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Month of Gratitude 2020 on Family Friday

Family Friday

Posted on November 13, 2020November 21, 2020 by Karri Brackett

Month of GratitudeDay 13 Since the pandemic began, Friday nights have been carryout nights. Tonight worked out to just the four of us, so we decided to have Chinese takeout and watch a Christmas movie. I am grateful for a night of family time. Karri Temple BrackettNovember 13, 2020

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Month of Gratitude 2020 on Early Bedtime

Early Bedtime

Posted on November 12, 2020November 21, 2020 by Karri Brackett

Month of GratitudeDay 12 I am an early riser by nature and some days I am just exhausted after work, keeping up with the house, dinner, cleanup and the day to day obligations of life. I am grateful for early nights to bed to just relax with all the pups and get some extra rest.

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Month of Gratitude 2020 on Those Who Serve

Those Who Serve

Posted on November 11, 2020November 21, 2020 by Karri Brackett

Month of Gratitude Day 11 My gratitude for today is for all who have served. Including my father who served in the US Army National Guard. He suffered a terrible injury in training which affected him for the rest of his life. Yet he continued his service many years later in the Patriot Guard. I

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Month of Gratitude 2020 on Projects

Projects

Posted on November 10, 2020November 21, 2020 by Karri Brackett

Month of GratitudeDay 10 I am grateful for downtime in the evenings to work on projects. I began cross stitching again a few years ago and and am working on gifts for Christmas. Karri Temple BrackettNovember 10, 2020

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Month of Gratitude 2020 on Food

Food

Posted on November 9, 2020November 21, 2020 by Karri Brackett

Month of GratitudeDay 9 Today I am grateful for food! Not only that we always have more than enough but for the opportunity to prepare meals for my family. On the nights I feel like cooking that is!! (Tonight’s was chicken bacon cheese quesadillas with black beans). Karri Temple BrackettNovember 9, 2020

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Month of Gratitude 2020 on Decorating Days

Decorating Days

Posted on November 8, 2020November 21, 2020 by Karri Brackett

Month of GratitudeDay 8 I am grateful for time this weekend to start decorating for the holidays. Even though it takes days and days and we have to live in a mess in the meantime! (Sneak peek). Karri Temple BrackettNovember 8, 2020

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Month of Gratitude 2020 on Saturday Nights

Saturday Nights

Posted on November 7, 2020November 21, 2020 by Karri Brackett

Month of GratitudeDay 7 Today I am grateful for the obvious for those of you who know me. * I am grateful for hope and civility and love. But I am also grateful for Saturday nights. Back this summer in the early days of the pandemic we starting doing homemade pizza and a musical on

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Month of Gratitude 2020 on Time at Home

Time at Home

Posted on November 6, 2020November 21, 2020 by Karri Brackett

Month of Gratitude Day 6 For today, I am grateful for a flexible job with Fridays off! I very much enjoy having time to piddle around the house on days like today when I was working on putting away my Halloween and fall decorations in order to decorate entirely too early for Christmas! (I am

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Month of Gratitude 2020 on Family Support

Family Support

Posted on November 5, 2020November 21, 2020 by Karri Brackett

Month of GratitudeDay 5 I had a bad day today. Just the stressors of life got to me and I came home and just needed to chill out. So I took a bath and a nap! My family is wonderful about knowing when I get this way, they shouldn’t take it personally and they always

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Month of Gratitude 2020 on Beauty in Nature

Beauty in Nature

Posted on November 4, 2020November 21, 2020 by Karri Brackett

Month of GratitudeDay 4 Even with all of the sadness and uncertainty in the world, there is such beauty in nature. I am grateful for the glorious color of the trees that can be found in and around Conway during the autumn months. Karri Temple BrackettNovember 5, 2020

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