Thankful For List 2010
As is tradition, here is my list of ten things I am thankful for this year.
I am thankful for...
1. Claire. More than ever I am aware of how amazing she is, how patient and dedicated and forgiving, and I continue to be inspired by her parenting, her level-headedness, and her all-around awesomeness.
2. Drew. His joy and his laughter and his sense of discovery are so fun to be around.
3. Ella. Every day she is doing new things and when she waves and says, "Da da!" it just melts my heart.
4. Mom and Dad (DB & DA). It's great being closer to them and getting to see them more often.
5. Ellison. We couldn't have moved from MI to VA without her help and support and she continues to love us and our kids like crazy.
6. Deej and La and their families. Again it's been a joy to be closer and get to see them and their kids a lot more than we have in the past couple of years. I'm looking forward to some more family time at Christmas.
7. Our friends. We're in the middle of a pretty rough patch (understatement?) and our friends have really been instrumental in keeping us focused on the good and trying to shake off the bad. That, and it helps that Jack Larmoyeux and Will Herman have different toys than Drew does. :-)
8. Our health. Even with everything else going down this past year, we're still healthy, the kids are healthy, and our families are (mostly) healthy (what's up, Mom?).
9. Someone wanting to buy our house in East Lansing. I would love to be thankful for the bank approving the short sale since the offer is about $70K shy of what we owe. So come on, bank! Make the Thankful For List!
10. My job, and Claire's job leads. Keeping a roof over our heads for at least a little while longer.
Happy Thanksgiving!
I am thankful for...
1. Claire. More than ever I am aware of how amazing she is, how patient and dedicated and forgiving, and I continue to be inspired by her parenting, her level-headedness, and her all-around awesomeness.
2. Drew. His joy and his laughter and his sense of discovery are so fun to be around.
3. Ella. Every day she is doing new things and when she waves and says, "Da da!" it just melts my heart.
4. Mom and Dad (DB & DA). It's great being closer to them and getting to see them more often.
5. Ellison. We couldn't have moved from MI to VA without her help and support and she continues to love us and our kids like crazy.
6. Deej and La and their families. Again it's been a joy to be closer and get to see them and their kids a lot more than we have in the past couple of years. I'm looking forward to some more family time at Christmas.
7. Our friends. We're in the middle of a pretty rough patch (understatement?) and our friends have really been instrumental in keeping us focused on the good and trying to shake off the bad. That, and it helps that Jack Larmoyeux and Will Herman have different toys than Drew does. :-)
8. Our health. Even with everything else going down this past year, we're still healthy, the kids are healthy, and our families are (mostly) healthy (what's up, Mom?).
9. Someone wanting to buy our house in East Lansing. I would love to be thankful for the bank approving the short sale since the offer is about $70K shy of what we owe. So come on, bank! Make the Thankful For List!
10. My job, and Claire's job leads. Keeping a roof over our heads for at least a little while longer.
Happy Thanksgiving!