Thanksgiving-2009

With crazy packed schedules, work, responsibilities at home and the massive amounts of attention needed by two amazing toddlers..well, it is easy to forget all of the little things. In the moment it is easy to feel overwhelmed and to hear yourself complain about even the smallest deatails. Being pregnant only magnifies emotions and has left me more sensitive to many of my daily routines. This left me sitting up at 2:00 a.m. the other night writing a list...A list on why I should be thankful...

My list.

1. My children
2. My husband
3. My family
4. My home and career which is very secure in this crazy economy.
5. My car..Crazy? No! The other day I saw a woman with an infant in an infant car seat waiting at the bus station in the cold...
6. My friends
7. Starbucks. YES, please don't tease, but I am very thankful I can start my day off with my latte..Without it, I am not so happy!
8. My education.
9. The amazing opportunities I have been given in life, and in my career.
10. My weekly massage and chiropractic appointments.
11. My families health insurance.
12. My manicures and pedicures.
13. I am thankful that my children do not have to go to daycare, and that my husband and I have the ability to work opposite schedules to care for our children.
14. I am thankful that we were able to buy a home in the neighborhood we are in.
15. My health
16. I am thankful that we can afford Christmas gifts for our children. Wierd? No. My first Christmas as a Police Officer I went into several homes on Christmas Day where their were no gifts for the children. This was heartbreaking!
17. I am thankful that my children are so polite and sweet. They are the only proof I have that I am doing something right in this lifetime.
18. I am thankful for heat and air conditioning!
19. I am thankful to have clean drinking water and toilets. Seriously..where Olyvia is from, the citizens do not have this luxury.
20. I am thankful to have such wonderful neighbors!


This Thanksgiving may you all find a moment to make your "list"...
We are blessed in so many ways, sometimes it just takes a 2:00 am wake up call to remind us..

Happy Thanksgiving,
Love, Jime, Jennifer, Olyvia, Emsley, Bailey and Baby Ryle!
xoxoxoxoxo