i'm thankful for the sunlight,

and the clothing on my back.

i'm thankful for my husband,

(and yes i do mean that).

i'm thankful for my children,

that i get to watch them grow.

i'm thankful for the days gone by,

and for things i've come to know.

i'm thankful for my home

and for the roof above my head,

i'm thankful for dirty dishes,

that mean my family's been fed.

(multiple meanings to the title there ;))

i loved this photo by nathanb, and sfdetroiter's tiny story sparked this one.

i love cnpphotos's loving codependence -

i saw diane's comment on briannaaleigh's "leaving" and i immediately thought of this.

i love the concept.

remixed orignal RECords of words from the amazing metaphorest and images from the incredible linedreamer

i loved saintmakers story - and i immediately thought of this image...

for gaby's hitRECord challenge 2012 collab, karengayle challenged me to select the first random text or image RECord under the "random RECord" button - and REmix it...

the button pulled up "(icon) soledad" by ighess...and i chose to remix it with annemarije's awesome poem "reading."

i edited the poem slightly, mainly for rhythm...and i changed the last line to suit the remix (imho).

thanks for the challenge karen! (wasn't easy! - but was fun :))

little sally anne marie

sings gentle little melodies

sitting in her mason jar

singing tunes made up of stars

little sally anne marie

loves her melodic harmonies

so sad a sight she might first seem

but she spins songs out of her dreams

she sits alone in echoes of glass

where her songs inside are trapped

to spin around her endlessly

she really is a sight to see

four little feet tucked under her chin

her music with a gentle spin

floating around inside her jar

made up of shining, glowing stars.

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amber challenged me to write a story for her monster collab (picking a monster and naming it if it didn't have a name already). i picked this one and named her sally anne marie :)