Thanksgiving 2012
Today is a little bitter sweet for us. Kaleb and Lucy are with their dad, and Jason is at work for a 48 hour shift.We had our Turkey Day on Sunday, so we've been enjoying leftovers for days now. So today, it's just Malia & me at home. Just the two of us, the animals, and a warm fire, and banana bread in the oven. It is Malia's first Thanksgiving, and her first day of being 5 months old. So while there are no plans for a big family get together today (kind of depressing), I am spending my day with someone I am exremeley thankful for. Its nice to have the house to ourselves. We have spent lots of time cuddling, playing toys, nursing and snoozes for baby.
We have all been hearing a lot about what people are thankful for. I am a big fan of social media (although it has some downsides), and via Facebook I have been reading a lot of posts about what people are thankful for. Some people do the one thing a day posts for the month, but that's not for me. I usually have enough time to pop onto Facebook and read some newsfeed and group stuff and like & occasionally comment, but I don't like to over post or photobomb my 350+ friends' newsfeed. Plus, I think it's really easy to over share, so I try to draw my own line somewhere. Anyway, I did think it would be good to create a random short list (in no particular order) of things I am thankful for, and particularly things I'm thankful for this year.
- I am thankful to be in a happy marraige with a man who is a good father and caring husband.
- To have three wonderful, healthy, thriving children that share unconditional love with me
- Thankful that we were blessed with the miracle of a baby girl on the first day of summer
- thankful for the house that we live in with all its luxuries and flaws included
- thankful that my husband has a job and works hard to support our family so that I can stay home with Malia and take care of her myself
- for technology
- for Pinterest :)
- for the Warren Avenue Knights championship football game to end a great season
- that Lucy played for an outstanding soccer coach and team who also had a championship season
- that the family we have created allows Kaleb and Lucy to have 3 parents that love them and work together to raise them the best way we know how, and to give them a good start and foundation to their lives because we all get along and support each others decisions!
- thankful for my 11 year old son that is a baby-loving big brother. - the relationship between Malia and her big brother is so touching!
- thankful that my family loves my cooking and that there is always food on the table
- thankful that Malia and I stuck with breastfeeding even though it was a (very) rough start
- so, so thankful for my life changing homebirth
- thankful for my midwife, Mif
- thankful for our animals who bring so much joy & enertainment to our family - even though they do drive me nuts sometimes! :)
- thankful that Jason's co-worker traded us the new van for his crappy truck. talk about a God send!
- thankful it's basketball season for the kids - horray for indoor sports!
- thankful for my smartphone. How did we ever live without them?
- thankful for Instagram and all the sweet photos I have because of it
- so thankful for my sweet Lucy who is becoming a lady - beautiful, fashionable, creative, nurturing, gentle, opinionated, intuative, empathetic
- thankful that Jason takes the baby in the mornings so I can get some peaceful sleep
- thankful that my husband does all the man chores that are essential for life: chopping wood, doing dog poop, taking out the garbage, cleaning the fish tank, yard work, gutters & all the other things on the honey-do list - he even helps with laundry!!
- thankful for music because I love to sing along & dance when no one is watching
- thankful for SOA & Jax :)
- thankful for all my pictures I have taken or kept throughout the years to have preserved all the memories
- thankful for my few close friends
- thankful for long lasting friends, who, though we may not see each other or talk often, we always pick up right where we left off
- thankful for cloth diapers! they are so awesome, efficient, cute AND saved us tons of $$!
- thankful I have a spouse who honeslty cares about my dreams & intends to support me in acheiving them
- thankful for having a great set of in-laws that we actually enjoy being around and love! Kaleb, Lucy & I are lucky they accepted us into their family and we are one for all
- Thankful that my heart is not filled with saddness & stress, only love
