they offered a 10% discount if you made the service appointment online for the first time. I told the cashier I did and she took $180 off my repair bill. This made me smile!
  3. I am thankful for good friends. Enjoyed having dinner out with some good friends tonight. It was wonderful to hang out together. We always laugh a lot over silly stuff. The restaurant was empty and quiet. Everyone was staying in because of the cold weather. I was happy to get outside for a little while. I appreciated my warm hat and gloves, especially while I was walking the dog.
  4. I am happy my daughter replaced her lost cell phone today. She is away at college and it was great to talk to her tonight.
I hope you will play the guess where I took the picture game and share something you saw today that was beautiful. I did see a pretty colorful sunrise this morning as I was driving my daughter to school to take her midterm today.

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  1. JanineJanuary 24, 2013 at 11:38 AM

    I don't know your area, so I can't guess - but I like sky photos - and this is a pretty shot. Looks like a flock of woolly sheep, especially one particularly fat one in the middle!

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  2. Sharing ThanksJanuary 24, 2013 at 12:20 PM

    I love sky photos too! I have a Pinterest board dedicated to skyscapes. You can find me on Pinterest at Linda Davidson. Congratulations you were the 100 comment on my blog! Hope the winter is treating you kindly!

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  3. Sharing ThanksFebruary 26, 2013 at 12:23 PM

    I took this picture at the Tanger Outlets in Deer Park. I love shopping at this outdoor mall and the regal movie theater has a high tech system that let's my daughter see any movie with subtitles! So cool.

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