Saturday, Sunday, Monday!!

I'm just plain horrible at this.  OR I'm a busy person who loses track of days.  We'll go with the second option.

Saturday -
Friends who are well on their way to being "friends."
Salt and pepper shakers ;-)
Tie dye
Deep Ellum
Sebastian's peace sign/gang sign

Sunday - 

My car is as clean as it has ever been.  

Making plans

Finding out things that make life easier AND cheaper

Having some self-control

Crazy, wild, adorable teenagers.

Monday - 

PUMPKINS!!!

My physical therapist - who is nice

Church folk who are SO supportive of the youth group

Realizations, even if they mean work

PUMPKINS!!!

Thursday/Friday

I was sick yesterday, and asleep by 8.  (I kid you not, I was asleep by 8!!)  Anyhow, here's a few moments of gratitude.

• Um, being asleep by 8
• Waking up to "watch the debates" but only remembering that Paul Ryan has tiny lips.
• Doctors who care
• The chipotle sauce at Sonic for their burritos.  Awesome.
• Anti-dizzy shot of amazing.

My brother the graduate.  

And now Friday:

• Patient, kind, loving friend who comfort you for the thousandth time.
• The smaller boot!
• Health (in theory)
• Ice cream cones
• Conversations with Sebastian and Karma about God.  Especially Karma's "Yeah God!" throughout the talk

What do ya know Wednesday

I don't know that I have yet to write on the actual day of the list.  I'm sort of proud.

• Hilarious friends.
• Analyzing zombie movies
• Sebastian's future wife (along with is few other wives, and his one husband)
• Feeling productive
• Seeing how good Karma is at visual memory and detail. 

Finches at our finest - 2011

Tuesday

I forgot to add random pictures yesterday to my HUGE gratitude list.  So, you get some now.  

My brother Christopher, taken back in Pizza Hut Land

One of my brothers, wearing the traditional my-dad-wore-this boy clothes

(It is Christian, btw)

Sebastian wearing the same awesome outfit.

My maternal grandpa rocking his nightgown and booties.

Uncle Christian and Karma 

My attempt at cute and/or sassy hair

And now, on to the list:

• Things that make you feel pretty.  
• Taking time to listen to music
• This is probably bad of me, but listening to Sebastian's nightmares as he wakes up to tell me.  (The worst part, the monster ate the dog poop!)
• Holding it together, not crying, even though I'm furious and frustrated.  (Not a home thing at all)
• Giggles

And now a random picture for today:

Catch up (ketchup?) time!

So, I have slept between now and last Tuesday, so I'm going to have to sort of wing it.  If I remember it happening that day, it must be something for which to be grateful.  Here we go...

Wednesday:

• Compassionate school-folk
• Bravery
• Political debates, and good company while watching them
• Spaghetti (yum!)
• Acceptance by new people

Thursday:

• The fact that I don't have to cut Sebastian's hair
• Flower garlands
• Caring adults, especially ones that ignore your "I'm too stressed out" tears
• Sleep
• My cat

Friday:

• When the timing works out just right
• A night off
• Clean house
• Friendship, true loving friendship
• Forgiveness

Saturday: 

• The culture of viola school
• Group lessons that include pushups!  (Only with my son....)
• The little posse of violists
• Taking my mother in law to Ikea - she was in heaven!
• New silverware

Sunday: 

• Playing cards
• Letting the kids play
• Hot tubs
• Church support for The Great Pumpkin Patch
• The church I am in, the denomination and this particular church

Monday:

• Others who realize how silly Columbus Day really is.
• Babes Chicken
• Cousins playing
• Good dentist check ups
• The health and safety of a certain Noah-boy

Twisty Tuesday

Yesterday I had planned on getting a lot of housework done, making a schedule, then taking Sebastian to viola.  None of that happened.  Still, I've got to be grateful for what was yesterday.

• Doctors who act silly
• Sebastian took Karma to go potty.  How sweet is that?
• Viola accessories
• Wonderful friends and their questions
• (Ok working on this one)  Being grateful for being scared.  Means there is importance to it.  

And....random picture of the day:

10-1-12

How about I blog from this side today?

1.  Being close enough to your kid's teacher to be able to send an email that  only contains the words "Sorry about the puke."

2.  Brilliant ideas

3.  The lady in the grocery store who was talking on the phone and  said "crack is whack" as part of a serious conversation.

4.  My kid can pee in a cup.

5.  Supper last night was very yummy.  And all orange, by accident.  Curry and butternut squash.

Time to party!

Yesterday we had a birthday lunch for Karma.  Well, let me back up, first we had church, THEN we had a birthday party for Karma.  Nothing big at all, pizza buffet, grocery store cake (long story there), time with friends and family.  It was good.

The List:
1.  Eggs (see above about the cake)
2.  Sad goodbyes, but only because we're able to get so close to others that we have sad goodbyes
3.  Silly little quotes that make you giggle.
4.  Friend/family
5.  Baked potato pizza.

Karma Rose