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Nantucket, MA
30 Days of Thanks, Life
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November 2, 2012

30 Days of Thanks, Day Two

Today started out gray and dreary — one of those days when it’s hard to get up the motivation to do anything, especially in a slightly messy house with a little girl seemingly in need of constant entertainment.  But then I remembered the ECC (early childhood center), a free grant-funded play space for little ones just a short walk from our house.    And everything turned sunny as one happy thing led to another this evening, into the perfect Friday night.

Today I am most thankful for all of the free and inexpensive activities on Nantucket for families.  From the ECC to the adorable Young Actors Theater production of Pinocchio we saw tonight. 

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(Nora was, I think, most thankful for her bucket of popcorn… I couldn’t get a picture of anything other than her forehead until the entire bucket was gone.)

I’m thankful for Nora’s adorable little friends who met us for a last minute play date  

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and that Nora is coming out of her shell and having more and more moments of perfect play with them.   

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And finally, I am incredibly thankful for my mother-in-law who sent us a very generous care package completely out of the blue.  I couldn’t imagine a more surprising and wonderful end to the day.

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  • Natalie Barrett Gonzalez
    November 3, 2012

    Man those are just about the cutest kids I’ve ever seen.

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  • nantuckettiechic
    November 4, 2012

    Yay, Early Childhood Center, a homeschooler’s dream resource. I loved going there when my kids were little. We especially loved the art supplies. And the chance to meet new friends.

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