Thanksgiving Day #22

I didn't know what to be thankful for today so I asked Steven what I should be thankful for.

His humble reply?

Me. Be thankful for me.

And I haven't really written about Steven yet in this month of thankfulness. And I am very thankful for Steven. He is a Godly man and I love him. He does so much for our family and for me. Last week was pretty rough and he did so much for all of us. I love him and I am VERY thankful for him.

Thankful Day #21

I am thankful for books. I have always loved to read and my kids love it too. Patrick will grab a book and back up into your lap.Maggie tells me about the new books she finds in the school library. Her journaling at home and cat school is pretty impressive, too.

Thankful Thanksgiving #20

I'm thankful for the sounds of sweet siblings. Tonight, Maggie is teaching him how to peel foam stickers and putting them on a bag. I have been hearing a lot of arguing lately, so this is especially sweet to hear.

Thanksgiving #19

Today, I'm thankful for Christine Curry taking our family pictures. I won't show you all of them, because we haven't officially picked out our Christmas card picture yet, but here are some of my favorites.

I mean, those eyes..seriously!

My cute goofball

Thank you, Christine. Your photography is amazing and I have a great reminder of my family this year. You rock!

Thankful Thanksgiving #18

My kids are geniuses.  I'm thankful for how smart they are and how much they love to make and create things. This is what Patrick did last night.

Patrick's invention

And Maggie had a great parent teacher conference. Her spelling and writing and reading comprehension are incredible and she is having an awesome year. She has a great teacher who finds Maggie hilarious and smart.

I agree. They are awesomely smart!

Thankful Thanksgiving #17

I'm thankful for a date with this guy. We went to a very fancy dinner (I won a gift card) and on the way home we saw the light.

Yep, that's right, the Krispy Kreme light. After a few second long debate, we went in and gorged ourselves.

It wasn't pretty. It ended with me throwing my head on the table. I kept saying, "why, why?" over and over again. It was so wrong and so right.

Steven (so poised and dignified) yelled to the lady as we left, "thanks for the heartattack". It was a fun way to end our date.

Thankful Thanksgiving #16

I am thankful for good friends. Since I have been sick, I have gotten so many offers for help and emails and texts to check on me. It's nice to know that I have a great support system around me. Sandee called and offered to watch Maggie and Patrick for me. My mom and stepdad have watched the kids so I could go to the doctor. Kim watched Maggie for me. Kirsten offered to pick up Maggie from school and the list goes on and on. I wasn't able to go count money for walk jog a thon and the group just took it over and told me to stay home and get better. I'm grateful.

Thank you,everyone.