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Gift Gang Letter

Copies of the following letter will be included in 86 bags of gifts that will be hung on door handles of rooms in the Cancer Care Alliance units of University of Washington Medical Center this coming Friday.

Preparing for this activity every year always provides me with opportunities for gratitude. Not just gratitude for health and prosperity, also gratitude for the painful lessons that I learn every year in my efforts to be the strong, independent, thoughtful and perfect daughter…

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Added by Baia on December 6, 2011 at 10:53am — 2 Comments

2009 Official US Celebration of Gratitude

This was my post today to the TBD on Ning Wall of Gratitude. Younger daughter suggested that I should post it here, too so here you go! Happy Thanksgiving!

"Good morning all my friends in gratitude!

Today is the official government-recognized annual celebration of gratitude.

Of course, we all know that gratitude is something that we all can indulge in on a daily basis without having to cut back due to ill-effects. Unlike stuffing and pie and gravy. The more we are… Continue

Added by Baia on November 26, 2009 at 4:11pm — No Comments

Second Grade Soccer

At the middle school playing fields on Saturday, I watched the clash of the second grade titans from the sidelines. It was the Whites versus the Blues. Our Dylan was on the Whites and he was glad to see his best friend from pre-K, Benjamin, among the Blues on the field defending the opposite goal. For an hour as the boys ran up and down the field, kicking at the ball and often at each other by accident, I watched with the other relatives. No score was kept and calls of encouragement filled the… Continue

Added by Baia on September 21, 2009 at 10:00am — 2 Comments