Thankful in November XIII

{Day Thirteen}

Another day late...so sorry. I just get so caught up with the family that I don't remember until I'm laying cozy in bed with my man and we're talking about our day. And by then I don't want to get out of bed to get on the computer, or grab my laptop.

So anyways, yesterday I was thankful to have such a sweet husband. We were looking at Gabriella, who had fallen asleep on Ryan, and he told me "I hope our next daughter will be as perfect as Gabriella.". It was just such a cute thing to say. I don't know of any other man that is so excited to have more children. He is just such a good daddy. Because of him, I am okay with having more kids.

I'll talk to you soon,
J

Thankful in November XII

{Day Twelve}

Today I'm thankful for supportive family.

My family is so amazing.
That's all.

I'll talk to you soon,
J

Thankful in November XI

{Day Eleven}

I know I'm a little late with this one, but oh well.

Yesterday I was really thankful for the long weekend.

Who doesn't love an extra day to just chill out and hang out at home all day with your loved ones? It's nice to be able to stay up a little later after the kids are in bed and watch TV with Ryan. Then I got to sleep in today which made it an even better weekend!

I hope you all had a good weekend too.
I'll talk to you soon,
J

Thankful in November X

{Day Ten}

I'm thankful today for colder weather.

It's kinda simple. I would prefer to be cold than hot any day.
I like to wear big comfy sweaters, long socks, slippers, matching long sleeve and pants jammies! I like making chili for dinner, or nice thick soups. I love seeing my kids all bundled up with beanies and jackets. There are just so many positive things that I associate with cold weather, its the happiest time of the year for me. One of the things at the very top of my list though, is snuggling up with Peaches any time we are able to. He makes me happy. I just felt a massive rush of mushiness towards him...now I need to go bug him for a little while. So I'll end this now. :)

I'll talk to you soon,
J

Thankful in November IX

{Day Nine}

Today I am thankful for my mom.

As I get older I get closer to my mom. I don't know if its because I am a mom now and I am going through some of the things she went through as a young mom. Or if its because as an adult with adult problems I can now relate to her better than I could as a teenager. It really doesn't matter what the reason is. Its a wonderful thing to know my mom better now than I ever have, and know that even though she still may not "get me" she still "gets me" haha! I love my mom. She unknowingly gave me a strength that most women don't have. For that and tons of other things, I am thankful. Had I been raised by anyone else, I wouldn't be the person I am today. (Well that's kinda obvious.)

Thanks Mom.

I'll talk to you soon,
J

Thankful in November VIII

{Day Eight}

I found this little image online that made me say, "Aint that the truth.".

I mean can I say it any better? How many times in life do you come across people that really remind you exactly who you DON'T want to be. Even though it may be hard to deal with these people (if you even have to) it's almost worth it to know that you are learning from them traits that you don't want to have.

So today I am thankful for those difficult people that I've had to deal with. I'm a better person thanks to them.

I'll talk to you soon,
J

Thankful in November VII

{Day Seven}

Today I am thankful for Max's imagination and his gorgeous smile.

If I haven't told you, I'll tell you now. Max is extremely creative and imaginative. It's like the creative genius inside of him never sleeps! Every morning he checks his Lego world (This week its a zombie battle field.) to see if there were any changes made over night (I have no idea who he thinks is going to mess with his stuff in the middle of the night.) and then every day after school he rushes into his room to make sure his little sister hasn't messed it up. After homework and snack time he is in his room building onto the world and creating mini scenarios for all of the little people (er, I mean zombies). I love it. I love knowing that he is as creative as I am, maybe even more so. My mom swears I was never happy playing alone as a child and that I always had to be up in the mix with everyone else (Surprise surprise right?). 

As I was working on my coupon plan Max came to show me that he had created his own version of The Krusty Krab, complete with a grill and everything. As he was explaining what everything was with the hugest smile on his face I couldn't help but be not only proud but completely awed by the fact that he is mine, and that the beautiful toothless grin I was getting was so genuine and happy. I almost cried...but of course I didn't because then he would have thought I was losing it over a Lego creation. SO not cool, mom! Haha!

I'll talk to you soon,
J