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Project Discussions:  November 1- Grateful Challenge  |
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Jokamartell
True Blue Farmgirl
1596 Posts
Karen
Kennewick
WA
USA
1596 Posts |
 Posted - Nov 01 2025 : 6:27:25 PM
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Hi sisters!! :)
I wanted to offer up a challenge to each of you. Spend the month of November focusing on gratefulness. Journal/list one thing that you are thankful or grateful for each day. You may share if you want, but it’s not required. I have a few smaller journals/notebooks that I will track my gratitude in. Wanna join me? |
Karen :)
To quote one of my past preschoolers “Not one of those Karens, but a good Karen”! Haha |
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debbieklann
True Blue Farmgirl
3200 Posts
Debbie
Madras
OR
USA
3200 Posts |
Posted - Nov 01 2025 : 6:35:28 PM
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| I will! What a great/fun idea:) |
Debbie Klann
Farmgirl Sister #770
2018 Farmgirl Sister of the Year
January 2020 FGOTM
"Well behaved women seldom make history"...
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich |
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
10685 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
10685 Posts |
Posted - Nov 01 2025 : 6:38:54 PM
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| I'm in. I have a gratefulness journal so do I need to start a new one or can I just continue in this one? |
Denise~~
Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path"
Psalm 119:105
www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com
www.torisgram.etsy.com |
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Blessed in Colorado
True Blue Farmgirl
5400 Posts
Debbie Fischer
Coos Bay
OR
5400 Posts |
Posted - Nov 01 2025 : 6:40:54 PM
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| I would like to do it as well. |
Big Hugs,
Debbie
Farmgirl if the Month for:
September 2012, February 2018, September 2022 and August 2025.
“My altars are My Mountains and the Ocean.” Lord Bryon
When I am old I am wearing Purple. I am Old!!
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PrairiePearl
True Blue Farmgirl
227 Posts
Jeanette
Nanton
AB
Canada
227 Posts |
Posted - Nov 02 2025 : 07:30:45 AM
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| I would love to join you! Thank-you for the inspiration and request to do so :0) |
Jeanette
Farmgirl Sister #8699
~Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God. ~ Corrie Ten Boom
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Bellepic
True Blue Farmgirl
331 Posts
Christine
Santa Ana
CA
USA
331 Posts |
Posted - Nov 02 2025 : 09:04:44 AM
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Ooo! I am grateful for this challenge!
I'm not sure I will revisit a journal, so I'm going to drop my first two here...
Nov 1- Backyard BBQ/graduation celebration-- Fallon played 2 hours with 8 friends from preschool while we recruited their parents to join us for climbing-camping adventures in the spring. I remember worrying in those preschool days that parenthood would be one giant lonely slog and veteran parents tried to assure me that we would find a tribe. I'm glad they were right.
Nov 2- 15K "Dinodash" 15K bike event-- There are so many ways this could have gone sideways. 1 mile in, Fallon's bike launched over a big pinecone, miraculously she recovered her balance, and we pulled over for a calm down water break and to debate the merits of turning around. By mile 9 she was weaving in between pinecones, menacing rocks, and manhole covers, giggling, "You can't fool me!" Similar to Nov 1, somehow we managed to bump into 11 family friends in the space of this short event and isn't even in our home school district. I'm grateful for being in a season where we are surrounded by friends and seeing our kid adopt a growth mindset.
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Farmgirl#8680
www.steamstead.blogspot.com
Oct 2025 FGOTM |
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debbieklann
True Blue Farmgirl
3200 Posts
Debbie
Madras
OR
USA
3200 Posts |
Posted - Nov 02 2025 : 10:39:49 AM
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| Love this, Chris! |
Debbie Klann
Farmgirl Sister #770
2018 Farmgirl Sister of the Year
January 2020 FGOTM
"Well behaved women seldom make history"...
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich |
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Jokamartell
True Blue Farmgirl
1596 Posts
Karen
Kennewick
WA
USA
1596 Posts |
Posted - Nov 02 2025 : 4:42:51 PM
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You can do a journal but you certainly don’t have to do one!! :)
Denise, that’s up to you!! :)
Thank you Chris for sharing!! :) It’s tough to be a parent! Your tribe will ebb and flow with Fallon’s activities and grade level. So glad you ran into so many people you knew!! |
Karen :)
To quote one of my past preschoolers “Not one of those Karens, but a good Karen”! Haha |
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Jokamartell
True Blue Farmgirl
1596 Posts
Karen
Kennewick
WA
USA
1596 Posts |
Posted - Nov 02 2025 : 4:45:14 PM
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| Thanks for joining me, sisters!! :) I find that being thankful for things in my life helps me to see the good things around me!! :) |
Karen :)
To quote one of my past preschoolers “Not one of those Karens, but a good Karen”! Haha |
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nndairy
True Blue Farmgirl
1902 Posts
Heather
Wapakoneta
Ohio
USA
1902 Posts |
Posted - Nov 03 2025 : 10:50:10 AM
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| I don't write it in a journal, but every evening when I'm out back feeding the calves their milk I take a minute to give thanks. For things I have, good things that happened, etc. Helps me remember what's important and let go of the things that aren't. |
~Heather
“I would rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.” — George Washington |
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Blessed in Colorado
True Blue Farmgirl
5400 Posts
Debbie Fischer
Coos Bay
OR
5400 Posts |
Posted - Nov 03 2025 : 11:37:04 AM
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I do keep a journal and have for over 40 years. So in my old age when I forget something from years ago I can look back and remember. I use the same journal to write what I am truly grateful. And over the years there have been so many things I was grateful for.
Today, I am thankful and grateful for every Wildflower in Our Bouquet. Each Wildflower brings so much joy and happiness to my day and I am so grateful to each of you.
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Big Hugs,
Debbie
Farmgirl if the Month for:
September 2012, February 2018, September 2022 and August 2025.
“My altars are My Mountains and the Ocean.” Lord Bryon
When I am old I am wearing Purple. I am Old!!
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debbieklann
True Blue Farmgirl
3200 Posts
Debbie
Madras
OR
USA
3200 Posts |
Posted - Nov 03 2025 : 11:46:21 AM
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| That’s a great way to finish the day, Heather :) |
Debbie Klann
Farmgirl Sister #770
2018 Farmgirl Sister of the Year
January 2020 FGOTM
"Well behaved women seldom make history"...
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich |
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AussieChick
True Blue Farmgirl
101 Posts
Cindy
Esk
Queensland
Australia
101 Posts |
Posted - Nov 03 2025 : 4:28:38 PM
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| Awesome idea, Karen! There is always something to be grateful for, even in the midst of chaos. |
Farmgirl #6058
Farmgirl Sister of the Year 2021
"The happiest people don't have the best of everything, they just make the best of everything they have". |
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
10685 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
10685 Posts |
Posted - Nov 04 2025 : 03:56:36 AM
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| That's true Cindy! I am trying to be grateful even for the not so nice things because I know there is a lesson or something in there for me to learn. It's not easy but I am trying to be grateful in all things. They are all there for a reason. I write in mine as often as I remember and thanks Karen for the challenge to do it each day. |
Denise~~
Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path"
Psalm 119:105
www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com
www.torisgram.etsy.com |
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Bellepic
True Blue Farmgirl
331 Posts
Christine
Santa Ana
CA
USA
331 Posts |
Posted - Nov 04 2025 : 06:16:57 AM
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| Nov 3- Although our internet was cutting in and out throughout the day (great! I need all the help I can get to spend less time in front of screens), I am grateful it held long enough for us to stream Home Alone for our movie night Monday. Fallon was alternately giggling at Kevin's shenanigans and marveling at what an 8 year old could hypothetically do by himself back in the 90's. Plus every time the camera cut to that tarantula on the loose, I thought of you wildflowers and our critters of the month. It is so amazing to be a part of this group. |
Farmgirl#8680
www.steamstead.blogspot.com
Oct 2025 FGOTM |
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debbieklann
True Blue Farmgirl
3200 Posts
Debbie
Madras
OR
USA
3200 Posts |
Posted - Nov 04 2025 : 06:41:25 AM
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| That’s a great movie for kids!! All of my littles have loved it. Merit does the funniest imitation of Marv the burglar. I think the boys even tried setting some booby traps in their house after they watched it. Seven is a fun age :) |
Debbie Klann
Farmgirl Sister #770
2018 Farmgirl Sister of the Year
January 2020 FGOTM
"Well behaved women seldom make history"...
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich |
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Bellepic
True Blue Farmgirl
331 Posts
Christine
Santa Ana
CA
USA
331 Posts |
Posted - Nov 05 2025 : 07:04:03 AM
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Hehe, I'm hoping she doesn't get it in her head to tar the stairs!
Nov 4- We enrolled Fallon into an extra half day of science at the learning center and she loves her new teacher and her welcoming new classmates. I am so relieved she is excited to go back and grateful I got to take the dog for a leisurely extra walk, practice some sidewalk Spanish greetings, and sit in the sun and read for fun for a few extra minutes while "off duty." |
Farmgirl#8680
www.steamstead.blogspot.com
Oct 2025 FGOTM |
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Blessed in Colorado
True Blue Farmgirl
5400 Posts
Debbie Fischer
Coos Bay
OR
5400 Posts |
Posted - Nov 05 2025 : 08:50:03 AM
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| I am grateful for the rain we have been having, our grass is so green. Love this time of year when our grass and flowers are getting an extra drink of water. |
Big Hugs,
Debbie
Farmgirl if the Month for:
September 2012, February 2018, September 2022 and August 2025.
“My altars are My Mountains and the Ocean.” Lord Bryon
When I am old I am wearing Purple. I am Old!!
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Bellepic
True Blue Farmgirl
331 Posts
Christine
Santa Ana
CA
USA
331 Posts |
Posted - Nov 06 2025 : 08:27:22 AM
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Debbie is so right! I love watching our rain barrels fill up.
Nov 5 - Libraries! Not a week goes by when I don't visit our local one. I'm not great with names, but I go so often, I've learned about a half dozen of the librarian names. |
Farmgirl#8680
www.steamstead.blogspot.com
Oct 2025 FGOTM |
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Bellepic
True Blue Farmgirl
331 Posts
Christine
Santa Ana
CA
USA
331 Posts |
Posted - Nov 07 2025 : 08:19:33 AM
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| Nov 6 - The smell of crayons... I am trying to look at my phone less, so I have taken to printing out a daily to do list. I never actually finish it, what with it being 3 columns of stuff and penciling in even more "next actions" throughout the day. So to add some whimsy, I took to crossing each item off with a different colored crayon I borrowed from Fallon. It is so satisfying to see this big colorful pile of crayons in my outbox at the end of the day and with every checked off thing comes with a whiff of nostalgia for those simpler Mr. Rogers days when there was no reason to rush and everything was going to be OK. |
Farmgirl#8680
www.steamstead.blogspot.com
Oct 2025 FGOTM |
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Wanda Sue
True Blue Farmgirl
1705 Posts
Wanda
Murrells Inlet
SC
USA
1705 Posts |
Posted - Nov 07 2025 : 08:34:36 AM
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| I love this Christine, the smell of crayons does bring back good memories of simpler times. |
A day hemmed in prayer is less likely to unravel.
Wanda Sue
Farm Girl #3677
Farmgirl of the Month-August 2022 |
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debbieklann
True Blue Farmgirl
3200 Posts
Debbie
Madras
OR
USA
3200 Posts |
Posted - Nov 07 2025 : 08:45:33 AM
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| I love the smell of a brand new box of crayons:). |
Debbie Klann
Farmgirl Sister #770
2018 Farmgirl Sister of the Year
January 2020 FGOTM
"Well behaved women seldom make history"...
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich |
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Bellepic
True Blue Farmgirl
331 Posts
Christine
Santa Ana
CA
USA
331 Posts |
Posted - Nov 08 2025 : 07:11:23 AM
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| Nov 7 - Handy man. So the 15+ year old washing machine has started showing signs of dementia. First with the funny noises. Jens knew exactly what to do and before any laundry had piled up, he was back from the 'Depot run and the belt was conditioned. Then it seemed like it wasn't really centrifuging all the water out in the last spin cycle. But the load was sheets I hang dry anyway on this wonderful nylon "clothes line" / wet suit drying line Jens winched up and that I routinely commandeer and it is [almost] always sunny in Socal. So Jens again took the washing machine apart, diagnosed the problem and overnight ordered a new sensor. All of this MacGyvering is way outside my skillset. The best I could contribute was researching which replacement models reddit considers closer to "buy it for life" caliber. I am so lucky to have him on my team. |
Farmgirl#8680
www.steamstead.blogspot.com
Oct 2025 FGOTM |
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debbieklann
True Blue Farmgirl
3200 Posts
Debbie
Madras
OR
USA
3200 Posts |
Posted - Nov 08 2025 : 07:14:24 AM
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| He sounds like a keeper!!! |
Debbie Klann
Farmgirl Sister #770
2018 Farmgirl Sister of the Year
January 2020 FGOTM
"Well behaved women seldom make history"...
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich |
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November 1- Grateful Challenge
