September 20, 2012

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  Day 6:  I’m Grateful For…

  • Getting all of our medical bills paid for.  You have NO idea the rig-a-ma-roll these companies put you thru to simply settle up a debt.  And for 2012, we’ve only had one $20 ER co-pay (Aaron’s eye infection) and then our dentist visits in May/June/July.  But do you think they’ve processed the claims?  Noooo.  And do you think the dental people are making sure the claims were received?  Noooo.  So I get to call them, find out they didn’t get that, and call to have the others fax it, then call to confirm that they faxed it, and call to confirm it was received… but it’s done!  I’m paid off in full!
  • Mint Oreos.  This shopping time between dance classes has been BAD news… I keep buying little treats for everyone to try.  Last time I got little clearanced Russell Stover dark chocolates.  This time it’s mint Oreos… and wOw, are those good!  (((giggles!)))
  • Getting back on the exercise bandwagon.  I fell off until I saw a picture of my hiney in the Tashlich pictures.  So we’re back to Richard Simmons at night and running laps around our (huge) yard in the afternoon!  I gots t’do something about my rear side.  And yes, the easy answer is, “Who cares if you’re gonna be raptured in a matter of days?” but is that pressing toward the mark?  I mean, really?
  • Getting ALL my pictures thru August of this year in scrapbooks!!  Okay, so I have two entire books to decorate/label, but they’re cropped and paged and look VERY nice, and it’s a big accomplishment!
  • FIFTEEN cans of salsa.  I said, FIF.TEEN.  You have NO idea how many Roma tomatoes I’ve diced by hand, this week.  (Six loaded ice cream buckets worth.)  And I’m SOOOOO grateful for Brian, who diced the onions and jalepenos so I wouldn’t have to.  And there are TONS more tomatoes (Romas and cherries) and peppers out on the bushes.  Our corn, peas, and beans did terribly with this summer’s drought – even with watering! – but our peppers and tomatoes did really well, so we’re canning a pEck of salsa!!  Good stuff, this time- none of that vinegar crap in the recipe.  Just lime juice.  And it tastes WAY better without the vinegar, too.
    

  
  Tonight’s haul… AFTER the 15 canned jars we already have done!

  • Hearing from Him.  I know it’s probably way healthier to just sleep, but I do like it when he gets me up at the crack of a.m. to tell me stuff.  This morning He told me I need to put together an SMS post for before Yom Kippur, and to go back thru the Revelation series I did years ago.  So I’ve been up since 3:33am (exactly!) doing just that.  Gonna need a nap with baby, though, I think…
  • Rain.  It’s good for the garden, and has cooled everything off around here.  The leaves are starting to change and fall, that telltale crispness of autumn is creeping in.  I love it – even went and made four loaves of banana bread and got new mocha creamer for the occasion, so we could have a warm cuppa and an afternoon tea snack (which… y’know, I’m going to have to do a LOT of laps around the yard…)
  • Cute kids.  I love that I can stay home with and nurture my kids.  Yehovah has blessed us with cue kids.  For example, Owen, who is now praying at the end of our breakfasts.  “God-a gate, God-a good, Thank-a Him, BAD GUYS!!!”  To which all four kids shout, “NO BAD GUYS!” and I say “For this food.”  And he grins and says.  “Food, A-Men!”
    
  • … And He’s blessed us with the first side work for Brian since the early months of the year.  Which is SOOO fantastic, because as of Sunday, we have finally used up our income tax return money.  Talk about running it out to the feasts, LoL!!  So He’s timed it perfectly for us.  And I figure we did pretty well, making that money last thru six months of the year!
  • Speaking of, we finally got the insurance money from the camper being stolen.  So that’s been earmarked for a new truck for Brian (should we be here past the feasts).  Or for people to settle up our bills with after we’re gone, whichever way it works out.  But I’m just glad the whole fiasco is over.  And I’m grateful Ha’Shem handled it in a way that nobody else ended up breathing the formaldehyde of the camper.  I would’ve felt terrible if someone with littles had wanted it.
  • Nooks.  I never thought I’d say it, but… I’m grateful for Nooks.  VERY handy when you’re sitting in a car for an hour, waiting for dance classes to start/finish!  I play some intense rounds in Triple Town, I’ll tell ya…!  ((grins!))

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