Be Prepared, Prepared, Prepared. It's the Motto of the Scouts. TToT week 52

First off, I want to apologize to all of you who left such lovely and funny comments last week.  I read them all, but I just never had time to respond.  And I didn't have time to make it through the links.  I may not get to reply again this week, but I will have time to read and comment on yours, seeing as how...

I'm in Kansas City for a regional soccer tournament Buttercup's team unexpectedly made it to.  There is a stupid rule which says the teams can't play more than one game each day, so we are stuck there for up to 4 days.  I'll have plenty of time to read in the hotel after Cuckoo goes to bed.

Oh, and I'm meeting Dyanne while I'm there.

I know you're jealous.  We'll be posting on Instagram to throw it in your faces.

Because I had to write this 4 days before it goes live, some of these thankfuls are going to be assumptions.  I'll let you know which is which.

Things that really happened for which I'm thankful:

1.  Soccer season ended.  We finished the season with our home tournament, and three of the four kids' teams ended with the winning trophy.  It was a long weekend, but it was fun.  It was the last club game Phoenix will ever play, and I was kinda surprised to find myself sad for it to end. 

2.  Tryouts for next year's club teams for Giant and Star are over.  Remember Star's coach I didn't agree with? After tryouts I was finally able to tell him what I thought of him.  It felt wonderful.  

3.  I have met some good friends through the kids' soccer teams.  They have added much fun to my life.

  

4.  I have been able to get a couple posts written for while I'm gone next week.  Teaser:  I interviewed some kids.  Four and six year olds don't really understand "interview".

5.  I was able to take the photos for our newest priest and actually get them downloaded onto my computer.  It was a gorgeous Mass and a fun reception afterwards.  My knee held out, despite the constant walking and crouching.     

6.  I am thankful for the friend who loaned me the camera equipment to take the aforementioned photos.  My camera is getting old, and one of my lenses is broken. 

Things for which I predict I'll be thankful:

7.  I got the camera back to my friend in the same number of pieces in which I found it.

8.  I remembered to take everything on the trip, but more importantly, Buttercup remembered everything she needed for the game.

9.  Cuckoo behaved beautifully while we were there.

10.  I met Dyanne and we talked and laughed and had soooo much fun for hours and hours and promised to be friends forever and ever and did a little pinky swear.  (We would have done the prick your finger and exchange blood thing of yesteryear, but that's just gross.  And unnecessarily painful.)

Alrighty.  There's my ten.  It is your turn, but I won't have the linky thing here today.  I had to get this ready waaaay before Lizzi put the code together.

Go here to link your thankful post!

If you don't blog, I'd love to hear about the things that made you smile this week.

Have a lovely day!