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Giving Thanks: Three Days Worth!

 

So the drive down to Texas on Tuesday had me so NOT wanting to blog, but I DID at least think about it.  So here are my blessings that I've thought of over the past few days:

• Tuesday - Texas.  So thankful for the great lone star state.  Ah, it felt so good to cross the Red River and finally be in my home state.  The peeps are amazing here, the food is to DIE for, and the culture and hospitality?  Well, you just can't find it any. place. else!  Texas.  It really IS a whole 'nuther country!

• Wednesday - Family.  I am LOVING the visit at my mom's place.  I love being surrounded by my family and just chillin' out in front of the TV.  Tonight we played the $100,000 Pyramid game on DVD and laughed out loud so hard so many times that my stomach hurt!  I love that my mom's always got something brewing in the kitchen when family's around and that we can just sit and talk and laugh and enjoy each other's company.  Praise God for the blessing of my family!

• Thursday - Thanksgiving.  Today I'm totally thankful for Thanksgiving.  Turkey, ham, delicious sides, football on tv, and hanging out with my outlandish family....what more could a girl want?  I am so grateful to spend this Thanksgiving with my family.  ♥

 

Giving Thanks: Clean Bathrooms.

 

I never like to leave town with my house in disorder.  In fact, quite the opposite is true.  Today I prepared for our Thanksgiving trip to Texas by packing snacks for the road, the kids clothes suitcases, the kids toys suitcase, and - oh yeah - cleaning the house!

I don't know about you but I certainly loathe coming back home from vacation to a house in disarray.  And, for this reason, I make sure I leave the house completely clean and orderly before going away.  Today I'm completely thankful for my shiny & clean bathrooms!  There's nuthin' like a sparkling bathroom with fresh scents lingering all about.

Now I'm so excited about my clean house that I can hardly wait to return home from our holiday travels! ♥

 

Giving Thanks: My mom.

 

Happy Birthday to my hero, my Mom!  I'm so blessed to have such a wonderful role model to learn from.  She's the most loving mother and grandmother that I've ever known! 

Thank you for always being a confident and motivated person and teaching me that I can be good at anything I want.  Thank you for your undying faith and support.  Thank you for still letting me jump in your lap and have you hold me as if I was a baby.  Thank you for holding my babies so lovingly and tenderly.  Thank you for never meddling.  Thank you for being one of the most generous and giving persons ever.  Thank you for the food!  Thank you for making me feel like I'm on vacation whenever you come visit on your vacation.  And, thank you for carrying me in your womb for nine months and bringing me into this world.  I love you!  ♥

 
Here she is, just being a Grammy! 

 

Giving Thanks: Comfy shoes.

 

After a long day at an event promoting the hippest cell phone service for kids and teens, I am very thankful for my comfy shoes!  The ones I stood in today for nearly six hours were certainy NOT comfy.  Only when I realized how un-comfy they were, did I actually become thankful for the pairs I have that are. 

Why must it be a rule that the cutest shoes are the most painful?  ♥

 

Giving Thanks: Hugs & Kisses.

 

Thankful for hugs and kisses from my little kiddos today.  I missed seeing them tonight before bedtime because I was working at an event, but I can't wait to see their smiling faces tomorrow morning.

Happy weekend, everyone!  ♥

 

Giving Thanks: Two Days Worth!

 

Yesterday was such a busy day for me but I must let you know that I DID indeed remember to give thanks (although time ran out for me and blogging was not a priority yesterday).  I was so very thankful for the B-E-A-UTIFUL day we had!  Full of sunshine and not too chilly out.  I almost forgot I was in Kansas.  Well, okay, not really, but I thought about it!  I could almost stand this bitterly cold air outside (like it is today) all winter long if God would just throw in a nice sunny, 60 degree day in the mix every few days.  Wouldn't that be nice?

Okay, on to today.  I thought I'd let N share with you something that he is thankful for.  I saw this on a bulletin board outside his classroom door and thought it was perfect for today's installment of Giving Thanks.

 

To read about the story of how and why Clementine joined our family, click here.  And, see how cute she is??  ♥

 

Giving Thanks: The Internet.

 

I love the Internet.  But you know that already.  I can't imagine being without it and can hardly remember a time in my life where it didn't exist, though I'm sure there is such a time.  Today after running into a business acquaintance while I was out on an errand, I totally knew this is what I'd be thankful for today.  She recently moved and is currently without Internet AND cable TV!

Yeah, after talking with her for a brief moment, I counted my blessings and the Internet was one of them!  ♥

 

Giving Thanks: Sleepy Babes.

 

Does this pic really need any explanation?  What mom wouldn't be thankful for moments like this?  ♥

 

Giving Thanks: I ♥ Pepsi.

 

Some days my Pepsi is the only thing that gets me through the day, seriously.  Today was one of those days.  I was dragging by lunchtime but my good 'ol Pepsi perked me right up.  Now, I'll drink Coke if it's the only thing available, but I prefer the sweet taste of Pepsi anyday.  Some days I need more of it than others but I don't drink coffee so I consider it my caffeine dose.  I'm more of a cold drink girl anyway so I prefer an ice cold Pepsi over coffee (ew!), hot tea, or hot chocolate.  What's more is that I love the fact that D loves it just as much as I do so I don't feel so bad drinking it around him.  So thankful for my drink of choice today!  ♥

 

Giving Thanks: Blankets + Firewood.

 

Today was so cold that I didn't even leave the house. All. Day. Long.  Now, that is HUGE for me!  I am such a busybody and loathe being stuck at home.  But this morning, I slept in for a bit, showered, put on my Texas sweatshirt, came downstairs to fix breakfast for the kids, and plopped myself on the couch with two cushy blankets.  

The kids and I had played for a bit then it was gametime!  The Longhorns beat the Jayhawks (no real surprise here but we were happy nonetheless) and by about halftime we were eating lunch and waiting for D to come home.  My crazy husband actually went out and played 18 holes this morning in the 30-degree weather!  Weirdo! 

After the game, he and the kids headed up for a nap and I napped on the couch for a couple of hours.  Right before dinner, D went out to the garage and picked up a few pieces of firewood from the bundle I picked up last night at the store and now I'm listening to it as it crackles and gives off the wonderful glow and heat that almost makes this time of year bearable.  Did I just say that? 

All in all, a great day but hoping it warms up a bit tomorrow so I can get my booty to the grocery store! ♥