Today I am thankful for: Days 29 & 30

Oh my gosh you guys-I actually did this the WHOLE month! Sure some days I had to cover multiple thanks, but I did it!  Go me! Ok, enough of that, onto business.

Day 29: I'm thankful people are actually willing to watch my YouTube channel.  I really enjoy interacting with people through comments and messages.  I know I must appear a bit insane sometimes, and no one seems to care.

Day 30: I am thankful for ever decision, step, and mistake I have made in my life.  They weren't all the best ideas, but I wouldn't be who I am today (or where I am today) without the path I have traveled.  I have learned valuable lessons, gone through some wild streaks, gained respect for myself, and am a better person for it all.  I am thankful to be me, because there is no other like me!

Today I thankful for:Days 27 & 28

Here I go again, slacking.  Actually the past 2 days my daughter was home sick and I was taking care of her and doing some things around the house.  Anywho, lets get on with it.

Day 27: I've tried to be somewhat deep and big the whole month on things I am thankful for, but for this day, I'm just gonna say I'm thankful for chocolate chunk cookies.  I haven't made cookies in a long time, and I've been staying away from chocolate, and it was nice to have a treat!

Day 28: Today I am thankful that I have been able to get back into working out, and I'm starting to feel more like my old self.  Not getting the palpitations as often and I haven't had an anxiety attack in weeks.  I know I may be pushing it, but I'm going to see if I can handle regular coffee because my decaf is only found at a specific store and it gets to be a little bit of nonsense to go just for a thing of coffee.  Plus the regular stuff tastes SO MUCH BETTER!

Today I am thankful for:Days 25 & 26

Day 25

I am thankful I have such well behaved and good kids.  I was doing some things around the house yesterday and decided to get all their school things in their own piles to be put in storage bins.  There are SO MANY awards!  Perfect Attendance, Gold Honor Roll, Good Citizen, awards for safety patrol and choir, notes and cards of thanks from teachers, interim and report cards with glowing comments....every time I talk to one of their teachers they always have nothing but excellent things to say about the kids.  The teachers at my daughter's school still ask how my son is doing now that he's in middle school.  I've been really lucky that they've had such great teachers that we like.

 

Day 26

I'm thankful I'm in a position right now that I'm able to stay home for the kids.  They are getting older and there won't be much point in me staying home soon, but today my daughter is sick and home from school, and I'm able to be here and take care of her.  I've been lucky to enjoy being a stay at home mom for about 9 years now.  I got to raise my kids, see them do their "firsts" and even taught 2 of them to read myself.  I was able to home school all 3 of them with a great curriculum that had them well beyond their classes when they started going to school.  If they get sick and need to leave school I can go get them.  When they have awards and programs I'm able to go and never have to worry about missing work or my boss being mad.  I'm very lucky!

Today I am thankful for:Day 24

I know this is going to sound a bit silly, but today I am thankful for my new tires!  We went this morning to Discount Tire and got brand new tires for my van.  This is only the 2nd vehicle I have ever had that I got new tires for.  That sounds bad.  And the ones I had were bad.  Barely any tread left, cracked, dry rot, and one had a busted belt that made the steering wheel wobble like crazy.  With winter coming I figured we'd better take care of that!

I am thankful for:Days 19, 20, 21

See, told you I have a hard time keeping up with these things.  Let's catch up!

 

Day 19: I am thankful for my health.  Yes, I have issues that are unresolved, but I am in relatively good health. 

 

Day 20: I am thankful that I have people that love me.  I have a pretty small circle of friends of family, but the ones I have I know I can count on and they are there for me.

 

Day 21: I am thankful that I get to spend Thanksgiving with most of the people I love.  My oldest has decided not to join us this year so I am a little upset about that, but my other 2 children and my husband will be with me.  I'm looking forward to day of good food, football, and movies.

 

I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Today I am thankful for: days 1 and 2

November of last year had a lot of people on Facebook saying what they were thankful for each day.  It seems to have started again this year.  Instead of putting mine on Facebook, I thought I'd blog it instead.  They'll be short and sweet, and hopefully I can make it through the whole month (I failed the March Happiness Challenge miserably). 

 

Since it is already the 2nd I have two things I am thankful for. 

 

1.I am so thankful for my healthy children.  I hear of stories with children having cancer and it just breaks my heart. I can't imagine seeing one of my children in pain and sick.

 

2. I am extremely thankful for my husband.  He works his tail off to make sure we are all taken care of, and he asks for nothing in return.  He's also been there for me through so many things and has never wavered. He is my rock.

 

I will continue this all through the month of November.  If you  decide to do this please let me know so I can follow you! :)