30 Days of Thanksgiving ~ Day 21

Things to be thankful for on Saturday:

~ rain (for washing away the pollen, making it easier to weed, and keeping temperatures down)
~ that my two grown boys got to go to the Agricultural Show and other fun stuff, and seeing Dr. Harry (a TV vet)
~ for things getting tidied up around the house
~ for a nice day
~ getting the shopping done, usually it is finished the main part on Thursday, I hope I have all we need for the rest of the fortnight
~ for our second car being fixed, all the niggly little problems on it are fixed and it makes it safe during the hotter weather, it is very unlikely to boil, not sure why the radiator was full of fluff though lol
~ the view of winter-like fog covering nearly all of the mountain

30 Days of Thanksgiving ~ Day 20

Blessings, or things to be thankful for today Friday:

~ my son doing stuff at his new location, applying for jobs, learning to take the bus, exploring new shopping centres and trying new foods, foods that he wants to try
~ quieter times at home, even though I was talking to their brother lots today
~ not too hot
~ enjoying my airconditioned car
~ a lovely book turning up at the library I think it is called Wanted, an Amish story (looks like a good Australian bookstore that I haven't tried, maybe it has other American Christian styled books?)
~ my other son being very helpful
~ my eldest daughter enjoying her new togs
~ an award for my little girl at school for maths
~ household jobs done like buying tickets and making up a bank cheque

Skywatch Friday

The dust has caught up with us today. Yesterday we drove to the regional centre after my husband's work finished. After awhile we could see the dust, and stopped to take a photo. At the regional centre the cars were filthy. Maybe they had had the dust all day. It was quite hot there as well. I was lucky my airconditioning was fixed, and I drove home in comfort. Then sometime during the night the dust followed us. See Tania's post for where I first heard about this dust. My previous post shows the lake and how you can't really see it for dust.

Albury, NSW

30 Days of Thanksgiving ~ Day 19

~ feeling nice
~ overcast and not as hot as expected
~ blog inspiration from Tania to get our radiator fixed, luckily they could fit us in and we could combine that and the shopping trip I had planned for Saturday thanks to late night shopping in NSW, I didn't want to tie up our weekend or take the girls out of school, sometimes necessary living 1 1/2 hours from services
~ the man put in a cable and my airconditioning worked nearly straight away, so no hot trip home


Today's dust, which thankfully settled in the town we went to.

30 Days of Thanksgiving ~ Day 16, 17, 18

Blessings Day 16 Monday ~ my son got a job interview for casual work
~ nice greetings from a person up the street
~ I think it was the first day of the pool season
~ the newspaper said we may be eligible for a discounted satellite telephone

Blessings Day 17 Tuesday ~ my son's voice on the telephone
~ my husband being home again
~ a bargain of a doona like cover, pillow, pillow cases and good old-fashioned sheet for $20.50
~ the interview going well
~ my little girl knowing an author she likes to read, so important at her age transitioning to older books
~ the new classic movie channel on Austar, great for watching things like 101 Dalmations, the kids like that movie
~ a nice friendly teen came to visit

Blessings Day 18 Wednesday ~ the sound of cicadas in the garden
~ an unusual birthday cake made by my girls, very inventive
~ Facebook and birthdays, what an amazing combination
~ beautiful growth on the osmanthus birkwoodi now that they have matured
~ my son doing well looking after himself
~ lovely letters from universities being encouraging, and parcels I paid off during the year arriving
~ the benefits of my prior menu planning and doing work on my books, it helps
~ friendly staff at two banks
~ nice flowers and skies, and still more birds outside, this time a wattlebird I think



The theme for Day 16 is laughter (click on graphic at top to take you to Karla's post).
Day 17 ~ Stretching & Faith.

30 Days of Thanksgiving ~ Day 15

The theme for Day 15 is church.

On Sunday I was watching Australian Idol. The two that will battle it out for the title are Stan and Hayley. They sang their winners albums. I liked Black Box by Stan.

Stan and Hayley had stories of their life. Stan told about his life before his family started going to church, and how a lady there and her story helped him so much. And how after Idol his family have moved forward. Church has made such a big difference to Stan's life as a boy who thought he was trapped in his life in his small town. The world has opened up so much for him. It was wonderful to hear.

I didn't realise the song was about a relationship with a girl, but I like the bit about survival, it suits Stan. I wonder what he would write for himself?



I am thankful for all the things Karla mentioned. Also for the church buildings I know. I am very thankful my daughter goes to church. She has been for three weeks and is sixteen. She gets ready and takes herself there. I am thankful on Sunday I got some new channels to watch on Austar, including a classic movie channel. I was dissappointed though that my girls will be subjected to more ads in between that they shouldn't watch.

That's My World Tuesday

Rural graffiti, taken last Saturday. Apparently the kids were woken from their boredom on the bus on their way to school.