Three Things...Gratitude Thread

[PollyannaMom]

Coated things
Chocolate covered almonds (I have some in my cupboard right now)
Sour coated sweets (like Sour Patch Kids, etc.)
Beignets (especially Mickey-shaped ones) coated in powdered sugar

Thermos Day
Yeti cups - We have several sizes, and at least one gets used every day.
"The Magic Cooler" - We have a small red cooler that whenever we used to take it to parties, we'd somehow end up with an extra drinks we didn't bring. (Like people trying one of ours and leaving two of theirs??) We call it the magic cooler.
Refrigerators in general - I can't imagine how much I'd worry about food safety if we didn't have them!

 

[slo]

Good Wednesday Morning!

#1 - My WDW Refillable Mug - It doesn’t keep things hot or cold for very long, but that’s ok. I’m grateful for it because it’s very lightweight, and easy to travel with. I never leave home, to stay at a hotel without my refillable mug. I like going down to the hotel lobby with my mug with a handle instead of using one of their cups that they provide.

#2 - My Yetis & Generic Yetis - I’m very grateful for these throughout the year. I use them to take hot coffee and hot tea with me in the winter and cold drinks in the summer. I’m especially grateful for how they keep my cold drinks cold while I’m sitting by the pool.

#3 - My Regular Disney Coffee Mugs - I have so many of them, and several of them are over 30 years old. The one I’m using right now, this morning, is from Walt Disney World during the millennium celebration, so the year written on the mug is 2000. I’m really looking forward to adding to my mugs in 11 days.

 

[leebee]

Coated things...
>Chocolate covered pretzels
>Time-released/enteric coated meds
>Fried clams

Keeping things hot/cold...
>My snuggly blanket wrap; we call it The Bear. It's like a full-length hoodie but it doesn't zip, just pulls on, and is extra thick and fuzzy. Keeps me covered and warm all night!
>Those lovely little "hot packs" that you slap, they warm up, and you can put 'em in your gloves or boots. When I worked in the public schools, I'd regularly have recess and bus duty. You have no idea how many freezing cold days I tolerated, but my tootsies stayed warm thanks to these!
>I have a neck fan that I take to Disney. It fits around my neck, open in the front, and it blows air along the back of my neck/hairline. I don't wear it all the time, but it's a life-saver on a hot August afternoon as one is trudging around World Showcase in the full sun!

 

[TiggerTrigger]

Stanley - No, I don't have a whole collection. I have a few generic ones from promos and work as well as two authentic ones. The first real one is sort of a metallic bronze. I didn't love it after using it for a week (the color didn't really speak to me as much in person ) so I gave it to DD18...who decided it was too big. So, now it lives in my vehicle in case I need it on the go. I keep a big bright orange one at my desk. I usually go through it 2-3x a day.

RTIC - This brand seems to be the cheaper (yet just as reliable) alternative to Stanley and YETI. They are DD16s go-to's for both her school thermos and her softball water jug. We are also fortunate enough to have a local RTIC store so I can head across town if there's an immediate need.

Car Cup Cooler/Warmer - I bought this for DH and it just sits there, but it's pretty nifty. I know some vehicles now come with these built into your drink holders, but our vehicles aren't that fancy. So, we bought this plug-in version that will keep your coffee and cocoa hot as well as your sodas and waters cold while you're driving.

 

[WDWEPCOT]

Coated aspirin oh my gosh I remember the days of uncoded aspirin what a good answer yep so grateful for coated aspirin that is some of the nastiest tasting stuff from back in the days when we didn’t have anything but aspirin my mother used to put that stuff in our food it was so gross!!

 

[WDWEPCOT]

My Disney Starbucks cups I use them every day one in the morning for my coffee and a different one at night for my ice water that way I feel like I’m at DISNEY every day I get a new one every time I go to DISNEY or maybe two

My DVC I don’t know what you would call it but you put food in them to keep it warm they’re like a little tote bag they’re nice and plush with a zipper and they’re used to keep things warm like food

My refrigerator I’m very grateful for my refrigerator you’re never so grateful for one until it goes out and then you’re extremely grateful for one!! And when it goes out I’m extremely grateful for my coolers!! But I’m most grateful for my garage refrigerator it’s almost 40 years old it freezes all winter it melt all summer and praise the Lord it just keeps on plugging along it’s not pretty to look at but it still keeps running and I’m very grateful for it eventually it’s going to just fall apart and I’ll be sad but until then I enjoy having it

 

[citruscurtis]

Coffee mugs at Saturday and Sunday down town vendor market...I purchased select mugs (Disney Elvis Harley peanuts characters)) for 50 cents at rummage sale and research eBay and cut eBay prices in half....far side Gary Larson mugs are the most valuable... Starbucks cities not so much

Memorial day weekend in the high cascades had snow melt streams to keep our limits of fish cold... above the line

Styrofoam panels for windows to keep the cold air from the 3 wall unit air conditioners seeping out and not cooling at intense energy usage

 

[leebee]

OMGosh, I don't know why i didn't think of my Disney resort mugs! I have a collection of resort-specific mugs, before Disney went cheap-o and started mass producing generic refillable mugs. I have mugs from AllStars, POP, Pepper Market (CSR), POFQ, and Animal Kingdom Lodge. I use them every single day, to keep my morning coffee hot!

 

[bluecastle]

My microwave It keeps my coffee at just the right temperature every time I reheat it.

Therma-Cares for my back. They are especially appreciated in cold weather.

A variation on refrigerator, I love the freezer section. I eat a lot of frozen veggies. I know there would be a drastic reduction in my vegetable consumption if I had to prepare them fresh. And my ice gel pack (also for back pain) is my best friend when I am in a pain cycle.