Thankful Thursday

Slacking on my blogging. :P Just feels like there's less to record with sons off doing their own thing. In any case, here's my list of things I'm thankful for today...

1. Micah's social life. So happy that Micah's thriving down in Boulder and enjoying his roommates, teammates, classmates, and friends. Here's a picture he sent me of him and his roommates earlier this month when it snowed...

They named the snowman Dexter apparently. :) He was made down the street from their house, at a nearby park. (Incidentally, we decided to let Micah take a car to have in Boulder shortly after this. He didn't have a car in his first year at CU Boulder; parking on campus just didn't make sense. Now that he has a place to park at his rental house, though, having the option to drive occasionally and stay warmer seems good. We're hoping he stays healthier as a result. When he picked up the car, he also remembered to take his winter coat and gear, lol.)

2. Asher's social life. Similarly, I'm so happy that Asher has found friends at UNC. He's been spending time with his taekwondo clubmates, fellow PE students (both in classes and through the PE Club), the lightsaber group that occasionally has organized battles, and even his roommates. Last weekend, he and four of his clubmates competed at a local tournament...

Overall, they did better than last year at the same tournament and had a great time together. Asher chose not to compete in all the events, just focusing on the board breaking. 

3. Nathan's new job. I don't know that I've actually mentioned it here, but Nathan started a new job back in October. He's now working at August Health, still doing software engineering/programming. His day to day life is fairly similar (still working from home) but he likes this new company's leadership and team better. He's been both appreciating and battling the challenge of learning new systems. Overall, it's been a good move, resulting in a better work/life balance and a happier Nathan. Thankful.  

(I'm very thankful, too, that we continue to have good medical insurance. I'm less thrilled at the hours I've already spent transitioning things over...still working on getting Micah's monthly prescription filled and learning the new procedures and figuring out what's in network, specifically in the two boys' college towns. Bleh.)

4. Fall clean up. With our gloriously longer and beautiful fall, we had to wait a bit before we could tackle fall clean up in our yard this year. Last weekend, we were finally able to clear the gutters (using the leaf blower), trim back foliage, mulch, mow, etc. 

By the time we'd finished the front yard, our yard waste container was full so we opted to wait on the back yard. Plus, our neighbor's tree along our back yard fence hadn't gotten the message that it was fall yet so was still full of leaves. I'm thankful that our big winds on Tuesday took care of that for us, so now our back yard clean up will be able to proceed this coming weekend. It'll be nice to have that done. (Also, that will be the last opportunity to use the yard waste container for the season anyhow.)

So. That's my list for now. Incredibly thankful for a great many more things but turning my attention, for the time being, to figuring out next week, lol. Safe travels to any of you who will be traveling for Thanksgiving and warm thoughts to all!