Single Mom Week

I am glad last week is over. My husband was gone all week to a job site out of state and thus I was the single parent. The only upside to this event was that I got to hang out with my sister and her cute kids more than usual...and thus, my cute kids played with hers and life was much better than them nagging at me. :) Any how, my man is home now and life is much better with 2 parents around.

I thought these pictures of the kids were cute...hunter loves his little "ipod" it's from the dollar store a little radio....saved me loads - Tyler got the potty top stuck on his head, I got the picture just before he broke free.

We are gearing up to trek the long 16 hour drive to see Travis' family for Thanksgiving. It should be a fun/exhausting road trip with the little ones, but we are excited.

Last night we were able to visit with a few of Travis' cousins and the kids played with their kids. It was fun to see them all and hang out for a little bit. We used to (before we had kids) visit and play games and go on trips to see them and hang out...Now we all have kiddos and we still have fun getting together.

I am so shiny and blurry in this picture...oh well, I'm still nice.

So, as it is thanksgiving week, I thought it would be appropriate to make a list of things I am thankful for. Now, you may be thinking - whoa! she has a freaking long list (50 - I was going to do 100, but I didn't have time)...however, in my opinion you can never be too thankful considering what you get in return.
So, I am thankful for-

1. My Husband
   
2. My kids
3. My Parents
4. My Husband's Parents
5. Sisters
6. Sisters in Law
7. Brothers
8. Brothers in Law
9. My friends
   
10. My neighbors: Nancy and Bill
11. Church / Gospel
    
12. Sunbeams
13. Nursery
14. Seasons
    
15. My House
16. My functioning vehicle
17. My health
18. My bathtub and hot tub (I tend to have a sore back a lot)
19. My Chiropractor
20. My Digital Camera
21. My cleaning supplies
22. Scrapbooking
23. Mine and My husband's jobs
24. Washer and Dryer
25. Trash Day
26. Panda Express
    
27. Dating my Travis
28. Vacations
29. Mint Hot Chocolate from Starbucks or Moxie Java
30. Weight Watchers
31. Turbo Jam
32. Tae Bo
33. Reeses Pieces ( I am not sure how to spell that exactly)
34. A 5th Wheel to camp in
35. Service
36. Challenges
37. Toilets
38. Lysol
39. Computers
40. Piano
41. Good music (Chopin tends to be a favorite)
    
42. Hot Shower
43. Random Dancing (in the car, in the kitchen, with my husband, with my kids)
    
44. Kindergarten
45. Preschool
    
46. Hawaii
47. Flowers
48. Gardening
49. Smell of fresh cut grass
50. Modern Medicine
51. Diet Soda
52. Dairy Queen