Thankful Thursday

1. Iced Water

2. The smell of Tea tree oil

3. Banana Pancakes

4. Sidewalk Chalk

5. Newly Tarred Roads

6. Dental Floss

7. Lukie's Thankful Heart

8. A really good House Ranch

9. Classical Music

10. Grilling with my Husband

Thankful Thursday

1. Hot breakfasts...especially Banana Pancakes
2. The new Biofit Uplift
3. When Luke says, "Daydo Waywon Wide." (Thank you [for my] Wagon Ride.)
4. Long lacey tanks
5. The cute elderly workers at my grocery store
6. No. 2 pencils (I love the feel of the erasers on top. I know. Weird.)
7. Bringing up Boys by J. Dobson
8. My husband's zest
9. My pillow..and my soft bed.
10. Colorful grosgrain ribbon

Thankful Thursday

Here's a little taste of what's to come. This is a little naptime project that I'm in the middle of. But...since I must only pick "100 Things I Like," I must choose wisely. As for now, here are some things that I'm thankful for today.

1. Amoxicillin
2. Little Tykes Slides
3. Sunshine
4. 95% Cotton/5% Spandex short sleeved shirts
5. Khaki pants
6. Sunshine 46 degree weather
7. Date Night
8. Strawberry Banana, Flaxseed, Honey, Kefir Smoothies
9. Being able to hear the twins babble when they wake (because their room vents come straight to ours).

Thankful Thursday

1. Friends who invite themselves over to scrap on a lonely, boring, husbandless night.

2. Friends who swing-by-to-surprise with supper straight from Panera (a steamy Asiago Roast Beef sandwich and creamy bowl of wild rice soup), and a bagel for breakfast.

3. Friends who drop off lotions, gels, and sprays so as to pamper myself at home amongst sick children...while everyone else is pampering at MOPS' Spa Day.

4. Friends who remember how much I adore (yet never allow myself) Reese's Crispy Crunchy bars.

Thankful Thursday

1. Aquadoodles for an artistic little 1-year-old
2. Garlic Texas Toast with added shredded cheddar on top
3. Garlic Texas Toast on a plate of spaghetti
4. 1:00-3:30 (Naptime)
5. My cute Marvelous Husband after a fresh haircut
6. Reading Brown Bear, Brown Bear, Panda Bear, Panda Bear, and The Very Hungry Caterpillar...and then listening to Jaclyn read it to us.

Thankful Thursday

1. The MOP that wiped up a dropped bowl of KIX and a sippy cup of cranberry juice that hadn't met its lid yet.
2. The TOWEL that dried a very wet bathroom floor from 2 rambunctious bathers.
3. The RAG that cleaned up 2 milk spills at lunch.
4. The PLUNGER that unplugged 2 of our 3 toilets today.
5. The WASHING MACHINE that cleaned a very wet crib sheet from 2 overloaded night time diapers.
6. The KLEENEX that has wiped many drippy noses.

and most importantly...

7. My WONDERFULLY PATIENT and UNDERSTANDING HUSBAND who loves me unconditionally even after hearing about my cell phone (3rd one in less than a year) that vibrated off the kitchen window sill into the sink full of suds.

I wonder what this afternoon has in store for us.

Thankful Thursday

1. Aveda's Rosemary Mint line
2. Tator Tot Hotdish ;)
3. Sleeping in until 7:30...Wo!
4. Indoor play gyms during Winter months
5. I'm going with Kim on this one-a good pea coat, mine is black.
6. EVOO-for your food and hydrating your body
7. Giggling babies
8. When Oli hums to me in the rocking chair
9. My husband's cold ears after he comes in from outside
10. Prayer

Thankful Thursday

1. The beauty of a serious downpouring of snow
2. Heated Seats
3. My MOPs girls
4. In knowing that there will be a day when someone will want to watch all 4 of our children at the same time
5. Balmex
6. Rocking chairs and snuggly babies
7. That Jaclyn and Oliver love to play together every minute they can
8. A good haircut
9. Christmas choirs
10. My hard-shoveling husband

Thankful Thursday

1. Eucerin

2. Listening to my husband's calming voice as he gets Oliver out of bed in the morning. (Oli needs some convincing sometimes that even if he has to make a pit stop at the changing table, he'll still get breakfast.)

3. The smell of a baby's breath

4. Inspirational speakers who talk about "How to give your kids more by giving them less"

5. The sound of silence

6. Slippers

7. The glisten of white lights on a Christmas tree at night

8. Little hands. (When is the last time you just looked at your little one's fingers and hands in action?..so cute!)

9. Orange juice-Country style..the thicker the better

10. Beth Moore.

Happy Thanksgiving!! Thankful Thursday

1. The bottle of coffee Frappacino that my husband bought for me to pump us up for our 2.5 hour drive at 8:30 this morning.
2. Great conversation with my hubby on our way to Thanksgiving.
3. Hearing Jaclyn ask Oli if she could hold his hand during our ride.
4. Martin's chocolate oatmeal treats that he brought today-they were heaven in my mouth.
5. Watching the 3 cousins (all 3-year-old girls) run around and play together-ALL DAY!
6. Watching Oliver tag along.
7. Watching Oliver haul mini marshmallows around in his matchbox tractor and trailers.
8. A Thanksgiving meal that was divine!!
9. Over 2 hours of belly laughing while playing Apples to Apples, Like Minds, and Blokus.
10. Great conversation with family we don't see often.
11. Watching videos of my husband as a young child at past Thanksgivings.
12. Seeing the snow fall while we were in the car.
13. Making Geneva and Layla laugh while we were changing their diapers.
14.....I could go on and on..but I'll stop here. I hope your Thanksgiving was a great one!!

Thankful Thursday

I'm thankful...

1. that Julia and Luke LOVE eachother

2. that Mr. Marvelous has XBOX night with his friends every other Thur.

3. Cranberry Omega-3 Flaxseed cookies

4. for Rachael Ray at 3:00

5. that Luke loves giving kisses

Thankful Thursday

1. The way Luke moves his legs while he dances.


2. "Red Cup" season at Starbuck. (It started today.)


3. Psalms 91:11
"For He shall set His angels charge over you to keep you in all your ways."


4. Grandparents


5. Electric fireplaces during the fall and winter.


6. My friend Stacey's post on Tuesday about "Daddies." (Check it out, it made me laugh out loud)

Thankful Thursday!!

1. Egg bakes with Hashbrowns in them.

2. KTIS.fm

3. A long hot shower before anyone is up.

4. Cool days with a hot sun.
5. My MOPS leader, Becky, she makes me laugh.

6. Hazel's smile. Most of the time it's a side smile.

7. My husband coming home for lunch.

8. Miniature candybar bites.

9. Crockpots

10. Norah's squooshy cheeks.

Thankful Thursday

I'm thankful:

1.For the ladies that work in the nursery at MOPS. (They are just adorable and love the twins. I know the girls will be in good hands while I enjoy a couple hours with other mommies.)

2. That J can dress herself.

3. For how Luke loves to snuggle in the rocking chair before nap and bedtime.

4. For our new washer and dryer. The number of loads I do is significantly lower.

5. For the water and ice dispenser on our frig door. I drink much more water because of that.

6. For the beautiful fall weather we have had the last few days. The kids and I have went on a walk every day after nap because of it.

7. That I got NINE hours of sleep last night. I don't know when the last time was that happened.

8. Iced Chai from Starbucks.

9. For the changing leaves.

10. That my dh doesn't care if I'm still in my pajamas when he gets home from work. ;)

Thankful Thursday

Today's "Thankful Blog" is about the conversation Julia and I had this morning.

Before breakfast we always pray for our food, the day, and daddy. We pray for his safety while he is driving, for a fun time at the office, and a successful day. Well, today Julia wanted to pray for daddy again while we were downstairs playing. It went something like this.

"Dear Jesus,

Thank you for daddy that he is strong. Thank you that daddy gets us food. Tell him that I love him soooo much. Thank you for keeping him safe. Thank you for Luke and Norah and Hazel...and mommy. Aaaaamen."

I am so Thankful for this little girl!