Thankful for Day 24

Today I am thankful for THANKSGIVING!

I am thankful for the time I took this month to live in thanksgiving and how it has enriched my life.

Thankful for Day 23

Today I am thankful for hard days. They make you appreciate all the good things in your life and help you grow as an individual. Today was a hard day but I am thankful for it.

Thankful for Days 21 & 22

So I have to say yesterday I was thankful for the fact that I get to spend five out of seven days in the week at home with my little one. We have all day to snuggle, count, read, do chores, make good meals, take naps, plan the budget, and just to learn and grown from each other in general. It is so great.

And today I am thankful for unkind people who are rude to me on the phone (bad day at work) because it just further reminds me how NOT to act and when to admit my mistakes!

Thankful for Day 20

So going along with yesterday's post, today I would like to say I am thankful for technology, especially the internet.  I love how easy it is to stay connected with friends and family on such an intimate level through blogging and Facebook. The world is such a big place and I love that we have it all at our fingertips. 

Although some people like to see the world through one of these...

(Awesome car we saw at Hastings...had to post a picture. It's a Twinkie!)

Thankful for Day 19

Today I am thankful for... 

A friend sent me an invite at the beginning of the summer and then Jared's sister sent me one a few weeks ago so I finally caved and joined and I am so so glad I did.

I just love having a place to store and organize the ideas I come across online. I always used to see great ideas and would forget where the tutorials were or something and now I can sort out all the things I find which is nice, especially once you join the blogging world!

Nicely organized Pin boards!

My sister in law pinned this recipe for potato soup in the crock pot and said it was awesome.

I easily found it by looking on her recipe's pin board and we tried it out today. It was awesome topped with cheese, sour cream and cooked bacon that I cut into small pieces.

Here is the link to the recipe: http://pearls-handcuffs-happyhour.blogspot.com/2011/03/outback-aint-got-nothin-on-me.html

Or if you would like to join Pinterest (you need an invite from someone to do so) comment with your email and I will send you one!

Happy pinning!

Thankful for Day 18

Today I am thankful for questions. When I question things and others question me, I learn. I love that.

And really, I am looking forward to the day when JR questions EVERYTHING!

Thankful for Day 17

Today I am thankful for MIDNIGHT PREMIERES! 

Hey do you guys think that Robert Pattinson gets mad because Kristen Stewart has so much potential to look pretty be she makes bad choices all the time when it comes to styling herself?

I didn't think she looked very good at the Breaking Dawn premiere...

Or at The Runaways premiere...

My opinion? Wear your hair down and around your face Kristen, and SMILE! MUCH prettier!

But I digress from the topic. Tonight I am just thankful to go have some FUN!

Thankful for Day 16

Once again I am thankful for my job. I am thankful for great coworkers who make work enjoyable and fun. I am grateful for the modest raise I got this year. I am thankful that they give me opportunities to learn and be paid for it, like the excel class I am taking this week. I am thankful that every Thanksgiving they give me a small turkey and bag of potatoes.

Thanksgiving is one week from today!

Thankful for Day 15

Today I am thankful for modern medicine. My family would be SO SCREWED without it! Haha. But really, with a prick of a finger I can test my blood sugar  and Jared can eliminate his seizures with a few pills at night! Amazing!

Of course I will always be most grateful for skilled doctors who cared for JR when he had to have some nee-nu surgery when he was little.

So sad at the hospital after hours of patiently waiting...

Thankful for Days 13 &14

So yesterday I was going to post about how I am thankful for my mind, and then I forgot to post! Haha! Typical. But really, even though I often feel like I am losing it, I am thankful for my mind. For my imagination and my creativity. For the ability to think, to store memories, and to create new solutions. 

And along the same lines today I am thankful that I am always learning something new. I learn a lot of things at my job. I learn a lot of things from blogging and the internet. I learn a lot of things from reading and exploring and trying new things. Today I was able to go to my friend's house and learn a new recipe - mini pumpkin pie tarts! Talk about YUMMY! I know what I'm bringing for Thanksgiving dessert!

Thankful for Day 12

Today I am thankful for warm blankeys and snuggles on cold days!

Thankful for Day 11

I think it is pretty obvious what we all have to be thankful for today. I have several friends and family members who chose to serve in our military both past and presently. I would name them all but I don't want to forget anyone. 

I am also thankful for those who serve us here in our local capacity. I am thankful for our policemen, firefighters and of course for correctional officers like my husband who keep the bad guys locked away. Their jobs are equally important on always overlooked.

Today, if you live in a free country, thank a veteran!

Thankful for Day 10

Today I am thankful for JR's sweet singing. This kid loves to sing! Every single time he struggles to keep up with a song it warms my heart like sunshine. Sometimes the words don't quite come out right and sometimes he only hits the first and last note with a bunch of mumbles in between but I wouldn't have it any other way.

We discovered that he sings along really well to the chorus of Cheryl Crow's "If it makes you happy" song. He belts his little heart out too the long notes and does it with confidence because he know she holds them a long time and so he can sing a long time. It just kills me. Nothing else could brighten up my day more.

Thankful for Day 9

Today I am thankful for GREAT FRIENDS! We have a lots of them...you know who you are! Family, co-workers, ward members, all ya'll! I was thinking about friends especially today when I was at work with some great, fun people. It makes my day so fun when I am with those guys. And then when I got home tonight I was thinking about how every Wednesday since Jared joined the gym our friends watch JR when I am still at work and he goes to a sparring class in the evening. I am pretty sure they have had to change a stinky diaper every time too! Those are TRUE friends!

Sorry, no picture of my friends today! I am simply too popular and have to many to post pictures of all you! JUST KIDDING!

Thankful for Day 7 & 8

So I guess I forgot to post yesterday. I was busy snuggling up to Jared in a stolen moment of peace and quiet before bed. I am defiantly grateful for those moments. We have been really busy as of late and I feel like we don't always get quality time together so I was happy happy happy when Jared came home early from the gym so we could have that time.

And today I am thankful for modern conveniences. Yesterday when I went to make dinner the stove wouldn't turn on. I was panicked for a moment. I quickly realized however that the circuit had flipped and the problem was fixed with the flip of a switch! Whew! Thank goodness for stoves and refrigerators and microwaves. I actually had a scare with the freezer in the garage last week because unbeknownst to me JR had shut off the power strip it was plugged into. Thankfully I noticed the next day and everything was still frozen (thank you cold weather) and nothing was lost. So glad I wasn't born in the stone age!

Thankful for Day 6

Today I am thankful for my soul mate, my best friend, my other half, the father of my child and my husband, Jared. I found out that a girl I used to work with lost her fiance yesterday. I feel for her so badly. It is one of those times when I don't know what to say because I can't even image how I would live on if I were in her shoes.

I love you Jared. 

You are the light in my life.

You know just when to make me laugh or to leave me alone.

You are the greatest father to our son.

You always provide.

You have never stopped opening my door for me since day one.

You always make me feel special.

You make my life sweet.

I love you!

Thankful for Day 5

Today I am thankful for the relationship Jared and JR have. JR wants to do everything his daddy does and say everything his daddy says. Every day when Jared comes home JR yells "DADDY" and runs to greet him for a hug and kiss. It isn't an uncommon thing in any household for a son to look up to his Dad but I am sure it warm's every mother's heart.

Tonight Jared was pretending to box and JR did it too. It was so cute! 

They have the most fun together. Even when they are just sharing a snack, cuddling or taking a nap. 

When I come home from work in the afternoon it isn't uncommon to see this...

Sacked out after a long day of playing light sabers I'm sure!

*Please note JR's up-side-down sippy cup and GIANT wet spot from it's leaking contents!

I guess I should mention my gratefulness for the fabric protection cleaning plan I bought with the couch! Best money ever spent!

Thankful for Day 4

So it is a little after 1 am so I am technically late! Oops! It was a busy day. 

Anyway, today I am thankful for Grandparents. I am thankful that I have wonderful grandparents myself and that my parents and Jared's parents are such great grandparents to our son. Tonight my parents babysat JR so that we could go to a birthday party. It was so nice to have some alone time and they totally wore the kid out! He was asleep before we got home. Thanks Mom and Dad!

Me, my mom (Grandma) and JR on the pumpkin liner... 

Grandma held JR's hand and sang train songs to him.

JR and Nana at a family birthday party... 

Every time JR sees Chris now he runs for a hug. Love it.

Well I guess I will be back in a few short hours with day five! 

I will be thankful for sleep if I get any tonight!

Thankful For Day 3

So today I am thankful for free seasonal subway art images and I am also thankful for Costco. 

I just picked up my 16x20 Fall subway art poster...

The awesome website eighteen25 puts out a free high resolution image for each holiday. 

It is such a simple way to decorate and the posters can all be stored in the frame together, then you just have to switch 'em out! They even have a filler print for months without holidays and a birthday print! 

The above picture is from their website. I don't know where they got their frame but the one I picked up came from the poster section at Walmart, has a nice thick frame and only cost $15. 

The print it's self cost a little under $6.50 at Costco. I love Costco. I picked up some great things there the last couple of months. I got an AMAZING memory foam bathmat (feels like walking on a cloud) and a sweet lighted/magnifying mirror.

Well, that's all for today. I will leave you with a picture of something really really cute I got at Costco a month or two ago...

Thankful for Day 2 and a challenge

So even though I was hatin' life today when I was at work for 13 hours and one thing after another seemed to go wrong, today I am thankful to have a job. I am not only thankful to have it but I am also thankful that I am able to earn some extra income for our family while keeping JR out of daycare and always having him home with one of us. That is certainly something very important to both Jared and me.

In other news, Jared and I started a November challenge yesterday! He wants to lose 30+ pounds by the end of November. He can totally do it too. He is eating super healthy, cutting out ALL soda and candy for the next month (except maybe minus Thanksgiving), and is hitting the gym five days a week.

I on the other hand hate the idea of a weight loss goal. I feel like it will just result in disappointment. I decided that my goal instead would be to accomplish 76 of my 10 Minute Trainer workouts in 28 days.

The schedule will look something like this...

I start tomorrow so wish me luck!

Thankful for in November

So it's been a while huh? We may have experienced some technical difficulties involving JR ripping all the keys off my laptop and demolishing it to the point where the screen no longer came on. 

My netbook kept me in the social networking loop well enough but it just didn't have the storage space for pictures and all that fun stuff. 

And what fun is a post without pictures?

I will be playing catch up on the family blog for a while but over here I want to spend this Thanksgiving month telling ya'll what I am grateful for. So I will start out today being thankful for my new computer. It is large and lovely and I am so glad to upload all my pictures and clear out the 'ole SD card.

And because I don't have a picture of this pretty new machine, here is something better...