Just Because

Just because I appreciate you.

 

By Angie Quantrell @angiequantrell

Happy April!

appreciation

 

for friends, family, and like

 

thank you, dear heart true

 

 

~ Angie Quantrell

 

 

Thank you for reading, commenting, and following this blog. I appreciate each one of you. Invite your friends and family to join the fun. Thanks!

 

 

Have a beautiful first day of April. Just because.

 



Just Because cards by Angie Quantrell

Note: Here is a list of materials I used when making these greeting cards: cardstock, old fashioned library cards, brads, washi tape, glitter tape and glue, rubber stamps, ink pads, watercolor resevoir paint brush

You can see more card creations and cards I love on my Pinterest Rubber Stamping board. The link will take you right to my board. @AngieQuantrell

Being Thankful

Another Thanksgiving has passed us by.

I'm always a bit sad when it is gone. It's such a long year until the next Thanksgiving and I love having a reason to reflect on those things for which I am thankful.

We had a quiet day of celebration with a grand total of 11 people (plus 1 in utero, so I could count that as 12) at our table. It was a wonderful day.

Here are some 'things' for which I am thankful.

 

Grandbaby number 5 and her/his mommy, Jamie Lee, the talented seamstress and teacher

 

Shoes by the door

 

My Donavyn, who can figure out how to open anything (I mean anything)

 

Donavyn and my baby playing cars

 

My Hayden (6 and in 1st grade)

 

My Miss Khloe (4 and in preschool)

 

The meal

 

My baby girl, Mommy and future college student

 

My baby's baby, My Gage

 

My baby boy, Mr. Mechanic, daddy of 1 and another that's getting ready to surprise us

 

Mr. Collin, daddy of 3, 4-wheelin' dude (trying not to be in the picture)

 

My honey (who recently, uhm, went dumpster diving when he accidently dropped in his glasses) - don't worry, he washed his hands a million times

 

Mommy naps

 

Bonding boys

 

Popsicle prince

 

Popsicle princess

 

Papa and his 'silly' hat

 

Grandma Carole

 

As you can see, I am thankful for quite a few things, er, people. I just have to remember to be thankful throughout the year, not just on the fourth Thursday of November.

 

Did you notice all of the 'my's? I claim relationship with these blessings in my life.

 

(Not pictured: So many people. Missed you! I claim you as 'my,' too.)

 

Happy Thanksgiving! I'd love to hear your thankful list. 

Thankful Thursday Brought to You By the Letter Uu

Today's Thankful Thursday is brought to you by the letter Uu.

Ugh . . . I think this may be a short list!

Things for which I am thankful that begin with the letter Uu:

~ underwear (yes, I really am thankful for them)

~ Universe - it's a great place to live

~ umbrellas, because they are fun

~ unconditional love from Jesus

~ understanding family and friends

~ union - the marriage between my honey and me

~ unspoken criticism

~ United States

~ U (as in, you!)

And that's it folks! The Uu section in the dictionary, where I looked for ideas, is quite small.

What are you thankful for that begins with the letter Uu? Maybe you can come up with more things than I did!

Thankful Thursday Brought to You By the Letter Rr

Perfect! This Thankful Thursday is brought to you by the letter Rr, raspberry being one such thing for which I am very thankful and of which I just ate above and beyond a single serving. Mmmm.

Here's a list of things beginning with Rr for which I am thankful:

~ raspberries (also called raspbabies at our house)

~ rocks. Yes. I have hauled tons of pretty rocks home.

~ ripe fruits and vegetables

~ real friends

~ Redeemer (as in my Redeemer, Jesus)

~ rides (in Disneyland)

~ riding (on horses and motorcycles)

~ rabbits and raccoons

~ relatives (even the crazy ones - you know who you are)

~ relaxation

~ rain (please, Lord, we need rain!)

~ rainbows

~ ranches (fruit and/or animals)

~ Rapture (coming soon, don't you think?)

~ reading

~ recreation

~ re-do's (also called do-overs, but that doesn't begin with Rr)

~ redecorating (too much fun)

~ rings (from my love and my mama)

~ resuscitation, which was used several times on my dad (he is alive and well, feisty as always)

~ roses

~ roots (literal and figurative)

~ rubber stamps


Did my list of Rr items reveal any real reasons for thankfulness for you? I'd love to hear.

Thankful Thursday ~ Brought to You By the Letter Qq

Welcome to my favorite letter ~ Qq!

At least that is what I told my students. It sure helped them connect Qq with Mrs. Quantrell.

I do have lots of favorite letters though, about 26 of them. Qq just happens to be an important part of my family.


Some things that begin with Qq for which I am thankful:

~ Mr. Quantrell - 30 years of fantastic married life with my man coming up on Monday, June 22.

~ Quantrell's! (We do have rather a large clan.)

~ all the little Quantrell's (Hayden, Khloe, Donavyn, Gage and their parents Chelsie and Collin, Taylor and Jamie), though their last name may be different than Quantrell

~ quarters - the fastest way to get to a dollar

~ quail with their cute topnotches

~ quiet (see above - quiet is an important commodity)

~ quilts, oh so colorful and cozy


And that about wraps up the list of Qq words of things I would share on a thankful list. Not too many words or things begin with Qq, which makes Qq that much more special.

Have a quonderful day!

PS Do you have something that begins with Qq for which you are thankful?

What's In Your Garden?

Lovely lilies nesting beside a laden lavender bush make me sigh with quiet pleasure.

Isn't that what gardens are about? To admire the beauty and give thanks to the One who created such gifts?

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day!

Moms, we thank you for all you've done for us and how you love us. Thank you!

Thanks for . . .

picking up our messes
wiping our tears
holding our hands
sending us on our way
welcoming us back home
keeping us in line
making us behave
teaching us to serve
loving us regardless
taking us to church
taking care of us
being on our team
telling us no
letting us learn the hard way
telling us yes
sometimes pretending not to see
working your fingers to the bone to keep us healthy, clean, and fed
sacrificing for us

Mostly, moms, thank you for being you!

We love you.

XOXOXO

***Photos are of some of the wonderful moms in our family.

Thankful Thursday Brought to You By the Letter Jj

Today is Thankful Thursday, brought to you by the letter Jj.

Things beginning with Jj for which I am thankful:

~ Jesus

~ jelly beans

~ jack-o-lanterns

~ Jehovah

~ jasmine

~ jelly

~ jays (birds)

~ jet planes (to take me places)

~ jobs (to earn money for living expenses)

~ joints (NOT that kind; the ones on my body so I can bend and move)

~ journeys = adventures

~ July (summer vacation)

~ junipers

~ John (the book of)

~ johns (as in toilets; I do love indoor plumbing - as opposed to outdoor)

~ joy

~ June, the month of our 30th anniversary

~ jokes

~ jerky, especially pepper and teriyaki


Just joking and jesting, but jiggling jello doesn't jump and makes a jubilant mess on my jeans. (My silly attempt to use lots of Jj words in one sentence.)

What are you thankful for?

Thankful Thursday Brought to You By the Letter Ii

It's Thankful Thursday again, brought to you today by the letter Ii.

(Let me tell you, Ii is a hard one to consider!)

Here are some things for which I am thankful that begin with the letter Ii:

~ ice cream (How can I not begin with ice cream?)

~ I AM

~ iguanas

~ igloos (pretty cool homes for menopausal women)

~ Impress (the rubber stamp store)

~ ice

~ illustrations

~ insects (especially ladybugs, praying mantis', and bees)

~ illumination

~ islands (where I would like to visit)

~ Ireland (where I would really like to visit and perhaps live)

~ Isaiah (the book in the Bible)

~ irrigation for those of us living in deserts

~ Italy (another place I would love to visit)

~ itinerary (meaning I am traveling)


It's nearly impossible to imagine large quantities of images of items beginning with Ii. And ideas?

Thankful Thursday - Brought to You By the Letter Hh

Brought to you by the letter Hh, Thankful Thursday is once again upon us.

Here are some things beginning with Hh for which I am thankful.

~ heart

~ HUGS

~ hands

~ hips - for holding babies and grands

~ horses

~ hands

~ hawks

~ helpers (like the cat who is practically on my keyboard)

~ Hawaii

~ HAWKS (as in Seahawks)

~ hair (on my head, not on my chin or upper lip)

~ happy faces bathed in contentment

~ harmony

~ Harrison Ford :)

~ health (good, with which I am blessed)

~ Hebrews (the people and the book)

~ heirlooms

~ Hills (my maiden name, so my family)

~ hogs (love my bacon)

~ honey bees and their honey

~ hummingbirds

~ hydrangeas

~ H2O


What are thankful for that begins with Hh?

Happy hunting.

Thankful Thursday - Thankful for Things that Begin with D

It's thankful time for things that begin with D.

~ doggies

~ donuts

~ dessert

~ drawing

~ daylight

~ deere (as in John)

~ dehydrator (especially in the summer and fall)

- Disneyland

~ driving

~ delivery (of pizza and of children and grandchildren)

~ due dates (that means I'm writing)

~ due dates (that means another grand is on the way)

~ disciple (being one of Jesus)

~ deciduous trees (fall colors)

~ dairy products

~ daffodils

~ dolphins, deer, donkeys

~ Denver (really, I love Denver)

~ dragonflies

~ dearest (my honey)

~ dinner (you can call me anything you like, just don't call me late for dinner)

~ diligence

~ differences (or else we would all be the same)

~ dimples

~ dirt

~ destinations (for travel)

~ dreams (fun to imagine as coming true)


D is rather a drastic letter to consider in terms of objects. Drums, Dodo's, dinosaurs . . . determined to depend on D for defining my thanks.

Angie Quantrell loves the challenges found in words. Being thankful is a necessary character trait for one who is at peace with swirling events around her. I am truly thankful.

A Month of Thanks - November 30 - You, My Readers

Take a peek in the mirror. I am thankful for you!

Today, November 30, I am thankful for you, the readers of this blog.

Thank you for taking time to read what I write about the happenings in my life. I love sharing pictures and tales with you, frustrations, challenges, successes, and much more. You are the inspiration for my muse.

Some things I love to share with you ~

loves
funny stories
differences of opinion with my man
the kitties
the grands
the children
the parental units
books
recipes
hobbies
travel adventures
friends
thanks
problems
joys
'issues'
my faith

Thank you. You make it all worthwhile.

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