Saturday November 2, 2013....

    Thankful for a beautiful fall day, spent with my daughter and family.  Cleaned the house and raked leaves in the yard, went to the zoo with my daughter, and then visited my mom for her Birthday.  Raked some of her leaves too, then came home and watched a movie with my daughter and Son. 
     It was  a lovely relaxing day.  I wish Saturdays had a bunch more hours in them but I guess I'll just wake up tomorrow and make the most of that day as well.  I prefer to sleep in and do nothing on Sundays, but maybe if I start doing different things than normal, I'll get different results in my life.
      I'm thankful as always for my family and friends. I'm thankful it's the month to tell everyone all you are thankful for.  I am thankful I had food to feed my kids and time to spend with my daughter.   I am thankful I am becoming less stressed and more calm when things happen in my life, and I am thankful that with each new thing I have to be thankful for , it's one more thing to make me happy.
      I'm thankful that I have a job and a paycheck to pay the bills, and I'm thankful for the roof over our heads and the heat that warms us.  I'm thankful we have somewhere to lay our heads at night, when so many don't .
    I'm thankful that I can smile through the stress and realize that my head makes things so much worse than they really are. I'm thankful I am starting to see that tomorrow holds such promise and just because he held us back from having anything nice, doesn't mean that I can't have a better home and dreams in the future.   I'm thankful , for that matter, that I can dream in the first place.
     I'm thankful for all my friends that are still here putting up with me even though so many couldn't.  I'm thankful for their love and support no matter what I'm venting and how Im hating, they just understand and let me get it all off my chest.
       Tomorrow is supposed to snow.  I'm not too thankful for that although I am thankful for the water it brings us here in this desert state.  Stay tuned , depending on the amount of snow that falls will determine the smile on my face tomorrow... but for now, forgive, deep breath, and smile.....