Multitude Monday ~ 1000 Gifts: Thanksgiving Retrospection

We tend to forget

that happiness doesn't come

as a result of getting something we don't have,

but rather recognizing and appreciating what we do have.

~ Fredrick Keonig ~

# 584 three gorgeous middler girls who peeled 16 pounds of potatoes with sweet attitudes so their mama didn't have to

#585 bandaids to cover resulting sore spots on those sweet little hands

#586 friends ~ the blessing of an abundance

#587 my dear friend who's been the best big sister for the last several years... something (since I was the big sister) I've wished for as long as I can remember

#588 clean floors

#589 falling asleep before 10 o'clock

#590 my favorite skirt, just perfect for autumn weather and Thanksgiving holidays

#591 the color green

#592 anticipating reunions

#593 skyping with friends and family, hearing their voices, their laughs... seeing their smiles, their tears, their love...

#594 hugs from teens who haven't grown too big to let their mama hold them still

#595 watching, hearing ~ boys becoming teen young men laugh as we read The Great Turkey Walk

#596 our littlest turning 2 - her stubborness, her giggles, her exploding vocabulary, her cuddles and snuggles, her amazing from birth and still uncontrollable hair

#597 pumpkin trifle from scratch... and with a little help that came in a care package from Michigan

#598 rice to rescue cell phones that have been inadvertently bathed

#599 new tires, and those who helped get them for us

#600 realizing that in the past few months, I've listed 600 things for which I'm thankful... and also realizing that I haven't even scratched the surface...

#601 seeing the words "Gotta say 'Bye.' My plane is boarding in about 10 minutes..." pop up on that computer screen. I so dislike goodbyes ~ but that one means my favorite hello is about en route...