I am thankful for their pure joy!

Thankful November

Sheri, over at Ain't That Sheriffic, started thankful November. I really liked the idea and wanted to join in as I could. The plan is to list one thing you are thankful for each day in November. Join if you are so inclined...



I am thankful that today is my oldest child's 18th birthday.

We're here....

and the weather is fantastic and it is good to see old friends. Of course the kids were in the pool within 5 minutes of checking in. One of my favorite parts of coming here is seeing friends that we have known for 18 + years, but 1 of my favorite moments is the taxi ride from the airport when we come around the bend and see the ocean! It takes my breath away every time and I say the same thing every time, " Thank you God for letting me see this 1 more time!"

Pictures and stuff to come.

13 ~big cheesy grin~

They're Gone....

The dog is gone to be boarded! He was NOT happy and promptly pee'd and poo'd on the floor as soon as he walked into the vet's office. The little kids are gone and started climbing on my lap... I had to get out of there. I suspect that there was great weeping and wailing and snotting. LOL! The little girl kept saying, "Come back and get me at 9 o'clock, kay?" I wrote notes for her, one to open every night before bed.

It is so weird and quiet with just 3 kids!!

Tonight we are having smorgasbord dinner to finish up the perishables. We have in the house:

1. one yogurt
2. 2 Babybel cheeses
3. 2 nutter butter cookies
4. 1 apple
5. enough Kashi Go Lean for 1 bowl of cereal
6. enough milk for 2 LOL
7. 4 hot dogs
8. 1 lunchable
9. 2 bananas
10. half a pack of graham crackers

My 7th grader thinks this is so fun!

Next post will be from the other side!

Peace!

It's Official....

We are packed! I had only wanted to take 2 suitcases, but ended up needing the 3rd one to keep the suitcases under 50 lbs. It is amazing how much stuff weighs and really the bigger suitcases weigh 25 lbs by themselves so trying to pack everything into to 2 big suitcases is less effective than just packing into 4 smaller suitcases. As long as the 5 of us keep it to 5 bags.



We ended school early. I was going to try to keep going until Wednesday...but I was not motivated and could not expect them to be so we packed it up.



We are taking the little kids over to meet the respite care provider tonight. I have written little notes to the 6 year old girl to open at night before bed while we are gone. I hope they will be okay.

Tell Me About Your "Junk Drawer"

This is a re-post from here.

I have a "junk drawer" in my kitchen. It is the drawer that holds coupons, birthday candles, extra twisty ties and a host of ketchup, honey, soy/duck sauce and salt packs. I go through this drawer often to clear it of "junk", but the junk just multiplies. I ask my self every time, "Why do we keep this stuff?" but then when the kids ask me what to do with said junk, I without thought tell them to "put it in the junk drawer." Why? My goal for the end of this year is to re-purpose the junk drawer. I will no longer keep packs of ketchup, mustard and duck sauce (that by the way, no one ever uses). I will keep coupons with the grocery list and will put just enough twisty ties in a zip lock bag and get rid of the rest.So, tell me about your "junk drawer".

**Update**

Yesterday I was looking for the mandolin that goes with my vegetable peeler and looked in the place I avoid and dread...the junk drawer. Imagine my surprise when it was still empty from the last time I cleaned it. I know I had stopped sending condiment packets to it and I guess the kids stopped stuffing things in the drawer and so here we are a year later with a still clean drawer. I still can't find my mandolin, but the not so junky junk drawer was a nice surprise.

We are leaving in 6 days and things are very scattered. Aaaarrrgghh. Trying not to sweat what can't be changed...