Thankful Thursday

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Hi everyone! We are joining Brian’s Thankful Thursday Blog Hop.

I am thankful that my 2 great nieces and great nephew have a big village. They are all playing basketball and some games are at the same time, but there are enough of us, even with one set of grandparents wintering in Florida, that every kid has an audience. The Great One scored 2 baskets at her last game. The Boy doesn’t actually have games, it is just a clinic to practice. They have different colored balls and he didn’t get a purple one so that was it, he was not participating. I give him credit for holding his ground. From an early age we get trained to accept less than we want or deserve. I hope he always holds out for the purple ball.

I am also thankful that at The Great One’s game, Typhoid Mary and The Boy had me sit between them because they both wanted to sit with me. That made me very happy.

This photo is hard to see, but the fire from the fish toy ended up in the cabin so it looked like an attempted arson. Good thing I noticed and removed it. 🙂

I have a favor to ask for Typhoid Mary. She is a Girl Scout and set a goal of selling 150 boxes. She is almost there, 33 left to go. I realize you all live far away so delivery is not an option. They do mail them for orders over 4 boxes if anyone really likes cookies. There is another option of donating one to the military. No pressure, I just thought I would ask just in case anyone wants to do that.  Thank you.

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I skipped the poem yet again.

Here are the Friendly Fill-Ins for tomorrow. I came up with the first two and my wonderful co-host, Lorianne of Four-Legged Furballs came up with second two.

1. I used to think ___________________, but I was wrong.
2. Every time I plan to _________________, I _________________________.
3. I’m already looking forward to the month of _________ because _________.
4. When it comes to social media, I _________.

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  2. I am sorry that the fish toy was hazardous.
    How sweet that your ‘greats’ love you so much…all your time spent with them is paying off…memories, love and good times all in a ‘package’ to savor always!
    That’s kind of funny about the purple ball.LOL!

  3. It’s great that all three children enjoy playing the game. And that there are parents and grandparents to participate in the audience. Sports is very necessary for children’s growth I think.

  4. I had to smile at the purple ball episode with The Boy!! Been there ad lived with that!!!

  5. How sweet the ‘greats’ want to sit with you. That’s a cute story about the purple ball. Good luck to Typhoid Mary selling Girl Scout cookies, and I hope she reaches her goal.

  7. You are lucky to have your “greats” living nearby. You enrich each other’s lives.

  12. I too would hold out for the purple ball! I am sure all three kids are so happy to have you in their lives. Happy the cardboard cabin didn’t burn down. MOL! XOCK, angels Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid & Sawyer, Lisbeth, Calista Jo, Cooper Murphy, Kizmet, Audrey, Raleigh, Gibbs & Tali

    1. Thank you. 🙂 Yes, it is. I am not a sports fan and never played any- maybe that is why I am so odd. 🙂 XO

  15. Ellen, we want to buy 6 and donate them to the military or wherever they are needed. That helps her get down to 25….But I see no place to say they are for donations and I just wish to pay and let them do the rest. How to do that???

    1. Thank you. 🙂 That is sweet of you to donate. I emailed you the instructions to find the donation part. XO

  17. The purple ball is a lesson to live by! Good for The Boy. Ellen, there is so much to be said for being loved and needed. Very sweet of The Boy and Typhoid Mary… you are a most fun and “cool” Great Aunt. What do kids say now for “cool”? You are making wonderful memories for them… you have been doing that for them for a long time☺️

  18. What fun to be able to take turns going with different kids to their games/practices. I’ll bet they all enjoy having you there.

    I donated 4 boxes, I remember when my girls did the cookie sales.

  20. Love the fish in that pic. But probably a good idea to move it so there won’t be a problem with the fire.

  21. Sorry I missed this post BUT I agree that you are the very best Aunt those kiddos could possibly have. You are involved in everything they do, they know you are going to always be there for them. It’s a very SPECIAL gift and relationship. You AND THEY are lucky!

    Hugs, Pam

  22. Charlee: “Good on The Boy for holding out for the purple ball! Our Dada of course would’ve been holding out for the orange ball, if there was one.”
    Chaplin: “Good thing you caught that fish before it burned down the cabin! See, I knew there was a reason we should eat them.”

  24. We love that they wanted to sit between you, it made us smile big😊Good on the boy…purple is so our color too…MOL…Our twofeet niece and nephew are scouts too. They still like it, the boy is now a water scout, he’s 17 and the girl…well…she scouts along, she’s 14. Hope Typhoid Mary continues to be such a great scout.Crossing paws with her goal😸Extra Pawkisses for all of you🐾😽💞

    1. Thank you. 🙂 Not sure how long Typhoid Mary will be a scout, this is year 3 for her. Her sister quit after 2 yrs. XO

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