First Five

So I checked out the leaves on my thankful tree for these first five thankful days and here's the re-cap.

#5 I'm thankful for FAMILY!

Tonight we spent time with some family on my Dad's side including an Uncle I'd never met before and some family I rarely see in the area. My Grandpa has also recently moved to the area and at 90 years old is still kickin'. I've got a friend with a lofty goal of being alive to see 100 of his posterity and I roughly counted my Grandpa's and he EASILY has that many. He started out with 11 children--most of them had a small army themselves and he's got more great-great grandchildren on the way everyday. Pretty amazing. Not only am I thankful for extended family, but for my immediate family and in-laws. We have more fun together than really should be legal. I think I chose wisely when I picked them in heaven.

#4 I'm thankful for my WASHER & DRYER

I'm in love. The sound of those high capacity steel drums turning are music to my ears. After having Avery, I went from 3 loads of laundry a week which I easily washed and folded Saturday mornings to at LEAST a load every other day...added to the 3 on Saturdays. Before they were merely part of the scenery called in for duty once a week. NOW I jam-pack those puppies nightly with clothes covered in cheese curds from both ends of the baby girl. Delicious I know. But guess what?!? In 40 minutes, with a little oxy-clean, they magically appear as good as new! I can't help but think of living two generations ago where each piece of clothing had to be washed by hand and hung to dry. I can't even keep up with the folding! It seems the laundry goes from the clean basket back into the dirty hamper before I've had a chance to put it away where it belongs. Yes those are dirty clothes on the floor in the laundry room but I won't complain. I've got it pretty good.

#3 I'm thankful for AFTERNOON NAPS

Oh precious dreamland. I know I've been away, I'd love to visit you more often. I did manage to sneak in an accidental nap after feeding Avery. It was pure bliss. I felt so fabulous afterward I could hardly sit still. One problem though. I couldn't get to sleep that night until 12:30 and every night since has been the same story.

#2 I'm thankful for the SUNSHINE

If you recall my last post, I did gush a little bit about fall weather. Well, this first week of November has been anything but! I have nothing bad to say about it. It has been GORGEOUS! 80 degrees as a high is pretty nice. So nice that I picked Brian up from work and we got some sandwiches to enjoy at a park near his office. I love the feeling of the sun's rays on the back of my neck when there's a slight breeze. It was a perfect day, complete with my new addiction: Mr. Pickles. A friend introduced me to their sandwiches a couple weeks ago and I can't get enough. And I don't even LIKE pickles. Well, I should clarify--sandwich--as I've only had the House Combo....4 times. Try it, you'll like it. I'll come!

#1 I'm thankful for a HEALTHY BABY



When I was pregnant and before I knew if I was having a boy or girl, people would ask what I wanted. I always said, a HEALTHY baby. Well, when all 10 lbs 9 oz of her popped out, (well, got sucked out) I was pleasantly surprised by how healthy she was. I was grateful for a baby without an ounce of frailty. Well, last week we thought she had an ear infection...not my favorite day. With Brian having 9 sets of tubes in his ears before turning 10 years old I thought, here we go! Turned out to be nothing and I'm sooo glad it was only a day's worth of torture. She's back to her happy and SMILING self.