Thankful Thursday

Yup. It's Thursday again. Here are things I'm thankful for today...

1. Facebook. I know many don't like Facebook, and I definitely have my moments. But, in general, I'm mostly thankful for it and the way it allows people to connect. For example, last week one of my cousins shared this...

That's my dad in the back row...third from the left in the glasses. This was taken in junior high, and a historian at the Prosser Museum was trying to identify all of the people in the photo. Through Facebook, she was able to get all the names and made families happy with the memories in the process.

2. Backyard space. I mentioned before that Asher and Micah have been doing karate again via Zoom. I'm particularly thankful recently that our backyard has enough space for the two of them...

 
This is them doing an escrima stick lesson/workout in the backyard in the rain. (The umbrella is protecting the laptop.) After that, Micah stayed outside for a check in for his second degree black belt testing. Now that they're bigger, the basement doesn't work when they need to do forms or combinations. ;)

3. Emoji Charades & other games like that. We enjoy family game nights...mostly always have. Our latest find was Emoji Charades. Micah introduced us to it and we had great fun learning it recently. Basically, one person has the phone and is given prompts. He/she must use only the emojis provided to try to get the others to guess the prompt. (The emojis show up on our tv, though other devices would work also.) The categories are pretty fun and we did better than expected. :) We also enjoy many of the Jackbox Party games like Trivia Murder Party, You Don't Know Jack, Fibbage, and a bunch of others. We still pull out the board or card games, but sometimes it's nice to have this option using our phones...rounds tend to go quicker and are generally more hilarious. 

4. Asher's singing. Asher's computer and study area is in pretty much the middle of the house. When he works, you can always tell his mood just by listening. My favorite is when he sings. He's got a lovely voice and, if he's singing, things are good. I'm thankful that he's often singing. 

5. Unexpected visits. My brother stopped by this morning. He was in the area for work (he works for CenturyLink) and decided to drop by. It wasn't a long visit, but it was actually really nice to have someone outside of the five of us to talk to in person, lol. Plus, his stories always entertain us, and Micah was inspired after he left to go workout some more in the basement. ;) 

So. That's my list today. We're down to a little over a week left in classes for the school year for all three of my boys, and final projects, papers and tests have stress levels a little higher than normal. Wish us luck!