Grateful

“Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude.” ― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

Day 3 Thankful July 2013

I am so thankful for my home. We moved into it in May of 2000. We had it built and to see it come up from a muddy hole in the ground to where we sit, now, was a fun process. It's funny perspective. We had signed our contract and they broke ground in November of 1999. It seemed like such a long process of choosing things, trimming items so it fit our budget, waiting for bad weather to subside. I was so anxious to move in. Then once we did, the school district said our daughter would be going to a different elementary school than we thought for kindergarten. I was so frustrated; she would have to be bussed past three other elementary schools to get to her school. I fumed. I called principals, etc. Turned out to be a blessing. My sister in law worked there, and our daughter had a very caring staff at her school. And two years later a school was built just a block from our home. It all worked out fine. I'm thankful for the neighborhood that surrounds our home. We have so many kind neighbors, trees and nature that I love. It's hard to believe we have lived in this home for 13 years.

Day 2 Thankful July 2013

So thankful for my husband and girls. So thankful God put us together as a family to go through this life with. I am so thankful they were "easy" girls thus far, and I hope they continue to be. They live out our values daily. Our home is thankfully filled with laughter, often. My husband causes me to chuckle frequently-with him not at home... mostly. :) So thankful he makes me laugh, works hard for his family and listens when I need him. They are my dearest friends and family in this home.

Thirty Days to a Grateful Heart

Going through some old posts as I cleaned out my google reader. This post about being grateful popped up. I thought about it and think I will try it. I have felt as if my heart could burst these last few days-more than normal. We got our oldest registered for her college classes at her orientation. It was so bittersweet. I am so grateful that she is so ready and so nervous-I'm a worrier. I am sure she will be able to handle it all, but I worry about her safety. I am so grateful for my other daughter who is tackling this adjustment heading to high school well, as well. She started optional conditioning for cross country today and was all smiles. :) My husband is a great supporter and cheerleader-reminding me that it isn't a bad thing to let go a little... Which is really hard.. Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life. -Joel Osteen

Too long

I know, I know, it has been so very long. I have not blogged in about three months. Here are the "Cliff Notes" for now: *the cause of my running injury I mentioned in the last post never was discovered, I rested, stretched, gained some strength and started running again. I'm running between 3 and 8 miles about 5 days per week and I'm happy about it. *My school is out for the summer. Our last day with students was June 6. I worked hard and was ready for a break, although I got teary when my class of 8th graders "graduated". *My youngest daughter has completed middle school and is now a high school freshman, taking summer gym, running for the pending cross country season and attending open gym sessions for high school basketball. *My oldest daughter has graduated. Yes, it flew by. Her graduation ceremony was lovely and her open house was stressful-as I love to visit with people and felt like I didn't get a lot of time to spend with each of our visitors to tell them how much I appreciated their attendance-but wonderful. More people came than expected and it was a perfect day! *Our two old dogs are chugging along, still, although my Merlin, our weimaraner has more trouble walking/standing, etc, each day. Percy, our beagle, gets more crotchety each day, but seems to be doing great health-wise... he may outlive me. ;) *To start our summer we cleaned out our basement and crawl spaces, throwing out 6 trash bags full of junk and taking a car load of things to sell to my mother in law's house, as she is having a garage sale this weekend. *The next day we moved our girls back into separate rooms. They had moved both of their beds into one room several months ago to be together, knowing it will be rare once fall and college life come, and moved their other pieces of furniture into the other bedroom. They have decided they need time in rooms away from each other from now till moving day-bittersweet for me to see and agony for our youngest as the idea was approached. They are doing ok with their rooms cleaned and organized, and separate sleeping. *Next purging task? My office. I have such a cluttered space right now, and as I love to do to start summer/then fall, clean and organize my space! *Project Life-I kept up with it until the end of April. Now I'm a bit behind, but I am ready to order pictures and tackle it, catching up. Only about two months worth of photos and documenting to get caught up... ;) That's all for now. I promise not to wait three months-I'm on summer break! :)