Things This Mom is Thankful For

Lately I’ve been feeling really grateful.  Everywhere I turn, there’s something to make me realize how lucky I am to be a mom, to be a wife and to live in a beautiful little town in a gorgeous free country.  I’m blessed.  Here are a few things I’m thankful for this year.

1. The hand-me-downs that haven’t developed mysterious stains or lesions while in storage between kids
2. That one time they flushed the toilet
3. Gold fish crackers
4. The person who turned in Magoo’s brand new winter coat to the lost and found
5. Silent contests
6. Babysitters who have their driver’s licenses
7. Any babysitters
8. Dr. Seuss and his magical words of rhymalicious joy and wisdom
9. Three children which means I have three chances to get this right
10. Footie jammas
11. Any jammas because jammas mean bedtime
12. Disinfectant wipes
13. Dishes stored in low cupboards so low people can set the table and empty the dishwasher
14. School buses
15. Teachers who love my kids
16. A husband who reads children’s novels so he and Laylee will have something fun to talk about
17. Text messaging so that two second conversations can be kept to two seconds
18. Friday family movie nights
19. Bunk beds
20. Low-fluoride toothpaste that won’t kill you if it’s swallowed… or eaten… nightly
21. Child-proof door knobs
22. A bedroom door that locks
23. Green drinks
24. Swagger wagons
25. Six and eight-year-old kids who argue over whether Dubliner sharp cheddar or Brie has a better flavor
26. Costco
27. Baby wipes, which will forever be a part of my life, long after I have a baby left to wipe
28. Days when it doesn’t rain in Seattle
29. Splashable puddles when it does rain
30. Christmas traditions
31. A secret stash of chocolate that’s too good for kids
32. Knock-knock jokes the 76^th time around
33. Painted handprints
34. Elementary school journal entries
35. Kisses that leave a sticky film on my face
36. The way Wanda pronounces hot dog – HOT GOD!
37. Actual God
38. Homemade bread that’s lighter than a brick
39. New running shoes
40. A warm house with strange flooring, eighties cabinets and mountains of love

What are you thankful for this year?

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