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I didn’t take a Daily Shoot photo today, so this will be a Thankful Thursday photo. My friend Jeff posted something on Facebook about traffic and stoplights making him homesick for the lazy peacefulness of Montana. I went and took this shot just for him (he’s in Mississippi now). I did have to wait for a minute or so to get a shot without several cars in it, but it certainly isn’t bumper-to-bumper traffic! I’m so thankful that I live in a nice, small town. I’m even thankful that it’s the type of town where I know almost everybody, and they know me.

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Thankful Thursday – I’m thankful for my family…

 

I took some photos of my brother-in-law’s family and all 15 of the Scrivners together, but I’m too tired to work on those tonight. So here’s one more of my 17yo daughter and my 15yo niece.

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It’s another Thankful Thursday phone photo day. I know I’ve posted a similar shot before, but I am doing it again because I’m so thankful for God’s provision. Today was a 12-hour cereal sale day at our local grocery store, and I was able to purchase enough cereal to keep the kids fed for a few days.

With the economy the way it is, I know I’m not the only one who looks forward to these sale days.

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Here are a few shots of people I am thankful for.

1.) A nap overtook Caleb. 2.) Andrew is silly, but adorable! 3.) Nathan is a cool bean. 4.) Mr. Fixit. 5.) Nathan loves me! Or something.

It’s not that I’m not thankful for the other 4 – they’ll just have to show up in another post.

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It’s Thankful Thursday! I’m thankful that I can get out and do silly, fun, pointless things with my kids. I found a monstro poofyhead today when I went to check the mail, so I took a bunch of my kids back there to see it. We had fun blowing poofyheads and admiring the monster dandy. (It looked like 3 or 4 dandelions had grown together.)

(These photos were taken with my Palm Pre Plus and edited with Adobe Camera Raw.)

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Thankful Thursday! I’m thankful that it really is spring even if it doesn’t feel like it. I hear that spring will return to us tomorrow. I’m ready – I’m freezing! I’ve been using my heated mattress pad every night – in MAY! Craziness!

Oh, and just in case you didn’t see it on Facebook…here’s a terrible shot I took of my youngest son after he found out that I forgot to bring his leftover curly fries from the restaurant…

His heart was shattered into a million tiny pieces.

Fortunately, he got over it fairly quickly. Whew. I almost had to go buy him new curly fries!

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It’s Thankful Thursday, and today I’m thankful that I didn’t have to be outside very long! It was so so so windy and cold today! Yuck! I got to go for refreshment with my mother and Felice – always a fun time. After our treats we stopped at the hardware store/florist, and I saw this wonderful bowl of lilies. I want to grow these year-round!

Instead of reading and perusing photography sites today, I actually cleaned up my kitchen and living room. I also spent time out with Mom and Felice, and took a nap while Caleb watched a movie. Overall, a successful day!

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I’m so thankful for spring greens!! Yay!! The trees are finally starting to look like spring!

I just love this fresh, new green!!

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I’m so so so thankful for spring weather! We finally have evidence that it is spring! Yay!!

Here was my inspiration today - http://plportraiture.com/portraits/2010/04/103365-my-flowering-plum-tree/ . I don’t have that awesome lens (or the Canon equivalent), but I tried to make do with my 18-55 at 5.6. Pam, I just loved your blossom photo!

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It’s my first real cheat day! I spent the day doing some serious, deep cleaning (kitchen, my closet), and I never got my camera out. I did practice some post processing during one of my breaks, and that was fun. I love learning how to use Photoshop. But for today’s photo, I’m posting a shot I took yesterday at the dollar store. My two boys were having a good time goofing off…I am so thankful for these little men (and all of their cohorts)!

(I love the belly sticking out of the almost-too-small sweater!)

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I am thankful for Spring! Here’s some evidence that it truly is spring…

It did snow today, but these signs give me hope for some really nice weather. It will come!

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Late post for me today! I’ve been so groggy from the Zyrtec I took last night that I’ve kinda lost the whole day. I did spend a bit more time getting to know my new phone. I love it! It’s just perfect for me! Here’s my new attachment…

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It’s Thankful Thursday! And it’s time for a Blessings list!

1) Renewed zeal for God.  I have really been enjoying my time with God lately, and He’s really been sharing some great things with me.

 

 

 

 

2) Quiet time in my house. I cherish the times I get to spend alone in my house. I’ve had several hours lately, and I really enjoy it!

 

 

 

 

3) Paid bills. Ken was out of work for a very long time. There were a lot of months when bills were partially paid or left unpaid altogether. I am so thankful that all of our bills are paid up at the moment! What a relief for me!

 

 

 

4) A 3-day weekend. The kids are out of school tomorrow for who-knows-what, and it means that we don’t have the stress of getting everyone up and ready tomorrow. Three days of relaxed mornings! Yay!

 

 

 

5) Spring! Okay – the calendar says spring doesn’t start for several days, but the weather says something else!

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I took a series of Thankful Thursday photos today – my littlest woman was trying her very hardest to play football with the guys. She was jumping, reaching, squealing, running, for all she was worth…but I don’t think she’s going pro any time soon.

Notice how the ball keeps going behind her when she throws…oops. In the third shot you can see that Andrew has his eyes on the ball, but Kristi is not looking at it. That will make it harder to catch it. In #4, see that great leap? You can’t see the ball because it’s out of the top of the frame. Oh well, she tried. “Uncle Joey” (Felice’s brother) tried to throw it right to her, but even that didn’t work too well. She sure can jump though!

For those who are newer to my blog, you might find our family’s story interesting. The great thing about this little football woman is that when she was an infant there was no certainty that she would ever even walk. Not only does she walk, but she runs, jumps, skips, hops, rides, races, swings, leaps – she’s truly a walking miracle.

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Thankful Thursday – spring weather! I’m so thankful for beautiful weather and being able to have the front door open. Caleb and Molly are enjoying it too.

Caleb was “nuzzling Molly’s ear.” I didn’t even know he knew “nuzzling.”

• f/1.8
• iso 400 (because I had been shooting inside)
• 1/4000 (camera was on AV mode – it set the shutter speed for me. If I’d realized what it was at I would have lowered my iso so the photo wasn’t so grainy. Oh well.)
• The photo was converted to b&w with Pioneer Woman’s B&W Beauty action.

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It’s another Thankful Thursday! ‘Know what those sparkly parts are?? Sunshine on my apples! I love the bits of sunshine we’ve had this week! We were desperately needing it, I think.

Here’s another thing I’m thankful for…a Chinese New Year dragon. I love this, and I love his enjoyment of preschool. He really loves it.

Felice, Mom, Caleb, and I are headed off to Missoula. It’s sure to be a fun-filled afternoon!

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I just took a quick shot of the kids’ Valentines for today. It’s Thankful Thursday – and I’m thankful that I don’t have to write the kids’ Valentine cards anymore. They’re all old enough to address them themselves! Yay!

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My Thankful Thursday entry is two snapshots – but snapshots of people for whom I am thankful. I had coffee and YUMMY pull-apart bread with my ebullient friend Felice and my effervescent friend Michele today. It was great to sit and talk with them for a couple hours this morning! I am so glad I have good friends.

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I’m finding Thankful Thursdays to be harder than I anticipated! It’s not that I’m not thankful for everything…just that I’m struggling to shoot new things, or the old things in a new way.

Since I’m struggling today, I’ll make a blessings list and see if I can offer some illustrations.

1. A cozy home. We have a house that’s big enough for the 9 of us, it stays warm, and it’s full of happy sounds and smiling people.
2. Coffee. Okay, so it’s not profound. I love good coffee. I especially love when my first cup gets to just the right temperature and I can enjoy drinking it – it’s even better when the house is quiet in that moment. (Hey Mom [and anyone else who is local], wanna go get coffee again soon?)
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3. Clear skies. I have gotten so tired of gray skies! We finally had clear skies today! I didn’t get out to take pictures until the lovely moon was rising – but the fact that we could see the moon means it was clear!
4. Music with my friends. I am part of the praise team at church. We lead the music each Sunday, and I love it!
5. My husband. He is the most wonderful man I know (really! it’s true!), and I’m so thankful that he’s mine!
   
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So there you have it. Thankful Thursday.

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If you’ve been keeping up with my themes you had to know this one was coming…

It’s Thankful Thursday, and I am so thankful for this crew!!

If you are one of my new blog followers you may not be familiar with how this conglomeration of kids came to be. We have a non-traditional family, and it’s wonderful! You can find our family’s story here.