Carolina Mommy

I hate to admit how complacent I have gotten with being healthy.  I know what I need to do which makes it much worse than just being ignorant.  I know how to count calories (or points).  It's a simple equation more output than input.  Add in chaos and the need of convenience and it no longer seems quite as simple.  In addition to the chaos I have a huge weakness for sugar!  Preferably the chocolate variety.  But really any sort of 'sweet' will do.   My hubby and I came to a so called agreement right after Christmas.  I will give up sweets and he will give up soda (his weakness).  "Give up" is so very harsh.  Neither of us has been perfect with it.  He of course has done much better than I.  Unfortunately for him I am weak and when I have given into my sweet tooth I have tended to bring him a Coke.  Oh only upon typing that out did I realize how horrible I have been.  Did it take anyone else back to Genesis?...

There I was stuffing manicotti shells.  Hands full of chicken & ricotta when my little guy wants his apple peeled.  “Momma, peel this please.”  “Baby, just wait a minute ‘til I finish this up” was my reply.  Needless to say the patience of a two year old is not fully developed.  He began pushing between me and the counter and begging me to peel his apple.  Well, my hands were full of stuffing mixture and I only had two more noodles left.  I tell him that he will need to wait until I finished and “the skin is the best part for you anyhow”.  His reply was that which could only come from my little two year old blue eyed cutie.  “But Momma, I don’t want the best parts!” Well fortunately I had finished stuffing the last shell and I washed my hands and peeled his apple.  No sooner than I handed him the apple did I get a sweet thank you and saw his head bouncing out the door to go back in the yard.    At first it seeme...

I am very thankful for my Mother-in-law.  Momma with our Josh (left) and his cousin I am sure that some think this is crazy or that I am trying to kiss up.  Well I am crazy so it may be.  I can assure you that I am not trying to kiss up.  With this woman that is of no use!  My only regret with her is that I spent too much time being intimidated of her.  Anyone who has met her I am sure can understand this.  The first time I met her was about after a month of dating her son.  He introduced me and her reply was, "and just who is Stacey?"with a deep glare in her eyes.  I sat in his Aunt's living room for 2 hours answering questions.  As we got in the truck to leave I told him to find a bathroom quick because I was so scared that I didn't ask to use the bathroom and I had to go when we got there!  Did I mention I met her for the first time on her birthday. Some would think that it would be a burden to live so close to thei...

So as I guessed I did not finish well with my 30 days of Thankfulness.  This is most likely due to the high expectations that I have of myslef.  I wanted to have more than a one liner everyday.  But look where it left me.  Only about 8 of my list actually spoken for.  When will I learn?  Less can be more, especially when the goal gets accomplished.  So, I will tyr again next year.  And someone please remind me of the above!  With that said I still have a list written out and since being thankful is not just for the month of November, I will slowly but surely get through my list (one day)!

I am thankful for my Becca, or "Rebecca _ Horry Child" as she told people for many years.     My girl who got my genes.  She looks so much like her Momma.  Fair skin that burns just thinking of the sun and blue eyes that have stayed true to blue.  For the most part that is where she stops being so much like me.  In most other areas she is very much like her Daddy.  (That is probably why we get along so well!)  She is adventurous and not really afraid to try just about anything.  She is the one who had her sister take off her training wheels and flew on her bike never looking back.  She has a bit of a temper which she is learning to curb.  My Becca has her mind made up.  All she wants to do is "get a husband and have children".  And as much as we try to get her to understand that only God knows who her husband will be, she has one named (the same little boy going on 2 years...eeek!).  My girl will brea...

Yes, I have missed a few days.  Like I said, life happens here and as thankful as I am I must admit it is not my first priority to record all the reasons.  I must say really thinking about it and making a list has really helped me to be thankful in the ups and downs of my days. Reason # 8 I am thankful that I am able to homeschool my children.  Some call me crazy, some call me amazing.  Well, I know that I am crazy, but that was before we decided to homeschool   Amazing, definitely not!  The amazing is all from God!  Without Him I would never be able to do anything that we have set out to do, let alone homeschool.  I am grateful for the time that I am able to spend with my children.  Our school day does not run on the 7 am - 3 pm school clock (well something like that...I really don't know how the school clocks run these days).  We "school" all day, everywhere.  We were convicted, my husband more so...

Day 7 I am Thankful for the sense of sight.  Oh how sad it would be to miss out seeing all the beauty the Lord created around us.  I am also thankful Otto Wichterle, inventor of contact lenses and for whoever actually invented the eyeglasses.  Without both my world would be very blurry.