30 days of gratitude...DAY 30

Day thirty...

The holidays!

I always love the fall and winter holidays.

We are all counting down the days until Christmas. I love listening to Christmas music and drinking hot coffee with peppermint. I love going and cutting down our own tree and letting the kids decorate it...nothing like getting a 10 ft tree and having the kids put all of the ornaments in one small spot right in the front.

This is the holly bushing our front yard, which ben cut down, but seems to

have grown back just in time for the winter holidays!!

30 days of gratitude...DAY 29

Day twenty nine...

My husband's job.

I'm grateful that today my husband still has a job. I'm grateful everyday that he does.

He's at great risk for getting laid off, due to budget cuts, so at this point we

appreciate every day that he has his job.

(again, no photo...sorry!)

30 days of gratitude...DAY 28

Day twenty eight...

Education.

I'm grateful that my husband and I were able to attend college

(Not just because we met there, but because we got college educations there.)

I'm grateful that my kids are in good schools and receiving decent educations.

No, they're not the best schools in the world, but they have good teachers who care about them, and parents who work with them at home to make the most of their education.

There are far too many children around the world that do not have this.

(sorry, no photo today)