Thankful? Yep, I’m absolutely thankful!
I have a funny hubby, cute baby and the Target Cartwheel app… what else could a girl need (seriously I think those 3 things make up the ‘basic’ level on the Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs)?
I think we all try to be extra aware of the good stuff around us at this time of the year (at least until we wake up at 2 am the day after being thankful to arm wrestle people for hot deals on laptops, but whatever). I could write about all the obvious things in my life that I love, but who’s got time for that… there’s food to be eaten! So I thought I’d go a different route and think about all the little itty-bitty things that make life sweet.
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:: A day in the life of a Thankful mom ::
5:30 am – Alarm, snooze, snooze, hear baby girl, slip out of bed to get sweet sleepy baby… and the thankfulness begins…
…Thankful for flannel sheets (even if I don’t want to get out of them), thankful for Kenzie’s adorable bed head, thankful for extra absorbent diapers, thankful for morning snuggles…
Little pumpkin bed head… melts my heart!
6:21 am
…Thankful for hot showers, thankful for tights so I don’t have to shave my legs, thankful for a husband who did laundry the night before (true story, Denny does all the laundry)…
7:05 am
…Thankful (SO THANKFUL) for Tim Ho’s K-cups, thankful for morning playtime with Kenz, thankful for the Today Show, thankful for binkies on a string, thankful for Cheerios…
Mornings haven’t been this amazing since the days of kegs & eggs in college!
7:32 am
…Incredibly thankful for a wonderful caregiver, thankful for a baby that (usually) doesn’t cry at drop-off, thankful for a commute that gives me just enough time to catch up with a few loved ones…
7:55 am
…Thankful for Pandora, thankful for cute baby pics to look at while I’m in the office, thankful for a system to prioritize e-mails, thankful for my OU mouse pad…
Speaking of pictures on my desk, here’s Thanksgiving 2012. Our little turkey was about 7 weeks old.
8:45 am
…Thankful for a job that I really truly enjoy, thankful for a cool view of medical campus out office window, thankful for funny co-workers…
11:45 am
…Thankful for flat shoes to run errands, thankful for $5 foot longs, thankful for texting to send a note to a friend I haven’t talked to lately…
3:10 pm
…Thankful for a husband who likes to check-in during the day, thankful for leftover Subway cookies from lunch…
4:35 pm
…Thankful for flex time, thankful for blue tooth in my car, thankful for a husband who does pick-up duty…
5:40 pm
…Thankful for fun mail, thankful for Digiorno pizzas, thankful for sweat pants, thankful for sippy cups…
7:40 pm
…Thankful for adorable bare baby bums, thankful for baby shampoo that doesn’t burn if it goes in eyes, thankful for the smell of a clean baby…
8:20 pm
Thankful for a chance to just sit, thankful for baby video monitors, thankful for ice cream, thankful for DVR…
9:40 pm
…Thankful for a few minutes to share my thoughts on the blog, thankful for YOU for stopping by to read it…
And at the end of the day (every day)
…I’m thankful for all the countless blessings we have, and I’m thankful the people in my world (both with us and the ones we carry in our hearts) for the impact they leave in my life…
(Speaking of, this is one of my favorite pictures of when Aunt Lorraine met Makenzie last Thanksgiving. Tomorrow (Thanksgiving) would have been my Aunt Lorraine and Uncle Jim’s 50th wedding anniversary. She’ll be in our thoughts all day)
What I would give to go back to last year for just a little more time with Aunt Lorraine…
Wishing you and your families an awesome, turkey-filled holiday as you celebrate with all the people who make you thankful!
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