Thanksgiving...

I'm so thankful this Thanksgiving:

that my husband has a good job
that we are finally buying a house
that I have four amazing, wonderful, smart, and healthy kids
that we have a place to live
that we have warm clothes
for hot chocolate
for food on our table, in our bellies and in my pantry
for family
for my health
for my husband's health
for grocery stores
for clean drinking water
for nice long hot showers
for my flat iron
for my minivan
for tools
for a computer
for my camera
for my cat
for books
for blankets
for so many other things!!!

When I really step back and look at my life I realize how incredibly blessed I am... sometimes we complain about life and how hard it is, or how bad we think we have it... but the truth is, we have it pretty darn good. I'm grateful for this amazing country we live in, and think of those pilgrims that were so grateful to make it through that first season there... how blessed they knew they were, to have a new land, a clean start... it's such an amazing blessing that they came here and founded this great country. And it really is a great country, we have so many freedoms, and I love it here! I hope everyone else has so much to be grateful for on this beautiful Thanksgiving day :)

Not a lot to say...

Sometimes I feel like my life is one constant stream of sleep, eat, get kids ready for day, drive to school, do dishes, do laundry, fix lunch, take Kindergartener to school, go to the store, pick up kids, help with homework, make dinner, clean up dinner, spend quality time with kids, put kids in bed, spend quality time with Hubby, brain drain with book, computer or TV for a little while so I can recharge then sleep. Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining, everyone has a life routine... I've just been having a hard time with mine lately. And it's for a great reason, not something bad or sad. We are buying a house... it seems to me that there is nothing I hate more than the buying a house process. I'm ready to pull my hair out. Everything takes FOREVER and I'm not a patient person. This is a busy time of year, and this has only added to the chaos... not to mention that we will probably be moving in right before Christmas, ugh and YAY! all at the same time. So that's why I have been AWOL on my blog lately... just so much going on, and I'm so exhausted from it all, I will be happy when this part is over and I can just live in my new house and not be worried about inspections and deadlines and loans and stuff!!!