{Thankful }

"Nothing turns out as we expect! It never does. Life's under no obligation to give us what we expect. We take what we get and are thankful it's no worse than it is." -anonymous 

  

Ain't that the truth on both accounts.

Lately I am just so thankful for what I have...... the country I live in....... the time period when it all comes down to it 

we are a spoiled bunch aren't we...

We take SO much for granted! Having just finished the fire of the covenant makes me so aware of all that I have that I don't even think about and how blessed we are to have what we have. 

WE worry about the stupidest things don't we!?

So very thankful for this place and

 

for the forever moments I will always have that happened right here. Thankful for each one.

thankful for the opportunity to be able to go to martins cove in may and experience that with our stake

 "We should remember our first priority- to serve God - and like our pioneer predecessors, push our personal handcarts forward with the same fortitude they exhibited."  -Elder Oaks.

Something definitely worth striving for.

 

thankful for this sweet boy he lost his first tooth this week and couldn't be more excited I on the other hand:(

 this sassy girl is just that. haha growing up....thankful for her because she's strong determined and a fighter;) all things that will serve her well 

{ when she's older;) }

I'm thankful for the moments I don't want to forget like tucking my kids in each night and kissing their sweet foreheads and telling them I love them and am proud of them.....

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I'm thankful for simple things like   
the sense of  smell

The sense of smell can be extraordinarily evocative, bringing back pictures as sharp as photographs of scenes that had left the conscious mind.
-- Thalassa Cruso

 

Nothing is more memorable than a smell. One scent can be unexpected, momentary and fleeting, yet conjure up a childhood summer beside a lake in the mountains; another, a moonlit beach; a third, a family dinner of pot roast and sweet potatoes during a myrtle-mad August in a Midwestern town. Smells detonate softly in our memory like poignant land mines hidden under the weedy mass of years. Hit a tripwire of smell and memories explode all at once. A complex vision leaps out of the undergrowth.
-- Diane Ackerman

 

smell and memories are synonyms almost because there are certain smells that bring me right back to a certain memory.... some as young as five years old, I know cause I can see it and smell it but I have no pictures of it...

They are

 

The smell of cucumbers 

 

reminds me of sitting in a circle in kindergarten for snack time and somebodies mom brought cucumbers cheese and crackers i still can see the plate being passed around maybe I thought there would be none left for me who knows why but it always reminds me of kindergarten....

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The smell of dill and fresh peas from the garden

 

reminds me of my grandpa and grandma Mecham they always had an awesome garden and sometimes my grandpa would take us down to get peas from the garden and it always smelled of dill around the garden loved it then love it now!

english mints or scotch mints will always remind me of my grandpa M too...and is now a staple in our home too:)

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Weird but I love The smell of fresh tar and oil

 

reminds me of the boat docks and going to meet my dad or see him on his boat coming in from a commercial fishing run...This is the Bella Coola Valley in BC... I love the smell of those two things and it always brings me back to the coast love it... 

I grew up running down these docks, and spent the summer I was 19 working with my dad on his charter boat...its a different life...

beauty, serenity tar and oil the mountains and the smells of it all bring me back here...

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Go back. Go back in time. Everyone's life is a chain of memories. In each chain there are shining links, happenings where this element of wonder...was very strong. Reach out and relive some of those memories? If you work at it, remembering the wonder can revive your ability to live life as it should be lived.
-- Arthur Gordon

 

Memory is a child walking along a seashore. You never can tell what small pebble it will pick up and store away among its treasured things.
-- Pierce Harris

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That was random eh;)

I'm thankful for good friends as you get older you realize who your good friends are and who really understands you and is there when it matters most. Other than that there isn't much time worth wasting on what doesn't matter ...sometimes those friends are those you haven't seen in 15 years but still hold a special place in your heart:)

I'm thankful for opportunities to grow expand and move forward through life learning all along the way...

I'm thankful for another trade show in town coming up 

so if your local come to the ice area 9-4 sat and buy some earrings :) 

Lots of new styles plaid, floral, chevron etc, pretty spring necklaces, filagree earrings, and fun stuff:) limited amounts so come early:)))

Thankful for things to look forward to and prepare for:) 

Makes life all that more fun and exciting...

So what are you thankful for?