Thankful Days #7

I am thankful for all the wonderful friends I have been blessed with in my life! I have some truly great friends who are there through it all. Some I have known for what seems like forever and others are newly found. I am thankful for each the same as they all contribute something great to my life!!

Thankful Days #6

Today I am thankful for my mom! She was an AMAZING person and learned so much from her. I wouldn't be the person I am today without her. I strive to be the mom she was to me, to my kids. I have such wonderful memories of traditions, fun, and just plain old good times with her.

I am thankful that she was able to be there when both my children were born and that they remember her and have great memories of the fun things they did with their Memah.




She is truly missed and will be everyday. A day doesn't go by that I don't think of her or see something that reminds me of her.


Because I knew you...I have been changed for good.

Lyrics from For Good
Wicked The Musical

Thankful Days #5

Thankful things are not hard to find, if you only take the time to look for them. Today I am thankful for the roof over my head. Although we gained more space it was not in the way I would have liked.

When my mom passed away we gained a house, a house with memories, a house with space, a house with TWO bathrooms, a house with a big nice backyard, and a house with a basement with some nice usable space.

We are so thankful to have the extra space and room to do all the fun things we want. I also love that I am able to share my memories as a child along to my kids. I especially love that Emmah has the same room I did growing up as a little girl. Living here we are not taking away from the memories, but adding to the memories this house will hold.

"May your walls know joy;
May every room hold laughter
And every window open to great possibility"

Thankful Days #4

Today I am thankful for my job. I have a great job and work with some pretty incredible people. They are always supportive and there when I need them most. I have been blessed to work with great people, some of whom have become really close friends.

Another great part of my job is that I work part-time which allows me to run my small business Bloem & Grow as well as help out at school and in their classrooms.

What are you thankful for today? Please join me on this thankful adventure, comment on this post or better yet post your own.

Hope you will share why you are thankful today, I would love to hear it. Be sure to follow my blog and keep up to date on all the happenings in our house! Craft experiments coming this weekend!!

Thankful Days #3

Today I am thankful for my extended family. I have such a wonderful family full of sisters, brothers, cousins, neices, nephews, aunts and uncles, mom's and dad's.

Each one has a special part of my life and is very special to me! I look forward to spending holidays with them as well as sharing fun times. Great memories have been made and I am sure there is more to come!!

*Special note....Fondue Fork Fight anyone???

Kids

Today I am thankful for my kids! Even though sometimes they drive me crazy and make me want to pull my hair out I LOVE them with all my heart!! They are each so much their own person and it has been great in the last year to start to see those personalities start to really come out.

Emmah is our silly, crazy, sports loving, skirt wearing, goof ball! She is very much like her father, with her quick wits and vast knowledge. She keeps us guessing and laughing. And although she is a girl and now wears lots of skirts and dresses, she is still the one who can tell you the entire line-up for the Detroit Tigers either by name or number. I would say she is pretty well rounded!!

Jake on the other hand is more of the caring and nurturing type. Some might say he is a little bit of a mama's boy, but he is quickly growing out of that!! He is very athletic, and I am sure will play everything at least once! He makes the best faces, and has the cheesiest smiles! He is smarter than he puts on sometimes. He is like his mother a little, but we are noticing how much he is like his Uncle Kyle....hmmm things could get interesting!!

All in all we love them both for just who they are! I know they will continue to make us proud and bring us much joy...and probably some grey hairs too!!

What are you thankful for today?? I encourage you to share in your comments or on your own blog.

Thankful

For the month of November I have decided that I am going to post something I am thankful for everyday. I don't think that sometimes we take the time to really think about all the good things we have in our lives.

For day 1 I am thankful for my wonderful hubby!! I don't say it nearly as often as I should, but he keeps me grounded and sane!! I love him to the moon and back a thousand times!! There are so many things that he does for us and for me. He is a wonderful dad and husband and we are truly blessed to have him!

What are you thankful for?

Come back tomorrow to see what is next on my list!!