Thankful Hearts

Here are some big and little things I am thankful for this month:

My husband - he was made just for me - thank you God!

My kids - 3 bundles of me and Jade to hug & kiss

My big ole family - they make life a lot more fun & are always there when I need them

My house - I feel very blessed to have the things we have & the home that Jade has built for us

Our wood boiler - it keeps the house nice and warm without the electricity bill to match

Furry boots - yes I love them all!

Surgeons - Ollie's doctor's hands amaze me to this day!

Early Intervention - these ladies come see us in our home weekly & teach me and Ollie amazing skills so she can be the best that she can be

Burt's Bee chapstick - yes I love it

Christmas stockings by my Mom - they are always amazing & perfect!

Trudie - her snores and snorts are comforting in some weird way

3 of the 21st chromosome 

Beachbody - I have lost 23 pounds & I went from a size 14 to a size 6 - yes I love this just for me!

Jesus - he gave me eternal life & God carried me through Ollie's surgery by giving me faith

anything old & rusty that I can cram into my house

Diamonique jewelry - I can look like a million bucks for much, much less

furry blankets

popcorn in the popper like Dad makes it

memories of my family in our big farmhouse as we grew up

memories of Christmas with my Grandparents

my best friend in the whole world  - you know who you are & we NEED  date!

Twilight - yes I'm one of those girls & excited about a new movie!

date nights with the husband

hibachi grills with a cook throwing up some killer friend rice

when Maggie makes amazing cookies

that my sister & brother in law agreed to move in with us, and that they like it!

the opportunity to be a stay at home Mom - a dream I've held onto since I was a child

snuggles with kids when they don't feel well

doctors that make them feel better

a church that makes me want to dance and sing like mad & then cry when the pastor is just amazing & he always is!

a driveway alarm - it has made my life remarkably easier - bizarre I know!

new sheet day - something about new sheets just makes me happy so I change them often

winter smells - cinnamon, coffee, banana bread - any of those candles are usually sold in a heartbeat to girls like me

Ethel Edith days where we sling paint & laugh hard

dancing with my sisters like idiots in paint splattered clothes in a dirty old shed as we sling paint

Snoop Dog and Dr. Dre - wish I could listen to them in my Mom van but with 3 kids that never happens

Jason Mraz - he is my happy music

memories of my car from high school - buttercup - a 1976 Ford Gran Torino - I drove her in 1998!

memories of selling said car on eBay to the highest bid in the UK & shipping the car to the UK where it's being completely gutted & rebuilt - and not even kidding you - Buttercup rides again!

pug puppies

kittens

gator rides around the cows

watching the cows chase the gator as the kids yell to them

fires in the back yard

kids belly laughing

skinny jeans

sweaters - I can finally wear them at home b/c I used to roast in them in my old office when I worked!

freshly painted toenails

making a perfect piece of jewelry that makes someone else cry with joy

hugs when I need them most

apparently the list could go on and on but I will spare you!  I'm mostly thankful of where I am in life - I feel extremely blessed with everything God has poured onto my family - last year I wasn't in this same frame of mind so it's nice to be here now!