Giving Thanks Everyday

Here's what I'm thankful for today:

• A birthday cuddle with Mathilda first thing in the morning, along with Bethany, Connor, and Lucy
• That Chris and I decided last year to start having small birthday dinners for the kids instead of huge parties
• Mathilda calling her blueberries "baby grapes"
• Heavy whipping cream, especially with fresh berries
• My immersion blender
• An absolutely gorgeous day, which beckoned to my children to play outside for hours
• Mathilda's love of dresses, and that she said "my cute dress" when I got her dressed today
• A husband who is not afraid to tell off a complete stranger in Toys R Us for berating and threatening her young child because he had the audacity to cry when he fell down in the store and hurt himself
• Children old enough to help get the house cleaned up for company
• The asparagus roll-up recipe I got from one of Lucy's preschool teachers
• A lovely birthday celebration for my dear little Mathilda
• My mother-in-law's offer to keep Lucy overnight tonight, and take her to and from preschool tomorrow
• The walk I had by myself tonight, in the dark...so quiet and peaceful, perfectly warm-but-not-too-warm and with a refreshing light breeze

Tomorrow I'll share more about Mathilda's birthday. It was a good day.