Sharing Thanks

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. The rain has subsided and it is a cool brisk night out with some remnant clouds swirling above. Wishing everyone a wonderful thanksgiving with horns of plenty, sharing meals with family and close friends. I love watching the Macy's day parade and having a bagel breakfast! Here are my thanks for today. 1) Thanks to my friend Ellyn who emailed me today and helped me see the value of sharing thanks. I think you may be lucky enough to read some of her posts soon. 2) My daughter Becky came home from college last night. Enjoyed some nice family time today. Lunch at Bertucci's with Becky and my husband who took off from work today. 3) Thanks for Blokus! Our family of four enjoyed playing a few games of Blokus! It's a great game that easy to learn and challenging. 4) Thanks to the kind redcross people who helped my daughter Liz who donated blood for the first time today. She was so proud she could help someone by donating blood. I am thankful fo

I am writing this waiting for my daughter Becky to walk in with my husband. She is coming home from college for Thanksgiving break. 1) I am thankful that my daughter Liz did the dishes for me tonight. Our dishwasher gasped its last breath 2 days after the repairman came. 2) Becky just walked in! 3) Liz's good reportcard! 4) My mom gave me a ride home from work.

It is amazing how the kindness of strangers can make you thankful. Simple gestures really do add to the quality of all of our lives. 1) Thanks to the two strangers who held the door for me in my travels. 2) Thanks to the friendly cashier at Jake's Outback Burgers who remembered my name and asked me how the burger was. 3) Thanks to the gentleman at the library who told me I should deduct my late library fees off my taxes. (Not sure this is even legal) 4) I am very thankful that my mother-in-law took a few small steps today and thankful to her daughter Laurie who is caring for her.

The orchestra I play violin had it's first concert at the new Madison theater at Molloy college. I am dedicating today's thanks to the orchestra. 1) Thanks to Molloy college for building such a beautiful acoustic concert hall. 2) Thanks to a great audience. It was so rewarding to see Piano soloist Karen Baer get a standing ovation tonight. 3) Thanks to our orchestra president Wayne Lipton for all the hardwork he put in to find our orchestra such a wonderful home. 4) Thanks to conductor Scott Wiley for working with our orchestra to bring out the best in us.

I love a day when I have time to read. There is nothing like a hot cup of tea and a good magazine. I like "O" because each issue is focused on an idea, it is not the typical women's magazine screaming lose more weight and be a gourmet cook. 1) Thankful to read, and to the Nassau county's library digital doorway which lets me download books on my Sony reader for free with my library card. These books are great because they return themselves so I do not have to pay a late fee! 2) Thanks to my husband who fixed our screen door today! I appreciate when he is able to fix something for our house. 3) Thanks to my friends Bika and Sejal. We had a fun lunch at Bertucci's. 4) Thanks to my friend Liz who is a fellow musician and artist who will be blogging sharing her thanks.

Sorry for posting so late today! I am committed to sharing what I am thankful everyday. I am having fun enjoying more moments by just being thankful and focusing on the things that go right. 1) Enjoyed having my favorite Dunkin Donuts ice coffee and the pumpkin muffin after dropping my daughter off to school. They were decorated for thanksgiving. I guess this is one way to cook a turkey! 2) Seeing my daughter come out of school happy. She is a junior in high school and does not know many people at her new school. Today she had the courage to find out #82's name in her English class. 3)Thanks to my good friend Liz, who plays violin in the South Shore Symphony with me. We have a concert at Molloy College at 7:30 pm in a beautiful new concert hall. It is a joy to make music with her with this fantastic community orchestra. 4) I am thankful that my sister-law is living with and caring for my mother-in-law. I pray that my mother-in-law's legs will get stronger so she can m

I am dedicating today's 4 thankful moments to my Mom. My mom enjoys spending time with me on Thursdays. It's a nice way for us to stay close. 1) Thanks to mom who came over to keep me company while I was waiting for the dishwasher repair man. I am thankful that my 16 year old Bosch dishwasher was able to be repaired and is running again. 2) Thanks for taking me out to a delicious lunch at Bertucci's. I had an individual delicious zucchini and broccoli pizza. I am not a vegetarian. I do try to eat meat only once a day to help the planet! 3) My mom loves to organize. Today she brought me some new socks and helped me get rid of all the mismatched socks that seem to collect and multiply in my house! 4) Thanks mom for driving me to my daughter's school. My daughter got her drivers license and had the car and called us to say an engine alert warning light went on. She is a responsible girl, she parked the car and waited for us so we could see if it was safe to drive t