Three Things...Gratitude Thread

[PollyannaMom]

Today's Topic (Sun, 5/11) - any 3 people (mom's or not) who have:
Listened to you
Held your hand
Taken care of you
Cheered you on
Imparted wisdom,
Or just made you feel loved

 

[WDWEPCOT]

My close friends
My counselor
A few close adults in my life when I was younger who helped me out when they could
My first Dog

 

[leebee]

This is a hard one for me. I'll have to think about it. We were pretty isolated when we were growing up, as my mom had her issues with "extended family" after my father died. I've also had two disastrous personal relationships so find it hard to trust and confide in people. I am OK with this, but answering today's question is challenging, at best.

 

[WDWEPCOT]

Same here - noticed my answer has no family mentioned huge issues there I’m so sorry you experience the same

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Extra hug dear Leebee and dear WDWEPCOT

By my faith belief, Jesus.

Dad is such a gift of God's grace to me as were my grandparents and Champ.

Many kind people in this horribly run rehab and some who will always have a place in my grateful heart.

I was blessed for a few years to be part of a small, close-knit church choir.

I will always remember the friendship and kindness of my orthodontist's assistant during my high school years. B and I became close and I even baby-sat her daughter.

 

[citruscurtis]

Thank you all for your honesty..so I am not fearful to post here

Made you feel loved...my grandmother ... she only had one child and my mother left Oregon and moved back to Joshua Tree after divorce settlement and last child graduation... leaving my grandmother in Oregon..3 months later I made a 80 mile roundtrip every Sunday to attend church and spend all day with her.. from January 1977 to November of 1981 when I joined the army. Every Sunday I had a pie to take back to the apartment and left overs. Long before that she had spoiled me with my class ring and expensive backpack tent.

In the army I was a prolific letter writer be it carbon copies or Xerox copies... but my grandmother was the only one who consistently wrote back 3-4 a month...be it a 3x5 note card and newspaper photos...my dysfunction parents didn't even remember my birthdays

My only regret was that I didn't take her out for meals... watching my family fall apart.. I learned that money was for saving not spending

I saved all those notes from my grandmother

 

[PollyannaMom]

My mom - she was amazing, and I wish we'd had her longer

My MIL - who treats me like one of her own

My grandmothers - so much great advice!

 

[bluecastle]

My DH- maybe not the highest score in listening , but he was amazing during my radiation treatments. He was also a great labor and birth coach when I had my daughter.

My S-I-L is my confidant and a wonderful listener and support system.

I was fortunate to have 2 motherly mothers-in-law. They treated me in ways I had never experienced with my own mom.

 

[Allison Joy]

1. My mom, of course.
2. My maternal grandma, "Nana" (she was the only grandparent I knew. All my other grandparents died before I was born.)
3. Just.... so many others. Aunts, cousins, teachers, friends' moms.... I could go on.

 

[PollyannaMom]

Who knew there was a:

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Anyway, inspired by that...

Today's Topic (Mon, 5/12) - 3 things you're grateful that have numbers on them

 

[slo]

Good Monday Morning and Happy Belated Mother’s Day to all the moms

#1 - Calculators - I must must must have a calculator. I am not fast with mental math and I don’t trust myself with the answer I come up with. Calculators are my math security blanket.

#2 - Digital Alarm Clocks - I have 2 in my bedroom. Our hotel room did not have one this past weekend and I didn’t like that. I wouldn’t have used the alarm clock, but it would have been nice to see the time without having to look at my phone.

#3 - TV Remote - Always grateful for the TV remote. I always know how grateful when the battery dies.

 

[WDWEPCOT]

Clocks I love old fashion clocks - I gave a clock in every room in my house - I like the old fashion ones not digital

10 key calculator on my computer keyboard- since I do accounting I love having the 10 key on the keyboard and not having to mess with the numbers at the top
I also love my little 10 key calculator and my old fashion plug in 10 key calculator

The dashboard on my car - it tells you your tire pressure how much oil life you have left it tells you all kinds of things and if you wanna pay attention I’ll tell you how fast you’re going

 

[TiggerTrigger]

Clean/Organized

The Blue Bags - There are these cheap blue bags that many of the college kids use for moving and storage. I just moved DD18 out of her dorm last week and those same blue bags (as well as some new ones) were just as helpful getting her stuff together and making it home as they were getting her there.

Phone Planner/Calendar - This is how I know when things are happening. If it's not in there and my alerts aren't properly set, I will likely forget unless it's something I'm eagerly anticipating.

Robot Vacuum - He's not the smartest thing but with the dog shedding the way she is right now, it's nice to be able to set the robot free to pick up all of the fluffy tumbleweeds.

People

My mom
My dad
My grandparents

Numbers

Nutritional Labels - While I've been focusing heavily on whole foods, it's hard to avoid some packaged things. So labels help me calculate to stay on track.

Phone - I appreciate all of the things my phone can do that involves numbers.

Microwave - From the numeric power settings to the time settings, it's all numbers.

 

[PollyannaMom]

Seconding Clocks, Good Keyboards, and my Phone

Calendars - especially the summer ones I'd make every year when DS was in school

Nutrition Labels

 

[citruscurtis]

WOW ... this is cultural shock !!!! Reading!!!!

Thermometers

Here in Yuma we have more thermometers than clocks... every room has one... the wall AC units have numbers...we have 5 thermometers outside... shade under citrus... patio back and front... garage and pool

Water meter at the street... just how many gallons is that do it yourself irrigation leaking... under ground

And for non thematic ungrateful an Arizona insight

Numbers at the county board of supervisors...we have been hearing there is not a enough water...yet the county keeps on rubber stamping massive housing developments... granted there is very little quality housing and for the city to condem substandard housing would have no place for the poor

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Happy Monday everyone

By my faith, the Holy Trinity.

The numbers on my phone that allow me to connect with people I love and care for.

Counting down days until God willing I go home.

 

[bobbiwoz]

I love numbers!
Sudoku puzzles
Paper money
Calendars

 

[clappyclaps]

I'd pretty much agree with everything that has come so far, who knew we came across so many things with numbers! My top 3 would probably be:

Smart watch/fitness tracker - not only does it have an alarm that wakes me up in the morning, it tracks all of my exercise and gives me numbers I like when I've had a good day.

Car dashboard - I have a love/hate relationship with my car dashboard. It gives me a lot of useful numbers but also tells me how few miles I get out of a full battery charge, which is rather depressing

Digital kitchen scales - I do lot of cooking and baking so couldn't live without these!

 

[citruscurtis]

I'd pretty much agree with everything that has come so far, who knew we came across so many things with numbers! My top 3 would probably be:



Car dashboard - I have a love/hate relationship with my car dashboard. It gives me a lot of useful numbers but also tells me how few miles I get out of a full battery charge, which is rather depressing

I would love to read more...no one in our social circle has one.... The biggest question is which point do you turn around to the charging station and does it require a lot of discipline.

 

[clappyclaps]

I would love to read more...no one in our social circle has one.... The biggest question is which point do you turn around to the charging station and does it require a lot of discipline.

I'm quite fortunate in that respect. I have a charger at home and as I dont drive massively far when I go out and about to work etc, I've never had any issues with charging and have never had to charge my car at a services yet. It does require a lot more thought though whenever you drive anywhere, constantly thinking about how much charge you have left and whether its enough to get you there and/or back - I tackle this usually by just plugging my car in to charge at home whenever I remember even if it only needs a small top up.

It probably requires a lot of discipline when it comes to driving style. It's great for driving around town, good efficiency there but at faster speeds you see a massive downturn in the miles to empty - 60mph is apparently the optimum, which I've found quite difficult

I've only had mine for around 8 months, I'm doing my first long journey (over 400 miles one way) next month which I'm rather apprehensive about!