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Happy Thanksgiving from Daughter 1500

November 28, 2013 by Mr. 1500 Days 18 Comments

It just wouldn’t be right to post a complainy rant on Thanksgiving. So, today, I turn the blog over to a guest poster, our 6 year old daughter. I asked her to write about what she was thankful for. Happy Thanksgiving fellow Americans!

photo (14)hello, my  name  is  C___*. I am 6 years old. i am in first grade. my teacher is named Mrs. G. now let me tell what I am thankful for.

i am thankful for my friends and family and my holidays. i am thankful for kittens, cats and  puppys. also i am thankful for the first thanksgiving and the first christmas. I am also thankful for all my stuffed toy animals.

 

Clairenow let me tell you about my little sister.  She is such a nub. She is 4 years old. She is queen baby in our house. She even bosses me around sometimes. She has a 2 year old friend named j*. But I’m reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeealy happy she’s my little sister.

 

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  1. Erin @ Red Debted Stepchild says

    November 28, 2013 at 11:42 am

    Well this is adorable. Happy Thanksgiving, C!
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    • 1500 says

      December 1, 2013 at 7:26 pm

      hi, i am c. happy thanksgiving to you to.

      Reply
  2. Brad @ RichmondSavers.com says

    November 28, 2013 at 1:09 pm

    Adorable!!

    Happy Thanksgiving to the entire 1500 family and thanks for keeping us all entertained with one of the finest websites around!
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    • 1500 says

      November 28, 2013 at 1:30 pm

      Right back at you Brad! Hope you and yours have a great holiday!

      Reply
  3. Alicia @ Financial Diffraction says

    November 28, 2013 at 11:50 am

    So cute. I think I am thankful for “kittens, cat, and puppys too” 🙂

    Happy Thanksgiving 1500-Fam!
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    • 1500 says

      November 28, 2013 at 1:30 pm

      Right back at ya’ Alicia!

      Reply
  4. Michelle says

    November 28, 2013 at 2:23 pm

    Hehe!! So cute! She is a wonderful writer and Happy Thanksgiving.
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  5. Mrs. Pop @ Planting Our Pennies says

    November 28, 2013 at 6:34 pm

    Does that turkey say she is thankful for “all my fancy things”? How insanely adorable!

    Happy Thanksgiving 1500s!
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    • 1500 says

      November 28, 2013 at 8:24 pm

      Her absolute favorite book is the Fancy Nancy series. She loves being fancy. In her opinion, being fancy is more important than being smart or hard working. I have a lot of work to do on her…

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  6. Kemkem says

    November 29, 2013 at 3:19 am

    Hello,
    How cute! Happy Thanksgiving to your family. I am a new fan via Zite. I read in your interview that you went to pharmacy school. Do you still practice? I did until about 6 months ago after my hubby and l saved like crazy and decided to move to Europe and travel for a couple of years or so after reaching our lofty goal. I look forward to reading more of your blog

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    • 1500 says

      November 30, 2013 at 8:35 am

      Hello!

      Nope, I never completed pharmacy school. After the first year, I decided it wasn’t for me. Now, I develop software.

      I’d be interested to hearing more about your goal. Sounds like you have an interesting life. I like it!

      Reply
      • Kemkem says

        December 1, 2013 at 12:17 am

        The story is way too long. Too many things went wrong during the recession, including a foreclosure (caution to would be landlords about bad renters..they can ruin you). Anyway, we survived and realized we no longer wanted to be tied down by material things. We aggressively paid down our consumer debt, including taking a loan on the 401k (I know it’s not recommended). We didn’t eat out for over 3 years, not even fast food. We sold 2 under performing rentals (slight profit overall), sold most of our stuff, rented the house and left for a tiny island in Europe. We have enough to not work for at least 4 years. We make about 1,000 after expenses monthly from the rentals. 401k is at half a million. We have no kids by choice because we wanted to travel, but somehow we forgot and got caught up in the dream. Now, life is good. I don’t miss pharmacy. I am actually thinking about taking some Java programming or Adobe classes because l love to learn. Hubby is a photog, so we are trying to make a go of that so we don’t get bored. He is also European which is why l get to stay. We have 1 trip per month scheduled for the next 6 months. Imagine our round trip tickets to Marseilles cost 80 dollars for both of us!!!

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  7. Chris says

    November 29, 2013 at 10:29 am

    Cute!

    Our little guy has a few years before he’ll be doing this. But I found our nieces’ recent answers cute (and… interesting).

    Our older niece was asked to write in her journal why she should be nice to friends. After a lot of thinking she couldn’t come up with anything and declared: “I didn’t realize I was such a nice person!”

    Her younger sister was asked to write what she was thankful for. Her paper simply said: “I am Thankful for _______” and she had filled in the blank with her own name. The family is hoping she just didn’t understand the exercise.
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    • 1500 says

      November 30, 2013 at 8:36 am

      “I am Thankful for _______” and she had filled in the blank with her own name.

      Ha ha, that is great!

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  8. Kali @ CommonSenseMillennial says

    November 29, 2013 at 12:29 pm

    Too cute! I am also thankful for kittens cats and puppys 😀
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  9. H says

    November 30, 2013 at 2:16 pm

    So cute! I love how she calls her little sister the “queen baby” in the house. LOL.

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  10. Laurie @thefrugalfarmer says

    December 2, 2013 at 9:03 am

    LOVE this! Very cute, 1500s. You’re growing up some awesome little girls here. 🙂
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  11. Done by Forty says

    December 2, 2013 at 9:53 am

    Yeah, that’s pretty much the cutest thing ever. Thanks for sharing it. I love the line about her sister being a nub!
    Done by Forty recently posted…November Net Worth UpdateMy Profile

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