By Maya | January 5, 2009

I Am Thankful for the Same Old Routine

I am thankful that tomorrow will be “just another day” in my world.  At least, I think it will be.  Sometimes too much of a good thing wears me out.  And, I do suppose that I have enjoyed about as much of the holidays as I can for a while.  Of course, I will be [...]

By Maya | January 3, 2009

I Am Thankful for Christmas Trees

Okay, so the holiday season is all but officially over and I am thankful to have the Christmas tree out of the house.  It was a bit of an ordeal, but by the time evening arrived we had managed to get the tree undressed without damaging one limb and planted in the row of firs [...]

By Maya | January 1, 2009

I Am Thankful for A New Day and a New Year

Good Morning!  And, Happy New Year!
I am always amazed at how the marking of a new year on the calendar seems to create a new attitude.  This morning most of us (the AARP-ers) in the neighborhood got together for coffee.  The only real difference between this morning and yesterday is that we are a day [...]

By Maya | December 21, 2008

I Am Thankful for Grandchildren

This will be the last post until the new year.  Today I am a new step-grandmother.  It’s a first grandchild for our family and needless to say everyone is out of control.  I plan to be away from this computer or any computer for the next week or so.  There is so much excitement abounding [...]

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