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Happy Monday!  I really used to not like Monday’s very much but I really do look forward to my “My Life Monday” posts.  If you look forward to my Monday posts as well, leave me some blog love   Also, I love easy recipes so please share in the comments section if it’s quick & uses ingredients usually in the cupboard!

In today’s post I want to share a write-up I came across a while back and I’ve held onto it because well, sometimes in life, we just need a little reminder.  Here it goes….

Ironic Reasons to be Thankful

“I am thankful-

• for the teenager who is not doing dishes but is watching tv, because that means he is at home and not on the streets.
• for the taxes that I pay, because it means that I am employed.
• for the mess to clean after a party, because it menas I have been surrounded by friends.
• for my shadow that watches me work, because it means I am out in the sunshine.
• for a lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning, and gutters that need fixing, because it means I have a home.
• for all the complaining I hear about the government, because it means that we have freedom of speech.
• for the parking spot I find at the far end of the parking lot, because it means I am capable of walking.
• for my huge heating bill, because it means I am warm.
• for the lady behind me in church who sings off key, because it means that I can hear.
• for the pile of laundry and ironing, because it means I have clothes to wear.
• for the clothes that fit a bit too snug, because it means I have enough to eat.
• for the alarm that goes off in the morning hours, because it means that I am alive.”

If you’re still reading this, I’m thankful.   What are you thankful for? 

I used to receive The Bismarck Tribune and I loved my daily paper and cup of coffee in the morning;  however, we haven’t renewed our subscription yet.  Anyway, I miss reading every other Wednesday’s paper for an article by Julie Fedorchak.  Her article’s do;  however, appear online.  Yay!  I just subscribed!  Her articles are pretty clever, and being a mom herself, she can relate to a pretty large audience.  If you haven’t read any of her articles, take a peek. 

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Wanna know if the fruit you’re purchasing is really organic?  Look at the PLU code on the sticker of the packaging.  If it starts with a “9,” it’s organic.  If not, it may have been treated with pesticides.  I’m not jumping on the organic bandwagon yet but I don’t doubt they’re probably better for you.  I guess nowadays, a person should only eat what they grow {or butcher} themselves.  Then you KNOW where it came from & what was put on it!

Well….I’ll close for this week.  But not until I share this cutie patootie with all her chompers.  She had the 4 main teeth and recently busted out 3 more;  she’s getting there.  Hard to believe though she’s already almost 15 months!  Sheesh!  Where does the time go?  Thank goodness for some warmer weather though……finally!  I think this next winter I’m getting one of those SADD winter lamps.  Amazing how sunshine can lift a mood:)