11/20/09: Thankful for ...

... my scrappy friends who I will get to see this evening. Yay!

11/19/09: Thankful for ...

... this roof over our heads. Though it is a pain to keep clean, I love this house and feel fortunate that it gets to be the home where many wonderful family memories have been made and will be made.

Now I must go clean this house! Ugh!

11/18/09: Thankful for ...

... A job.

... A husband who is happy to watch his little girls while I have a nice evening out with a friend.

... A sister who can cover the hour and a half between when the sitter leaves and my husband gets home.

... The chance to see The Grinch Who Stole Christmas tonight.

11/17/09: Thankful for ...

... a 4 year old daughter who has a forgiving heart. Long story short .. I woke up late which made for a chaotic morning trying to get her ready for school in time. She doesn't yet understand running late, nor does she understand needing to hurry and I pretty much lost it on her when she spent 10 minutes in the bathroom apparently doing nothing. But we hugged it out and she had a great day at school and doesn't even remember the incident this morning.

11/16/09: Thankful for ...

... for people like Jessica Sprague who offer free digital scrapbooking classes. Free registration for Holidays in Hand ends TODAY! Go here to sign up. Trust me, even if you think or swear you will never be a digital scrapbooker, there's something to be taken from this class. I ALWAYS learn something valuable (most often how to better edit a photo). She's a great instructor with very detailed and easy to follow videos.

11/15/09: Thankful for ...

... good friends. And the fact that we can get together and watch our kids play for hours on end. That the kids are sad when it's time for everyone to go home. Thanks to Sal and Cynthia and Diego for coming to play today!

11/14/09: Thankful for ...

... this little girl who, when upon seing her I said, "Whoa! Lookin pretty cool there girl!", responded, "No Mommy. I'm only a princess!" Yes you are my special girl. I am so thankful you make me laugh and that you can find yourself beautiful despite the purple socks for gloves, the flower for a wand, the baseball jammies underneath the dress, and the bedhead hair pressed between your face and the arm of your sunglasses. I love you so much!!!!

11/13/09: Thankful for ...

... for a little 1 1/2 year old who asks for hugs and is stringing short sentences together such as "thank you mommy" and "all right mommy."

11/12/09: Today I am thankful for ...

... a healthy family.

A little More Fall Fun

Man you would think I was being paid to promote SEI's October kit, but I swear I am not. I guess I am just really inspired by it. These colors or so so so me! Here's one of two thank you cards I made using the kit. In case anyone is curious, the paper line is called Sophia.