Thankful.

I kinda heart Facebook. And every year for the month of November, you can accept the challenge of writing something different each day for which you are thankful.

I like this challenge. Perfectly fits my "glass overflowing" philosophy. When this month is over, I will list those things here. I never want to forget all things, great and small, for which I am grateful.

PRIDE.

That wonderful, handsome, eloquent gent at the end? Mine. :)

Did I mention summer's almost over?

I love my job. LOVE it. LL-OO-VV-EE. And this year (like every other year) I am excited about the new possibilities, the new group of kiddos who will make me laugh every day, the new school supplies (!) that all come with Back to School time.

But Da Boyz are of the ages right now that I like to call the "Sweet Spot"-- neither so young that we have to carry 17 extra bags of equipment everywhere we go; neither so old that spending time with the fam is no longer "cool". And despite the fact that there has been a bit of bickery behavior lately, I have so thoroughly enjoyed spending this summer with them that I am not quite ready to go back. I don't want this moment in time to end.

And when I stop and realize how much my family means to me, I lose my breath. This might just have been my favorite summer ever.

the kind of "virus" I don't mind :)

It All Started With A Mouse

We just got back from possibly our best vacation EVER. Family, good food, swimming... DISNEY.



My uncle treated a bunch of us to 3 days in Disney World and 4 days on the Disney Wonder. All we had to do was get to Orlando. GENEROUS! It was delightful to see cousins and to watch Da Boyz frolic through the magical kingdom that Mickey Mouse has built. I don't think I have the words to describe this past week-- if you've been there, you know, and if you haven't, GO. There is a little chewing from the machination, but it was SO WORTH IT. When I am able to wrap my mind around it some more (and once the laundry is finished) I'll try to write more. In the meantime:

Fish Food

1st Swim Meet; June 19, 2010

Summa Time!

And so it begins...