Thankvember Day 1: I am immensely grateful for the freedom and ability to read anything and everything I want: to educate myself, to read religious literature, or simply to entertain myself with an enjoyable novel. Books are my happy place, and I'm so thankful they are not banned nor burned nor out of my reach.
Thankvember Day 2: I am so thankful that my children are friends. This picture is from just, just now. I heard a bunch of giggling and squealing and general goofiness coming from their room, and I went in to tell them to play quietly (so mom and dad could sleep in, lol)... And this is what I found. Both of them in Jolie's bed just playing and snuggling and being sweet. James apparently was using Jolie's head as a pillow, hence the squeals. They're the best of friends, and it absolutely melts my heart.
Thankvember Day 3: It SNOWED!!! Today I am thankful for seasons. And that I live in a beautiful place where I can enjoy all four of them!
Thankvember Day 4: I am thankful to have the financial means and available services to take care of my family. Today: a fun trip to the dentist (no sarcasm; they love it)! No cavities, hooray!
Thankvember Day 5: I am thankful for the right to vote, and the many men and women who have fought and continue to fight for this freedom.
Thankvember Day 6: I am so grateful for my sweet Jolie Girl. And that we waited a while before having our third, so I could have some one-on-one time with her. Today we had a girls' day ... Shopping and lunch, just the two of us. It's been perfect. Love her so much.
Thankvember Day 7: I am immensely thankful for healthy children... and for the fact that I have had and am having a healthy, pretty 'textbook' pregnancy... and for the awesome doctors and services available to me! Sweet baby girl, it was so, so good to "see" you today! xo
Thankvember Day 8: I'm so grateful to be married to a man by whom I am smitten ... I suspect I may not be the only one.
Thankvember Day 9: I am thankful for my children's adventurous palates! We went out for sushi tonight, and they gobbled it up! So proud.
Thankvember Day 10: I'm thankful for all of the happy, sweet moments I get with my kids. Like snuggling and reading books together. Love. And I'm thankful that these positive moments are more frequently occurring than are negative ones.
Thankvember Day 11: Today I am thankful for my father-in-law. I never got to know him, really, but he must have been amazing if the whole "apple doesn't fall far from the tree" theory proves true. I am so thankful for his influence on our lives and cannot wait to get to know him someday.
Thankvember Day 12: I am thankful for money and that we have enough.
Thankvember Day 13: I'm thankful for my little shopping buddy! Jolie is seriously so much fun to shop with! She's super patient and pleasant and sweet and really just a lovely little friend! It's hard to reign in our girls' dates, as I know my one-on-one time with her is coming to an end. So we're going out while we've got the chance. And it's delightful!
Thankvember Day 14: I am thankful that I've been able to adjust to morning craziness enough to make my kids a hearty breakfast before school and do so happily... and for my mother, who set the bar by doing so my whole childhood.
Thankvember Day 15: I'm thankful for the ability to crawl out of a funk. It's not always possible, but this morning it was. Making my bed, listening to Christmas music, showering and getting ready for the day, and doing mani/pedis with Jolie all helped. The end result: a much happier, much more zen Becca.
Thankvember Day 16: I'm thankful that we were able to be flexible with our traditions this year and start them early. The warm, cozy glow of the Christmas tree very seriously soothes my soul and makes me so happy!
Thankvember Day 17: I'm thankful for these seriously great guys and that they are still BFFs even after all these years!
Thankvember Day 18: I'm thankful for the ability to create.
Thankvember Day 19: I'm thankful for motherly intuition. I rarely trust mine, assuming it to be nonexistent. But today I let James stay home when he said his tummy hurt, even though I wasn't sure it was legit. Well, a hall full of barf just proved it so. Bleh. Hooray for warm baths and Santa beards to make things better.
Thankvember Day 20: I meant to post a pic to show that I'm thankful for the ability to veg, to play games, to snuggle and relax. But seeing this picture makes me feel more so that I'm thankful for these hands, and for all they do for me and mine.
Thankvember Day 21: I am thankful for my rural upbringing. Photo courtesy of my bro-in-law Jorge (crappy cropping is all mine).
Thankvember Day 22: I'm thankful for a relaxing evening at home with the family.
Thankvember Day 23: I'm thankful that Derek is willing to put the kids to bed pretty much every night and let me lay here on the couch with my huge belly and its contractions. Thank you, Derek. Really.
Thankvember Day 24: I'm thankful for smart kids. No pressure, little womb baby.
Thankvember Day 25: Today I am especially grateful for site-to-store shipping. I bought a whole bunch of stuff we needed without having to haul my poor, useless body through the store to pick it out; they had it all ready for me at the front desk! So nice. And considering how wiped out a quick grocery run made me, superbly appreciated.
Thankvember Day 26: I am so thankful for my siblings (by birth as well as 'inherited' through marriage) and that we are genuinely friends. Today I'm especially thankful for this gorgeous girl, and that she came out of her surgery with no complications or problems and a darling baby to boot! Welcome, Baby Cameron! And Tori, I am so proud of you! I love you like crazy.
Thankvember Day 27: This was the only picture on my phone today. Truth. So today I'm grateful for... overly-informed children?? She's never seen me use it, but the box is pretty clear. Silly girl. She needed milk for Baby Waa, she said. I caught her with it and couldn't help but laugh. Disturbing? Slightly. Adorable? Certainly.
Happy Thanksgiving from me and mine!! This Thanksgiving, I am especially grateful for family, near and far. Love you all so, so much! Thankvember Day 28.
Thankvember Day 29: I am so thankful for this little guy. I love him so, so much and am so glad he's my boy. Being the oldest, he gets too-high expectations and too-hard responsibilities and likely too-severe discipline. But I hope he knows that I love him like crazy and am so proud of the wonderful person he is. He is smart and funny and compassionate and kind. Love you, handsome boy.
Thankvember Day 30: I am actually super grateful for my current calling (job) in church. I'm the Gospel Doctrine teacher during Sunday School, and I've always been so scared of that position as I feel I really don't know that much! It's so intimidating to teach others who do! But I have loved it because I have learned so, so much and have grown so much personally/spiritually as a result of the preparation and teaching. Tomorrow is my last time teaching pre-baby, and I'm seriously going to miss it while I'm out on leave! The Gospel of Jesus Christ is true! It really is. And that, as they say, is good news indeed.
Thankvember Day 2: I am so thankful that my children are friends. This picture is from just, just now. I heard a bunch of giggling and squealing and general goofiness coming from their room, and I went in to tell them to play quietly (so mom and dad could sleep in, lol)... And this is what I found. Both of them in Jolie's bed just playing and snuggling and being sweet. James apparently was using Jolie's head as a pillow, hence the squeals. They're the best of friends, and it absolutely melts my heart.
Thankvember Day 3: It SNOWED!!! Today I am thankful for seasons. And that I live in a beautiful place where I can enjoy all four of them!
Thankvember Day 4: I am thankful to have the financial means and available services to take care of my family. Today: a fun trip to the dentist (no sarcasm; they love it)! No cavities, hooray!
Thankvember Day 5: I am thankful for the right to vote, and the many men and women who have fought and continue to fight for this freedom.
Thankvember Day 6: I am so grateful for my sweet Jolie Girl. And that we waited a while before having our third, so I could have some one-on-one time with her. Today we had a girls' day ... Shopping and lunch, just the two of us. It's been perfect. Love her so much.
Thankvember Day 8: I'm so grateful to be married to a man by whom I am smitten ... I suspect I may not be the only one.
Thankvember Day 9: I am thankful for my children's adventurous palates! We went out for sushi tonight, and they gobbled it up! So proud.
Thankvember Day 10: I'm thankful for all of the happy, sweet moments I get with my kids. Like snuggling and reading books together. Love. And I'm thankful that these positive moments are more frequently occurring than are negative ones.
Thankvember Day 11: Today I am thankful for my father-in-law. I never got to know him, really, but he must have been amazing if the whole "apple doesn't fall far from the tree" theory proves true. I am so thankful for his influence on our lives and cannot wait to get to know him someday.
Thankvember Day 12: I am thankful for money and that we have enough.
Thankvember Day 13: I'm thankful for my little shopping buddy! Jolie is seriously so much fun to shop with! She's super patient and pleasant and sweet and really just a lovely little friend! It's hard to reign in our girls' dates, as I know my one-on-one time with her is coming to an end. So we're going out while we've got the chance. And it's delightful!
Thankvember Day 14: I am thankful that I've been able to adjust to morning craziness enough to make my kids a hearty breakfast before school and do so happily... and for my mother, who set the bar by doing so my whole childhood.
Thankvember Day 15: I'm thankful for the ability to crawl out of a funk. It's not always possible, but this morning it was. Making my bed, listening to Christmas music, showering and getting ready for the day, and doing mani/pedis with Jolie all helped. The end result: a much happier, much more zen Becca.
Thankvember Day 16: I'm thankful that we were able to be flexible with our traditions this year and start them early. The warm, cozy glow of the Christmas tree very seriously soothes my soul and makes me so happy!
Thankvember Day 17: I'm thankful for these seriously great guys and that they are still BFFs even after all these years!
Thankvember Day 18: I'm thankful for the ability to create.
Thankvember Day 19: I'm thankful for motherly intuition. I rarely trust mine, assuming it to be nonexistent. But today I let James stay home when he said his tummy hurt, even though I wasn't sure it was legit. Well, a hall full of barf just proved it so. Bleh. Hooray for warm baths and Santa beards to make things better.
Thankvember Day 20: I meant to post a pic to show that I'm thankful for the ability to veg, to play games, to snuggle and relax. But seeing this picture makes me feel more so that I'm thankful for these hands, and for all they do for me and mine.
Thankvember Day 21: I am thankful for my rural upbringing. Photo courtesy of my bro-in-law Jorge (crappy cropping is all mine).
Thankvember Day 22: I'm thankful for a relaxing evening at home with the family.
Thankvember Day 23: I'm thankful that Derek is willing to put the kids to bed pretty much every night and let me lay here on the couch with my huge belly and its contractions. Thank you, Derek. Really.
Thankvember Day 24: I'm thankful for smart kids. No pressure, little womb baby.
Thankvember Day 25: Today I am especially grateful for site-to-store shipping. I bought a whole bunch of stuff we needed without having to haul my poor, useless body through the store to pick it out; they had it all ready for me at the front desk! So nice. And considering how wiped out a quick grocery run made me, superbly appreciated.
Thankvember Day 26: I am so thankful for my siblings (by birth as well as 'inherited' through marriage) and that we are genuinely friends. Today I'm especially thankful for this gorgeous girl, and that she came out of her surgery with no complications or problems and a darling baby to boot! Welcome, Baby Cameron! And Tori, I am so proud of you! I love you like crazy.
Thankvember Day 27: This was the only picture on my phone today. Truth. So today I'm grateful for... overly-informed children?? She's never seen me use it, but the box is pretty clear. Silly girl. She needed milk for Baby Waa, she said. I caught her with it and couldn't help but laugh. Disturbing? Slightly. Adorable? Certainly.
Happy Thanksgiving from me and mine!! This Thanksgiving, I am especially grateful for family, near and far. Love you all so, so much! Thankvember Day 28.
Thankvember Day 29: I am so thankful for this little guy. I love him so, so much and am so glad he's my boy. Being the oldest, he gets too-high expectations and too-hard responsibilities and likely too-severe discipline. But I hope he knows that I love him like crazy and am so proud of the wonderful person he is. He is smart and funny and compassionate and kind. Love you, handsome boy.
Thankvember Day 30: I am actually super grateful for my current calling (job) in church. I'm the Gospel Doctrine teacher during Sunday School, and I've always been so scared of that position as I feel I really don't know that much! It's so intimidating to teach others who do! But I have loved it because I have learned so, so much and have grown so much personally/spiritually as a result of the preparation and teaching. Tomorrow is my last time teaching pre-baby, and I'm seriously going to miss it while I'm out on leave! The Gospel of Jesus Christ is true! It really is. And that, as they say, is good news indeed.
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