It feels like Sunday. Yesterday felt like Saturday and Thursday, well, it felt like Friday.
Why?
Because Ryan does not work on Friday anymore. (Only 1 a month, and then he gets the Monday following off instead)
I love free Fridays. I love Ryan.
I love free Fridays with Ryan.
Grateful= ME
I am grateful for my contacts.
Although I like wearing glasses I can't seem to do some of my favorite things while wearing them.
Like: go for a run(I can't keep them up on my sweaty nose) Take a shower(Weird I know, but I really like to be able to see clearly in there)Wrestle with the boys(They always grab them off my face)
It's a small luxury I am grateful I can enjoy. Contacts are great.
The next time you have the time try watching -Desk Set-
I thoroughly enjoyed it. Especially the set and wardrobe design.
I am grateful I got to spend this evening relaxing and watching a good movie.
I am grateful we have two cars so that I have a car available to me during the day.
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When I lived in Georgia, a place known for it's peaches, I was constantly unimpressed with any peach I tried. It was a serious mystery as to why I couldn't find myself a good peach in Georgia. Really?!
So I've bought peaches every time I go to the store here and EVERY peach has been fantastic! Where are these peaches coming from?! I don't know. I don't care, keep them coming!
Love the peaches, grateful for the peaches.
(I bet they are coming from Georgia:)
Every night after I put Russell to bed I'll hear from him 5 minutes later. He's usually screaming "Mommy!" Really loud and really fast, over and over and over and yes, OVER again. He won't stop. At least I am really not willing to wait it out. He amazingly found the one screech I really can not ignore.
So every time I go back in I find a naked little boy and some really wet blankets. He must immediately start striping the second I close the door. So, it only took me about 3 days to get tired of that and find a solution.
Duct tape.
Yes, I just duct tape that little diaper on, right over those handy little tabs. He may still strip and scream for me, but I'm not doing any late night laundry anymore:) Yea for duct tape! So grateful for duct tape.
(Sam went through the striping stage too, the only difference was I would find him naked in the morning, happy as a clam. I duct taped his diaper on for a while too. I also had to safety pin the zipper on his sleeper pjs up so he wouldn't take his pj's off in the middle of winter! Where do they come up with this stuff?!)
Tonight I went to a "Girl's Night Out". It was nice and really fun to meet some of the women in the area. The woman who hosted lives in North Bend, but as you can imagine, the area is fairly large. Her place is out of town, up in the hills and has a beautiful view. We sat around a campfire roasting hot dogs and talking. I think I was the youngest person there and I'm sure one of the ladies I talked to most of the night was over 75. Her name is Mary Goodman and she is going to teach me how to pickle beans and can pie filling.(I am truly excited about it)
Spending the evening with them created a few mixed emotions for me. It made me miss my friends terribly.(Oh, how I wish we weren't strewn about the country!) Being the "new" girl is hard to get over quickly, but I am amazed at how kind and heartfelt the people I've meet here are. It felt comforting to sit around the fire with them and learn about the Bay area. Most of them have lived here all their lives and they wouldn't dream of living anywhere else. I think people begin to feel about their homes that way after years of being in one place, almost like being drawn to it and feeling tied to it when you leave. I've never really felt that way about a place I've lived but as I watched the sun set over the tops of the forest trees and imagined the craggy rocks and crashing ocean waves beyond, I felt invigorated by the ocean breeze and hope that someday I will come to love this area like they do.
Today I am grateful for their kindness and heartfelt welcome.
Today really was a great day.
We didn't go anywhere. We just hung out at home, and I cleaned the house and played with the kids. The kids were less ornery than normal, we ALL took a 2hour nap and Ryan got home by 6.
Seriously, today was great. It's not everyday you get all those things in one day.(especially the nap)
I'm grateful.
I have found that counting my blessings and finding something to be grateful for every day is working. It helps me keep perspective and it feels good to look for the good instead of the bad.
I have also found, that it makes things look a little too cheery and perfect here in my journal when I don't write so much about the bad things. I used to scoff at online bloggers and their surreal lives, lived over the blog sphere. Sure, it sounds perfect but let be honest, nothing is.
I think I have come to conclude that it's the happy moments, shared smiles, unreal situations and everyday gratitude that you want to keep record of anyway. I may remember the crying and yelling and messes and disappointments here and there but truly, most of the time, life is perfect. Perfect for me and there's nothing wrong in dwelling happily ever after in it.
I do every day.
Tomorrow is another day, who knows what may come, but today, well, I'm grateful for today.
Bed!
I have been dreaming of you all day.
Now to go visit you, if only for the night.
I am grateful I have a nice, warm, comfortable, safe place to sleep, each and every night.
...being on time for church.(It's at 11 am now. Yahoo.)
...the discovery of the fruit snack Russell shared with Evelyn tonight before any real harm occurred.
...a phone call from a really good friend.
...the quiet of an evening while all the kids are sleeping.
Ryan made dinner tonight AND then he did the dishes.
It was just what I needed.
Thanks love
of the waterfalls we visited today.
Golden and Silver Falls State Natural Area.
The hikes to the falls are short and kid friendly.
The weather was perfect.
I got all four done in about 4 hours, which is record time!
The home we are renting had a washer and dryer set in it, so we sold our oldies before we moved. The new set is fantastic. Not state of the art or brand new, but nice. I am so grateful to have a washer and dryer and that I can do laundry and it doesn't take all day!
...at the farmer's market.
There is a small outdoor market in downtown Coos Bay every Wednesday & Sunday during the summer months. Local businesses come to sell their homemade, homegrown goods. Honey, Artisan breads, fruits and veggies, BBQ, jewelry etc.
There's nothing like strolling the booths, sampling the fare and going home with a bag full of locally grown goodness. YUM.
I am grateful I got to go to it today, and that I can go again next week, and maybe the next week...and maybe the next...:)
Whenever I move to a new place I always find my favorite place to visit.
In Logan UT, it was the cemetery.
In Columbus, OH it was the beautiful jogging trail that wound through the Metro parks in the middle of the city.
I am so grateful to have the internet up and running again. I can't help but feel disconnected with the world when I don't have access to the internet. It is such a valuable tool to connect with family and friends.
Read more...New city
New home
New people
New ward
Same church
Today I am grateful for the consistency in my life that is the Gospel.
The church is true no matter where you go.
I am excited about our new ward.
Just down the way is a little piece of beach called Sunset Bay. It's quaint and beautiful.
Sam was very excited and loved the water.
That's how many I have left to unpack. Yes!
I am grateful we are almost done unpacking.
When I open my windows a nice, cool breeze filters through.
I am grateful the breeze is cool, and that it comes directly from the ocean.
It has been so great to have people here anticipating our arrival. We've had meals brought in, neighbors bringing treats and lots of help unloading our moving van!
We are so grateful for everyone who has made our arrival so welcoming!
We are so glad to have made it to Coos Bay. I am thankful to have made it safely and I am grateful I don't have to say "Sam, stop touching your brother!" anymore.
Read more...I am grateful today that we made it safely to The Dalles Oregon. Halfway there. (Deep breath)
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