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Tonight I found myself silently complaining about the lack of thought that went into some of the presents Indy received, and if I am being completely honest I was silently complaining about the ones I received as well. I was complaining about a mother making fun of her child that loves the alphabet. I complained about the words my mother chose when talking to me about my day. And I even complained about the food.
Tonight I was online reading about a friend with a baby in the NICU. And I was reading about a friend who exposed the risks of joining Mary Kay and how she got sucked into debt by it.
And I suddenly felt so very thankful. Thankful that I no longer have any credit card debt. Thankful that Indy came into this world without any real problems. Thankful that I can stay home with him. Thankful that I can raise him the way I think is best. Thankful to have a family and an extended family who care. Family that will do everything in their power to make the holidays better for everyone around them.
Every year I bring homemade cookies and snacks and some gifts to the local Domestic Violence shelter, where I once worked. I will never forget working there. I will never forget working there over the holidays, doing everything I could to make living in a shelter festive for the holidays. And I am thankful that I have never had the need to stay in a shelter for any reason.
Tonight I had children running around the house. And I was thankful to have them here. Thankful Indy could know his cousins better than I know mine. Thankful to have a child at all. Thankful that one of the children running around was mine. Even if he kept me up all night last night, because he ate something that did not agree with him and was waking up every hour or two to throw up or dry heave. Which means I was awake every hour or so all night long. But I am thankful for that too, thankful that I could be there for him.
Tonight there was no drama, no problems. There was just a large group of people, some family some not, people I care about. Tonight we all got together and ate food, some good, some not as good. But it didn't matter.
And right in this moment I am thankful for Chris Hanson, and probably always will be. And right in this moment I am thankful for a sleeping child, a snuggley husband, and a warm cat. And in this moment I am thankful for Amaretto and Coke. That and a really high tech washing machine that is still washing everything from Indy being sick last night.
Tonight I was online reading about a friend with a baby in the NICU. And I was reading about a friend who exposed the risks of joining Mary Kay and how she got sucked into debt by it.
And I suddenly felt so very thankful. Thankful that I no longer have any credit card debt. Thankful that Indy came into this world without any real problems. Thankful that I can stay home with him. Thankful that I can raise him the way I think is best. Thankful to have a family and an extended family who care. Family that will do everything in their power to make the holidays better for everyone around them.
Every year I bring homemade cookies and snacks and some gifts to the local Domestic Violence shelter, where I once worked. I will never forget working there. I will never forget working there over the holidays, doing everything I could to make living in a shelter festive for the holidays. And I am thankful that I have never had the need to stay in a shelter for any reason.
Tonight I had children running around the house. And I was thankful to have them here. Thankful Indy could know his cousins better than I know mine. Thankful to have a child at all. Thankful that one of the children running around was mine. Even if he kept me up all night last night, because he ate something that did not agree with him and was waking up every hour or two to throw up or dry heave. Which means I was awake every hour or so all night long. But I am thankful for that too, thankful that I could be there for him.
Tonight there was no drama, no problems. There was just a large group of people, some family some not, people I care about. Tonight we all got together and ate food, some good, some not as good. But it didn't matter.
And right in this moment I am thankful for Chris Hanson, and probably always will be. And right in this moment I am thankful for a sleeping child, a snuggley husband, and a warm cat. And in this moment I am thankful for Amaretto and Coke. That and a really high tech washing machine that is still washing everything from Indy being sick last night.