A Thankful Month

As I look back on my list of thankfulness over the past month, I'm again aware of how much I really do have to be thankful for!

1. A quiet and productive evening at home.
2. An awesome spin class, with an instructor who knows how to kick my butt!
3. My nice warm house!
4. My husband and father-in-law who make a great fix-it team!
5. A day spent with my Mom, mother-in-law, and sister-in-law!
6. An extra hour of sleep!
7. A job I enjoy.
8. My health.
9. The ability to make healthy choices.
10. A warm workplace, house, and car!
11. A day off.
12. The ability to run an incredible race with some amazing women (more details soon!)
13. A restful and relaxing Sunday.
14. A few peeks of sunshine through the dark clouds.
15. An evening at home to get things done.
16. The incredible group of girls in my small group at youth group!
17. Spending time with family.
18. A productive day off.
19. A husband who is willing to watch "girly" movies with me, and even enjoy them! (He took me to see Breaking Dawn!)
20. My church family.
21.  Another day...even if it is a Monday!
22.  My puppy who can always make me smile
23.  A new baby in the family...congrats Kim and Eric :)
24.  That both of my families get along well!
25.  The means to buy the things we need, and some things we just want.
26.  My husband and everything about him!
27.  A 4 day weekend!
28.  Food :)
29.  Self-discipline.
30.  A gorgeous sunshiney day!

November Thankfulness Continued...

Can you believe November is almost halfway over?  And Thanksgiving is next Thursday?  Me neither!  Time is just flying by!

Today, I'm thankful for...


1. A quiet and productive evening at home.
2. An awesome spin class, with an instructor who knows how to kick my butt!
3. My nice warm house!
4. My husband and father-in-law who make a great fix-it team!
5. A day spent with my Mom, mother-in-law, and sister-in-law!
6. An extra hour of sleep!
7. A job I enjoy.
8. My health.
9. The ability to make healthy choices.
10. A warm workplace, house, and car!
11.  A day off.
12.  The ability to run an incredible race with some amazing women (more details soon!)
13.  A restful and relaxing Sunday.
14.  A few peeks of sunshine through the dark clouds.

The List Keeps Growing!

Today, I'm thankful for...
1. A quiet and productive evening at home.
2. An awesome spin class, with an instructor who knows how to kick my butt!
3. My nice warm house!
4. My husband and father-in-law who make a great fix-it team!
5. A day spent with my Mom, mother-in-law, and sister-in-law!
6. An extra hour of sleep!
7. A job I enjoy.
8. My health.
9. The ability to make healthy choices
10. A warm workplace, house, and car!

What are you thankful for?

Working around the house

When we moved into our house, the only lighting in the kitchen was a set of 3 tracklights (and a dim little light over the sink).  I was constantly frustrated by the poor lighting because it made for really bad food pictures, and it was difficult to see anything in the evenings because the lights created so many shadows in the kitchen--I could barely read a recipe!  About a month into our marriage, Mike's dad rigged up the little contraption you see on the far left light bulb.  Have a bare bulb helped the light situation a little bit, but it certainly wasn't a good long-term solution!

Can you guess what my amazing husband and awesome father-in-law are planning to do?  Oh yes...I know they love me!  (Or they got sick of me complaining about the lack of lighting in our kitchen!)

After a few hours of hard work (I did help!), this was the result...

Beautiful can lights in my kitchen!  It really is incredible what a difference these lights make!  My kitchen is nice and bright now, I can take decent food pictures inside, and I can read recipes without turning every light in the vicinity on!  Thank you Mike and Pops! :)

Today, I'm thankful for...

1.  A quiet and productive evening at home.
2.  An awesome spin class, with an instructor who knows how to kick my butt!
3.  My nice warm house!

4.  My husband and father-in-law who make a great fix-it team!

Thank you Jason!!!!!!

So...Jason just about gave me a heartattack today when he came to school. I asked him if my mom had gotten a hold of him about my paper. And he says "no...was she supposed to?" I said "yeah, but oh well, I guess I'll just have to drive all the way home and get it" Then he laughed and said "no, I have it for you". So, I'm ever grateful to you, Jason, for saving me from driving home, or from failing my exam!!!!