My Thing for a Day and The Soup Kitchen

Yesterday my thing for the day was to run in the fun run with Gavin. He however, decided to take off without me. Thankfully Lenore ran with me. She was cracking me up. She was yelling, "Move out of the way....40 year olds coming through!"  LOL! Then she said, "Ever see that show Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?" I said, "yes." She said, "Well, we may not be smarter than 5th graders but we sure are faster than a lot of them." It was so funny. Gavin came in 5th place. Lenore and I beat her daughter Jordan. It made me feel really good to know that I can run....even with these allergies/head cold that I have. I was all set, tissues in my bra, running sneakers on.....and we were off. LOL!

My thing for today is to help out at my mom's church's soup kitchen with a few kids from my youth group. I will be blogging about that probably tomorrow. After the soup kitchen I will be at the store with Jenn, my mom and a few of my mom's friends for her birthday crop. Got the cake made and I am ready to scrap!

Last night was so much fun over at Jennifer G's. We didn't stay long due to me being all stuffed up but I am ok. Had a few drinks with Jennifer, Joan and Michelle. And we played You Don't Know Jack. Very fun. We will see what today brings. I am very excited about it. Happy Saturday!

Busy, Busy, Busy.....

I love my busy life. I have not had much time to sit on the computer and that is ok. Between working extra hours, the kids keeping me busy, spending time outside and with my friends....oh and going to The Center, I have been a little busy. There are so many things I would love to do online like researching more info on life coaching and maybe a blog hop or two but I really do not want to take the time to sit here, especially when it is so nice outside.

Gavin has had a really good week up until this morning. I feel bad that my mom has to take him today so that I can go to work. However, I am hoping by the time they leave he is better. Craig said it was an issue they had this morning with Tanya. Focusing on the positive...one bad day compared to 3 good ones.....not too bad.

Makenna did a really great job at her kindergarten assessment yesterday. However she did tell the interviewer that we rode to the school on a horse with a pink saddle because mommy's car was broken. LOL! Where on earth did she get that from? It really made a great facebook post yesterday. Makenna is so proud of herself and she should be. She reads, she knows how to count by 10's, by 5's and by 2's. She can count past 100 now and is able to obviously come up with some great stories with her imagination. Cheryl has done an amazing job with her. What I love most about my daughter is her love for the outdoors, the simple things in life, and her amazing positive attitude. Her love for animals thrills me too. Hopefully the 5 year old will rub off on the 11 year old. I would love for Gavin to become more of an extrovert than the introvert that he is. Thankfully the therapist said that because Gavin is so young the chance of him changing is really good. With 3 of us in the house that are extremely positive, Gavin has an even greater chance of blossoming into a more positive soul.

Jeremy loves his new job. It has made our house even more of a happy place. It is nice to see him less stressed and at ease again. Life is really good. And I know only good things are to come.

My quote for the day: "Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us and new beauty waiting to be born." ~Dr. Dale Turner Have a wonderful blessed Thursday!


What I am thankful for today:
quotes
the sun
beautiful days
my children
my family
my pets
Jeremy
Shawn
positive energy
positive thoughts
Picklecon with Jennifer and Jonathan this weekend
warm blankets
my moms birthday crop this weekend
Yvonne
the Soup Kitchen on Saturday
The Center tonight with Christine
love
laughter
coffee
my health
compliments
smiles
Jenn and Brian
my parents
Jill
Nicole
Diane
Jennifer G
Erika
Dwayne
Jamie
the birds outside my window
flowers blooming
a clean house
organization
the gym
rainbows

Happiness in the House

I know I just blogged last night but I could not help myself from blogging this morning. Makenna woke me up by jumping on my bed yelling "I love you Mommy!" That child just amazes me with her ever beaming light. Her excitement for the day gets me out of bed with a smile. She raised my blinds and rejoiced about the sunshine. Now what child really notices that stuff first thing in the morning...how about at all? Most people know how Makenna and Faith got along last year....they totally butted heads. Now, Makenna races down the stairs to greet her cousin with a big hearty "Good Morning Faith!" At this moment they are outside playing and it is only 8am. Makenna is just like me, she always wants to be outside.

The bunny seems to be happy hearing my voice first thing this morning. For the time being we have him in our kitchen enjoying the sunlight and the window view of the back yard. He seems to like it there a lot. As soon as he heard my voice he stood up on his hind legs and tried to find me. He is the best rabbit ever.

It was so nice to wake up with everyone around me happy, the sun shining, coffee heated up, and the ability to find matching socks....for all of us. LOL! Find happiness in the simple things and start the day off that way. I know only good things will come my way.....I deserve it and I am ready to receive! Have an amazing, fabulous Tuesday everyone. Embrace each moment and smile smile smile!
What I am thankful for today:
happiness in the house!
Makenna's wake up this morning
the sunshine
working out today
Gavin smiling
Chloe who is currently on my back
music
time
smiles
love
laughter
energy
sleep
inspirational quotes
my absolutely amazing friends
hope
tomorrow
Biggest Loser tonight!
pictures
compliments
hot showers
clean laundry
my children
my parents
each new day

Happy Monday!

Monday is winding down and I am pretty tired. My friend Jennifer used to engage in this blog called A Thing A Day, which is a crafty thing and I want to get involved in something similar minus the crafts. So my 'thing a day' for today was to take a sculpting class. Each day I want to do something different. It can be as easy as listening to new music, say hi to someone I have never met, wear perfume to the gym....whatever would be different than what I normally do. Changes are good. And they create the person we want to evolve into. We have to explore the unknown and take chances.

The sculpt class was tough. It is a lot of slow movements with weights using your core to center and balance yourself. The instructor KC said I did really well for my first time. All I could say was, "My a$$ cheeks are BURNING!" LOL! It gave her a good laugh. I will continue to take this class on Monday afternoons knowing my goal is a bikini for this summer. ( :

I also said hi to someone today that is always at the gym. They never seem to make eye contact with me. Today, I was not going allow them to pass by without a hello. When people see me I want them to know that I am not shy, in no way snobby, and I am people person who cares deeply for others. I love life and really want to share my happiness with the world.

The next "new" thing I did today was look up Life Coaching. Never did I think it was a career. If it is written in the stars I am hoping to check out online schooling to get a certificate in life coaching. I would love to spread the positivity to the world.

Although life has thrown me some major curve balls and I have allowed my son to take control....today I have decided to take my life back. I made a decision this morning after a long prayer that I was not going to allow his stress to consume me any longer. You know what happened? He went into school by himself without any problems. Today, he played outside, voluntarily cleaned out the rabbit cage, and is now back to playing video games with Jeremy. It has been about two months since he has done much of anything. Now whether or not he stays this way, we shall see. All I know is that this is my life and no matter what goes on around me, no matter who is miserable, I have to do whatever it takes to be happy. My children will bask in my happiness and it will just spread like wild fire.

My advice to anyone who feels stuck in their current situation....you can change it. But you have to start with YOU. I cannot change my son or the people around me but I can change how I deal with them. Try new things, step out of your box (even if it makes your butt hurt). Put on some happy music to drown out the sorrows. You only have one chance at life. Live it. Oh, and before I forget, stop trying to live everyone elses for them, be non-judgmental, and concentrate on you. We do not know the chosen paths for others.....we do not have to agree with their choices but we do have to let them be.

What I am thankful for today:
my friends
sculpt class
positivity
happy music
my kids
my quote today: "If your heart is full of love, you will always have something to give."
Shawn
my kitties
The Center
my family
going from 6 to 31 followers on the HIS blog
time to mow the grass today
painted toes
Jamie and the baby!!
my future
Life Coaching
games
wine
time with friends and family
a full 5-midnight crop for the 4th time in a row!! WHOO HOO!
happiness
Erika's daily check in with me
Jennifer G
Christine
a clean rabbit cage... and trimmed nails
Jeremy
Heather R and Heather P
scrapbooking
the gym
the sunshine
flowers
time to blog
Makenna's hugs and I love you's
Cheryl
Nicole
Pappy
graditude
inspiration
rainbows
life