November 28th and 29th

Well, it's been a quiet couple of days. Yesterday was church, watching the Grey Cup and today was nothing in particular! Yay!

November 28 - Today I am thankful that I got to watch the Grey Cup in the warmth of my basement, on my big screen TV (rather than freezing at the actual game - come to think of it, I'm thankful for this pretty much every game I watch!)

November 29 - Today I am thankful that my baby napped some, at least. He's been putting up a fight lately. I managed to get one bathroom cleaned and a couple other things done so that's awesome!

I don't really have much else to say...gotta get the Christmas letter written and printed so I can send it out!

Until next time...

November 26th and 27th

November 26 - Today I am thankful for people who help out to get a task done. My parents purchased a display set of cabinets from Rona and forget their ladder and drill battery here when they left (at the store). They wanted us to pick it up for them...not a big deal except the ladder does not fit in our car. Jason's co-worker has a van and told Jason he'd take him to the store at lunch time to get the stuff. It turned out to be a wonderful thing as Jason's Dad's van was not working that day (that was our back up plan). I guess God provides even little things :)

November 27 - Today was another grumpy day...I really gotta quit having those. Attitude is a choice, after all. I should remind myself of that next time... Anyway, some of my grump had to do with my stubborn children so today I decided to be thankful for them. I really do love them and they do make me smile so often. I'm thankful that Jonathan is (usually-but not today) laid back and smiley...especially when he won't co-operate and I get annoyed and then he gives me that cute little grin - who can stay mad! I'm thankful that Evan loves to cuddle. He can be our toughest boy but he can also be the most charming. When he flashes that smile and crawls up next to you to cuddle, it just melts you. I'm thankful to see Xander becoming more comfortable in social situations. He is such a fun boy and loves to play games and give surprise hugs but he is really shy. Tonight, we went to a work kids' Christmas party and he had a blast and even made friends with another little boy. I guess I'm not grumpy anymore...who can be with all this stuff to be thankful for?

That kids' Christmas party, by the way, was so fun. It was held at Dino-bouncers and the kids had a blast. Evan loved the toddler one with balls and a little slide. I think he would have liked the bigger one but there were too many big kids in it. Xander loved the giant slide and went on it over and over again! It was a great place for a party! Anyway, it's late now so I should go.

Until next time...

November 25th

Today, I am thankful for a quiet day at home. I skipped Mom's group this morning...bad me, but it was worth it just for the breather. In fact, the way the morning went, I don't think we would have made it on time, anyway. Jason had a work function that he had to be at (with yummy food...I got perogies and chicken strips :P) and the boys were really well behaved so that was awesome. Jonathan wasn't a good napper today, though, so that kinda sucked and I didn't get much done. All in all, it was a good day, though. Plus, I got my first set of shelves completed with my brand new screwdriver! Yay. We lost the appropriate bit for our old multi-bit screwdriver so I had to wait for the new one. Now I have one more to assemble then I can reorganize the play room! Not much else going on here today.

Until next time...

November 21-24

I've been slacking...I've come up with things I'm thankful for, I just haven't blogged them. Also, I have some cute photos to edit and put up but they're still on my camera! It's been snowing and snowing here...again. Big surprise. The roads are getting yucky, though. I'm just glad they were decent for all my running around yesterday. So far, I count 4 big snow storms this year...mid October - about 12"...late October - about 8"...mid November (18th) - about 12"...yesterday/today - about 7"...seriously...I think that's enough snow for a winter. There's been a bit in between but not too much. Luckily, last winter had little snow after January so the city still has a budget to clear the roads!! Anyway, I think this calls for a stay in kind of day tomorrow...I have things I could go to but we've got so many things this week that I think a breather is in order! Now for the thankfulness...

Nov 21 - Today I'm thankful for the abundance that we have and that we can share some of that with a child through child sponsorship!

Nov 22 - Today I am thankful for modern medicine. It was immunization day for Jonathan and I think of all the nasty childhood diseases that have been essentially eradicated and I am thankful.

Nov 23 - Today I am thankful that the snow held off for the day so I could go out and do the errands I needed to before there were a couple more inches of snow on the ground (read: roads and I would have had to drive in it!)

Nov 24 - Today I am thankful for things that put a smile on my face...today I particularly think of this YouTube video Cherpumple (I actually saw the photos of someone who made it!) and this adorable blog - Color Me Katie - I don't know her but she is so quirky and cute and there is pretty much always something there that makes me smile!

Until next time...

November 20th

Today I was grumpy. Not too sure why, I just was. I don't like being grumpy. It sucks. So I was trying to think of what I was thankful for today. Days like this...it's harder but far more important...cause attitude's a choice.

Today, I am thankful that I got one project mostly done. One of two shelves for the playroom is mostly assembled. I haven't gotten the final screws in since I don't have the right screwdriver. The proper size tip for our interchangeable one is lost. Good thing it's just the rails...the rest used an allan wrench.

Until next time...

November 18th and 19th

Well, I guess I missed yesterday. It was excusable because my Mom and Dad were here and we had an impromptu "birthday brownie" for my oldest boy. It was good, since they won't be able to make it down for his birthday and my boys really love their grandparents!

November 18th - I'm thankful for my Mom & Dad and that they give us so much of their time. They are very willing to drive 5 hours or more to visit as often as they can (though this time they were here for their house...but we'll take whatever brings them our way :) ).

November 19th - I'm thankful that I didn't have to go outside in the 12" or so of snow yesterday or the -31 C wind chill today (though I did walk to the bank this evening - I'm also thankful it was close enough for me to walk!)

It's been cold today and was snowy yesterday. Seriously, that was our 3rd winter storm with several inches of snow (twice about a foot and the other time must have been at least 6 or 8 inches). I think we've filled our quota of snow for the winter - and I've definitely had my fill of shovelling the driveway! (I'm sure I'll do it again, though)

I took some cute photos yesterday but they're still on my camera so maybe I'll post some tomorrow.

Until next time...

November 17th

Today I am thankful for the Bible study group that we are a part of. We meet every Wednesday and it is always a great time of fellowship and learning. I love that!