1,000 Gifts {Mar. 15th-21st, 2011}

It's been a fabulous week. You know how they say the weather affects your mood - well it's SO true in my case! Last week was gorgeous, with warmer temps and sunny days. This week - well let's just say that today is the 2nd day of spring and we have a snowy/rainy mix coming down ... and the rest of the week doesn't look much better. That's OK though - we will use the time this week to get school work done and projects in the house and then when the sun shines again we'll be ready for it!

Here are the many gifts from our past week:

* my husband Bob, who does a million little things to help me out - like working in the yard, scratching my back, filling my gas tank in my car, etc ...

* learning alongside my kids {adjectives and roman numerals and a million other things I haven't thought about in about 25 years!}

* being married to my best friend

* a quiet afternoon to myself

*Ladies Bible study at church

* busy school days

* letterboxing with my family

* sweet, snuggly dogs

* enjoying the great outdoors

* tromping in the woods and stream with my girls

* FUDGE!

* new rain boots to tromp around in the stream with

* seeing signs of green!

* running with Bob

* the girls telling me the story of St. Patrick "MOM! Did you know he was a Christian??!!"

* green cupcakes

* a fun family field day - Aquarium, out for lunch, letterboxing and hiking through our woods

* having lunch and a fun field trip with our homeschool friends

* 70 degrees!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

* amazing creatures made by God

* sitting on a park bench chatting with my friend while the kids play on the playground and the sun shines so warm over us

* white chocolate/peppermint mocha that my friend lovingly prepares for me so I can enjoy it on the ride home

* Friday night dinner cooked by my hubby

* all of us playing basketball in the driveway together

* laughing at youtube videos together

* tucking them in with snuggles and talk of the day

* library passes for admission to local museums and sites

* lots and lots and lots of GREEN! a whole day dedicated to GREEN!

* chocolate coated almonds

* a sunny Saturday afternoon

* the SUPERmoon, perfectly designed by our SUPER Creator!

* Saturday pizza night with friends

* watching the St. Pat's day parade - SO MUCH FUN!

* teaching the Sunday school kids about thankfulness and learning the lesson myself

One Thousand Gifts #485-518
I'm linking my list to Ann Voskamp's blog A Holy Experience. If you'd like to join in with your own list of gratitude please visit Ann's blog.