Thankful Thursday

Three, two, one....


We have had a really good week! Starting with an awesome Good Friday. We made the flour dough tomb and attended a wonderful Good Friday service. Easter was beautiful. We attended a new church for service and had my mom come over for lunch. The on Sunday night, since my husband is still out of work and didn't have to be at work Monday morning, we drove over to Titusville to see the pre-dawn Shuttle Launch of Discovery!

We camped overnight in my Suburban. It only ended up being a few hours. We arrived in Titusville around 11:30, didn't get to bed until after 12:30 and was up at 5:30. We parked in a little park right on the river overlooking the Kennedy Space Center and the launch pad where Discovery sat. We weren't the only ones coming in to see it or sleeping in cars. People were everywhere and came in all night long. This is supposed to be the last night shuttle launch of the program.

It was well worth the wait and hassle (including sleeping in the car!!) I am so thankful to have had the opportunity to go see it. We went Superbowl weekend over there to see one shortly after 4am. My best friend and her family went with us. The launch was scrubbed 20 minutes before liftoff. Leaving Titusville in traffic with two families and six kids was a challenge, especially to have not seen the launch. We were going to go the next night for the next attempt, but were too tired to drive back over and missed it. My husband was so upset!

So I am so very thankful to have been able to see it. There are only three launches left, if you can get the chance to do, it is so worth it. I am also thankful that it turned out this week in our Science for Homeschool we are studying space travel. What an awesome field trip to go along with what we are learning!


Space Shuttle Discovery launch. Just minutes before launch, the International Space Station flew overhead. It looked like a tiny little star in the sky.


Heading away into space.

The whole sky lit up but it only lasted a short time!

What are you thankful for today. Head over to Lynn's blog and join in!