Three Things...Gratitude Thread

[leebee]

Green things...

Lime green Mickey heads and ribbons! Many moons ago, lime green was the color of the DISboards. People who were at WDW would wear a lime green ribbon on their backpacks or whatever, so others would know they were DISboarders! It was a little bit of fun, and I still have my lime green ribbon on my park bag! The Mickey heads were paint chips from Home Depot? Lowe's? They had a Disney line of paint and instead of using plain old color chips, the color was in the shape of a Mickey head. I have a bunch of lime green ones, as well as other colors, that I take to Disney with me to decorate my resort-room window (usually at AllStars).

Nature! Right now, the view out my back window is of a lush, verdant display of dark mixed greens, nature's bounty in mid-summer. I really like how the shades of green change with the seasons: The light, yellow-y green of spring, the rich, true green of summer, and then the darkening green of fall, before the leaves burst into bright colors to celebrate yet another successful growth season and in preparation for next year!

Money. OK, a little crass, but as it's the last day of the month it means DH and I both get paid for July. We had a salary increase starting July 1st (5%, WAHOO... but we have a pretty good union and a supportive administration) and I'm in the midst of bill-paying, so the color of money is on my mind right now!

 

[TiggerTrigger]

GREENbelts - Every place that has them seems to call them something different, but our town calls our network of trails Greenbelts. It may be humid, but it's so nice to have a place to walk/run that immersed in greenery vs. the cement jungles along the main streets.

Work - Our physical office building is in a part of the city with Green in the name. There's very little green actually in the area, but it's nice to have a work place to call "home."

School Colors - The girls' high school's primary color is green.

 

[clappyclaps]

Afternoon everyone!

1. Key Lime Pie - my mum has always been obsessed with key lime pie and I never understood why when I was younger. But when I grew up and stopped being fussy about food, I learned to love this pie too and in fact anything else too that is key lime or key lime pie based or flavoured.

2. Salad & Veg - cucumber, lettuce, green beans, broccoli, asparagus, green peppers... while I'd much rather be eating some less healthy and sweet, I have grown to appreciate and enjoy eating salad and veg a lot more in recent years than I ever have before.

3. Plants & greenery in general - I'm not very good at keeping plants and flowers alive, but I'd hate not to have green areas in and outside of my house as well as in the local area. Its so nice to go out for a walk in a green area.

 

[PollyannaMom]

I remember the lime green Mickey heads, @leebee!

I also second Green Belts - Boston's is called the Emerald Necklace. --

And am adding to my list a favorite green sweater my aunt made me.

 

[citruscurtis]

JOY
Imganie a child with no green grass in their culture. That was me 1966.. Pacific Humboldt Coast fort Bragg California...my Uncle had a massive lawn... and well..huh... our mother was furious that we messed up our Aunt bathroom .. but the aunt gave us grace.."they live in the desert and I have never seen kids enjoy green so much

This green lawn is a platform for vacation Bible school and youth activities night ... imagine the joy of green

 

[leebee]

JOY
Imganie a child with no green grass in their culture. That was me 1966.. Pacific Humboldt Coast fort Bragg California...my Uncle had a massive lawn... and well..huh... our mother was furious that we messed up our Aunt bathroom .. but the aunt gave us grace.."they live in the desert and I have never seen kids enjoy green so much

This green lawn is a platform for vacation Bible school and youth activities night ... imagine the joy of green

DH did his post-doc in San Francisco. Unless you went to the park on the weekends, there was no grass to be had anywhere. Once DD was born, we decided to move back east. One of the deciding factors was we didn't want her to grow up where the front yard is sidewalk, the back yard a concrete parking pad, and we'd have to go to the park if we wanted her to see grass.

 

[citruscurtis]

DH did his post-doc in San Francisco. Unless you went to the park on the weekends, there was no grass to be had anywhere. Once DD was born, we decided to move back east. One of the deciding factors was we didn't want her to grow up where the front yard is sidewalk, the back yard a concrete parking pad, and we'd have to go to the park if we wanted her to see grass.

Still early in the day but this is the post of the day... capturing the spirit of this thread how the most simple things bring us great gratitude

Sorry...no cash rewards

 

[bluecastle]

Green

All parks, city, state, national. Ballparks, too! (Natural grass, of course) I remember the first time I went to Yankee Stadium, coming out of the tunnel and seeing all the bright green grass.

Green veggies, especially spinach and broccoli

Christmas trees and all evergreens

 

[PollyannaMom]

Today's Topic (Fri, 8/1) - 3 things you're grateful for about August

 

[slo]

Happy AUGUST Friends

@leebee - I miss the lime green DIS Board days. I have a lime green Mickey Head pin and a DIS Board member pin that I have on my backpack to identify myself as a DIS Board member, but nobody has said anything to me in recent trips. In my trips between 2004 & 2012 I had many people that saw my pins say Hi to me, we’d exchange our screen names and talk a few minutes - it was fun!

#1 - DD21’s IS AN AUGUST BIRTHDAY - My best friend turns 22 on the 21st. Grad school starts on the 18th, so I’ll be traveling to see her so I can take her out for her birthday. My baby isn’t a baby anymore.

#2 - LOCAL SCHOOL STARTS - I feel bad that kids go back to school so early, but I’m selfishly happy to have the gym be less crowded with people (teachers & students) returning back to school.

#3 - GRAD SCHOOL STARTS - I’m very grateful that DD21 has the opportunity to attend grad school. She is excited to start this new chapter in her life. If all goes according to plan, she’ll have doctor in front of her name in 3 years.

 

[WDWEPCOT]

It’s not winter
We still have sunshine and warm weather actually a little too warm but I’ll take it over cold weather any day !!!

School used to start at the end of the month but they have moved it up to the middle of the month now which is kind of sad for the kids I’m really sad for people driving because traffic gets so much worse when school starts but I know this sounds kind of bad but I’m kind of grateful that school starts because it’s a lot quieter during the day because all the kids are in school even though I feel bad for them having to go to school during the day in August because it’s still pretty hot around here but they’re lucky now because most of the schools are air condition now they weren’t when I was a kid since I work from home I’m grateful it’s a lot quieter

And a lot of people are squeezing in those last vacations before the kids go back to school So work is a little bit slower as people are in and out trying to get everything taken care of before school starts

 

[flyingdumbo127]

August hug to all

Dad's half birthday will be on Monday. I will do something fun for him. Praying we will also be able to celebrate my finally being able to walk forward again toward a complete recovery then, too.

Memories of church choir resuming regular rehearsals in August. Those were special years to me. God willing, I would love to be part of God's choir at a church in the future.

Sunshine more prevalent

 

[TiggerTrigger]

Birthdays- DD18 and I are both August babies.

Montana- DD16 is signed up for a camp in Montana in a few weeks. After all of the glorious CO and CA weather in July, I'll be so happy for pleasant Montana weather in August.

Perseids- Not the greatest viewing from where I live but I love that one of the biggest meteor showers of the year occurs right around my bday. It's like a gift from the universe.

 

[citruscurtis]

Labor for hire

August 1970s was great to walk into a green beans Oregon cannery and work the next shift.. never had a bad task. And for that I was grateful

August 1980s was the state Fair down the city street... when they built the ground it was out of town... now in downtown

August 1990s garage sales and farm auctions

Now in Yuma .... nothing.... well it is empty of winter visitors

 

[leebee]

@leebee - I miss the lime green DIS Board days. I have a lime green Mickey Head pin and a DIS Board member pin that I have on my backpack to identify myself as a DIS Board member, but nobody has said anything to me in recent trips. In my trips between 2004 & 2012 I had many people that saw my pins say Hi to me, we’d exchange our screen names and talk a few minutes - it was fun!

Hi @slo ! I had the same experience, meeting other DISfolk in the parks. It was fun, and I wish people still did it!

AUGUST things...
Both DH and SIL have birthdays in August, DH on the 15th and SIL on the 17th. SIL and DD will be in Disney for his birthday. She's been paying on it for almost a year, staying at AKL w/savanna view, one park day (AK) which will include the Caring for Giants tour, a Starlight Safari, and dinners at Jiko and Sanaa. I am jealous, but I know they need the time away, together. Besides, DH and I get to keep the now-9-year-old for the 3 nights they are gone!

BEACH VACATION!!! We have rented a cottage in York Beach, ME for the past 5? 6? summers for a week every August. This is where I spent every summer as a child, where I had my first job, etc. My sister and brother both still live in the area, and my cousins are within an hour drive- and this year, we'll have the little guy with us for the first 4 days (see above)! It won't be as restful as usual, but it'll also be fun. We are renting a different cottage from where we've rented in prior years, and we'll be "babysitting" for the beginning of the trip, but it'll still be fun!

TOMATOES!! Finally, finally everyone's tomatoes are coming to harvest. We'll hit the farmer's markets every weekend this month so we have plenty of fresh tomatoes on hand. I have saved several tomato recipes I've found this year and can't wait to try them with beautiful, delicious fresh tomatoes (instead of those hard, pink things we find in the grocery stores... not really, but grocery store toms can't hold a candle to the bounty that comes forth from gardens in August!)