Thankfulness.

My alarm is these crazy church bells. Its utterly ridiculous but when I first got my phone I could not figure out how to reset it and now that I know how I have grown to kind of like them. And sometimes, you know when it goes off at 7ish not 4:30ish, it is a good reminder...that God is in control. That I am deeply blessed. And that my day resonates with things I should be thankful for, though admittedly I am not always.

Today was one of those good days where I woke up with nothing but monotony and mundane chores on my to do list. Insurance junk, car problems, meals to make, laundry to clean...but I am so very thankful for my life. Even for the insanely annoying barking dog driving me slightly batty right now that you thankfully cannot hear!

So heres whats been happening and just a few of the things I am grateful for:

- Baseball has started. I know it's ridiculous because just weeks from now I will be complaining about the heat and the nonstop practices, etc, but for now...its like coming home. I LOVE baseball. And baseball with my cute little guy is just that much better. And my cute little guy playing at a level where its not just digging in the dirt and chasing past balls...Fantastic!! These kids are decent and eager to learn and I am excited for him!

- I have smart kids. Straight A's for both, great comments for both, Tori memorizing lines for the gifted class production of Macbeth, Tristan planning events on the student council, Tori being named 6th grade student of the month, Tristan's lexile score increase 150 points since August. Good stuff.

- My resolutions are coming along. 1) My bedroom has been painted, my jewelry armoire repainted and my cool new pinterest inspired earring frames hung. I have a new dresser and the tv in my room should be mounted by the end of the week. That and my new duvet has already transformed the room significantly but there is hope for something gorgeous after some more elbow grease and a few more dollars and cents! Progress. 2) I was running. And I still hated it. So I rejoined a gym. And now I sometimes run and sometimes go there. And that is good. 3)I am taking time to hang with my family without multitasking. This has proven to be harder than I imagined or imagine that it should be. I suck at sitting still. But its good. 4ish) Money being saved - meals being cooked - budget being kept too for the most part - check, check, check!

- My husband rocks. Seriously. I don't give him enough credit but he totally does. He has been working CRAZY amounts of time at both his real job and refurbishing computers to sell and this random website. And he still is the dad whose kids are so excited for dinner prep time because it means a crazy game of monkey in the middle while mom cooks. And he is the dad who let his tween daughter have a sleepover of FIVE, took them to a church event and brought them all home in the super cool minivan while I was out for the night! And he never fails to tell me that he loves me, or thinks I am beautiful even when I don't agree, or tries to give me the things he thinks will make me happy whether that be an afternoon at a Gasparilla event or a new dresser. Really, he rocks.

- I am employed. The new hospital officially opened yesterday. And I am kind of bummed that I don't get to move to the new hospital that is all fresh and clean and hotel like. And I am worried because due to late licensing the plans for our building are a little...um...lets just say not finished. So I feel a little bit like the chaos I work in got more chaotic...but I have a job. A flexible job. Where I have learned a lot and will continue to do so. And maybe amazing things will happen there as we make this transition. So I am thankful to be employed.