Thanksgiving Family Pictures

Bathroom Redo

So for the last like two years I have been bugging my husband ask his coworker to embroider our initial on some hand towels for me. How embarrassing for guy to actually ask that I guess! ;) So needless to say that never got done and when I was at Kohl's the other day I found these cute, simple cream colored hand towels with chocolate brown initials! I JUST ABOUT DIED!!! I am sure I could have just taken towels in somewhere to have it done, but that just seemed like so much effort! These were perfect and were the color of the fabric I ordered (like um...5 months ago or so) to make a new shower certain. SO needless to say I had a craft Saturday all by my lonesome this morning and it was AWESOME! I don't usually complete my projects ever, let alone all in one day, but I got the hand towels up and the shower certain completed and hung. I do need to add something to the hand towel display and definitely get a new shower certain rod, but it's ok for now.

Thankfulness

Thank heaven for dirty dishes

They have a tale to tell, 

While other folks go hungry,

We’re eating very well.

With home and health and happiness, 

We shouldn’t want to fuss, 

By this stack of evidence

God’s very good to us.

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I printed this little poem for us to look at in the kitchen. I thought this might help us to be more positive instead of go into rages about our horrible landlords when we have to spend all night washing dishes by hand instead of quickly loading the dishwasher. It has been over two years that we have lived in our cute/old little town home and we're ready to have a dishwasher. The owners come over every six months or so to "fix" the dishwasher for us, but truth be told (by them) it is too old to do what dishwashers should, but we're not getting a new one. SOOOO!!!! Instead of ranting and raving like we have for a long long time I came across this little poem and decided to try and be patient about getting into our own beautiful home someday and appreciate that we do have a home of our own for now. I am so grateful that we both have good jobs (mine that i LOVE) and that we are able to be completely happy and self reliant. There are so many families going through such hard times right now and even though we all have our own struggles, including us obviously, we are taken care of by a loving Heavenly Father who loves us and knows what trials we need to help us grow. I am so grateful as this holiday season is coming for the comforting knowledge that I have of our Heavenly Father's Plan of Happiness and the blessing he has given me of an eternal marriage. 

My husband, Jeff, is the most amazing man I have ever known! 

I would like to say I am such a lucky girl, but I know it is not just luck that lets me call him mine. 

I love my life, I am so happy that I am surrounded by so many wonderful people who enlighten, challenge, and strengthen me on a daily basis. I could not ask for more in my life!(Besides a dog, baby, and dishwasher ;)  

I hope you can find something that you are grateful for this Thanksgiving season!