My Little Drummer Boys: Grateful for Husbands, founds and even my Mother in law

Saturday, 13 August 2011

Grateful for Husbands, founds and even my Mother in law

Today I am grateful because my husband found our misplaced OFFICE computer discs. I needed them to install on my new laptop (the one I won thanks to Lenovo and Sarah@Ah, the possibilities) . They were somewhat buried in the garage (inside boxes ), stuff packed ready to go into storage.

I was able to finish some business stuff so it was very helpful. We didn't find the MYOB discs so I had to purcha$e an upgrade for that.

The biggest thing I am grateful about is that OFFICE picture manager makes it so easy to compress pictures - to upload to my posts. I was having trouble with the basic Windows installed program.

Still, in the process of finding those Discs - it led to a bigger project which has taken mu Hubby 3 days. Most of our boxes are now being stored off the premises now.

My nose is very grateful for soft Kleenex tissues this week (and last). I could have used a year supply of them too.

Today is my Mother in laws 80th birthday. I may not see eye to eye with her on everything though we have a good relationship. She is a kind and generous with ~~advice~~ everything.

I am most grateful she birthed the love of my life- my husband and raised him to be a loving, caring , househandy man - he loved to clean and vacuum as a boy. We are having a family celebration dinner tonight and her daughter has arranged a high tea afternoon for her with her older friends from the retirement village.
MMM I guess it means we will have CAKE tonight too.

This is one my hubby will love - Credit

Ps - Can you tell I like cake and chocolate - what is your favourite cake ?

What are you grateful for today ?

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Amy @ MahliMoo · 720 weeks ago

OMG, those cakes look divine! Chocolate overload! I love it

Have a great weekend Trish! Good luck with the open house.

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Lionesslady · 720 weeks ago

Oh Wowsers to that cake! Yum!

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Kellie @ ThreeLil · 720 weeks ago

They look so scrummy. Yum! My fave would have to be mud cake - despite the sickly feeling afterwards!! Hehe!!
Happy Birthday to the MIL too! :)

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Jodi@TheScribbleDen · 720 weeks ago

Wow! What a cake and those choccies! Great things to be grateful for x

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Jodie · 720 weeks ago

I had never really thought of my Mother in law as the woman who birthed the love of my life. I am grateful you have helped me have this new perspective of her. Have a lovely weekend Trish. x

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Cassy · 720 weeks ago

Happy Birthday to your mother in law. That cake looks so yummy.

Cassy from Guitar Made Easy

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Norlin · 720 weeks ago

Ooo that cake with chocolates on top really looks so decadent but YUMMY!!! Happy Birthday to your MIL. :)

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@calmblueblogger · 720 weeks ago

Ohhhh that bottom cake looks HEAVENLY!
And yes, I know what you mean about your MIL. Sometimes I have to remind myself that the reason my beautiful husband is here is because of her (even if it often feels that he turned out so well in spite of her!)

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ifthesewalls 41p · 720 weeks ago

Interesting point about being grateful for your Mother in law, I too hadn't REALLY thought about mine like that before. Thank you.

Those cakes look divine!

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Maxabella · 720 weeks ago

Eighty is a real milestone!

I am grateful to my MIL always. She is a good soul who means well. I think the nature of the M/DIL relationship is fundamentally always going to be fraught. We ask our man to make a choice that we would never want our sons to make! x

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Tara · 720 weeks ago

Oh yum! hope you all had a beautiful day xx

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keepcatebusy (Cate) · 720 weeks ago

Love the strike-through - so on the same page with you on that one!
Oh and CHOCOLATE cake for me too please!!
have a great weekend Trish
xxxCate

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Tina Gray {dot} Me · 720 weeks ago

Happy birthday to your mother in law. Those cakes look delicious! Anything chocolate is my favourite :)

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Melissa · 720 weeks ago

Oh my! That Chocolate cake! That's something to be grateful for. :D

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@maidinaustralia · 720 weeks ago

All I feel I have to be thankful for at the moment, is my kids, my health and a roof over our heads. And that is a LOT. And being together!

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Kate Puddles · 720 weeks ago

Ooh I like the look of that cake! My favourite cake changes depending on my mood, at the moment I'm loving cheesecake. I'm always grateful for my mother-in-law she's a gem! I was engaged once before, prior to my husband, and the woman who nearly was my mother-in-law was horrid! My MIL now is an angel amongst angels in comparison!

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heyhoewarren 73p · 720 weeks ago

Seriously, what's not to love about cake! I'm happy as long as its not coffee, or has cherries in it. My favourite though is milk chocolate mud. btw - love your list of things to be grateful for!

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posiepatchwork 26p · 720 weeks ago

Happy birthday to your MIL. I wish i still had one, she passed away 12 years ago so barely got to know how awesome i was (after 5 years, it wasn't enough time) & how amazing her son was, especially as a husband & father, she missed it all. So i truly appreciate anyone who loves their MIL, i certainly can not promise to be a grateful one to the woman who steals my ONLY son away from me - or the boys who marry my girls, it is a hard role to play i think. Love Posie http://posiepatchworkblog.blogspot.com/

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Trish 114p · 720 weeks ago

I am sorry about your MIL . I am thankful because I know people who have terrible MIL. We were married 4 yrs when - my Mother in law came to live with us for 6 years , 5.5 n her own granny flat so we had a lot of time to get to know each other :-) . I think I will be the same and i hope I am as nice a MIL as my mother is !

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jeanie · 720 weeks ago

I am grateful to my MIL - I wish she was on this side of the world (although then perhaps both she and I would see more cracks!) - as I am grateful for all of the family (IRL, in-laws and outlaws)that I have.

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Mums the Word · 720 weeks ago

oh man that cake looks so good! yummo!!

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Denyse · 720 weeks ago

Hello...I just read this post, seeking my WW link...to see that you won the Lenovo Laptop...how bloody awesome...Trish, I am so happy for you. A win to a winner...Congrats...D X

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Denyse · 720 weeks ago

Um, sorry not Weight Watchers ...been there...and that's all I will say...I meant the other WW..Wordless Wednesday. Thanks D

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Coupon Codes · 720 weeks ago

Husbands do come in handy. I'm certainly grateful for mine!

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