I missed Thankful Thursday, but I've been keeping a daily thankful note, and I really am thankful. It's been a long, strange week, but everything is good.

- F came in 10th in the County Spelling Bee! I'm even more thankful that she has a healthy attitude about competitions; it's fun, but she's happy wherever she places. And being one of the ten best spellers in our County is pretty cool!

- F loved the books I got her. She loved them so much, she read them all in two days. But better than that, she was super excited to lend them to her friend K who had also read the first two. I love that she loves to share!

- D's mum said that she will help with some of the cost of F's upcoming weekend soccer camp. My mom helped, too. They love their granddaughter!

- D's sister confirmed that our dates to visit her when we're in the UK are ok. I can't tell you what a relief this is, since she has a habit of trying to control our schedule. (Which is difficult when a lot of it is controlled by camps and other things in the summer; plus we already got our plane tickets and those dates were based on the best pricing).

I am also thankful that I have work. I am just about to call a contractor I work with that has a project for me. Cool!