30 Days of Thankfulness: Day 11 - 20

Continued from Day 1-10....

Day 11: I am thankful for all of the men and women who have served or are currently serving for our country! 

Thank you!

Day 12: I am thankful that I was taught how to cook. I love to cook meals for my family, and I love that they LOVE to eat whatever I make them!

Day 13: I am thankful for weekends or days off! As short as they may be, I am thankful that they do exist.  Not only do I get to spend all my time with baby girl, but they allow me to get all most of my cleaning done that I have slacked on over the week.

Day 14: I am thankful for the days that we can just spend at home....when we don't HAVE to go anywhere. It is nice to hang out, just us 3, and stay in our jammies all day long. 

Day 15: I am thankful for my parents. Without them, I wouldn't be here today!

Day 16: I am thankful for having a roof over my head and food to feed my family with. 


Day 17: I am thankful for growing up in the area of the world where my parents chose to raise me. Gotta love small town living!


Day 18: I am thankful for days where my daughter is in a good mood!  I very much dislike when she is having PMS. (I SWEAR)!


Day 19:  I am thankful for the times that Ryan and I can just get away and have dinner and go see a movie without the little one tagging along. I love Olivia to death, but sometimes it is just nice to go out and have an adult conversation without worrying if anyone has to go potty!


Day 20:  I am thankful for Education. I am thankful for being lucky enough to go to college and earn a degree in Early Childhood Education.  Even though it probably won't ever get me hired on at a grade school, I still am thankful for having that degree!




Coming soon: Day 21 - 30.

Did that just happen?

Two blogs in one day....watch out!! lol. 

Two events happend today that I MUST share with you. Both I can't believe they really happened, but they did. Here goes:

1. Olivia had to pee outside today at a rest stop. We were on our way to Chester to Reid's Harvest House after church this morning. In Ellis Grove, she said she needed to potty. We didn't know what to do because there is NO WHERE to stop between Ellis Grove and Chester. We came across a small rest stop and decided to pull in. We noticed when we pulled in that there was a board over one of the doors, but we thought that maybe it was just to hold the door shut or something. We were wrong. Both doors were boarded shut...I guess because they don't want to pay someone to clean them anymore or something. Well, they need to put a sign up or something because There is mass amounts of fecal matter, urine, and toilet paper/paper towels wadded up and in the corners of the outside of both of the bathrooms!!!!! EEEWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!  We were not about to have Olivia try to potty on top of that so we took her away from it and as cars are driving by on the highway, here are Ryan and I holding Olivia  so she can pee without getting her clothes wet. Ryan had her arms, I had the feet. BAHAHAHA!   It was the funniest sight I've ever seen!  Too bad we were both needed to help her potty, because if not, I would have had Ryan tape it to embarrass her later in life!  (LOVE YOU LIVY!)

2. We were nearly ran off the road by a semi  today. As we were on our way to Chester, by their golf course, a large semi was coming around the corner. There was a bicyclist on the semi's side of the road, but they were in the rocks off of the road. The semi could have easily slowed down and gone around the cyclist without having to swerve, but because they weren't paying attention (most likely texting) they swerved into our lane causing Ryan to swerve into the curb and into the grass to avoid getting smeared across the high way!  Yep...no joke, it really happened!  We were thankful that God was watching over us to help guide our car in the proper place on the road to avoid an accident. I even told Ryan that someone was there with him helping him drive, because it didn't even feel like the tires left the highway. It was a very smooth transition from road, to curb, to grass, to curb, to road, that it almost felt like we were being guided.  Thank You Lord for saving our lives today!

30 Days of Thankfulness: Day 1 - 10

Over the next 30 days I am going to post something that I am thankful for every day. I got the idea from someone on Facebook, but I'd rather do it on here and try to train myself to start blogging every day!  

So here goes:

Day 1: I am very thankful to have family that love us so much.  I'm not just talking about my blood family, I mean my married family as well! We are very blessed. Our family is doing us a WONDERFUL favor by saving us a day care bill. Everyone in Olivia's life, loves her so much that they all decided to take one day a week to watch her. Olivia is learning her days of the week by who watches her that day. (Nu-Nu/Johnny-Monday, Mama Tammy-Tuesday, Granny- Wednesday, Mommy-Thursday, Mama Jaci-Friday) bahahaha. The great part is that if someone can't watch her on their day, they will usually switch with someone else or we even have back up, if no one is available. (Ryan's parents and my dad.)   Sometimes I wonder if they truly know how thankful that we are!  And that we wouldn't make it without them. "It takes a village".....more like it takes a family!  

We truly are blessed to have such a great family!  


Day 2: I am thankful that Ryan and I both have jobs. Are they perfect, no, but we are very fortunate that we have both found employment and have kept it. With so many out of work and looking, we are grateful for what we do have. 

Day 3: I am thankful for my husband, Ryan. We have been together since April of 2000, and married since March of 2008. He has seen me at my best and worst, I can trust him with anything. He is my best friend. Like every couple, we do have our occasional argument, but we get through it, and it makes us stronger. I couldn't ask for a better person to be my soul mate. I love him for who he is more every day of our lives together.  

Day 4:  I am thankful that the Lord blessed me with a baby girl. Yes I do want at least one more child in the future, but one is enough for now. I love my daughter so very much. She brightens up my worst days just my smiling at me. She and I usually get to spend every Thursday together at home, just us two. I LOVE every minute of it!  We just play and laugh all day long!  My wish for the future is that when she grows up, she and I will have that best friend mother/ daughter relationship that I see, and envy, with so many other mother/daughters. I love you Olivia!

Day 5:  I am thankful that Ryan and I have finally found a church that we actually enjoy going to. We have not officially joined yet, but we will be looking into it very soon. We love that Olivia has some family that goes there as well. We want Olivia to grow up to love the church that she belongs to and we want her to enjoy what she is hearing during the service. We want for her to WANT to go to church and not like she HAS to go just because Ryan and I are making her. We are very excited to start this new chapter of our lives. 

Day 6: I am thankful for my friends, old and new. I am thankful to still have friends from high school that I know will always be there if I ever need them....even though I miss them terribly!  Never really getting to see each other but 2-4 times a year really isn't enough and I truly do miss my friends. It is always so nice when we do get to visit, that I never want the day to end.  I am thankful for the new friends I have made through work. It is really nice to have people to talk to, (that you actually get along with), who work with you, and understand the day to day stresses of working at a preschool/daycare. Thank you friends, for being there for me!

Day 7: I am thankful for the things in life that make me laugh so hard that I cry!  After laughing that hard, I always feel full of joy...almost rejuvenated. It is an absolutely wonderful feeling!  My daughter and husband make me laugh each and every day and I am so very thankful for that! 

Day 8:  I am thankful for nap time for by daughter. I love my daughter like crazy, but there comes a point in the day that I just need a break. This break usually happens at the same time every day...when she starts whining about EVERY LITTLE THING, and nothing will please her, it is time for nap!  It allows her to recharge her battery, and lets me recharge my sanity! LOL

Day 9: I am thankful for Doctors and health insurance. Without them, we couldn't diagnose the minor/major problems with our bodies. I have been having some issues with my heart and finally got it checked out. I had to get blood work, and make an appointment for and EKG and possibly have to wear a heart monitor. Hopefully everything will be good news after all is said and done, but it is nice to have a doctor that I can go to when I have a problem, and know that I can afford to make an appointment and not have to suffer with the discomfort. 


Day 10: I am thankful for books. During nap time at work, if I am not busy with anything else, I get to read a book from 12:00 - 2:30. It is so nice to have a designated time to actually read a book, uninterrupted. I love books that suck you in, and having that 2.5hrs to read is very nice!