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Today I'm thankful for friends coming back after school whose company I and the kids all enjoy muchly :) I am definitely energised by people so being with them at the 'grot-slot' time of day (ie tired hungry children and wife ready for husband's help upon his return from work) defintely gives me a timely boost!

I asked the family what they were thankful for today. Josh said cups of tea, I said the above and my 5 yr old said his craft box that he got for Christmas, which he was making a 'sparkle stick' with at the time (his invention)!

5 yr old also wrote another thank you letter today. He enjoys doing these :) Today it was to the family that came round after school. He thanked them for coming, for playing mummies and daddies with him (he likes girls company for this type of play - with boys he tends to want to make things and play outdoors), for their Christmas cards and for going to school and playing with him there! I guess these aren't so much things that they have particularly done *for* him except for the cards (not that they don't do things for him - just that he didn't pick those things!) but the point is that he appreciates them and their company I guess - so in that sense it is an expression of gratitude :)

I'm thankful for a fun music session with reception this morning, for the privilege of being so involved with my 5 yr old's school life including being his partner in maths today and him sitting next to me while I took assembly yesterday :) For my mum and dad taking my 2 yr old to the park this morning where it was clear how much fun he had by the muck he was covered in upon return, and the big grin on his face! I love my boys :) For his leftover sandwiches from my mum, which became my lunch that I would otherwise have had to wait a bit longer for, and make for myself (I was very hungry!).

And for the fact that when I was happily in the throws of housework I realised it was suddenly ten minutes after school pick-up time, which gave me *just* enough time to bundle 2 yr old in the car and get down there before we're supoosed to have vacated the premises! Oh, and for the fact I knew 5 yr old would be fine and looked after despite me having no way of contacting anyone (lost phone) even if I was too late :)