{Thankful in November #7}

Today I am Thankful for.......

My kids' Teachers

Today as I go to parent teacher conferences fot my kids I am thankful that my children have good teachers. I can actually say that we have never had bad teachers for our kids. They have all been amazing. Today they spent time explainig what needs more work and where they are excelling..... We are so lucky because both of our girls received straight A's!

{Thankful in November #6}

Today I am Thankful for……

Wholesome Uplifting Music

The kids and I have found great peace and comfort in music lately. We listen to this music in our home and as we drive to town when we feel we need some comfort or uplift. This one is our new favorite we’ve been blasting it in the car for a couple of weeks now…..

Isn't it beautiful???

{Thankful in November #5}

Today I am Thankful for……….

Modern Medicine

Many of you who know our family know that we have used modern medicine a lot……..Our family was definitely given some challenges in this area however because of the many advances our children have overcome most of these challenges.
I am especially thankful this week as my mom spent the week in the hospital, then had a major surgery, and will spend the next week or so in the hospital recovering. I am so grateful that her ailment was able to be fixed and that she is no longer is major pain. After surgery listening to the surgeon explain what he had to do and just imagining that it is possible to do what he did is amazing!!
We are also very thankful that right now, as difficult as it may appear, for us to watch Josh sick, tired and struggling through the most basic daily functions that modern medicine has become so incredibly advanced to the point that his life can be preserved and that after a time he will be well again. …… That thankfully there are pills to help when he gets sick, pills to help when he is in pain and medicine to zap the cancer inside of him…… That there is a machine that can send doses of radiation to the exact spot of his tumor….within a couple millimeters to be exact!
All of this would not be possible without modern medicine and those who choose to attend college for all of those years, update their knowledge frequently, and spend many hours working to use their knowledge for good!

{Thankful in November #4}

Today I am Thankful for........

3 day weekends!

Because the quarter ended this week, there was no school today.......so that meant no work for me and no school for the kids. I always feel like I can get so much more done when I have that one extra day. And this month is extra lucky.....there is also no school next Friday and then there is 5 day weekend for Thanksgiving!

{Thankful in November #3}

Today I am Thankful for my Siblings........

I am so greatful that I was given five siblings....for me to help watch over and then for them to do the same for me. I am so blessed to have a relationship with every one of them....of course we are all different, but they each have different things about them that I love!

{Thankful in November #2}

Today I am thankful for..........

My Husband

I am so lucky to be married to Josh. Here are a few reasons why........

#1 He is a great dad...

...better than I actually ever imagined a father to be.

Just look at them...can't you see how much they love him?

#2 He is a hard worker.....

He genuinly cares about his work and the people that he gets to encounter each day. I know that he can say that he really loves what he does.

#3 He's pretty fun to be around............

We've got attend some preety amazing sporting events together, visit Martha's Vineyard, Fenway Park, Costa Rica, the Salmon River, Sunny San Diego, and many other places....Oh, the fun that we've have together! Looking forward to doing many more fun things together.....

#4He has a very positive outlook on life..................

I don't know how he does it sometimes....but most people don't know what he is deally with right now because he doesn't let it show to most. He continues to find work for his employees, bid jobs, and check on his jobs as he goes. Many don't know that he has a pretty tough case of cancer and is in a lot of pain. They don't know that he goes to radiation daily and has a continuos chemotherapy pump running. He feels sick and very tired most of the time, but I don't think that I have ever heard him complain about his situation one time. He points out regularly that this is just one more obstacle in his life to overcome.

I love you Josh!!!

{Thankful in November}

I have a friend who posted something that she was Thankful for on her Facebook wall every day for the past year. Every single day she was able to recognize something around her that she was greatful for. So, I figured that if she could do that for a year then I could do it for a month. So every day in November I am going to look harder around me to find something that I am greatful for so here is #1.......

My Kiddos!

I mean seriously....have you ever seen kids cuter than them?? I am so lucky to have them around. My kids help me every day....they help me realize what is really imortant in life, they make me become more patient (especially Kyler!), and they teach me many important lessons. We really have been blessed with good kids, they all slept through the night since their births, they are all pretty easy going, and although they've had some challenges they are all pretty healthy. I am so blessed to be their mother!