Saturday, September 27, Day 27
1. I am SO thankful for home cooking. Since I live alone, I don't take time very often to cook "good" meals for myself. Most of the time, I'm eating nachos or a bowl of cereal for dinner. But being at Grandmother's with Mom & Dad (& aunt & cousin) proved to be an occasion to cook. Not surprisingly, Grandmother prepared several meals before any of us arrived and boy, did we eat well!?! We had mock lasanga, chicken casserole, ham, roast & potatoes & carrots, hashbrown casserole, broccoli, green peas, chile pie, pound cake, chocolate pie, cherry cobbler......SO GOOD! Do I have to go home to my cereal & nachos?
2. I'm thankful for chairs! I know it sounds crazy but here's the short version of a LONG story...
When I graduated from college, I moved into my first place-a duplex in a quiet subdivision in Cleveland. Since I had basically no living/dining furniture, my parents and I shopped around at several local antique stores during one of their visits one weekend. At my favorite store, I purchased a small cabinet (that I planned to convert into a kitchen island), a Bentwood rocker (that I ADORE-only $30) and a wooden dining table (with ugly metal chairs-$80). I ended up selling the ugly chairs to another antique store-recooping a bit of the money-and was left with this beautiful (to me) rectangular oak table with white legs. Since that time (May 2006), I've been on the hunt for the perfect chairs to go with the table. I've considered many different kinds and have actually found some that I liked but it was usually that they were far too expensive or if the price was right, the chairs were UGLY!
Fast forward to a couple weeks ago...Dad and I were talking one night and he mentioned that his church had ordered new chairs for their fellowship hall and were also replacing the wooden, slatted, ladder-style chairs in several of their Sunday School rooms as well as their library. I was semi-kidding when I told him to save 6 for me but he did. And he brought them to me when he & mom came down to visit this week. I had a little doubt about the wood of the chairs matching the wood of the table but I have to say, when I got them home, they looked FANTASTIC! I love them. The woods match almost perfectly and they really complete the dining look in my home much better than the padded metal chairs I had borrowed from the church. Now I just need to find cushions and perhaps placemats and then everything really will be complete. (Granted, that task could take me equally as long-over 2 years-but still...)
So yeah, I'm so thankful for chairs.
3. This sounds crazy but I'm very thankful for caffeine. Talk about having the WORST headache. I definitely did today until I got some Coke Zero in me. I guess I've become a little addicted since I drink a cup of coffee every morning at work and Saturdays are hard if I don't have something with caffeine before noon. I'm very thankful for Coke Zero and the power it has to soothe my headaches. :)
Blessings,
B
Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:18
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