Consequently, the expected daily thanksgiving didn't happen. However, I have not failed to find things to be thankful for along the way. I did make an effort to pointedly appreciate something every day. Or maybe a few in one day to make up.
In all seriousness, I am thankful for many things. Like...
- people who help me wrastle two babes at church
- waking up to W reading outside my door (as opposed to him running in screaming, "Miwk, mommy! Miwk!")
- W learning feelings, what it means to be sad, and feeling empathy for his screaming, teething sister
- working together outside; E on a blanket, W using a stick-turned-blower, D cleaning gutters and I raking leaves
- rolls that turn out perfectly, twice!
- W giving me a hug and telling me he loves me after reading I Love You, Stinkyface
- peppermint pretzels from Trader Joe's
- spending time just with Lizzy
- flowers
- being part of a family who can and will pull it together for each other
- sisters
- a hard-working hubs who changes the oil in my car and cleans up dinner
- mindless movies
- DVR (and mindless TV)
- church callings that teach me even when I don't want to be taught
- good health
- trust
- watching Lizzy reach milestones at light speed
- hearing D call Lizzy "baby doll"
- my dad who returned home safely (from Afghanistan! nbd, right?)
- chaotic family pictures
- Lizzy giving great-grandparents each a hug before leaving
- good haircuts (sorry W, you never seem to get one)
- a certain two-year-old's imagination and the conversations he can have with a mini Buzz and Woody
- dual bathtimes
- W's seemingly indestructible body and endless energy
- cousins: mine and my children's
- happy babies who love each other
- a fun week with MaMom
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1 comment:
I've been thinking about doing a "thankful" list, too. 29 things--one for each year I've been alive (yikes). This is a great list; esp. your dad coming home safely from Afghanistan. Your "Above Water" post has been on my mind almost constantly since I read it. Is it cheesy if I said I wished we lived closer so I could get to know you better in person? Stay-in-bed days would be so much more manageable if someone else was around to say, "Hey, take this rambunctious boy while I detox/refill/catch my breath."
By the way, I'm thinking of starting a daily coloring time. My W at the table, strapped into his booster seat while I sit here at the computer, sans tiny hands all over the place.
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