One Thousand Gifts, 476-500

476. A clean house.
477. A long weekend.
478. Extra family time.
479. Mango lemon icebox pie.
480. Finishing another novel (Lila).
481. Starting school with Annie and Jacob.
482. Annie's enthusiasm for school.
483. Listening to Annie tell stories.
484. Cuddling with Nora.
485. Watching Nora sleep.
486. Hearing Annie and Jacob sing new songs they are learning at church.
487. Hearing Sophie sing the same songs, because she has learned them from her older siblings.
488. Nora finally sleeping straight through from 10pm-6am, at least sometimes.
489. Football beginning!
490. Winning our first game.
491. Giving away things we no longer need or use.
492. Empty storage spaces in the house.
493. Sweet pictures of my munchkins.
494. A re-stocked fridge and pantry.
495. Finally making progress on my long to-do list.
496. Fresh starts.
497. The last of the summer flowers.
498. My puppies/rascals/imps/scalawags/cuddlebugs.
499. Honey helping out with babysitting!
500. God's grace on display through His Word and our lives.