“Joy in looking and comprehending is nature’s most beautiful gift.” -Albert Einstein
With each passing day, I grow more and more to appreciate the beautiful gift of nature … – Camilla Downs
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Camilla’s Gratitude List: Week of January 15, 2012
January 15, 2012, Sunday, I am grateful for:
A Team TLC stay at home day.
A nice warm house to be inside of while the wind is blowing pretty darn hard outside.
Feeling the force of the wind.
A day spent in “comfy clothes” all day long.
January 16, 2012, Monday, I am grateful for:
The opportunity to make my own schedule.
The walking trail behind our house.
Having a park within walking distance.
Nature and her beauty.
Walks with my kids.
Heat to warm my fingers when they are so cold they hurt!
January 17, 2012, Tuesday, I am grateful for:
Patience.
Listening to my gut.
Electricity.
A heater that decided to work again while we were at Lillian’s therapies! Baby it was cold in this house . . . 54 degrees!
Unexpected money in the mailbox when we had just spent our last $20 on groceries and the gas tank was nearing E!
Kelley McDaniels of Simply Delegate.
Pizza delivery.
Quiet.
January 18, 2012, Wednesday, I am grateful for:
Thomas’s kindergarten teacher . . . Kim O’Connor.
Reno’s amazing cloud formations.
Friends who give selflessly.
Kymberlee Simantel.
The elderly woman in Walmart I was able to help. She couldn’t find her chips on the shelf. Only one bag left laying flat, pushed back and too high for her to see. Made her SO HAPPY! I floated on down the aisle after that!
Thomas hugs.
Sneaking kisses on Lillian’s forehead.
January 19, 2012, Thursday, I am grateful for:
Supportive friends.
Shelter when the wind is gusting to 70 miles an hour!
The firefighters, first responders, volunteers, police and everyone who worked so hard helping and working on the Washoe Valley brush fire today.
Caring friends.
Life.
Love.
January 20, 2012, Friday, I am grateful for:
Thomas’s kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Kim O’Connor.
Friends.
Brian Benson.
Rain.
January 21, 2012, Saturday, I am grateful for:
Slow Saturday mornings.
Smell and sound of coffee brewing.
Smell of bacon cooking.
The library.
How much Thomas and Lillian love going to the library.
Finally finding unsweetened almond milk – every grocery store I’ve been to in the last week has been out!
Dark Chocolate Almond Milk . . . Mmmmmmmmmm!!
Chocolate Chip Cookies.
Hot Dogs.
Thomas stopping before he left the room, saying he forgot something, then coming up to me and giving me a big hug and telling me he loves me.
Camilla’s Gratitude List: Week of January 1, 2012
January 1, 2012, Sunday, I am grateful for:
My friend Cathy Johansen and her son for inviting Thomas over today. We are testing how it goes with Cathy’s son being a “big brother” to Thomas.
Alone time with Lillian.
January 2, 2012, Tuesday, I am grateful for:
A surprise day all to myself.
Kat McLain for inviting Lillian to spend the day with her.
The transaction at Costco that cost me $5 less than what I was expecting.
The kind and enthusiastic cashier at Trader Joe’s.
Time spent chatting with my friend Glenna Smith over yummy tea.
Kona Gold for such an awesome and comfy space to have tea and a chat with friends.
Kindness.
January 3, 2012 Tuesday, I am grateful for:
Date days with Thomas.
The awesome therapists at Advanced Pediatric Therapies.
Our car.
Patience.
January 4, 2012, Wednesday, I am grateful for:
Shelter.
Food.
January 5, 2012, Thursday, I am grateful for:
Walks with Thomas and Lillian.
The Sun.
Lillian’s depth of beauty.
Kindness and joy expressed by Thomas.
A wonderful evening with beautiful friends {Cheri Hill, Clare Dreyer, Rachel Flower, Kimberly Phipps-Nichol, Kymberlee Simantel, Glenna Smith, Linda McLean} celebrating Rachel’s birthday.
January 6, 2012, Friday, I am grateful for:
Kat McLain for telling me to tear up the check I had written to her for Thomas visiting her two days this week . . . and telling me to write it for one day and to give it to her when I could.
Date days with Lillian.
Dr. Rick Winkelman, the optometrist who gave me samples to last me until I can come in for my annual check up in February.
The cashier at Walmart who told me not to worry about it when she accidentally input that I had given her $36 for my $34 dollar bill instead of $31. I was going to put the rest on my debit card; but couldn’t because she incorrectly put in the $36 instead of $31. I even offered my business card so they could contact me so I could pay the difference and they said no.
Hugs from Thomas.
Hearing Thomas and Lillian laugh.
Our house.
January 7, 2012, Saturday, I am grateful for:
Days with no appointments, no school buses and just plain nothing to do.
Walks with my kids.
Parks.
Nature.
Movie night with my kids.
Being asked by Thomas and Lillian to tickle them before bed and the fun and laughter that follows.
Quiet.