Good Things

Here is a list of good things that have happened since the last post, May 8th -- oops!
(in no particular order)

1. The Return of the Web.
Our internet connection is back up at home which means more frequent posts to follow.

2. HANK.
In October we welcomed a precious German shorthaired pointer into our home! Today Hank is about 10 weeks old and a little more than 15 lbs. He is crazy and we love him. Even though he sleeps at my feet as I type, just an hour ago I thought he would never settle down.

3. Nan.
My grandmother moved to Birmingham in August. Having her around more often is the best. We are fortunate to have both of our grandmothers here now. Very happy about that!

4. Castle.
Woo! I love this show with Nathan Fillion (the dr. from the movie Waitress with Keri Russell). In the show he is a murder mystery writer who bases a character around a female who he has to hang around constantly to "research." It is highly entertaining to me. They drop a lot of one line quips and multiple literary, grammatical, and writing jokes. Silly.

5. Christmas music.
It is delightful to get in the car and hear "songs of the season." If you have XM or sirius radio you can listen to the Holly or Holiday Traditions channel... plus, Magic 96 on the regular radio. Perfect!

I am sleepy so this is the last thing for now:
6. Cooler weather brings fires to our den and hot chocolate after work! Coming home and fixing a warm mug of hot chocolate with whipped cream on the top makes a perfect segway from the workday into the nighttime.

There are many more good things that have happened and this exercise was perfect for this pre-Thanksgiving week. We have had a lot of not so great things from Auburn football to illness, but how encouraging it is to think that I could make this list go on and on of all the blessings, big & small, that we have had since May.

Good night!