Thankful Thursday on Thanksgiving Day

• my health
• my healthy children
• my best friend, my husband
• my friends and family
• our home
• my job, which is so far from being a "job"
• having found my passion and purpose, it took 25 years to find!
• being able to stay at home with my kids, even though some days I'd like to run away
• having the best neighbors ever (here and on Westlawn)
• Noah's school
• wireless internet
• my grandmother's diary
• my kitchen - it's so nice to finally have room to cook
• stuffing
• fresh flowers any time of year
• comfy pj pants
• Thanksgiving shopping ads (I just like to look at them!)
• coffee, especially gingerbread lattes, but when at home gingerbread creamer will work just fine
• disposable plates, cups and silverware (especially when feeding 10 kids!)
• friends who live in North Carolina (who I get to see in one week!)
• bath time because it keeps my kids happy for a good hour
• friends who email me outa nowhere only to say they love me
• my cat who follows me everywhere ~ it makes me feel really special (and sometimes annoyed)
  
• handmade things because there's nothing else like it in the world
• our new big comfy bed because I've been sleeping better at night
• orchids because they're such beautiful flowers even though I can't get mine to bloom
• really good bargains
  
• color and being able to see it with my eyes
• my feet, even though they are big because according to Cerella they make my legs look even longer and I actually really like my legs
• my husband who does all the mopping & laundry (usually) in our house
• getting to actually sit down with my family and watch television (I did this last night!)

I could go on and on with my list, but I'll save it for my next Thankful Thursday/Little Things. Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends, family and bloiters! Many blessings to you all.

Stop and smell the roses.

I'm happy to say that I got the photos done last night for 2 wedding albums. That is about 150 pictures that have to be individually prepped. Yay, I'm happy. Now 2 more wedding albums to go and about 15 orders.

Here's some pics from album #1 . . .



I was suppose to be attending my sil's brother's wedding this Saturday. I made the decision not to yesterday. I feel good about that. While I am sad that I'll be missing the chance to see Missy and Andy tie the knot, my sis stand up with them with her big beautiful belly, and my niece stand up there with her blond curls and adorable dress, I'm happy because I will have an entire day to get things done. There's always pictures. Thank goodness for pictures. As much as I want to be there for them, I have to do something for myself in order to stay sane and make my customers happy.

So, I'm doing nothing today but catching up on blogs (hopefully) and email. Feeling not so chipper has forced me to sit down and really appreciate the little things. When I really stop and smell the roses, I notice that I have so many very special things around me and so many things to be happy and thankful for.

my kids giggling in the bathtub together
dark chocolate m&m's
colorful and crafty blogs
friends who leave nice and encouraging comments here
my phone when it doesn't ring
orders that are done
not having to leave the house all day for anything
the sounds of rustling leaves outside
my cats sunbathing in a streak of sunlight
my husband calling me to tell me he made it to New Jersey safely
friends who ask if they can do anything for you (even when they have 4 kids and one that's sick)
friends who come over and help you with your work without expecting anything in return
warm cozy college sweatshirts
the smell of banana bread cooking
kids napping
peanut butter ice cream
4 cups of hot coffee
photographs of my beautiful children all over the house
a son who asks his sister if she would go with him to the bathroom so he can go poopy . . . now that really made me giggle when I heard that just now

fixing my kids corndogs for lunch and remembering how my grandpa use to love buying me corndogs at the state fair
the smell of clean hair
the colors of my walls which I love
my bed that's not made, knowing that I really don't have to make it all today because Neil will not be home tonight :c)
knowing that my favorite shows will be on TV tonight and that I actually will have the chance to sit down and enjoy them because I can't work

There, my list of little things for Thursday. I'm thinking I might start a Thursday's Thoughts again and use it as a chance to either share quotes or share my "little things", which I know we all can stand to be reminded of every-so-often.