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Thanksgiving Pictures, Images and Photos

  1. Listening to Ally and Rider sing contemporary Christian songs while they’re playing
  2. Listening to Ally and Rider talk about Jesus
  3. Rider wanting an extra seat at dinner for Jesus to join us
  4. Feeling in control of my finances
  5. No mouse poop on my desk
  6. Being able to take a break at work and play with Ally, Rider, & Kyle
  7. Flowers
  8. Things on my walls that make me feel like I’m home

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Thanksgiving Pictures, Images and Photos

  1. Computers and internet that allow me to work
  2. My VA group and our monthly gatherings
  3. My stamp club group and the fun I have with them
  4. Coffee mornings with Britney
  5. The Warrior Chief at Kootenai Coffee
  6. The Milky Way (hot or iced) at Dutch Bros.
  7. Cheetos
  8. Watching my niece and nephew want to learn from the Bible

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Thankful Pictures, Images and Photos

  1. A brother who supports me and encourages me personally, spiritually, and professionally
  2. A home that is my own (even if it isn’t MY own)
  3. The ability to help my sister while she’s working towards her dream of being a cosmetologist
  4. The country I live in and the freedom we have
  5. Snow and specifically that there isn’t any yet
  6. The title on my car that is sitting in my fire safe
  7. My passport
  8. Chocolate

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I did this last year and my friend, Carolyn, reminded me again. This year I’m going to do eight a day until I have 40 so, here goes…

Thankful Pictures, Images and Photos

  1. The companionship I have with having my sister and nephew living with me.
  2. My wonderful parents
  3. A niece and nephew who squeal with glee when I walk in the room
  4. A cat who makes me laugh just by laying on the floor
  5. A job that I love to go to every day
  6. Clients that make my work enjoyable
  7. Friends who smile when they see me
  8. A home group that have welcomed me in and made me feel like I’m a part of the family

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So, Saturday I got to go whale watching. We boarded the boat for a two hour cruise off Dana Point in Southern California.

This my friends is a gray whale photo taken with MY camera by me. :) No the animal isn’t particularly attractive but, heck, I SAW A WHALE!!!! :)

There were two swimming north that we were watching but they weren’t very active. So, our boat guy got a call that there was a large pod of common dolphin swimming south of us. So, after we watched these two for a bit we headed south and saw this.

Also, taken with MY camera by ME. (Quality isn’t that great, it’s my regular digital camera and we were on the ocean, but heck — they’re still cool!)


So, yeah, it was pretty cool!! :)

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I just got back from Southern California where I spent my birthday weekend with a friend. I arrived late Thursday night (following a NOT fun trip with some freak teen boys playing frisbee over my head while waiting for my connecting flight).

Friday we went for a manicure/pedicure that I was SO looking forward to only to be disappointed at the HORRIBLE service I got. Want a perfect idea of what I’m talking about??? Look at this video which pretty much sums it up…only my service was worse….Pedicures are supposed to include a foot/leg massage — at least every one I’ve ever had did. Manicures, the same thing. Only I didn’t get one. My fingernails or so screwed up it sucks. I could put polish on my nails better AND CHEAPER than they did. I pay for the MASSAGE, people. :(