November is here! segment 9

Tonight I'll keep it simple and say this. I am thankful for the nights Tyler has to work a double shift. He gets paid overtime and I have an evening all to myself to get caught up on all the laundry. Benny is asleep on my bed right now, right where Tyler usually is. Instead of hearing Tyler's snores, I get to hear Ben's! I am thankful our kids have their own beds and are pretty good about sleeping in them but I do enjoy cuddling one of my sleeping children every now and again.

On another note, I was just reading the NieNie Dialogues and her husband made a comment to their daughter that I have to remember and use. He said, "Girls, guess what, the devil just called and he said you guys are doing awesome."

November is here! segment 7 and 8

Yes, I knew it would eventually happen, I didn't post yesterday, ahhh! I didn't get any computer time. I usually get on at night after I've gotten all the kids to bed. Last night Miss P was having a rough time going to sleep, I guess her nap was too late. So, that leads me to...

I am thankful for the nights I get to rock and sing to my baby girl while she'll still let me. I'm thankful for those moments she lays her head on my shoulder and plays with my hair, and when she turns her face to mine and gives me kisses. I'm also thankful for bedtime, when the house is quiet and the things I pick up stay picked up until the next day. I'm thankful for those late night hours that I have to myself to read and relax.

I am thankful for change. I'm thankful that I'm still me, but I'm not that insecure, immature, overly sensitive (ok, still a bit overly sensitive) teenage girl I once was. I'm thankful that the numbers on the scale, although still way too high, are continuing to go down, be it ever so slowly. I'm thankful (yes again) for a husband that loves me through it all and still continues to tell me how beautiful I am (even at my worst).

November is here! segment 6

Tonight what I am most grateful for is my bed! I cannot tell you how incredibly tired I am. I slept horribly last night. It took me way too long to fall asleep and because of the time change, which is still messing me up, I can't sleep past 6 am, so, when you go to sleep at 2am, 5:30 am is way to early to wake up!

ok, I must say, I am very thankful for my miscellaneous craft supplies that allow me to be creative and make things for little or no money. This is my latest holiday decor project and I'm planning on doing something similar for Christmas so...IF YOU HAVE ANY GOOD IDEAS FOR WORDS LET ME KNOW! I'm thinking I'll for sure do one that says "believe".
I start with 2x4 scraps and cut them to the desired length and then sand them with my electric sander, Then I paint them.
After that I put the word in my chosen font printed from the computer on top of transfer paper and trace over it.

This is how it looks after

Then I paint the words in a contrasting color, I didn't take a picture of the final result, but I distress the edges with my sander and that's it. The look cute stacked on a shelf or hanging on a wall, or just by themselves.

I am also thankful for this cute, sweet, funny little girl. I played Barbies with her tonight. She was my mom's old Ken and I was Barbie. She makes them talk now and it is too cute. Family came over for cake and ice cream for Micah's birthday tonight and Micah's best friend Colton came too and is spending the night. It was a great night and I'm thankful to have so many of our family here close to us.

Just look at that smile!

November is here! segment 5

I am thankful for my and Tyler's Thursday game nights, which have pretty much been Scrabble nights. I used to hate Scrabble for some reason, now I love it. Sadly I am still not good at it. Whenever Tyler has a furlough Friday we try to make good use of it and stay up late the Thursday night before playing games. I have come to really look forward to this night and really enjoy it.

November is here! segment 4

FYI, this post counts for Nov 4th since I haven't gone to bed yet!

I am thankful that we have a trampoline again. It is so much fun to watch the kids jump, especially Peyton, she just jumps in circles all the way around. She is so light that she doesn't even need to bend her knees at all. I am thankful that I can still do toe touches and flips on the trampoline, and that my kids are still young enough to think that it makes me cool. I'm thankful that they want to go outside more often now and that they get more exercise.
Yes, she's in her jammies and slippers. It is first thing in the morning, I promise. I am thankful that having this trampoline causes us all to giggle and laugh much more often. My kids laughter is one of my favorite things to hear, even if it is mixed in with arguing here and there!

November is here! segment 3

I am so thankful that I have a daughter for so many reasons. She is such a wonderful addition to our family. I am thankful that she is such a girlie girl and at the same time a bit of a tomboy. She is one tough girl. I'm also thankful for her mature and goofy sense of humor. Yes, that is my bra and she did that all by herself, looks like she must be watching mommy closer than mommy thought!
I am thankful for Micah too, for his amazing attention to detail, his wonderful memory and his keen sense of right and wrong and his overwhelming desire to not only always do what is right, but for everyone else around him to do what is right too. He is turning 9 years old on November 4th, which is today for most of you who are reading this! Please wish him a happy birthday if you can.

Here is how Micah is supposed to look, I'm sure his spotty black and blond hair will grow out before too long! I know that having black hair for Harry Potter was very important to him, so I'm grateful that daddy made a deal with him and let him do it if he would let me buzz his head afterward.

I am thankful for my sense of humor, sometimes it gets misplaced but I'm grateful for the times I really need it and can find it. I'm thankful that having 3 boys has really mellowed me out and taught me to have much more patience.

November is here! segment 2

It's not yet midnight, so I'm still keeping up on my challenge!

I am thankful that I have a patient grandmother that taught me to sew at a young age and let me use scissors at age 2. I am also thankful that she has a huge supply of sewing stuff and gives me fabric even when I don't ask for it! I can't leave out that I'm thankful for the clearance tables and discounted fabrics at any given store, and my castaway clothing that can be remade into Barbie clothes, doll clothes and little girls clothes.
I'm very thankful for a sister that has finally become my friend. I'm thankful that I get to see her most days of the week and that she still changes poopy diapers and wipes snotty noses and helps with my kids even though she has a new baby of her own.

This may sound silly to some, but I'm thankful that I finally got a picture with all 4 of my kids in it, all 4 smiling, all 4 looking at the camera, amazing!

Lastly, for today, I am thankful I let my husband talk me into digital scrapbooking. I am thankful I can get something productive, worthwhile and creative done without making a mess and without spending any money. Oh yes, and I'm thankful to have 4 beautiful and funny children that give me an endless amount of material to scrapbook!!!