Morning Coffee and Gratitude List
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Waving hello to mwhite, welcome! And although it's not morning and I am not drinking coffee at the moment, I just want to express my gratitude for my dear friends with whom I had a lovely day, celebrating the birthday of my "God-granddaughter" ... and resisting birthday cake, to boot! Special thanks to Joan for keeping this lovely thread alive this week
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I didn't sleep well last night. That just happens sometimes. As always, I'm grateful that I woke up this morning and get to spend another day with my wonderful husband. I hope we have many, many more together.0
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I am grateful that yesterday I was able to get my "big" dress pants on. Last month I couldn't, and next month these big ones are going to be too big! Ta Dah. Truly grateful.0
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Grateful that now that snow season has started here in CO, I don't have to worry about going out in it unless I want to, no more work related commuting in that stuff!! I love watching it snow when I don't have to go out. DH and I went for our daily walk in it, not sticking much yet, so was an easy walk and it was pretty.
DamitJanit, Ditto for me on not sleeping well but being so grateful spending the day with DH.
Someone mentioned her mother driving her crazy but loving her anyway. I also ditto that. Glad I am not the only one who feels that way. I'm grateful we finally have Mom in a care facility, she will get good care, one of my sisters is an LPN there.
Have a great day everyone!0 -
Very grateful that (it was a miracle really) my cell phone rang and I was able to receive an important message from my son even though I was in a zero-reception area. I have never been able to make a call from that location before!0
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My son's coming from CA to RI for the holidays. I haven't seen him in a year! What's more, he'll be here for three weeks and we have plans for trips to DC and NYC to visit museums galore. What a treat! He's a fun fellow to spend time with and he loves his mommy. Grateful for that.
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That's wonderful, Joan. My daughter is all the way on the other side of the country and won't make it home for Christmas for the first time in years. Just thinking about it makes me sad. I hope ya'll have a wonderful time while he's there.0
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It's hard, isn't it, DamitJanit. I have another son fa-a-ar, fa-a-ar away who I haven't seen for almost 5 years!
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First, I am grateful to see that Joan has picked up this thread and continued with it. I have once again been AWOL, as I tend to do when dealing with health problems. In a nutshell, it seems that this wonderful house we bought last summer is filled with carpets that are probably 30 years old and whatever they hold, I am deathly allergic to! I am now at the point of wearing a mask on a regular basis (and believe me, that is NOT fun) and have been pretty much in survival mode while I deal with this. The current plan is for us to move into a hotel on January 4th(two weeks of work needed and you can't get that scheduled during the holidays!) where we will be for two weeks while the inside of the house is painted and all new floors are installed. All to say, I am still here, I am still struggling with program - actually have felt like not eating a lot and have lost six pounds! I just bought a new fitbit and will be working with that when we go to the hotel and today plan to buy a new calendar to log exercise since I will be without a computer for two weeks!
I am grateful for having one of the world's most amazing husbands. He works long hours and lately has been coming home and frequently doing the dishes and cleaning the kitchen as well as doing a lot in the house because I stay exhausted. I still do the cooking! We are not yet at the point of being desperate enough to eat his cooking! lol
I am grateful for FINALLY finding a pulmonologist who does something besides pull out the latest of pharmaceuticals and tell me to take them. I took a horrible combination of crap before I found this man and went through several doctors and I am grateful to have him!!
I am grateful that I believe I see daylight at the end of this tunnel and am headed in that direction! I will be in here sporatically, but I will return!!! 2015 is going to be a great year!!!!0 -
DreamOn, I can't believe what you have had to go through. It sounds like you are strong and will in fact get to the light at the end of the tunnel. My thoughts and prayers are with you and I wish you a very Merry Christmas and an even better New Year.0
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DreamOn, glad you found a good DR. that is SO important. Enjoy the fitbit and your staycation
I am grateful I had MFP to come back to, because this time last year, I let a lot of hard work go down the drain. I won't be doing that this year.
2015 is going to be awesome. I have nothing else to focus on except becoming the best me I can become. I am grateful I will have the time and resources to do just that.0 -
I'm wishing us all health in the coming year! My body complaints are usually what get me off track. NOT grateful that I'm more prone to these things than I was when younger... not to mention when over-doing exercise actually backfires with an injury.
AM grateful to have woken up on the right side of the grass again today.0 -
I've been thinking about grateful and I've latched onto an old song by Irving Berlin
Got no diamond, got no pearl
Still I think I'm a lucky girl
I got the sun in the morning and the moon at night
Got no mansion, got no yacht
Still I'm happy with what I've got
I got the sun in the morning and the moon at night
Sunshine gives me a lovely day
Moonlight gives me the Milky Way
Got no checkbooks, got no banks
Still I'd like to express my thanks
I got the sun in the morning and the moon at night
And with the sun in the morning
And the moon in the evening
I'm all right
Well knowing this song sets my age!0 -
PaulaJ500, it is a great song and I like it and remember it as well. I always tell people I am solar powered, I have to have lots of sunshine. 0
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Paula, thanks for sharing that lyric! I love Irving Berlin - he is simply one of the greatest songwriters - both in music & lyrics. I bought a collection of his songs and as I played through the book, it was just one perfect song after another. I can't think of another songwriter that I have had that experience with - usually there are some songs that are weaker and some stronger. Not with Berlin - his work is amazing. ~ Kathy0
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Paula, thanks for sharing the song. It is always good to think of the things we've got rather than what we haven't.
retirehappy, I love that about solar powered and I feel the same way. That is one reason we retired to Myrtle Beach, SC. Plus I love looking at the ocean. It just gives me such a feeling of peace. Only wish I could afford to love on it. (There I go, thinking of things I haven't got.
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Have a great and healthy day everyone.
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I'm grateful that my boss got me a temp to fill in a staff vacancy! He is young, 6'4" and strong! More importantly, he actually seems happy to have a job! I have been short-handed with a cry-baby staff for too long!0
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I'm grateful that my oldest cat has another year to enjoy napping under the Christmas tree. Local vet wanted to put him down 4 years ago because he was diabetic, but I did tons of research, changed his diet, and he's still active, happy & my buddy
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ker95texas wrote: »I'm grateful that my oldest cat has another year to enjoy napping under the Christmas tree. Local vet wanted to put him down 4 years ago because he was diabetic, but I did tons of research, changed his diet, and he's still active, happy & my buddy
Love it! Good for you.
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I'm grateful today for so many things but family (well most of 'em) and health are certainly at the top of the list.
Wishing a Blessed Christmas Day to everyone! ~w30 -
I am grateful to my husband for slogging through three mortgage applications, a dozen years ago, for the tiny off-grid shack in Vermont I just HAD TO HAVE - no one gets too excited about financing a shack - and for his taking 3 days off from work this coming week which we'll be spending there. After all the holiday hoopla, I am SOOO ready!
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I'm grateful white Christmas arrived here after all my errands and tasks were done. We have about 5 inches of snow now and it is still snowing. I'm grateful I can burn some of those calories from yesterday today by shoveling snow.
Joan, the off grid shack sounds lovely to me!0 -
I second the motion on the shack in Vermont, sounds great! As for me, I had the joy of clothes shopping in my "no longer fit" closet this morning - and have recovered 4 beautiful blouses, 2 favorite sweaters & 1 casual shirt that now fit! In addition, I "picked up" 3 pairs of pants and 1 jean skirt that I bought thinking "I'll fit into them" ... you know how that goes
... they are brand new with the tags still on them, and they fit! 
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It's not morning but I'm grateful. Wife and I came down to Nashville on Wed. to be with our Daughter and family for Christmas. Son and his family (they live near us) came down today from his in-laws near Cincinnati. Now we can have Christmas all together. We don't get to be all together nearly enough so I'm very thankful when we can. Four grand kids from 5 -12 play together so well and are really good buds for no more than they see one another. I'm thankful I got a 4.18 mile hike in this morning before it began to rain. I'm thankful for the ladies who cooked up some great food for dinner and I was able to be under my calories. Life is good and I'm grateful! Darrell0
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Sounds like a wonderful time, Darrell! Enjoy.0
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I'm grateful, I'm not quite sure why - haven't had any coffee yet and it was a late night last night at a family gathering. Bottom line - grateful - will have to do.
I agree, Darrell - it's so great to see kids come together and play even when it's a long time between visits. Something very heartwarming there!
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I'm grateful that the scale budged downwards, it had gone upwards after the 24 & 25th.
The wonderful CO sunshine made it warm enough for a nice walk yesterday, I'm very grateful for that!
Darrell, I still remember the family get togethers with all the cousins, good memories. The best part of holidays from my childhood.
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Just got back from a two mile walk in a light drizzle. About 40 degrees and calm so it was a pleasant walk.
Retirehappy, I had a lot of cousins too. Mom and Dad each had five siblings so our family get togethers were big.0 -
Grateful to be on vacation and able to visit family and friends in my home town. Darrell & retire happy, I too have many happy memories of holidays with my cousins. My mother was the oldest of eight so it was quite a tribe! Today I am having lunch with several of my cousins, including one I was especially close with when we were little. I haven't seen her since 1968! I am really looking forward to our reunion.0
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Wow, mxchana, that is great. 1968, that's a long time. That's the year we got married. Lots of catching up to do. 0
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