I Am Thankful

Something I received through email that I felt I should post.

I AM THANKFUL:

FOR THE GOOD WOMAN
WHO SAYS IT'S HOT DOGS TONIGHT,
BECAUSE SHE IS HOME WITH ME,
AND NOT OUT WITH SOMEONE ELSE.

FOR THE FINE MAN
WHO IS ON THE SOFA
BEING A COUCH POTATO,
BECAUSE HE IS HOME WITH ME
AND NOT OUT AT THE BARS.

FOR THE TEENAGER
WHO IS COMPLAINING ABOUT DOING DISHES
BECAUSE IT MEANS SHE IS AT HOME,
NOT ON THE STREETS.

FOR THE TAXES I PAY
BECAUSE IT MEANS I AM EMPLOYED.

FOR THE MESS TO CLEAN AFTER A PARTY
BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE BEEN SURROUNDED BY FRIENDS.

FOR THE CLOTHES THAT FIT A LITTLE TOO SNUG
BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE ENOUGH TO EAT.

FOR MY SHADOW THAT WATCHES ME WORK
BECAUSE IT MEANS I AM OUT IN THE SUNSHINE.

FOR A LAWN THAT NEEDS MOWING,
WINDOWS THAT NEED CLEANING,
AND GUTTERS THAT NEED FIXING
BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE A HOME.

FOR ALL THE COMPLAINING
I HEAR ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT
BECAUSE IT MEANS WE HAVE FREEDOM OF SPEECH.

FOR THE PARKING SPOT
I FIND AT THE FAR END OF THE PARKING LOT
BECAUSE IT MEANS I AM CAPABLE OF WALKING
AND I HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH TRANSPORTATION.

FOR MY HUGE HEATING BILL
BECAUSE IT MEANS I AM WARM.

FOR THE LADY BEHIND ME IN CHURCH
WHO SINGS OFF KEY BECAUSE IT MEANS I CAN HEAR.

FOR THE PILE OF LAUNDRY AND IRONING
BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE CLOTHES TO WEAR.

FOR WEARINESS AND ACHING MUSCLES
AT THE END OF THE DAY
BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE BEEN CAPABLE OF WORKING HARD.

FOR THE ALARM THAT GOES OFF
IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS
BECAUSE IT MEANS I AM ALIVE.

********AND I AM THANKFUL FOR THE crazy people I work with
BECAUSE they make work interesting and fun!

AND FINALLY, FOR TOO MUCH E-MAIL
BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE FRIENDS WHO ARE.

Fall Update!

Update on us! It's been a crazy couple of months! John finished soccer the beginning of November and his coach highly suggested he play in the spring, as he has a knack for it I guess. I am glad he enjoyed playing. Mom and I took the boys to Rodgers Farm to pick their own pumpkins. They really had a blast running around and getting covered in dirt! LOL

Dave is still slaving away at Elderhostel, hoping and praying for something else to turn up in the job market before Senior Tourism dries up permanently in this crappy economy. :( I am still up to my eyeballs in 2nd grade but I love the kids! Paperwork is tough this year but I know I will get a hang of it eventually. This year is flying by!

John is 3 months into 1st grade and reading pretty well. He is really sounding out words now and decoding all on his own, which is really cool!

Kevin is still getting speech therapy every week and is really making strides this past month! He is starting to attempt two or three words in a phrase. Not always correctly, but at least he is attempting it!

Patrick is still being a little silly sensitive bean, and gets funnier every day! Boy is he big too! He can wear a 3T already-- so much bigger than John ever was!

Patrick, John and Kevin- doing their best pose at Rodger's Farm

Halloween was upon us before we knew it! A very generous friend of mine gave us two costumes that her twins wore last year. So Patrick was a dinosaur and Kevin was a monkey (how appropriate!!!). John decided he wanted to be an animal too and he current favorite animal is a giraffe! He had to wear a toddler costumer because we couldn't find him one that was his size or a pattern to make him one. He was happy though once removed all the elastic in the sleeves and pant legs. It fit much better then!

Pat the Dinosaur, John the Giraffe, and Kev the Monkey

Going out the Trick Or Treat in our neighborhood-- it was a blast!

And now we are waiting for Santa to come and visit us! Christmas is right around the corner, this is the first year the twins really know who Santa is and are really excited about it too!