'preciate it

we are all thankful. for family, home, friends, work. today I felt exceptionally thankful for many, many things, a very big list ~here is a quick short list

~this tea, over there to the right. 5:30 each morning. 3 cups.

~Tim Keller's head and heart understanding of the gospel
~for our dear Donnalyn, who loves my kids and my dogs equally
~our Altima, smelling of pipe (we can talk about that later) taking scott back and forth to Philly 6 x's a week

~Redeemer Presbyterian church
~that these two men are actually in seminary (please click on the pix)
~that my dogs love my children
~That when someone in our community sends up a smoke signal, 50 people respond almost immediately

~for this lady right here-who told us this week it was a privilege to be our dr. ...it's truly the other way round.

~the dinner table scene in talladega nights
~for The Geneva School of Manhattan
~for Martha
~for Molly
~for honey bear Sam or Samuh as honor says
~that Karen actually takes my calls and listens

~that this little boy is well

~for Oxford Insurance -Naomi F and Vanessa H
~and Duke children's hospital

~for friends in Nashville that we miss very much
~that Trisha now thinks Elvis is cute
~That the Hansen's have a beautiful baby boy
~that the coombe's do too

~for London and friends there
~ that friends send tea
~that friends who send tea read blogs
~that friends who send tea and read blogs have a better sense of humor than I
~the tea

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

the other one of you who reads this, asked me why I am not blogging.
I am blogging, often, actually.
but all in my head.
and they are wonderful, I am sorry you are missing them.
I seem to be busier than ever. and actually, every mom I know is busier than ever-every single mom.
and I am tuckered. if you can believe it,
I fell asleep walking down the street with my children-twice-this week. closed my eyes, stroller veered, dreams began-so odd.
and I pee'd my pants while walking with the kids, but I guess I should keep that private, right?

but here are a few of the blogs I have written/ with pix/ that you have missed.

1. JP is really a carpenter in St. Louie
- aka-Vacation bible School @ Redeemer with uncle kevin with his hand up a penguin puppet

2. Mass. girls NOT malled by pit bull, news at 11
-my nieces came to stay with us for a week this summer and fell in love with -Molly. and she loved them too

3. Absolutely, I'm great with kids
-babysitting the beautiful Wolma children this summer and all our excursions

4. my favorite place ever
-cape cod at miss nancy's house this aug with mum and dad

5. are we really this loud all the time?
-our wonderful family labor day picnic in Maine at Mike's house.

6. you wanna paint the ceiling blue as well? to save you time? ah....
-having the apt painted this summer by the landlord's painter

7. That was yummy cake! Not!
-the camping trip with the Lehmann's and Wolf's that never happened.

8. the backyard
the many, many dinners in our backyard garden with friends and cousins this summer

9. Conversion @ Graceland
watching and listening to Trisha realize just how handsome Elvis was @ our Graceland visit 10 years ago this Oct.

10. Honey, does this sequined Manuel outfit make me look fat?
asking the supreme Elvis expert (even on 20/20 show) just how much elvis weighed when he died and watching the middle aged, over weight, elvis loving housewives (my, that describes me now) move away from Trish and I and banish us to the back of the Elvis line.

is it just me?

• I have a terrible time 'connecting' with blogger aka blogspot when posting-anyone else?
• this is why I rarely blog.
  
• wrote blog, attempted to add pix and 'link' with blogspot could not be reached, over and over-I can post words, but the pix thing has taken over an hour and still-nada-hence this post instead.
• how is wordpress miss harris from kansas?