Being Thankful

Since it's Thanksgiving time, everyone has been posting daily on Facebook things they are thankful for. Since I know I wouldn't remember to do it everyday, I thought I'd come up with 24 things I'm thankful for.


1. My husband
2. My kids
3. Our families
4. Our home
5. Our health
6. Our friends
7. Food
8. Nutella (how did I not know how good this was the past 23 years?! YUM!)
9. Clean drinking water
10. Clothes
11. Electricity
12. Having a job
13. My husband having a job
14. Our ability to provide for our kids as best as we can
15. Veterans
16. Living in America
17. Our vehicles
18. Computers
19. Frozen Strawberry Margaritas
20. St. Louis Cardinals winning the World Series
21. The warmth of our home
22. Air conditioning 
23. Toothbrushes 
24. Last but not least, our Freedom 


I am not only thankful for these 24 things, but so many more things, I could sit here and list things for hours. I am so thankful God has given us the life we have. We are so fortunate and blessed for Eric to have a good job and to have 2 healthy boys. Seriously, who could ask for more?


On another note, life has been insane busy. Gage is going through a horrible stage right now. He doesn't listen, he laughs at me when I scold him. "Terrible 2's" is more like "Terrible 2-3's." I have learned the step from 1 child to 2 children is a big one. One that I thought I was ready to tackle. Gage was really actually easy, or much easier I should say, before Grahm was born. I don't believe it has anything to do with Grahm I really think it's his age, and the fact he acts a little like his daddy! :) Grahm is with me all day at work and Gage is with me most of the day. Between trying to keep them satisfied, trying to get my work done, coming home cleaning, cooking, bath time, and trying to get everyone to bed, by the end of the day, I am exhausted. But, no matter how long or bad of a day it is, when they smile at me, it seriously melts my heart. They fix everything, no matter how bad I feel at that moment in time. It always seems like they know exactly when I need them to pick me up with a smile. I could go on and on, but I'll move onto happier things. I just have to remember to be thankful for everything I have and that life goes on. We aren't guaranteed a tomorrow, so I have to live for today and be there for my kids and my husband.


Grahm is finally starting to sit on his own. He's still a bit wobbly, but he loves sitting by himself! For a little guy, he sure knows how to eat! I'm making all of his baby food with my Baby Bullet. I love it. I know exactly what is going into his food and what he's getting. He eats different kinds of squash, sweet potatoes, apples, pears, bananas, and peaches. I usually make enough food to last about 2 weeks. I should have made some today, but didn't have time as we are trying to get the garage back together before winter hits. When we were tearing out the front porch, deck and everything else around the house and in the basement last Spring, things were thrown into the garage. We have piles of lumber, trim, tile for the downstairs bathroom, Eric's hunting things and so much more out there that just needs organized. SO I decided to get brave and jump in with both feet this afternoon. I actually got a lot done and felt very accomplished. 


Eric shot a buck Thursday morning when he went hunting. Gage keeps telling us the deer has an ouchie. Today we went to cut the deer up and Gage didn't handle it well. Eric gutted him and did the dirty work when Gage wasn't around, but even just seeing us cutting up the meat to package he wasn't having it. Finally tonight he came back from Great-Grandma's and was telling me about the deer having an ouchie and that he's cut up now. Some will probably think even seeing us cut it up was too much for a 2 1/2 year old, but trust me, what he witnessed was not bad at all. He seems more accepting of the idea tonight. 


I am very excited (and a little nervous!) to go shopping next weekend in St. Louis with a couple friends. This will be my first trip away with no husband and no kids. It's only for a day so I think I'll be able to handle it! I am very excited to get some Christmas shopping done so Thanksgiving weekend we can put up our tree and maybe I'll have a couple gifts wrapped to put under there. Christmas is seriously my favorite time of year. I absolutely cannot wait. 


I feel like I've written a novel, just had a lot to get off my mind tonight and a lot to update on. Hope everyone has a great week and think about the things you are thankful for!