It is finished!!!

My buffet is finished... YAY! I am excited. I was worried it would not be finished in time for tomorrows Thanksgiving lunch, but it is! It is still in my basement so I have to get it moved up to my dining room, but that shouldn't be a problem because I already made my brother-in-law agree to come over tomorrow morning to help get it up here!

My 25 Days of Thanksgiving Day # 24:
I am thankful for my cousin Chelsey! She makes me smile and is like my little sister!!!

25 Days of Thanksgiving!

God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say "thank you?" ~William A. Ward

My 25 Days of Thanksgiving Day # 23:
I am thankful for time... Every second of every day... I am thankful for the time I have had to see my children grow up, I am thankful for the time I have to read books to my girls, or do crafts, I am thankful for the time I have got to spend with my husband over the years, I am thankful for time... Weather it be yesterday, this second or tomorrow!

Getting somewhere....

As of a few mins ago I officially have my first coat of paint on my buffet! I will have to put another coat on tomorrow, and then stain part of it but I am excited this much is done because I was getting worried that it would not be finished Thanksgiving! YAY! I will post pictures as soon as I am finished with it.

My 25 Days of Thanksgiving Day # 22:
I am thankful for creative and imagination. With them this world we know would be a lot duller and lets face it... My life is boring enough as is!

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My 25 Days of Thanksgiving Day # 21:
I am thankful for animals. I love animals... I am a total animal person! Without my pets, I would have missed out on so much... My horses, dogs, goats, etc. I love my pets!

Finally... It's Saturday!

It is finally Saturday morning and as soon as my girls are finished with their breakfast I am headed to town to do all of my grocery shopping (normally and Thanksgiving)... Then I am coming home and doing a craft with my girls, and then I will start my long to do list (cleaning and what not).

I am just excited I can finally do some crafts with my monkeys!

My 25 Days of Thanksgiving Day # 20:
I am thankful for stars! I love stars... They are amazingly beautiful and I am thankful I get to see them.

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My 25 Days of Thanksgiving Day # 19:
I am thankful they are people in this world that like to do things that I hate to do... Such as trashmen, plumbers, powerline workers, etc... And I am thankful that they are people in this world who are smart enough and focused enough to go to school to become doctors and dentist... Let's face it I HATE the dentist... Actually I love my dentist... She is awesome! But I hate everything she does! I hate those chairs, I hate having people poking all in my mouth, etc. So, I am thankful she loves her job and can fix my teeth!

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My 25 Days of Thanksgiving Day # 18:
I am thankful for being able to see and hear... They are so many people in this world who cannot see all of life's beauty, or hear all of the amazing things that I can hear everyday (such as music, your child's voice, etc).

Only 8 days!

Only 8 more days until Thanksgiving and I am so not ready! I still need to get my buffet sanded down (finished sanding it down anyways) and painted, I need to finish my crafts, and clean! And I won't be getting anything done tomorrow or Friday!

Oh and on an exciting note, I will find out in 6 more days if I am having a niece or nephew! I can't wait to find out. I am hoping for a niece since I do have 2 nephews and this baby will be my last niece or nephew (although you never know, they could be more, but at this point I am told no, they will not be more!!!).

I am too tired and with this headache I can't really think of anything good right now... Yep, I am making another boring post! But I did want to post something along with my 26 Days of Thanksgiving thought. I think I am going to go prep a craft right now, for me and the girls to work on after school tomorrow... So, if I can get it finished look for a crafty post tomorrow :)

My 25 Days of Thanksgiving Day # 17:
I am thankful for science! Without it we would not have many of the things we have and need to survive. Heat, power (okay we don't need power, but dang it is nice!), medicines, medical advances,etc.

Dance your butt off!

I have never been into exercise, exerise... I loved to run in high school, but wasn't allowed to join the track team because of my heart defects... But I have always loved to dance! Dance is an awesome exercise too, so I can't complain! I only wish my high school had a dance team when I was there (they got one 2 years after I left!). So, I am just going to dance... Non stop! I will dance when I wash dishes, I will dance in the shower, I will dance sweeping the floors... I will dance my butt off! :)

Speaking of Dance my girls have their dance classes on Tuesday and here is a photo of them getting ready to head out the door (it was raining today so they were in rainboots).



My 25 Days of Thanksgiving Day # 16:
I am thankful for knowing what love is! I think they are many people out there they do not know what real love is... They have visions in their head and they seek out what they think is love and rush into things without being in love, and do not realize this until it is to late. I am thankful I found love early in life, and was blessed to know how it feels to love and be loved.

Monday is over so maybe...

just maybe, I can fit in a little craft time tomorrow. I need to sew up a few things for my Thanksgiving dinner... I told the girls we could make Turkey centerpieces together so I need to prep the supplies for those and I need to make a banner... WOW, I need to do a lot of stuff!

On a side note, I cried so hard tonight watching "The Big C". I love that show, but the ending was so sad and sweet all at the same time. Do any of you watch it?

My 25 Days of Thanksgiving Day # 15:
I am thankful for the rain! (it's raining here today) Without it we could not grow veggies and fruit, we wouldn't have all of our beautiful nature, nor would I be able to dance in it!

Mid-November Randomness...

Today has proven to be even busier than yesterday.... And this upcoming week is going to be insane, but after this week I will get a short break. Which I am looking forward too! :)

Monday I will be working 10 hours and then heading to a Girl Scout Troop Meeting.
Tuesday I have two doctor appointments (one for me and one for Willow), need to clean the house, do laundry, run errands or whatnot, and then Dance classes for both girls.
Wednesday I will be attending my daughter's fieldtrip (as a chaperone), that last 8-3.
Thursday I am working another 10 hour day.
Friday I am working 12-13 hours.
Saturday & Sunday I will be shopping for Thanksgiving food, cleaning house, and painting my buffet.

And I just remembered I need to fit in some crafts for Thanksgiving! Hmmm, not sure when or where I will be fitting those in but I will post about them as I fit them in :) So, stay tuned for Thanksgiving crafts.

My 25 Days of Thanksgiving Day # 14: I am thankful I have the opportunity to do all of my girls. I am able to be at home when I need to, when they have the sickies, take them to the dance classes, be a GS Troop Leader, go on school fieldtrips, volunteer for the school and more. I am truly Thankful I am able to spend this time with my children and show them I am there for them and they are important! I am thankful I do not have to work a typical M-F 8-5 job that would take all of this away and would leave someone else to the caring of my girls or let someone else see all of their accomplishments, adventures, smiles, etc. I am thankful I do get to see them at all of these things and don't miss it! Even when my job gets over stressful, I know I am lucky to have it, and I am blessed to be able to set my own schedule. Because before I had children I always said "I want to be the one raising my children, I don't want a daycare or before/after school care or other parents to do. I want to be there! And I know many people CAN'T do it because with the economy we have right now jobs are not easy to find, and many houses have 2 working parents. And we really are blessed I have been able to stay at home because with our oldest daughter having Autism it would have been impossible for me to work when she was younger. Plus me being the one that cared for her has been a blessing beecause I knew how to teach her and now she is doing so well in school that it is just amazing!

Busy Day!

I have been busy today... And am finally starting to feel better so I haven't just been laying around, hence the lack of post today. Sorry blog world :)

Anywho, I still wanted to post My 25 Days of Thanksgiving Day # 13:
I am thankful for happiness! I am thankful people get to expereince happiness. I am thankful people know what happiness is, and can work toward their own happiness. I am thankful we can make others happy! I am thankful my daughters know what happiness is, and I am able to make them happy and see their happy little faces! Happiness is a wonderful thing, and I am thankful for it!

I am such a Music lover!

I listen to music non-stop... I love all music and find that music really is a huge part of my life. So, this morning when I went to get in the shower I turned on my cheapo 10+ year old radio and the antenna just broke... I was so upset, that I turned off the shower water and quickly started brainstorming up ideas on how I could fix it. The first thing that popped in my head was... PAPERCLIPS!

I run into the kitchen and dig through my 'junk drawer' and find the box of big paperclips and a tiny metal bracelet too! So, this is what I came up with:




I think it will serve the propose until I get to Walmart to get a new radio for my bathroom :)

Since I am on my music thoughts I will move on to
My 25 Days of Thanksgiving Day # 12:
I am thankful for music, and dance! As you know from above I love music, but I also love to dance! I love to dance with my daughters, I love to dance in the shower, I love to dance in the rain, I love to dance in behind locked doors... I just like to dance! I am thankful for these things because they make me happy... They make my daughter's happy! And without them life just wouldn't be the same

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My 25 Days of Thanksgiving Day # 11:
I am thankful for my vehicles! Without them I would never get anywhere. I live in the country and have to drive 22 mins just to get to town, 25 to the dance studio, and over an hour to go good shopping (we just have a walmart!)... So that would be a long walk! I am constantly on the go and if it wasn't for my vehicle I would never get half the things on my to do list off and that would drive me batty!

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My 25 Days of Thanksgiving Day # 10:
I am thankful for TV today... Yes, as sad as that sounds, I am thankful for TV/cartoons! I now have the fever, congestion, stuffy/runny nose, pressure, etc stuff AND a stomach virus! FUN/FUN let me tell you! Anywho TV has been a great assistant to me today and kept Willow quite and happy... Normally I would not have the TV on and we would do projects, crafts, etc... But today I can't do anything but sit here in my comfy PJ's and recliner! So YAY for TV/cartoons... I am thankful for you today!

Day 9 of my 25 days of Thanksgiving

short, sweet and to the point :)
My 25 Days of Thanksgiving Day # 9:
I am thankful for medicines. After waking up this morning sick but still having a long to do list... I am thankful for cold meds! I am thankful for for the meds that make my girls feel better when they are sick (Clover just missed 2 weeks of school due to being sick). I am thankful for my heart meds that keep me going, and my BP meds that keep my BP under control. I am thankful for my stomach meds that help my GERDS and my ulcers. I hate the idea of putting so much chemicals into my body but they are much needed, and I am thankful someone was smart enough to invite them!

Movie junkie

I recently became a movie junkie... I never really went to the theaters to see movies before (a few times my whole life)... But this year I have been more times than I have my whole life put together! Now there are 3 movies I want to go see this month! Well that is my random short and sweet thought of the day :)

now on to My 25 Days of Thanksgiving Day # 8:
I am thinking for having a roof over my head! They are so many people in this world who do not have something that many of us take for granted. I am thankful for the heat in the winter and the a/c in the summer. I am thankful for my bed... Even if its super uncomfy and I am in need of another one! I am thankful my children have a safe place to call home!

living in the moment!

I realized something today... I don't want to get older and I freak out about the thought of getting old... Yet I find myself wishing my days away. Hoping the week passes faster just so I can get to the weekend (mostly because my weekdays are so stressful/busy!). Or wishing away a month to get to vacation quickier. But, wishing away all of this time is really only making me older! So, my new goal is to stop wishing time away from me! To start living in the moment... Each and every moment! I do have to point out I am super excited for Thanksgiving though! So, if I can make it past Thanksgiving without wishing any time away, I will be doing well.

My 25 days of Thanksgiving, Day # 7:
I am thankful for my nephews (I have 2)! They are a big part of my life and I love those boys to death! They make me smile and my girls adore their cousins!

Vodka, Friends, Turkeys, and more!

First let me start off by saying... I am not a drinker! I can't drink. The combination of ulcers and the fact that I have never drank (other than socially back in the day) means a shot or two would put me on my bum. However, I just came across this really cool idea for vodka and I have to say, I want to try it! What cool idea is making me want to take up drinking? Skittles Vodka! I have to admit, I am really wanting to try this out with my friends... Will I? Highly doubtful. After all I am a nerd.

But speaking of friends brings me to My 25 days of Thanksgiving, Day # 6 thought:
I am thankful for my friends! I have insanely crazy, fun, got your back through thick and thin friends, who I love dearly! And I am thankful for having them in my life!


Now on to the turkey part of my thoughts... I need to find 4" honeycomb turkeys! I was going through the massive amount of totes in my basement earlier and found four 4" turkey table decorations with little tags sticking out from them and I decided... Hey, I can use these for Thanksgiving! The only problem is I bought them years ago (heck, I have no idea when) at Big Lots (and I haven't been there in at least 5 years) for only 79 cents though. I need at least 26 more of them, and have no idea if I can find them. Here is a picture of one of the ones I have:


I am wanting to have enough of these little turkeys for everyone that will be attending our Thanksgiving dinner. The only thing is Big Lots is well over an hour away and I would hate to make the trip and not be able to find them.

I had a small yardsale this morning (mostly just clothes the girls have outgrown) and made $72! Which is going into my savings jar for Black Friday sales (I think I already said this... which shows how fried my brain is).

Rain rain go away, we want to go out and play!

Tonight we were supposed to go to a fall festival but it is raining right now (yes it is still early... only 5am early!) so I am thinking we won't get to make it since the weather is yucky out and it will probably be to cold tonight.

My 25 days of Thanksgiving, Day # 5:
I am thankful for my camera! Even though I have gotten slack on my photo for every day of the year project, I love photography and I love the fact that photos capture a moment in time that could easily be forgotten.