i'm thankful...and happy thanksgiving

i am thankful for a good many things both simple and some more complex. i am thankful for (most importantly)...my family...my husband and my daughters who live in this house with me and make my life complete, content, and bring me joy just doing the daily things.
I am Thankful
that i can watch my daughter get on the bus and she waves and waves until she can't see me anymore, i get to spend many mornings with laine either driving her to preschool or going to storytime, for my husband who works hard and is patient and loving to me and our daughters, my mom who does extra special things for my sister and i even though we are grown up, my mom who helps when laine is ill or has appointments out of town, for my friends at work who make me laugh, for my sister and her family who live in our same neighborhood, our church, good friends who helped finish the basement, awesome babysitter for laine on the days i do work, that Ikea is really not that far from laine's doctors, for laine's doctors, for my job, to have my morning coffee, my pandora jewelry, for great in laws, for days at work that i don't have to clean up poop or pee or puke, christmas lights, summers at the beach, building sand castles, that jesus cares about me, snuggles in bed on saturday mornings when the kids, our finished basement, my new scrapbook room, that when paige laughs her nose scrunches up so cute, that laine dances for me, i really could go on and on but tonight i have my girls and hubby at home and we are going to watch a movie and play some games and that is more important.

christmas book 2009

I am doing a christmas book 2009 that was inspired by Ali edwards idea. Go here for more info. I plan to write traditions, take pictures, and journal during the month of December in my book.

being a little crafty

These are some books I have made for my daughter's teachers for Christmas. It was so fun making and decorating them. Looking forward to my scrapbook room getting done soon.

basement

we have been working on finishing our basement for the last year and a half and doing all the work ourselves. Yea! We got the carpet installed this week. I have a alot of decorating to do but here is what we have done...the only thing left is the ceiling. Maybe this winter that

would be a good thing to work on.

busy fall....

We have been busy here and having fun with the awesome fall weather this month. We are working on finishing our basement for the last 1 1/2 year. We have done all the work ourselves and proud of the work. I will post some pictures soon. This week carpet was installed. I will have my own scrapbook room. oh yea! There is a family room and playroom and office too. I promise I will post some craft projects and also some basement pictures soon.

PS dear "pink" friend....
where, oh where did you go? miss your stories and pictures. i know you are out there...