- I still want to be grateful and celebrate Thanksgiving first
- I need help with a card idea for this year ....sweet not cheesy
- The kids have made their lists, and aren't they lucky, they are all wants and no needs
- I'm starting to think ahead to Christmas fun, trying not to feel overwhelmed and just feel the joy of the season.
- Kevin and Hannah had a super time this weekend playing Laser Tag with her soccer team.
- I was able to spend time with my sweet niece Jane on Sunday.
- Hannah is going to donate her hair to kids who need wigs. I am proud of her.
- Kevin and I are proud of the girls also for their GREAT report cards :)
- Thomas had picture retakes and I hear that he smiled. YAY!!!
- My yoga coupon is about to run out, but I think I want to continue that me time.
I am so thankful for my family. We sometimes scream and yell and get mad at each other. We tickle and hug and love each other too. My kids are silly, smart and crazy. My husband loves us all. We are a good blend of wonderfulness. I treasure every moment. Even the ones that make me want to go back to bed.
"If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof overhead and a place to sleep ... you are richer than 75% of this world.
If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a dish someplace ... you are among the top 8% of the world's wealthy.
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If you woke up this morning with more health than illness ... you are more blessed than the million who will not survive this week.
If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation... you are ahead of 500 million people in the world.
If you can attend a church or synagogue meeting without fear of harassment, arrest, torture, or death ... you are more blessed than three billion people in the world.
If your parents are still alive and still married ... you are very rare, even in the United States.
If you hold up your head with a smile on your face and are truly thankful ... you are blessed because the majority can, but most do not.
If you can hold someone's hand, hug them or even touch them on the shoulder ... you are blessed because you can offer a healing touch.
If you can read this message, you just received a double blessing in that someone was thinking of you, and furthermore, you are more blessed than over two billion people in the world that cannot read at all.
I have noticed a few other bloggers do this and I think it's fun. So here goes: 10 Things you have been wondering (or maybe not)about us this Tuesday - We had Uncle Greg over for pot roast on Monday so the house was clean :)
- The kids were off of school for voting day
- We went to the 5 Below store for them to spend their Halloween contest winnings. Hannah picked a webkin. Allison (who won $10) picked Shrinky Dinks, a word search book, and a stuffed animal key-chain. Thomas picked a small transformer and a key car.
- Kevin and I had a short date night on Saturday (Thanks Dad J!) and we saw 50/50. I highly recommend it.
- Thomas and the girls too, have been really enjoying playing with the Geo-Trax trains this week. They are all over the living room but I don't mind (mostly). I love to see the imaginations at play!
- Thomas has been writing his name by himself. It is really cute.
- Allison is really coming along with her reading. We went to the library yesterday and picked some new books to interest her.
- Hannah made a little purse out of some fabric scraps and staples. It's pretty cute. I think she should take a sewing class this summer.
- I feel pretty sore from Monday's yoga. But I feel really good about sticking with it and working on bettering myself. I also really enjoy the classes.
- I am NOT ready for Christmas music or anything that goes with it. I really feel like Thanksgiving should be a bigger holiday than Halloween. I wish I new how to make it more important.
I think I will think about that at Yoga this week. How can we make Thanksgiving more important to us. I would like us to focus on being thankful this month. Christmas and all the family fun it brings will be here soon enough. :)
