Grace in Small Things #27

I've been slacking a bit. Felt a little convicted this evening when I saw that my friend Alana had started Grace in Small Things. This is what I'm thankful for:

• I did not get a call for subbing work today. I have a cold and I'd rather not get a call than have to turn down work because I'm sick.
• My cold didn't amount to much. I've been tired, have a sore throat and runny nose but I've had worse. In the past any cold I'd get would kick my butt for weeks. Not sure if all those years working in schools have built up my immune system to colds or if I'm just better at taking it easy.
• Might sound silly but Shopper's optimum points. Just the other week I accumulated enough points that I could get $60 worth of free merchandise. Last month I didn't get many subbing days so I definitely need to use them.
• A cheap place to live. I know I'm 33 year old that lives with my parents but I wouldn't be able to work as a sub if I didn't. Right now I'm getting known within the school division and it will take sometime before I'm working often enough to live on my own.
• Pomegranates are the only reason that I don't gorge myself on Halloween candy. I'm so thankful they are in season right now.

Grace in Small Things #27

Much thankfulness for the following:

• Top Gear marathon on BBC Canada! Only one episode I hadn't watched before had me in tears (strange, I know). It featured a group of injured soldiers who were training for the Dakar rally. Not only that but the show arranged for former Stig, Ben Collins, to train the team.*
• My mom won Lagostina pots though Touchdown to Win and gave them to me! This was the first weekend where I really got the chance to use them.
  
  
• I'm so thankful that I can live with my parents while I become better known as a substitute teacher in the school division.
• Not only is the current book I'm reading extremely interesting, I'm getting a lot of great ideas of how I could use it in my teaching.
• Egg, tomato and Havarti sandwich for supper.

*Sister, it is a must view for when you're here at Christmas time.

Grace in Small Things #26

It has been awhile since I did this but Thanksgiving Weekend seemed like a good time to start.

• Glad to spend the day with my parents, my brother and his wife.
• I'm thankful that I feel so much better than I did last year.
• Habs won! Habs won!
• Delicious apple crisp for breakfast. Being an adult is awesome.
• Probably had the 3 easiest days of teaching ever this week.