{ Thankful..or something like it....}

thankful yes I am, but this week I need to .......

.....its been a long week, sick kids, running here and there, my mother in law was in the hospital scary she's home now but we sure worry about her! our neighbor had a stroke too,  and some sad things have happened lately to some friends, throw in a scout camp, a  personal progress night in there.... I love my calling I get to do fun handouts  
{this template came from the net somewhere i wish I could do all the fun graphics I should take a class cause I haven't had any luck on my own but I love this kind of stuff!}

....and get the girls excited to get it done{{I hope!}}

and I'm pretty sure the time change did me in too  I'm so tired lately!

.....so I've been on the phone

for soccer, for parent council-- for lice checks lookin for

these days it seems people don't do it very often or are so busy with their own lives its getting harder to find willing people kind of sad eh! But I am so thankful for the ones that still do!!

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THEN we had one beautiful warm day that made me so anxious for summer and spring then it snowed and got cold again about the same time I bought a new spring/summer wreath for my door I guess just to remind us ! But I am Thankful for things to look forward too! The bright sunny days ahead......

 I'm glad I have my kids who fill me with a ray of sunshine everyday.... they are so fun most of the time!! And remind me  

that life is a lot funner if we let it be and get down to their level sometimes! 

{You guys fill me with sunshine too I always appreciate your comments, questions and encouragement.... makes my day )

 

I am for the most part thankful for the days like these........lots to do, things to get done, kids under foot and always something to clean, change or look after, fix or redo.or cook...

 

that keeps me going.........one day we will all wish we had these days again so why not enjoy them more now right!!

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and every time I read nie nie's blog I am thankful for all that I have and all the little things I take for granted she is amazing....if you've never read her story do....

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But really with kids like these I could I not be thankful.....

I'm thankful they do their chores usually without grumbling {to much}

they look out for one another {a couple of middle ones are very defensive of each other and I secretly love it!}

I'm thankful that they play together so well for the most part, dance together, laugh together 

and are generally such happy kids....

funny how they know at such an early age when they are doing something they shouldn't eh! This has been the week of busy boy into everything!! All the toys he already threw down under there too...

love mr squinty eyes.....seriously this kid is a handful but a very lovable one at that 

his new thing when he wants to talk to me or ask me something is

"LOOK AT ME" it makes me laugh every time guess I say that a fair bit too lol!!

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"To educate yourself for the feeling of gratitude means to take nothing for granted, but to always seek out and value the kind that will stand behind the action. Nothing that is done for you is a matter of course. Everything originates in a will for the good, which is directed at you. Train yourself never to put off the word or action for the expression of gratitude." 

-  Albert Schweitzer

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YOU ARE DEFINED BY THE CHOICES YOU MAKE....

choose wisely everyday.

Choose to be happy.

HAVE AN attitude of gratitude, it changes everything.

Have a great weekend.