Day 28

Books

I love to read.  I haven't read much lately.  Mostly parenting magazines or self help books.  I love a good novel.  You know the ones that you can't put down.  You don't even want to go to bed or eat or leave the house.  Yup those ones.  I really have been needing to read something.  I have a few books at home that I haven't gotten to yet so I will start on those.  I also love books for Baine.  The other day I did a Usborne book party.  Those books are so cute.  Baine is really into books right now.  Just when you think your kid doesn't listen to you and you've been teaching a brick wall.......he takes a book, goes into another room, reads and makes animal noises or starts trying to say words.  We went Christmas shopping the other day and there was this fisher price tool bench that was so cute and I wanted to get it for Baine.  Brady told me we should stick with the books since he loves them and turn our little kid into a book worm and hopefully he'll dream of a real job and not stick with construction.  Ha!  I think Brady has a great job but if that's what he wants to teach Baine I'm supporting it 100%!  I still will get Baine some tools one day.  He'll need a hobby.  :)

Day 27

I'm really not running out of things to be thankful for, but I am having a hard time deciding what to put down.  I feel like a lot of things I'm grateful for all land within the same categories.  I've really been grateful for sleep lately.  I don't know what it is but I really look forward to bedtime.  I can't get enough of sleep.  I took a couple naps the last couple of days and if you know me, you know I don't nap.  It just doesn't work.  I go to lay down and I can't stop thinking.  Same thing at night.  Well lately I haven't had a problem.  You would think I had a bun in the oven........nope.  I keep checking but it's coming up with a big fat nope!  :)  Haha!  I could sleep in until 9, take a nap at 2 and still go to bed at 10.  There might be another word for it that isn't tired.........yup lazy.  That's it!

Thanksgiving 2011

This year for Thanksgiving we went with Brady's side again for most of the day.  It was a good day.  We went down to Ogden to Matt's for our first meal.  It was really good and really nice to be able to visit with them for a little bit.  Then we headed to Brady's Dad's house for our 2nd meal.  Not much got ate.  I had some turkey because I don't know what Shayna did but that was the best turkey I think I have ever had.  Baine at some sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie.  He is my child.  He does like the sweet things.  Then we headed to my Grandma Joycelyn's house to visit with the Tarbet's because you can't miss the craziness there.  It's way too fun!  So we had an eventful Thanksgiving but it was worth it and a lot of fun.  

That evening I went down to my Mom's so we could go through the adds.  We needed to see if there was anything we wanted so we could make our plan of attack.  There were a few things so we decided to go.  We went that evening to Wal-Mart because they started at 10 and then Kohl's was at 12.  Wal-Mart wasn't really that bad.  Kohl's on the other hand......horrible.  So was Old Navy.  So we only ended up getting things from Wal-Mart.  It's always a good time to go shopping on black friday.  I always say I probably won't go next year but I always end up going.  :)  I'm glad I do.

Day 26

My smart phone.  I can honestly say I don't know what I would do without it.  That phone can do everything and I really am truly thankful for that.

Day 25

Camera's

I love writing down memories and being able to read about the past but I love pictures.  Pictures can tell a story.  I love that the camera's on phones these days are so clear.  It makes life so convenient.  I love looking back at my wedding pictures or Baine's baby pictures.  As painful as it is to get people to cooperate to take a decent photo, it's worth it in the end.

Day 24

Thanksgiving/Holidays

Since the 24th was Thanksgiving I think I will make this the topic of the day.  I love the holidays this time of year.  I love being able to hang out with family and being able to veg out.  I shouldn't eat as much as I do but oh well.  I don't really care.  I love the decorations, and how nice people can be.  How willing everyone is to give.  I love it all!

Day 23

Caffeine

Call me a addict, I don't care.  I have a love for Diet Pepsi, and Diet Rockstar's.  I don't know what it is but it just makes me feel better about life.  I know it's not healthy and I know maybe I should quit.  I really have no intentions of ever giving up my drinks.  I guess I am addicted.

Day 22

 The dollar stores.  If you haven't ever been.  You should go.  You'd be grateful for it too!  Dollar Tree is my favorite.  I got all of this from the Dollar Tree.  I got the idea off of Pinterest.

Candle holders.

Candle stick holders.

Super glued together make knock-off Apothecary jars.

Day 21

The weather.  Yes even the snow.  As much as I complain about it now I'm very grateful that in Utah we get to experience all 4 seasons.  My favorite used to be fall.  I've since changed to summer.  Pretty sure Brady changed me.  He is a big outdoor person.  I feel like in the winter we are just stuck inside but the truth is, there's so much to do outside I just need to do it.  I want to take Baine sledding this year.  I think he will like it.  We will see.

Day 20

I'm struggling keeping up with my days.

I'm grateful for my washer and dryer. Like I said before, I don't think I would of ever made it without the modern things that I have.  I'm so glad I get clean clothes by the push of a button.  Call it lazy.  I don't care.  I love my washer and dryer.

Day 19

Baine

I'm pretty sure I haven't written about him.  I think I just wrote about being a mom.  I'm so grateful that this little guy is mine!  He is so fun!  Such a happy little boy.  He keeps me on my toes.  I don't know how moms do it with twins or a lot of  LITTLE kids.  He is definitely a handful for me! I can't imagine life without him.

Day 18

Parents

I wrote family before but this one is meant for the 2 that raised me.  I'm very grateful for the things they taught me.  They taught me how to work and get the job done.  How to treat other people.  How to not be judgemental because everyone is different.  (I think they taught me that.  They were always making fun of mine and Kara's friends though.  Haha!  :) )  They mostly taught by example.  I believe that I am a good mother and wife because of that example.  I know I wasn't the easiest kid but I did appreciate all they did for me and still do.  I hope I can be a good example for my kids and everyone else.  I know I'm far off from being a good example but I'm working on it.

Day 17

I'm grateful for living in this day and age. I don't think I would if made it as a pioneer. I'm grateful for modern medicine, vehicle's, electronics, and everything else that I have at my fingertips. My mom sent me an e-mail the other day that made me laugh. I'll have to post it. It pretty much sums up my day 17.

Day 16

Blogger

I'm grateful for my virtual journal.  As annoying as this 30 days of Thankfulness is, I know I will appreciate looking back and remembering these days.  As much of an idiot as I sound, hopefully I will be able to laugh at myself when reading all my posts 20 years from now.  Not many people blog anymore.  I think just everyone is so busy.  I try to make sure I take at least 10 min a week and make sure I have stuff ready to blog so I don't forget my experiences.  I don't always get it posted right away but I always get it started.  I know I will be very thankful for my blog in the future.

Day 15

Good Health

I'm grateful for my good health and my families good health.  We've been very lucky through our lives and haven't had very many people with illnesses.  I've had 1 uncle and 1 great-uncle pass away from cancer and a grandmother who had breast cancer, and that has been the worst of it. Well and Jaxon's car accident and the fact that he was really left with hardly any injury, that was a miracle.  I don't get colds or the flu very often.  I really can't remember the last time I was sick.  Baine has really only had 2-3 colds and half the time he's teething so I'm not really sure if it's his teeth giving him the runny nose or a cold.  I'm very thankful and grateful for everyone's health.

Day 14

Military

It was Veterans day the other day and I have never wrote anything on my blog ever about how grateful I am for the men and women who fight for our country with their own lives on the line.  They take time away from their families and a normal life to make America what it is today.  If you ever feel like you don't think America is that great of a country anymore.  (yes I have heard that said before)  Well you should fly your ungrateful butt to Haiti.  It sounds like that is not a very fun place.

Day 13

Brady.  (Yes I'm going to brag!)

I feel funny writing about this one because I am one of those that makes fun of people who are always writing how great their husbands are.  I know a little judgmental.  Sorry. 

Boy do I love this one!  He is awesome!  He helps out so much.  He comes home and hangs out with Baine everyday.  He wakes up in the mornings and gets Baine going sometimes so I can sleep a little longer.  He was just in ND for the last few days and when he came home I was done with Baine.  He wasn't minding anymore.  He had just gotten one molar and another one was breaking through.  He wouldn't let me put him down or leave his side.  Brady strolls in and takes over.  Doesn't even act put out.  I love that.  Whenever I ask him to help out in the house as long as it isn't cleaning bathrooms.  He will do it.  With a couple remarks but hey it gets done.  I try not to ask because I am working from home and I can get it done.  Sometimes not how I like it to get done but it works.

He never works less than 10 hour days and doesn't really complain. (I know most men work 10 hour days.  I used to work 2 jobs and go to school all in the same day everyday and that was enough to shoot myself so props to the working people!)   He loves his job so that helps.  He's a very good friend to everyone and takes people for who they are. He's always very supportive of what I want to do. Whenever I want do go do something and I don't think he would want to go with me.  He always does because he says we do things together.  That's who we are.  It works both ways because he drags me to things I don't really care about.  Football has gotten out of control.  Flippin Directv and their NFL package!

You don't know of many people who came from where he's been and the childhood he had who would of grown up to be the person he has become.  Yup he's pretty much amazing and I would do it all over again and again.  Even after those days that come when you want to strangle each other.  He is the BEST husband, father, and best friend that I could of ever asked for!

Day 12

Rozzlyn and Sonya

I don't know what I would do without these two.  Baine loves them.  He does really good with them.  If it weren't for these two I wouldn't be able to work.  They help me out so much with little in return. I'm sure haircuts and colors for the family does not really make up for taking on an extra body for the day.  Rozzlyn loves him as if he were hers.  She's always offering to take him so I can get stuff done.  I'm very thankful for that.

Baine loves his Grandma Sonya.  She is very good with all the grandchildren.  Whenever she comes to watch him he could care less where I'm headed.  He has a friend and that's all he cares about.   It's fun now because he is finally starting to catch on that I am coming back when I leave him so he doesn't get as worried anymore.  It's a relief!  Not as many tears lately.

Ca-ca

Why does everyone tell babies ca-ca?  Do they know what that means?  It means SHIT.  Just in case someone was wondering.  Every time Baine goes for something gross a lot of my friends,  family, or clients say "ca-ca".  I just say gross.  Well Baine loves to grab the toilet bowl brush.  So I usually always hide it.  Well he found it and brought it to me so I said, "oooooo bud that's gross!"  Well he didn't really listen to me so I said "give it to me, that's ca-ca".  He kept saying the word over and over and over.  So I decided to video him saying it.  I also was trying to get this video so I could send it via video mail to Brady since he is in ND right now.  Yeah I'm technology retarded and couldn't get it to work.  Oh well.......enjoy!

Day 11

Food

Yes maybe I should care less about this one but I'm thankful that there is food on the table everyday and that I've never had to worry about my child starving.  Or my husband.  He's a bear when he's hungry.

Day 10

Steady Income

I've been reminded about this pretty much daily.  We have been very lucky since the recession.  We haven't had to struggle financially.  (unless it was our own stupidity)  Brady has always been very lucky with the cabinet business.  You would think that cabinets and hair would be something that someone would hold off on until things got better but nope.......we've both stayed busy.  I love it though and am very grateful for everyone that has helped us out in any way by keeping us both in business.  Thanks!

Day 9

Bobka Fam

I'm thankful for my 'newer' family for a lot of reasons.  I love them because they keep me grounded.  They have helped me a lot over that last few years and I'm grateful for that.  They are also a lot of fun and they love getting together and just hanging out.  I couldn't ask for better in-laws!  I could ask for less drama!  :)  No offense.

Day 8

My Family.

I'm pretty sure I have the best family!  They do anything and everything for me.  They are always wanting to go out together and have fun.  I've noticed my family acts more like friends.  We bicker, tease, get annoyed with, and laugh with each other   I read a quote that said you know someone is a true friend when they don't agree with you but they'll let you know how they feel and will still support you.  Yup that sums up my family!

Day 7

Birth Control, Streets Signs, and Government.

I'm grateful for all these things because I have a client who recently went to Haiti for some volunteer work.  She's a nutritionist and she was there to educate, along with a dentist, a doctor, and a mid-wife.  I think there were also a few more people.  She was telling me there was no such thing as birth control, street signs, a government and trash cans let a lone trash bags.  She isn't a huge Obama fan but she said she has never loved that man more.  It's not uncommon over there to be 16 and pregnant.  It's frowned upon but they don't really teach you about abstinence and there isn't any birth control.  She also was telling me that over there when you drive, you pretty much are praying for your life the whole time.  There is no structure, no stop signs, no lights.  You just hope that the person sees you and someone yields!  Well if there are no street signs there's definitely no government!  

(So I know I have really bad grammar and punctuation.  Sorry to the people who actually read my blog and notice.  Maybe I will go back to school someday and learn how to write again.)

Day 6

T.V.

Yes I know.  A little worldly but I'm grateful for television.  It's kind of a 'love/hate' relationship.  I love watching what I want to watch but I hate football!  I feel like I can connect with Brady and the television and then there are some nights that I could kill Brady and the T.V.  I do watch too much T.V. though.  I should use it for more resourceful information.  Oh well.  I still love it and I'm grateful I'm not a pioneer without it.

Day 5

Friends

Today I have been reminded how thankful I am to have great friends.   To me, your friends are like family.  They love you, have fun with you, wanna kill you at times.  They don't always agree with everything you are doing, but they are always there for you in the end.  At least the good ones.  They'll take you for who you are and deal with it.  Today I was reminded I needed to be a better friend.

Day 4

Well this day is reminding me how much I love being a Momma.  I've been thinking today, while I have been trying to organize my house better, how grateful I am that I have a child.  Especially one that I was able to have on my own.  At work yesterday, since it was a slow day, we all were talking about how much harder it is these days for people to get pregnant on their own.  Some get pregnant within the first try.  Others months, and others are even years.  Some never at all.  Some have their first baby right away and their next it takes a lot longer to get pregnant.  I only have 1 child but I'm very blessed with him.  If I was only able to have him I would be fine.  I'm sure it could be hard at times but at least I have 1 child.  So since I had a bit of a harder time receiving Baine, and baby #2 is probably going to take some time.  I'm taking this day to being VERY thankful for being a mom.

Day 3

This day reminds me that I'm thankful for my job.  I love having a job where 99% of people leave my chair loving what I did for them.  (The other 1% is the kids whose parents drag them in.)  I love that for 1 hour or so that person can relax and do something for themself.  I love my job because I'm good at what I do and I enjoy what I do.  Most of my clients become friends and I also love that.  The 1 and only thing I hate about my job, I hate charging.  I would do it for free.  If I didn't need the money I really would do it for free.

Thankful

This is the month of being thankful.  Okay okay so I know I should be thankful every month and every day but this is the month that you get to express how thankful you are without sounding too sappy....right?  Last year, I don't remember who it was, but someone wrote on their blog everyday about something they are thankful for.  So if you don't want to vomit in your mouth, don't read my blog for the next 30 days.  :)

Day 1
My Home

I'm very thankful that I own a house.  Sort of own.  Haha.  I'm not an official owner for 29 more years which if Brady gets his way we won't be in this particular house.  Anywayyyyyssss, I'm thankful for this because I am only 26 years old and I don't need a big fancy house.  I need something I can afford.  This house is perfect.  Perfect size, perfect in looks (with some tweeking), perfect location.  I love it!  So I am very thankful for my home.

Day 2
Nieces and Nephews

I'm choosing day two for the nieces and nephews because it's cute little Bo's birthday today.  (Nov 2nd)  I love being an Aunt!  I love ALL of my little nieces and nephews.  I love them as if they all were my own.  I would like to kick their butts sometimes.  I love to cuddle them and kiss them.  I love to play with them.  I miss them all the time too.  I'm lucky that I live so close to the Tarbet side and I can pretty much see them whenever I want.  It's the Bobka side that is a little harder to get to.  I wish there were more too.  :)  Nothing puts a smile on faces like a child does and those kids are always putting a smile on my face!  (too sappy?)