Even More Thanks

11.19.11: I am thankful for Saturdays at home.

11.20.11: I am thankful for my Barton Girls.

{my college bffs}

11.21.11: I am thankful for technology 

and staying connected to family and friends.

{one friend translated this as: I am thankful for texting and so I don't have to actually pick up the phone!

I added: Also, for fb so family can watch SBJ grow through pictures!} 

 

11.22.11: I am thankful for Play Date.

{drop-off child care}

11.23.11: I am thankful for my car.

11.24.11: I am thankful for delicious food. {...and stretchy pants!}

Hope everyone had a blessed Thanksgiving!

The B in SBJ...

For nearly 3 years,

the "B"

in SBJ

has stood

for "baby"....

now, it stands for 

"BROTHER!"

Our "Sweet Baby"

will be a big brother

around May 2012!

Thanks for lunch...

SBJ had a Thanksgiving Feast 

at school today, 

so we had a light 

Muffin Tin Thanksgiving lunch
when he got home.

 Cheese,
Veggie chips,
Turkey,
Pumpkin dessert


Happy Thanksgiving!

More Thanks

Happy Thankful Thursday!

{yes, I know it is Friday...we have had a lot going on, again}

Here is my week in thanks...

11.11.11: I am thankful for my freedom 

and all the veterans that selflessly defend it.

 11.12.11: I am thankful for The Treehouse.

11.13.11: I am thankful for faith, forgiveness, and abiding love.

 11.14.11: I am thankful for my Grandmother

and all the wonderful memories I have with her.

11.15.11: I am thankful for MOPS.

 11.16.11: I am thankful for my mommy-bffs.

11.17.11: I am thankful for everyone's 

prayers, calls, and messages this week.

Here is an update:

~My grandmother's burial is today in Tampa.

I am sad I cannot be there,

but we will have a memorial service 

when we are all together next month.

~The hubs is recovering from shoulder surgery.

He is still in pain, but resting.

11.18.11: I am thankful for the little town I live in.

{wouldn't the girl that hated it here 13 years ago be surprised}

Triangles

Happy Monday!

The shape of the month 

at SBJ's school

is Triangle.

So we had a

semi-lame

attempt at a 

Triangle Muffin Tin Dinner

last week.

Basically it was just dinner in

triangle muffin cups...

Strawberry Applesauce

Cheese triagles
Taco Soup

Bedside Table

I have still been working on Forgetting the Before...but we have had several "family-things" come up as well as a super busy schedule {seriously, when is life not busy!?}.

Recently, I worked on the top drawer of my bedside table. It had become a "catch-all" for the hubs' "stuff"...so I took all of that out and put in the things that I wanted next to the bed for me. I have my iPad charger in a glass prep-bowl, iPad, current book, current devotion, pens, and notebooks. There is even room if I find that there are other things I need to have.



This post is a part of the 52 Weeks of Organizing challenge I am doing with I'm an Organizing Junkie

Thankful Month continued

11.4.11: I am thankful for my boys ~ the hubs, sbj, and Howey.

11.5.11: I am thankful for my old school boys. 

11.6.11: I am thankful for my bfitwww and my 1920.

 11.7.11: Today I choose to be thankful for a messy house. It means that we are having fun and staying busy. There are certainly days I wish it was clean, but that wouldn't be a lot of fun for any of us.

 11.8.11: I am thankful for the new little accent SBJ has picked up. 

11.9.11: I am thankful for pecans. 

{JWC fundraiser-time}

11.10.11: I am thankful for my mama and daddy-o.

Amazon

I have always

been a fan of gift registries.

I think they are genius.

For years I have wished I could 

register for and and all occasions.

Now, thanks to Amazon.com,

I have an online Wish List

that I can share with family and friends!

So. Smart.

I have even started 

a private wish list

where I will gather gift ideas

for friends and family!

I know some people 

aren't big fans of registries...

but I think they are fantastic!

They help take the guess-work out...

and for some of the items of my list

they are just for "inspiration"

~ I have found something

online and noted,

"I like this, but doesn't have to be exact."

Also, I think this is so much

nicer-easier-better

than sending family 

a list of gift ideas.

So, thank you Amazon

for helping make some of 

my Want-It Wishes come true!

ps. Amazon doesn't know me, only my online account. I wrote this post only because I am loving the 

Wish List idea...not for any Amazon-sponsored reason! :)

Fall List

...well, a few things

on our Fall Wagon List

have gotten done 

and a few have not.

{so far} 

We did:

Go to the Pumpkin Patch

Go to Woodbine

 Go apple picking Sort of

went to the farm and picking season was over...

so we picked from the bins.

We did not:

Go to the Hot Air Balloon Festival

{it was the same weekend we went to Woodbine}

 

Visit a Fire Station

{but a few Firemen, Sparky the "dog", and the Fire Truck did come to school}

Oh well, will move them

to the list for next year!

Thankful Month

For the 3rd year,

on Facebook,

I am doing a daily

"I am thankful" post.

So for Thankful Thursdays 

this month,

I will do a recap

and include photos when I can!

11.1.11: I am thankful for awesome bils, sils, and sil2bs!

11.2.11: I am thankful for SBJ's little preschool.

 11.3.11: I am thankful for SLEEP!

I hope you have a blessed, thankful month!

Life

For today's Want it Wednesday

I am going pretty simple.

I want a long,

happy,

fulfulling

life...

for my family,

my friends,

and myself.

Who doesn't, right?

I love this photo

{taken 10+ years ago on a family trip to Maine}.

It only sort of has anything to do with the post.

I love how it captures happiness

especially the happiness of my Grandma in the background.

My thoughts are with my Grandma today.