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8 years, 10 dollars, 35+ years .... lots of numbers this week {Thankful Thursday #159} {Numbers go with my One-Thousand Gifts Journal - just ignore}

23 / 8 yrs old.
I can't believe the middle Grand turned 8 years old last week.  I feel like he was just born.... he's growing up so fast.

25 / Q'Doba
I'm still venturing out at work & finding new places for lunch... & I'm super happy that Q'doba is just across the street.  A good vegetarian bowl is top notch for lunch.

27 / New Bible Study
Excited that our Joyster group is starting a new bible study..  & our girls bible study is also starting a new study. I'm just waiting for the book to come in.  Funny thing is, our girls group is doing a study on JOY.  I'm going to do good not to get confused all up in here with my JOYSTERS & doing a study on JOY with my girls. 28 / Candles
I just love candles when its so dark early - gives the home such a cozy look. Plus, the yummy smells.  I love when my house smells like apples pie or cinnamon without me having to cook anything.

29 / Gift card from work
So apparently on top of everything else my work has done lately, I got a gift card for my birthday. They give them out to all the employees on their birthday.... mine had gotten missed in the hustle of the end of the year, but they made sure to get it to me.  Isn't that just the nicest thing?

30 / Family being close
Soooo.... it was weird. Our alarm went off on our house last week... & our front door was open.  We saw it on our security camera that Harvey was just sitting looking at the cracked door.  Not sure if someone tried to break in or what, but I was just freaking out thinking Harvey was going to go out the front door & leave.  The good thing?  Family is near by & they were over at my house right away to check the house & make sure the door was shut.  ....Side note - it was all weird this happened because the two days before, I saw this reallllly strange car driving really slow by the house at 7am... & there was just some weird things that happened with them .... & then Ricky actually saw them driving by later that evening. Their car was VERY noticable. It had like pieces of cars that didnt go on it - like a blue door on a beige car.  I just had a really weird feeling about it & then all this happened with our alarm & door. Hmmmm.....

31 / Survived grocery.
Geez. I really didnt plan on going to the grocery because of the snow storm - it was just the most convenient time to do it... but MANNNNN, it was a nut house. I was in the grocery store for nearly 2 hours.  I never wanted to run & scream more in my life.  But I survived.

32 / Off work early
I'm so glad that my new job is really aware of bad weather & they kept us updated all day long with emails on the status of the roads & then when they knew it was going to be bad, they gave us a time we could leave.  & it was perfect timing. The roads were just starting to get really bad on my drive home. I cant imagine staying another hour & a half & taking those roads.

34 / Home all day
Let me tell you - I so appreciate the days lately that I have had no where to go & nothing to do. They are few & far between. I had plans for Saturday but with the weather, everything got changed & it made me appreciate the lazy day snuggled in the house.  It really is making me rethink my schedule for the year.  I've got to cut back on things. I have to not be so overwhelmed... I need to enjoy some slowness & relaxing in life.  I'm learning this. 38 / Old church friend
I walked into church Sunday to get to my MSM meeting & as I'm walking by, I hear someone say a name.  It's an unusual name - not crazy - but different. & I dont know what made me stop - but I stopped dead in my tracks & turned around & went back to see if it was the same person I knew by that name. It totally was.  This lady actually was a teenager in the church I grew up in & she was in my parent's youth class.  I looked at her & told her who my mom & dad was & she just hugged me - she remembered me immediately.  Come to find out, we are back at the same church together now.... about 35+ years later... isn't that crazy?  She has connected with my parents on Facebook now & I love that the world can be really small sometimes.
