November 10: Today I am thankful for...

COOKIE DOUGH!!

Don't worry, some of it will turn into cookies to share at my Thirty One party tomorrow :-)

Novembr 8: Today I am thankful for...

Okay, so I know I skipped yesterday. Not because I didn't have anything I was thankful for, but purely cause I was super busy and too exhausted by the end of the day to type it out. So anyways, I promise I will double up one day to make up for it.

Anyways, we were driving home from runnng errands this morning and I realized something that I am thankful for all the time. Drives in the car, near or far, can be trying at times when you have little ones. As can being at the place that you are driving to (grocery store, mall, etc). However, in these moments it always makes me feel better to crank up my music and sing as loud as I can while I am driving from A to B. Therefore, today I am thankful for...

TAYLOR SWIFT!!

I know heartbreak as a girl is never fun, but I sure am grateful that so many boys broke her heart. If they hadn't then I wouldn't have so many great songs to belt while driving. So thanks Taylor for turning your heart ache into wonderful music for the rest of us girls :-)

And so it begins...

If you get a Sunday paper or have bought anything from Toysrus ever, then you most likely received a copy of the The Great Big Toy Book. I used to enjoy going through the book on my own just seeing what new toys pop up for the holiday season. That was until Greyson realized that a big book full of toys was laying around the house. To say he has flipped through this book a few times would be, well, a lie! He practically has it memorized at this point.

Oh and my bright idea to get him on Santa's lap last year is also coming back to bight me big time. Last year he was a tad timid around the big guy and mommy was desperate for a picture so I told him that if he didn't sit on Santa's lap and tell him what he wanted for Christmas then he wouldn't bring him any presents. Well apparently he saw that method worked well cause as he flips through this book he says "I am going to ask Santa for that, and that, and that!" I guess this year would be the year to have the "Santa can't afford to bring you everything on your list" talk.

November 6: Today I am thankful for...

I woke up on this cloudy, cold, drizzly morning and I could only think of one thing. Today I am thankful that...

I ALREADY VOTED!

Two weeks ago when the wait in line was about 5 minutes and it was still nice and warm outside. Now I get to wait around in my warm house for the results to start rolling in.

November 5: Today I am thankful for...

Well, we made it! Tomorrow is election day. In a mere 24 hours our regularly scheduled commercials will return to normal. Facebook will go back to posts about a bad day at work or cute pics of everyone's babies. The street corners will once again be bare with the exception of a few leftover yard sale signs. Life will return to normal. Therefore today I am thankful for...

CHANGE!!

It is the only thing constant in life so we might as well embrace it. I know I for one am not always the most welcome to it, but in this case I say bring it on! Oh and may the best man win ;-)

Day #4: Today I am thankful for...

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME of course! Now it's off to bed to take advantage of that extra hour!

Day #3: Today I am thankful for...

Well it is the time of the year again that I like to torture my family by making them pose for a few pictures. My hopes are that I will get at least one that I can slap on a Christmas card and show off to all our family and friends. I am actually a little late in this process this year (by my standards that is), but we were lucky enough to have Mimi and Papa visiting from Texas this weekend so they could snap a few pics of all of us.

One thing you will learn as you have kids and more kids is that picture sessions such as this become increasingly more difficult. Especially when you have a busy 3 1/2 year old and an almost 2 year old who is determined to do everything his way. So needless to say these picture sessions can be quite taxing for everyone involved. Despite that, and thanks to the high quality cameras that Nikon has designed, we were able to capture a few special moments and smiles. Just enough in fact that I was able to create and order our Christmas cards this afternoon. Phew!

So, I would have to say after today's adventure that today I am thankful for...

PATIENCE!

Some days I have more of it than others. Luckily this morning it was very plentiful and the end result was some spectacular shots of my boys and I.

Day #2: Today I am thankful for....

The boys and I hit the Halloween clearance at Target today. Everything was 50% off with the exception of the candy which was 30% off. Any who, we found several cute things which included a sparkly picture frame, a pair of socks for mommy, and some cute divider plates for the boys. But my favorite find of all was the stuff I found for our dog Dexter. As it was we almost didn't even go down the costume aisle, but they deal hunter in me couldn't resist. My husband probably wishes I didn't cause once I spotted all the dog costumes I was a goner. I dug and dug for probably 30 minutes before I settled on a Super Dog costume and a "rufferee" T-shirt. I was so excited over my finds that I had to call my mom and see if she wanted any costumes for her dogs. As soon as we got home we tried them on and all we could do was laugh. It was the absolute cutest thing I had ever seen. Worth the whole $4 I paid for it for sure.

All this got me thinking about how much joy our pets bring to us every day. Just like children they can drive you crazy at times, but, just like children, they also bring a smile to your face on a daily basis. My life definitely wouldn't be the same without them. And while that $4 I spent on that Super Dog costume might seem like a waste to some people, the moments we spent this afternoon with Dexter and his costume are priceless. Therefore, today I am thankful for....

MY PETS!

Today I am thankful for...

Over the past couple of years I have noticed the new trend on social networking sites every November to post a new thing every day that you are thankful for. Well I might be a little late, but I am finally jumping on the thankful bandwagon. It's not that I haven't been thankful for things in the past. I have just been too busy to post them every single day. Well I am still busy, but this year I am going to try and make a conscious effort to post a new thing every day. Why? Becaue I feel like I have a lot to be thankful for and I feel like typing it out in black and white will help me realize even more all the things that I have that I am thankful for. Some of them might be silly while others serious, but in the end as long as we are grateful and appreciative then it doesn't matter if it is big or small.

So, for November 1st, 2012 my thing that I am thankful for is...

COUPONS!

And if you seriously don't know why then you should refer to my previous post Take that Walmart! ;-)

Take that Walmart!

I know you have heard them on the radio and seen them on TV. Those pesky Walmart commercials advertising their everyday low prices and their oh so special price match policy. Personally I want to throw my TV out the window every time I hear it come on because there are more lies in those Walmart commercials than in all the political ads combined! Now I am not saying I never shop there. Unfortunately there are a few things they carry that I can't get anywhere else. But when I hear them say "bring in your receipt from your last trip to Harris Teeter and we'll show you how much you could have saved" all I can do is laugh.

Now if you are looking something that is full price (aka not on sale) and there is no coupon for it then yes they might be a few pennies cheaper than most other stores (that's where all those .78 and .88 endings come in). However, until they start doubling or tripling coupons they will never be able to truthfully call themselves the cheapest. The proof is in my grocery trip today. I saved $125 and only spent $34. That includes about $10 worth of clearance Halloween stuff that I snagged as well. So for $24 I got 6 bags of french fries, 6 Smart Ones entrees, 10 canned veggies, 6 bags of cat foot, 18 cans of wet cat food, 2 bags of chocolate chips, 1 bottle of bubble bath and 2 bottles of V8 Splash. My only disappointment is that my freezers are now full and I want to go back for more!

So in case you needed any more reasons not to shop at Walmart then I think this should do it for ya!