Thanks for the First Half of November

 

11/1/20: Thank you for continuing virtual church services, even after you resume an in-person meeting! 

11/2/20: Thanks to an understanding Zoom book study group for How to be an Anti-Racist, who all allowed me to turn off my video after talking with family members planning to celebrate Thanksgiving in a large group during Covid. 

 11/3/20: Today I am thankful for peanut butter, yummy peanut butter that makes apples transform into decadent treats. Spread a little peanut butter on a flax, oat bran, and whole wheat pita, add a little all fruit jam, and you have a dessert made in heaven. Delicious! 

 11/4/20: Our Illinois Governor and legislature voted in election day as a holiday this year, so I am thankful I was able to enjoy the unseasonably warm November day, cleaning out vegetable beds in the garden and trimming a few branches. It felt good to be outside, even getting in a short bike ride to mail a card and benefits form and enjoying my long dog walks even more! 

 11/5/20: Thank you for summer in November for happy dog walks and time to work in the garden after school. 

 11/6/20: Thank you for a fun RISE Conference committee, who all make it a celebration on Zoom when we meet. Thank you for long drives and new discoveries and spurts of research creativity, too!  

11/7/20: Thank you for a quick morning without ablutions to prepare me for a fun morning of raking and blowing leaves for our Helping Hands day. 

 11/8/20: Thanks to the continuing good weather, I’m digging into my summer clothes for church dresses and shorts. 11/9/20: Thanks for one more day of sunny 70s giving me a perfect day to wash windows, mulch leaves with my mower, and naturally fertilize my garden beds with compost! 

11/10/20: Thanks for a good Tuesday of excellent grading, class prep, and reading. 

11/11/20: Today I am thankful for completing tasks and checking off items on my to-do list. 

11/12/20: I am thankful for sunshine today and good walks and students who show up for conferences. 

11/13/20: I am thankful for time today. With grading completed, I started creating a video for the Green Team at.Charleston’s Wesley United Methodist Church. 

 11/14/20: My thankful moment today happened on a drive into the country where we saw a huge buck running through a backyard in that rich neighborhood on the hill above the horse farm.

11/15/20: Thanks to November rain and wind to blow it away and blow in the sun for a few more days of fall.