October 6th - A Month to be Thankful!

There is this fad... every November it seems like everyone on my Facebook feed is becoming ever so thankful.  They post things they are grateful for.  And I love reading them.  It's so nice to see people who are thankful for some of the things I take for granted.

So I'm trying to do the "Canadian Version".  I'm trying to do my on month of being thankful!

Day #6

I'm thankful!

I'm thankful for pizza day at my school. 

Not just my school, but my kids school and my place of work/volunteer.  I love my school.  The staff there are amazing.  The kids are very cool.  It is a wonderful place to be.

Today is Pizza Day.  This day is always crazy.  It starts with a crazy amount of kids bringing forms down to the office and delivering the bags.  Then it means my friend and I sort the money and forms all morning, and most of the afternoon.  After that we go shopping and we get the juice and cookies and order the pizza. 

Today is the big day.  We have all the forms sorted and money counted by now.  And now we get everything ready to go to the classrooms.  We fill the bags with supplies, figure out how many pizzas, plus or minus slices, need to go to each room. 

Then the craziness begins.  Our pizza is delivered by 11am or so.  We just go go go!  We can get the pizzas and bags out to each room before too long.  I'm always impressed with how well we do.  Most of the time there isn't a problem. 

Today, I'm thankful for pizza day, as it means we didn't have to prepare lunches!!

October 5th - A Month to be Thankful!

There is this fad... every November it seems like everyone on my Facebook feed is becoming ever so thankful.  They post things they are grateful for.  And I love reading them.  It's so nice to see people who are thankful for some of the things I take for granted.

So I'm trying to do the "Canadian Version".  I'm trying to do my on month of being thankful!

Day #5

I'm thankful!

I'm thankful for my water bottle.  Silly I know but I love it!  Last year for my birthday, my parents got me an Amazing mop!  Oh... and a S'well water bottle.  It is fantastic.

If you have one you understand!

I didn't really use mine until this summer.  I was camping with my parents during a heat wave (AKA the whole summer) and my mom would fill up her S'well water bottle with ice and some water and she would have it ALL day.  So when we were packing for our trip to Disney I decided to put it in.  Best choice ever.  It kept my water cold.  And I mean COLD all day long!  I love it!

I'm still using it ever day.  In fact for my birthday I asked for an ice maker (along with a blender or food processor and GC's to AdditionElle) so that I could fill it with ice in the morning and have cold water all day.  It is wonderful!  Not only do I get cold water but I actually drink it.  I fill up my cup a lot.  I'm getting my daily requirement of water, and more. 

I'm thankful for my S'well water bottle!

October 4th - A Month to be Thankful!

There is this fad... every November it seems like everyone on my Facebook feed is becoming ever so thankful.  They post things they are grateful for.  And I love reading them.  It's so nice to see people who are thankful for some of the things I take for granted.

So I'm trying to do the "Canadian Version".  I'm trying to do my on month of being thankful!

Day #4

I'm thankful!

I'm thankful for my parents.  They are amazing!  My parents have been so supportive, no matter what crazy stuff I do with my life. 

I'm even more thankful that today, "oh so many years ago" my parents were born!  That's right.  Mom and Dad have the same birthdate.  How cool is that?

I'm thankful my parents are around to see my kids, my family and my life.  My parents are incredible grandparents and make a point of making sure my babies are well taken care of and loved.

I'm thankful for my fantastic parents.

October 3rd - A Month to be Thankful!

There is this fad... every November it seems like everyone on my Facebook feed is becoming ever so thankful.  They post things they are grateful for.  And I love reading them.  It's so nice to see people who are thankful for some of the things I take for granted.

So I'm trying to do the "Canadian Version".  I'm trying to do my on month of being thankful!

Day #3

I'm thankful!

I'm thankful for health care.  After Arnold's accident two years ago I could never have imagined the costs of having him in the hospital.  Arnold was in and out of the hospitals, never ending doctors appointments, seeing specialists, lawyers appointments and phone calls all over the place.

Even today.  We are going to another doctors appointment... 2 years later!  How crazy is that.  We are still checking on his health and making sure he is ok.  Thankfully, any problems we have had he is doing better and seems to be continuing in that direction.

I'm so thankful for health care in Canada, and for God's grace in keeping my husband safe.

October 2nd - A Month to be Thankful!

There is this fad... every November it seems like everyone on my Facebook feed is becoming ever so thankful.  They post things they are grateful for.  And I love reading them.  It's so nice to see people who are thankful for some of the things I take for granted.

So I'm trying to do the "Canadian Version".  I'm trying to do my on month of being thankful!

Day #2

I'm thankful!

I am thankful for cold meds.  This week my kindergarten class learned to share. But in learning to share they all shared their colds.  I love the hugs, high fives and hand holding but eventually it takes its toll on me.  It's my first cold of the year and it sucks.

I am very thankful for my husband who takes care of me and took me out to get medication.  I'm thankful for my friends who watch the boys so I can have a nap this afternoon.  I even used my coupons to get halls.  Yeah!!

October 1st - A Month to be Thankful!

There is this fad... every November it seems like everyone on my Facebook feed is becoming ever so thankful.  They post things they are grateful for.  And I love reading them.  It's so nice to see people who are thankful for some of the things I take for granted.

So I'm trying to do the "Canadian Version".  I'm trying to do my on month of being thankful!

Day #1

I'm thankful!  I'm thankful for food!  I LOVE food!  I love how it tastes, how it smells how I can present it on a plate or the table.  I love feeding people!  I love helping people out and I love love love eating!

I also love eating healthy.  A few years ago I read about these sisters who had a new "way of life".  They had a book out called "Trim Healthy Mama".  I bought the book but had a hard time seeing it in person.  Most people I knew who had done anything on plan were online, and I had never seen them.  Some of their results seemed to be in the "too good to be true" group.  And that throws me for a loop.  I want to see in real life people do it!  And when I finally did it was a good kick in the ass to get moving.  I've done pretty well so far.  I'm down just a bit over 10 lbs this summer.  In total, I'm down 30 pounds from July of last year.  I'm excited for that!

Because I love food I have to be careful with what I indulge in.  I'm blessed that my family loves to try out things, and loves me so they just eat it :)

I've failed

There are those days where the whole world seems perfect.  Everything went just right. 

Your hair was wonderful when you woke up.  Your breakfast was amazing, kids didn't bother you or fight at the table.  Everything was.... perfect.

Today is not one of those days!

My brain is still catching up from vacation mode.  I've been feeling so much lately that it's overwhelming at times.

I've forgotten to pay bills.  I've over or underpaid bills.

I've forgotten about expenses we already said we would do for sure and now.. I'm so confused.

I'm feeling lost in life.

I'm not sure what I'm putting in my body for food some days.  Grocery lists always seem to have something that is forgotten.

Some days... I'm just feeling like I'm failing at everything.

Today was one of those days.

Late start (rough night with a kid with nightmares); laundry not coming out clean after using washing it 3 times; dinner was a crockpot meal that had to be made before school and just not feeling it; forgetting to follow through on a promise I made; feeling unneeded or overused at work.

It's just one of those days.

Thankfully, they don't last.  Thankfully every day will get better and today is just an icky day.

Needless to say, I'm looking forward to tomorrow!