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401-450 One Thousand Gifts List

401. 2 ft. high double inflatable queen size mattress for camping
402. Making our own Advent wreath
403. That first cup of coffee in the morning
404. A fresh piece of paper just waiting for my scribbles
405. An orderly To-Do list with each item checked off!
406. Fiscars Scissors
407. Riding on the merry-go-round
408. pink shoes
409. The Christmas wreath I decorated with old glass ornaments handed down to me from my grandmother
410. Fun character band-aids
411. Clear band-aids (for when I don’t want to draw attention to my owies!)
412. Making homemade candy at Christmas
413. My ultra yummy chocolate fudge
414. smooth wooden bowls
415. The smell of cedar
416. Birch trees
417. Finding treasures in my kids pockets (before going in the wash)
418. Tying a perfect bow on a daughter’s dress
419. Polar fleece
420. My Mama’s Amish Sugar Cookies made @ Christmas
421. Decorating Mama’s sugar cookies with icing and sprinkles
422. Making Candy Cane Coffee Cake with my Mama
423. Getting a note from a teen thanking me
424. Getting a note from a teen’s parent(s) thanking me
425. A free car wash from Mr. Steady and the kiddos
426. My girls cleaning out the car once a week
427. Watching the smoke puff out of chimneys against the twilight night sky
428. The creak of the porch swing and the jingle of the chain
429. My daughter telling me “You’re the bestest teacher I’ve ever had.”
430. When one of my children says they are sorry and truly, heart deep means it
431. The opportunity to shower mercy on my children
432. Eating a brownie for breakfast
433. Seeing the look of love in my husband’s eyes
434. The little muscle that ticks in my hubby’s jaw when he is getting angry (good alert!)
435. Pinky swears
436. Pink lemonade
437. Kool-aid colored play dough (love the smell)
438. No Barbies (Mr. Steady set that command in stone before a single girl was born to us!)
439. The colors orange and green together
440. Standing for the flag
441. Clapping for the soldiers who parade by and shouting “Thank You, Thank You”
442. Seeing my children doing #440-441 before I say anything
443. Signing please and thank you in ASL
444. The ASL sign for bathroom (I no longer have to make an announcement across a crowded room- just give the signal instead)
445. Teaching our children ASL as babies so that they could communicate without whiny grunts and pointing
446. Bibs- really big full-coverage bibs with that little plastic pocket to catch everything in
447. My Great Gram Clark’s aprons
448. My girls and I cooking together wearing our Kitchenwear aprons
449. Watching Maiden learn to sew
450. Putting up the harvest