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giving thanks.

happy, happy thanksgiving!


i am thankful to God that i am not in charge of this life.

that He knows how many hairs are on my head.
that He knows my heart.
that He knows all of my days.
that He gives me just what i need.
that i do not know it all.
for my family.
for my friends.
for His comfort.
for His joy.
for life.
for Jesus’ death.
for His blessings.
for the trials.
for His comfort.
the growth.
the change.
laughter.
tears.
sorrow.
grief.

for His love.

Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!
2 Corinthians 9:15




happy, happy thanksgiving!

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wonderful + sad.

we went to a party over the weekend that was both 
deliciously wonderful and 
terribly sad.

we had to say goodbye to some 
sweet, sweet friends

and their darling daughter.
(hubby was unfortunately too sick to make it to the party.)


that’s the super lame thing about where we live.
people are always moving away. 

the house where the party was held was so completely lovely.
i told B that i would be more than willing to move right in.
if we ever get a place of our own, 
i might have CM come and do it up right. 
because her house felt like such a welcoming home. 

Auntie B gave my arms a rest while she held L.

and mr. J,
(who is the adorably curious son of one of my dear friends, KP)
was fun to watch as he got into everything.
even the pretend fireplace.

we hung out on the guest bedroom bed and chatted the afternoon away,
until our husbands reminded us that the party was supposed to be over at 5pm. 
and that it was well past 5pm.
but like i said, the house was so welcoming, 
it was hard to pull ourselves away.

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491. finishing up my christmas shopping
492. having big goals 
(like desiring to finish all of my wrapping – which i haven’t even started – by thanksgiving)
493. that D refers to himself as an “artist”
494. almost seeing the light at the end of the tunnel for B’s novel
495. pink roses delivered by the bigs

he cracks me up.

we went to a party for some dear friends over the weekend
(more on that tomorrow)

and D found this mustache sticker. 

i love it when he gets the giggles and can’t stop laughing. 
i am so thankful for D who always cracks me up.

i am only now wondering why i didn’t put it on L.
maybe i didn’t think of it because he already looks like a middle-aged man. 
without the ‘stache.


happy life made lovely monday!


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486. being protected from the rain storm
487. being able to worship with D at church
488. fun parties with friends
489. babies who fall back to sleep on their own
490. a new (old) art table

the season has begun.

it is official. 
fudge season has begun.
B made his first batch last night. 
and if you haven’t had some of his mom’s famous fudge, 
you are really missing out. 
if you’re in the neighborhood, 
you should swing on by for a glass of cold milk and a couple pieces. 
and yes, you must have milk with the fudge. 
it’s completely necessary. 

i don’t know if you know this, 
but i’m famous for making the fudge, too. 
so famous that the one time i tried making it, 
i burned the sugar and the house smelled so badly 
that we had to go out to dinner
even though we were planning on eating in. 
yep, that’s surely the fame i was hoping for. 
i now am B’s assistant. 
he’s so good at making it, 
why do i need to try?
that’s right, i don’t. 

we had a slow start to the morning yesterday.
B took D to school, so there wasn’t a big push to get the kids ready to leave the house. 
after i finally got K to agree to get dressed, 
i had to bribe her to let me do her hair. 


she said that she wanted to wear her hair “just like this.”

yeah, that wasn’t cool with me. 
so i let her listen to any music she wanted if she let me do her hair. 


and this, this is what she looked like afterwards.



don’t you just want to eat her up?



i do. 



D just got this book from this sweet girl and has been absolutely enthralled by it. 
while the two littles were sleeping, we snuggled on the couch together
and read until i was just about to fall asleep.
you see, when i stop moving, 
my body thinks it’s napping time.



so instead of a nap, we made a  snowflake for each member of the family. 
actually, he picked the designs out, i cut them and he unfolded them. 



and this morning, 
B suggested we teach L more signs.
so while i was getting ready, he showed him a few essential signs:

vcr
triangle and
photosynthesis

yep, those will definitely come in handy on a daily basis. 
definitely.



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481. laughter. hard laughter at the dinner table.
482. the okay from B to start okaying christmas music (unheard of)
483. enjoying both coffee and tea
484. D and me time
485. dark and cozy days

just another day.

just another day at our house. 


army guys on the windowsill. 

pink tutus and a stack of books.

mommy showing off her old ballet moves to music from the nutcracker.
and what is that slightly pink hue at the bottom of the photo, you ask?
K’s pink tutu, of course.


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the voting begins on saturday!
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476. no seizures
477. an early evening walk in search of leaves
478. dinner ready at 6pm on the dot.
479. clean laundry 
(nevermind that it’s waiting to be folded)
480. L’s OT who commented on his progress today

twirls of curls.

it’s {embrace} the camera day!





i’ve been noticing lately that K’s hair



desperately needed a trim.
so…



a few snips here and a few snips there. 
and voila!


when i finished, she asked if all the curls were gone.
the poor thing thought that i had cut them all off!



little did she know that the curls just coiled right back up
and went on their merry little way. 



i did tell her about 493 times
“now remember, only mommy cuts your hair, right?”
we’ll see if that works. 
i’ll be sure to let you know. 


471. K’s new ‘do
472. an absolutely incredible day on monday 
(more on that soon)
473. the promise of fudge
474. taking too many photos
475. early bedtimes 
(for both the kids and me)

well.

well, yesterday was quite the day.

L had a bit of a fever and when he didn’t seem to be getting 
much better, 
but instead got 
much worse, 
i started freaking out.
because i’ve been there before. 

i considered the comfort of my clothes
(if they would stand up to the test of an overnight stay in the hospital),
whether or not my cell phone was charged up,
if i had eaten enough for the day 
(the answer was definitely no),
what the big kids would think.
and on and on and on.

fearfully, L and i headed to the doctor’s to see what they would say. 

Praise the Lord, 
it seems to be just a virus 
and will hopefully run its course in a few days. 
it definitely got worse once we got home
(103.6 temp.)
but then it got better
(98.6 temp.). 
instead of being prepped for a stay in the hospital, 

i was yet again, prepped for what to do in case of a seizure.
we know that having the condition that L has 
already puts him at risk for seizures 
and illnesses merely increase that chance. 




but last night, 
after some medicine, 
and some good food,
L was nearly back to himself.
Praise the Lord.

in other news,
this little blog has been nominated for 
the blog guidebook 2010 top blog.

round one of voting will begin on saturday. 
i’ll be sure to give you all the details.



Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies?
Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.
Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. 
Luke 12:6-7

466. not being admitted to the hospital
467. my dad who folded a pile of laundry that he thought was clean 
(so, so, so sorry dad!)
468. my parents who watched the bigs for the afternoon
469. a blog nomination
470. the joy of the children watching B order pizza online

thank you, trader joe’s.

tj’s has new 
thankful stickers
which has brought much laughter to our home. 

K asked me what one of them said.
so i said, “i am thankful for, blank.”
“what are you thankful for?”


she said, “blank.”


and this is what i found when we arrived back home. 
the poor little guy has no idea he is his sister’s canvas.


461. tj’s thankful stickers
462. my grammy! happy, happy birthday!
463. grocery shopping with only two children
464. L’s sweet kisses
465. our heated home
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