Three Things...Gratitude Thread

[leebee]

Home made macaroni and cheese
Double cheese pizza; bonus with sweet sausage or bacon and black olives.
Cream pies, with fresh whipped cream.

 

[newski_mom]

1. Cheez-It crackers - my favorite!
2. Gooey butter cake!
3. Pecan pie!

 

[Tink-osophy]

Indulgent Foods - For me, a big part of the indulgence is paying for someone else to have prepared it!!!

Like a multi-layered cake with plenty of buttercream frosting.

Or a really good burger. (Couple of great restaurants for that near me.)

Or a fruity mixed cocktail

Another indulgence is a tub of Ben & Jerry's, because the 'full price' £ over here is close to $7!! I buy the occasional tub when it's on offer and eat it straight form the tub. That definitely feels like indulgence!!!!

 

[pixie3]

#2 - Pierogies - I can eat these until I want to burst. With DD20 coming home soon, I’ll be making them for dinner. She loves them too and I always tell her it’s because I ate them the night before she was born

My favorite food.

1.Pierogies
2.Peanut Buster Parfait from DQ
3.Cheese/cheese ball and crackers

shout out to: Reeses, hot lava cake a la mode, cherry pie, Prantl's burnt almond torte, chips and french onion dip

 

[bluecastle]

3 indulgences

1. Dark chocolate: I allow myself a tiny bit each day and savor it for as long as I can

2. Walker Shortbread cookies at Christmas. Other than my sister’s homemade oatmeal squares (such buttery goodness), they are the only sweets I allow myself over the holidays.

3. Anything I eat at WDW that I don’t normally eat at home. Doing all that walking allows me to “cheat” a bit on my diet. Some favorites: falafel at Skipper Canteen, cheddar cheese soup and pretzel bread at Canada, brunch at GF Café, pizza at Via Napoli, Dole Whip, cheesy potatoes at breakfast buffets, grilled cheese and tomato soup at Woody’s Lunchbox….this list cold get quite long and I’m probably forgetting some favorites, but you get the idea. Vacation Food!

 

[PollyannaMom]

3 indulgent foods I'm grateful for:

• pizza!!
• cider doughnuts - a fall ritual
• holiday Reese's "cups" (trees, pumpkins, etc.)

 

[cayennews]

Three indulgent foods I am thankful for...
1 - donuts
2 - brownies with cream cheese frosting
3 - chocolate cake, the more layers the better

I could list 30...

 

[mumto3girls]

Sarris chocolate—a local place. I’ve never had better chocolate. I especially like their chocolate covered pretzels and their milk chocolate hard cap for ice cream.

Carmel anything—love that flavor.

Latte with regular syrup instead of my usual sugar free.

 

[TiggerTrigger]

Indulgent Foods - For me, a big part of the indulgence is paying for someone else to have prepared it!!!

Like a multi-layered cake with plenty of buttercream frosting.

Or a really good burger. (Couple of great restaurants for that near me.)

Or a fruity mixed cocktail

Another indulgence is a tub of Ben & Jerry's, because the 'full price' £ over here is close to $7!! I buy the occasional tub when it's on offer and eat it straight form the tub. That definitely feels like indulgence!!!!

Excellent point about the indulgence of someone making these things for you. I make plenty of my own drinks at home. We even got one of those bartending machines… sort of a cocktail keurig, but it’s no substitute for someone else crafting my potent potable. Same with cakes… I can make it on my own, but it’s so nice when someone else does the work.

 

[PollyannaMom]

Today's Topic (Tues, 5/7) - 3 teachers you've been grateful for (your own, your kids' or grandkids' teachers, a family member who's a teacher... however you want to interpret it)

 

[slo]

Good Tuesday Morning

#1 - My DD20’s Professor & Advisor - This lady has been awesome for my DD, just awesome! She is working closely with her to help her complete her bachelor’s degree in 3 years.

#2 - So many HS teachers for both my girls - I can’t say enough good things about them.

#3 - My bosses wife - she’s a teacher in an area that has a lot of poverty and the amount of her own money that she spends on her students is a lot - she even buys some jackets in the winter.

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Good Morning Friends

First, foremost, forever and always, Jesus. My Rock and Redeemer, Savior, Ultimate Teacher in all, and Light.

All of God's precious children He has entrusted me to love and learn from.

C, a college professor, who cared always.

 

[WDWEPCOT]

I fondly remember my 3rd grade teacher she was so sweet and nice
I had a high school teacher who I worked for who I had great respect for I thought he was so kind and enjoyed his clsss tremendously
My neighbors growing up - she was a teacher and I used to help her by grading papers and decorating her room before school started this was back in the late 70s early 80s and I thought then as a teen how much work teachers have to do even after they leave school for the day !!

 

[newski_mom]

1. My mom - She was a high school business teacher - I never had her though
2. My second grade teacher - so many good memories from that year
3. My sixth grade teacher - my first male teacher I had - he was so much fun!

 

[Tink-osophy]

Happy Teacher Day!

My economics teacher.

My (equivalent) second grade teacher.

All teachers who are, proactively, open to more natural, intrinsic ways of learning.

 

[leebee]

My 9th grade english teacher, Mr. Cunniff.
My 7th grade AND 12th grade science/biology teacher, Mr. Terlizzi.
Mrs. Callahan, who was the teacher in the 8th grade math classes where I first started being an in-class support tech for kids with 504 plans. We never had "her kids" and "my kids;" we each helped whoever needed the help and support. She was kind and generous, and was a good role model for the teacher I hoped to become.

 

[mumto3girls]

My high school German teacher. I had her for 4 years so knew her well. She was a good teacher for high school. Had a great ability to relate to adolescents and often would give us general life advice.

I had a great professor in my master’s program. I took 4-5 classes from him and he was an incredible human being. The master’s was in marriage and family counseling and he told a lot of stories about successes and failures he had over the years and what he learned in those situations. One of his pieces of advice for us was one that I remind myself of all the time—“You can’t want it for them more than they want it for themselves. It never works”. I also apply that to parenting. During some phases it has become almost a mantra.

My girls had really good teachers. We are lucky to live in an area with really good high performing schools. My college aged kids appreciated that once they got to college. It’s not something they even realized before that.

 

[TiggerTrigger]

My mom- She taught PE, Health, Coached several school teams, and was an NBC Science teacher before retiring several years ago. I don't know how she did it all of those years. I tried to suggest she shift into corporate America where she could do corporate training for adults and not deal with some of the drama you get within a school, but she just really liked teaching kids. Middle school was her preferred age range.

My first true voice teacher- I was 12 and she was about 73 when we started. We connected during my audition and I showed enough potential and coachability during my trial month that she accepted me as a regular pupil. I'll spare you her pedigree, but she was one of the best in our area. She wasn't even on our radar because she preferred adults or older high school kids. We worked together for about 5.5 years and she helped mold me into so much more than any of us thought I could be. From the elite groups I made to the college process, she helped change my life. Her teachings also went beyond singing. With her background and my perceived potential, she thought it was important that I also know about things in more elite circles. When my singing lesson ended, my social lessons began (my mom always was running late). I learned about fashion, jewelry, art, highly regarded performers, elevated cuisine, people, etc. in case my singing ever put me in a place where I needed to know more than just singing. It actually helped a few times in my adult life, especially when I was with the symphony.

The girls' health sciences teacher- I'm not sure how it is in other states, but the bulk of the schools in our area have developed really robust health sciences programs. This particular teacher has been really helpful for both of my girls. He played football (soccer) professionally in England for a number of years before a career ending injury inspired him to go back to college and sort of reinvent himself. While it was late in her high school career, he helped when DD17 changed her major path last year from pre-law to STEM/Pre-Med and Dental. My younger one, who would like to play college sports before embarking on an advanced degree for Sports PT has gotten so much out of class with him during her freshman year and should be able to do some interning in the field during her junior and senior years because of how much this teacher (and a few others) have put into these programs.

 

[leebee]

I neglected to include DD's dance teachers. DD was involved in more than just "dancing school;" it was actual dance training, focused on ballet for 14 years. She was in the dance studio 5 days a week, 4 hours a day. On the weekend she had either rehearsals or performances, or both, and sometimes competitions. She spent as much or more time with her teachers in the studio than she did at home, and we were so, so fortunate to have her surrounded by adults that were not only interested in her dance training, but also in helping her grow and develop as a person. Many, many thanks go to Serena, Cassie, Ivy, Gene, Keith, Maureen, and Stevie for being interested in my daughter and her life, and for being excellent role models over the years.

 

[PollyannaMom]

My math teachers in junior high and high school were amazing! - They were so patient, knew how to make things memorable, gave you just enough help to let you get the answer yourself, and seemed genuinely excited to see an idea they hadn't thought of yet. - It was so good for my confidence!

My Aunt M~~~, who is a retired 6th grade teacher, and who still brings educational things into all our lives. I've always looked up to her!

And from DS's school years, Mrs. S~~~ (1st grade). - Not only did he like her, but volunteering in her classroom taught me so many of the skills I used later in subbing! She was really the definition of a "master teacher" and mentored many student teachers over the years.