On Giving Thanks

I'm feeling a little blog guilt today for neglecting my "Giving Thanks" posts. Isn't it funny that I feel so much more busy now than when I was actually working full-time? It's just a different kind of busy, I guess. Anyway, please forgive me for my negligence and do know that I quietly reflect and give thanks each and every day.

The pictures in today's post were taken last Thanksgiving, Sienna's first Thanksgiving. This year we will be going over to my mom's house in Edmonds.

How are you planning to spend your Thanksgiving?

Sienna helping Mama in the Ergo.

Her hair was so light back then.

I love how our dresses kind of match!

Giving Thanks: Day 7, 8, 9 &10

Today I'm thankful for ...

• yummy Mexican food for dinner prepared by my husband (tonight, we are having the leftovers)
• a sweet, napping baby
• the three (!) coats, two pairs of shoes, dress, tights, mittens, and purse Nana brought over for Sienna this weekend
• a delicious lunch at Gere-a-Deli in Anacortes after our trip to the flea market on Saturday (my favorite sandwich is made there ... pesto & mozza ... mmm)
• David's shortened work schedule this month (Veteran's Day, three days of vacation, Thanksgiving, and the day after)
• Auntie Jennifer coming to visit us next week
• possibly, maybe snow on Monday ?
• $30.00 in coupons on our weekly, Sunday trip to Fred Meyer's
• four weeks of free newspaper service from The Skagit Valley Herald

Giving Thanks: Day 6

Today I'm thankful for:

• what an "easy" baby Sienna is ... does this mean the next one won't be?
• a successful exercise session this morning
• Sienna's good health, thus far
• natural root beers (especially Virgil's and Natural Brew)
  
• having a washing machine & dryer ... it would be awfully difficult to use cloth diapers without having them
  
• Flea Market sales (my mom, Sienna, and I are going tomorrow)
• having my mom/best friend in one
• online graduate programs (I'm applying to this one)
• having our cars paid off (it's been 1 year since I paid off my Xterra!)

December 2008
Nursing Sienna in the Xterra after Daddy chopped down our Christmas tree at Mt. Pilchuck

September 2007
Daddy and his truck at Yosemite on our secret "Honeymoon"

Giving Thanks: Day 5

Today I'm thankful for:

• how my "big girl" can use her spoon and eat her baby food all on her own (without messes) yes, she's getting to be a very "big girl"
• the rainy weather today and the little tapping sounds that it makes on the skylight in our bathroom
• peppermint mocha's from Starbuck's
• delicious leftover chicken tortilla soup from yesterday (so we don't have to cook tonight)
• little packages for Sienna that keep arriving! we got another one in the mail last night from great aunt Carol ... thank you!
• little stacks of things (books, blocks, movies) all over the living room - Sienna's newest skill
• my new Mothering magazine that arrived in the mail today
• Sienna's love of kitties (Baba's)
  

Note: These pictures are from yesterday. She is wearing her kitty shirt, kitty sweatshirt, and holding one of her many kitties!


P.S. Sorry for no Butterfly Wednesday ... I had an idea, I just ran out of time.
Maybe next week?

Giving Thanks: Days 1, 2, 3, 4

You can probably guess what this blog will be about given the title.

But, I'll explain anyway.

For the month of November, I plan to do a little Giving Thanks piece each day. I may or may not do a regular blog for the day also. It just depends on the day and what we have to share.
The Giving Thanks pieces will be done in a list format with what I've been thinking about/pondering for that particular day.

Please forgive me since I've missed days 1-3 and I'm starting a little late (which seems like my life since motherhood anyway).

On our way to the Co-op, which seems to be happening every Wednesday, coincidentally.

The view looking out from the little house.

The view to the side of the little house.

The little house as we head down the drive.

Sienna asleep after the trip to town. Look how tall she is getting!

Today, I'm thankful for ...

• being able to stay home with Sienna every day
  
• being surrounded with warmth from the fire David made us this morning
• listening to Sienna sing "lalala" and ask for "mik" (music) in the car
• the yummy food the Skagit Valley Co-op has to offer us
• chicken tortilla soup for dinner that I will start preparing in a few minutes
• the Little House that we are loving living in
• how eating raw garlic cloves yesterday seemed to help my sore throat go away
• the beautiful sunny (but chilly) day
• Sienna returning to two naps a day since the time change (one of which is going on right now, which is why I'm able to blog)
• being David's wife and Sienna's mama
  

Oh and don't worry, I didn't forget "Butterfly Wednesday" ...