Thankful Thursday

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Today I am thankful for/that:
  1. Ethan: [singing] Hush little baby don't say a word, momma's gonna buy you a mocking bird.

    He knows more verses to that song than I do. Jewel actually stopped crying to listen to him sing.

  2. Baby giggles.

  3. The service and sacrifice of the men and women in the armed forces and their families.

  4. The technology that lets me pay my bills at home in bed in my pajamas.

  5. Thanksgiving is fast approaching.

  6. A hot meal on a cold cloudy day.

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  1. Auntie MoneNovember 13, 2008 1:03 PM

    7. the birth of your favourite baby sister (yeah I said it) 30 years ago.. :D

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