What am I thankful for? Day 7

I am thankful for my father in-law.  It was so wonderful to have Steve helping us with yet another home project.  Our garage is so cluttered that we can't get our car in. Travis decided that he wanted to build shelves to get everything off the ground.  We don't have a truck so Steve let us borrow his and him to get the supplies and help build the shelves.  He had other things to do that evening and it is an hour drive out to us and he still came over and helped.  It was done in a matter of hours and they look great!  This is going to make our lives a little easier and a lot more organized.  Family is such a wonderful thing to have and I couldn't have picked a better family to be a part of.

What am I thankful for? Day 6

I am thankful for winter.  It has been so cold here lately.  Our house has been at 67 degrees or colder every night this week.  We were told that it might snow here this weekend and when I woke up this morning there was a layer of ice on everything.  It was 30degrees outside!  I am so excited for snow and I love the bright crisp days.  We all had red noses from the cold air.

What am I thankful for? Day5

I am thankful for recycling.  I have some baby items that I am no longer needing and a friend of mine is having a baby soon.  I am happy to give her the things I don't need.  We all should be doing this with most everything.  If we only looked around for swap meets or bartered things we would be better off and have a little more in our pockets.  Why buy new when there is already so much out there to offer.  Let's all remember that we can all survive on less and help others in the process.

What am I thankful for? Day4

Today I am thankful for my husband.  I just had the opportunity tonight to have a moment where time stopped.  We were at a church function and I looked at him while he was talking to a parishioner, and holding Ben, when time stopped.  In that moment everything was a blur except him.  There was no noise, just him.  In that moment when he caught my eye my life with him thus far flashed before my eyes.  It reminds me of how much love I have for him and how all I want to do is make him happy.  I would not have anything without him, and with him I have everything I will ever need.  I am thankful for Travis.

What am I thankful for? Day3

I am thankful for laughter. Just a few moments ago Travis put Ben on the floor to change him into his pj's when he discovered (After taking all his clothes off) that Ben pooped out. It was so bad that it was on the top of his head, in his ear, on his ribs, his stomach, all over the carpet, and all the way down his back to his cute little bottom. Travis and I just looked at each other with our mouths open in horror.  It took a few seconds to fully realize what was happening and all I could think to do was laugh.

What am I thankful for? Day2

This is a little late but better now than never.  I am thankful for my nursing baby.  The bond that has formed with Ben is hard to describe as anything but wonderful.  I bonded with Claire but we had such a hard time with nursing that we struggled the whole time and then she quit a week shy of 4 months old.  It was formula after that and anyone could feed her.  This time I am the only one who can feed Ben and he only has eyes for me.  I'm not one to toot my own horn but he just lights up when I look at him.  The feeling I get when he smiles for me is out of this world.  I am thankful that this time around it worked.

What am I thankful for? Day 1

A friend from high school mentioned that she will be posting what she is thankful for every day now until Thanksgiving.  I think this is a wonderful idea and will be doing this as well.

I am thankful for being able to find a pair of pants that fit.  I have discovered that I only had one pair of pants that I could wear, and even then they didn't really fit.  They were too big and getting tattered.  I went shopping with my mom and found a pair that fit my new body at this stage in my weight loss.  I am glad and thankful that I no longer have a saggy looking butt, not having to constantly pull my pants up, or worry about the hole that was forming in a place where you don't want a hole.  I know that this is a  trivial thing to be thankful for but not having pants can be kind of a problem.