I love all of the posts that I have seen on Facebook and Blogs I follow about the "30 Days of Thanks". I think we often take things for granted in life and this is a good opportunity for me to remember the many blessings I have in my life. I am not going to promise I will post daily, but I will have someone/something to be thankful for each and every day of this month. Here are days 1-4...
Day 1 - My husband
I am married to one of the best men I have ever known in my life. Rich is a great husband and father...me and the kids are truly everything to him. He is so protective of our little family and is always doing things for us, even if the small things seem to go unnoticed sometimes. He even knows me sometimes better than I know myself and is able to keep me grounded and calm because I have a tendency to create stress for myself by over committing, trying to please everyone and over doing things in general. I am very thankful that I have such a caring, do-er of a partner in life! I love you, Rich!
Day 2 - My daughter
Vaughn is being listed here first because she is my first born. She is my favorite girl in the world - I have never met anyone in my life with a spirit like hers, she is truly special. I love her curiousity, her imagination, and her determination. She truly wears rose colored glasses about many things and I love her viewpoint. Vaughn is one of the best things I have ever done. She has spunk, character and although she can be sassy at times, these characteristics of her personality really keep our life interesting and exciting. I hope to always have the kind of relationship with her that I do now (even though I know that we will face some trying times in the years to come because she is definitely her mother's daughter). I am thankful for Vaughn, our girls only days, her need for matching ensembles and the little girl she has become.
Day 3 - My son
Oh Beau...where do I begin. Lately, this little guy has been a total handful but I can't imagine life without him. Poo capers, dumpster diving and general boy-grossness aside, he lights up my world. He has one of the best smiles I have ever seen, you can't help but be happy when he is happy! And he is almost always happy, finds everything hilarious which is totally hilarious to watch. He is so inquisitive and I can see his mind working. He is constantly trying to figure out how things work and coming up with new ways to make them work. I am so thankful for Beau, the way he pats my back when he hugs me and how goes all crazy with excitement when I walk into his room every morning and say "HELLO BEEBEY" and his all-boy way of being.
Day 4 - My Gram
Since Gram is on my mind and my heart this week, I thought it was only appropriate that I share why I am thankfiul for her and the impact she has had on my life. This week with her being so sick, I have been thinking a lot about how much she means to me and why. When I was in 7th grade, my Dad's mom killed herself, this was VERY traumatic for me because she was one of the most important people in my life. Looking back, my Gram really stepped up during that time. I remember her at the funeral vividly, although I was back behind the curtain with family, I kept looking up and seeing her face in the general seating and it comforted me so much. I love that although I always really looked up to Gram, she was never perfect and never pretended to be. I could follow her around for hours, listening to her stories about growing up in Bloomfield with her friends that were like a real life version of the Ya-Yas, shooting out lights in the town square with her brother's beebee gun. My Gram is just one of the coolest, most generous people I have ever known. She loves her family, not in spite of but because of our imperfections and we have always known how important we are to her without her saying it all the time. I can't remember her ever not being there, whether it was taking care of me when I was sick so my mom could go to work or making sure that we had the latest and greatest new clothes, she has literally always carried pieces of her in me. I am so thankful for her influence on my life, for made-to-order breakfasts, Pass the Ace and appreciating me for who I really am.
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