30 Days of Thankfulness..... Day 5

Tomorrow night, when it is dark so early, I will NOT be happy about this. But, just for tonight, I am thankful for.....



..... an extra hour of sleep!

30 Days of Thankfulness..... Day 4

Today, in our neck of the woods, it is COLD.... WET..... & NASTY!!!! And so, today I am extremely thankful for Friday afternoon, to be home (with no where to go), and especially for.....

30 Days of Thankfulness..... Day 3

Today, I am thankful for this girl.....



Zoee came home today and told me that her teacher loved her journal entry SO much that she read it to the other teachers at their meeting. She told me that her teacher just LOVED the expression coming out in her writing. I was beaming! I have been told that her writing is excellent, and I really am so proud of her!!

So, logically, I asked her what she wrote about. She said, "well.... we had to write about something we absolutely hated". Me: "OK, so what did you write about"? Her: "I wrote about how much I hate to take baths, because our bathtub is gross!!" Me: "What?!?!"Her: "I found a totally gross bug and my brother takes a bath in there and it is gross!"

So, since she thinks it's so gross (I would love for her to see a really gross bathroom!!), she has volunteered to be the bathroom cleaner from now on!! PERFECT!!!!

30 Days of Thankfulness.... Day 2

Today, I am thankful for.....


.... my dad. It doesn't matter what kind of day I have, my dad can always make me feel better and put a smile on my face. Whether it's with some silly saying, or just really good common sense advice, he always says the right things. I love you dad!!

30 Days of Thankfulness..... Day 1

I cannot believe that it is November already!! 2011 really has flown by. Normally I am not all that excited for the cooler weather and the winter months, but this year, the way I see it, every month that comes around, is one month closer to my baby girl!! And that is something to get really excited about!!

During the month of November, I like for my kids to talk about something that they are thankful for each day, in preparation for Thanksgiving and the holiday season. In keeping with this tradition, I am going to *TRY* to blog each day about something that I am thankful for. A beautiful reminder for those days when I'm impatient, struggling, or just in a bad mood!

Today, I am thankful for this:



This is a picture of my beautiful girl, being told that she is being adopted, and being shown pictures of her new, FOREVER family!!! I am SO thankful and grateful to the wonderful people and carers at An Orphan's Wish and the House of Love!! They are loving my girl and taking such good care of her until we can come and get her!!

To learn more about An Orphan's Wish and the House of Love, click here!!

Happy Halloween!!!

So, this post almost didn't make it.... I am pooped!! After an extended weekend of Halloween fun, this mama is ready for a rest! Too bad I still have to work the rest of the week:(( Anyway... the kids had a blast. They actually got to dress up twice. Their grandparents took them to a Trunk-or-Treat at church, and then tonight we had our annual hot dog roast, hayride, and of course, lots trick-or-treating !! A few years ago we started this tradition with our neighbors, and we all look forward to it.

Here are a few pictures from the festivities!!!

Costume # 1.... a cute little kitty kat

and some kind of Power Ranger Ninja boy!!!!



Costume # 2.... a beautiful Indian girl



.... and the most handsome Sheriff in town!!!!


All the neighborhood girls ready to go!!

I hope you all had a very happy, fun, and safe evening as well!!!

Sunday Snapshot

So, yesterday was our family picture day.... with a fabulous photographer (Thanks Cassy!!!).... at a fabulous location! Can't wait to see all the pics, but she sent me a sneak peek of one today. Thought I would share!!

More family pics to come soon!!

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