I'm thankful for a lovely holiday work party last weekend at Kent's boss's house. Also thankful for a new (unbeknownst to me) blog reader.
I'm thankful Kent's uncle let Kylee paint his fingernails at a family Christmas last weekend. Kylee was over the moon.
I'm thankful for a lazy day at home on Monday. Temps were dangerously cold and I couldn't have been happier "stuck" inside with my kids watching family movies of Christmases past and making homemade potato soup.
I'm thankful for a little help down the stairs from big brother in the (very, very) early morning hours.
I'm thankful Kent won his neighborhood Fantasy Football League! Honestly, I was tired of being the only winner around here. ;) Ha. I love to tease that I played once, years ago, with some football buff co-workers, forgot to change my lineup every single week, and much to everyone's dismay, somehow ended up winning the league. I vowed never to play again. But I was so psyched for Kent that he won!
I'm thankful that Kent is *fingers crossed* going to start framing our basement soon. It will be years before it's totally finished, I'm sure, but it definitely feels good to get the ball rolling!
I'm thankful some friends let us borrow this desk for Kylee's room. She loves it!
I'm thankful my parents hung out with my kids this afternoon so Kent and I could go returning/shopping. The mall ranks up there as Kent's Worst Nightmare and going the weekend after Christmas...well I wasn't sure how he'd handle it. You guys, we were in and out of there in less than an hour! After that we went dream shopping at Homemakers. And wolfed down more cookies than I'd ever allow my kids to eat. It was awesome. Kent and I so rarely spend time out alone without the kids (we are guilty of "saving" babysitting nights for times that we have plans with friends) and it was so nice. Mentally adding that to my Must Do More Often in 2014 list.
I'm thankful Kent shares my attitude about "tearing down" Christmas as soon as it's over. Kent laughed at me on Thursday morning (the 26th) when I was pulling the tree down around 6:00 AM. "No one, Laura." he said, shaking his head. "No one takes down their Christmas tree the day after Christmas at six in the morning besides you." He's probably right. But he didn't waste a second pitching in and helping. By mid-afternoon all our work was done and we spent the rest of the week enjoying and playing with the kids and their new Christmas toys.
Happy Thursday, everyone!
I'm thankful some friends let us borrow this desk for Kylee's room. She loves it!
I'm thankful my parents hung out with my kids this afternoon so Kent and I could go returning/shopping. The mall ranks up there as Kent's Worst Nightmare and going the weekend after Christmas...well I wasn't sure how he'd handle it. You guys, we were in and out of there in less than an hour! After that we went dream shopping at Homemakers. And wolfed down more cookies than I'd ever allow my kids to eat. It was awesome. Kent and I so rarely spend time out alone without the kids (we are guilty of "saving" babysitting nights for times that we have plans with friends) and it was so nice. Mentally adding that to my Must Do More Often in 2014 list.
I'm thankful Kent shares my attitude about "tearing down" Christmas as soon as it's over. Kent laughed at me on Thursday morning (the 26th) when I was pulling the tree down around 6:00 AM. "No one, Laura." he said, shaking his head. "No one takes down their Christmas tree the day after Christmas at six in the morning besides you." He's probably right. But he didn't waste a second pitching in and helping. By mid-afternoon all our work was done and we spent the rest of the week enjoying and playing with the kids and their new Christmas toys.
Happy Thursday, everyone!
