Day1: I have a lot of dear ones in my life that are suffering from some sort of medical issue. They are suffering, and I feel so bad for them. I count my blessings, i'm glad that I am healthy.
I'm thankful that I have a healthy functional body.
Day 2: I see so many people around me struggling financially. What a scary stressful situation to be in. I'm so very thankful that we are doing okay financially. I'm thankful that we have always had food to put on the table. I'm thankful that we have always been able to pay our bills. I'm thankful that we have been able to have the money to take care of major repairs. We have been blessed, and I'm so very thankful!
Day 3: There are so many families that bicker, fight, and totally hate each other. They will do nothing to help each other, It is so sad.
I'm thankful that I have 2 families (Matt's, and mine) that love each other, and actually say the words I love you. That talk to each other. Spend time with each other. Are willing to help no matter what. Families should have each other's back no matter what. I love my families, i'm thankful that I come from a good one! To my family, I got your back!
Day 4: I'm thankful for a generous, kind, loving, forgiving Heavenly Father, and Savior Jesus Christ. They love me for who I am, and they continue to bless me every day!
Day 5: Today I'm thankful for my 2 sweet little girls. They woke up happy, did the things they were supposed to do. Got along with each other. I didn't have to raise my voice. It's nice! Kenzie and Maddie are very obedient, and helpful! I love them!
Day 6: Today I'm thankful for cars. I'm thankful that we have a car. I really don't think I could have handled living in the pioneer times. Horse and buggy, or walking everywhere. Having to put major planning into a trip into town, or further away. I'm thankful that I can just get into my car and leave when I want, go where I want. I'm thankful that the car has heat and air conditioning, and other accessories to make it comfortable. I'm especially thankful today to have a car because Matt and I are going on a date to the Temple. We are blessed that we can drive 20 minutes to get there!
Day 7: Today I'm thankful for my Belgian waffle maker. I love my waffle maker, it makes me happy! Made some most delicious pumpkin waffles for dinner tonight. Yum Yum! They really hit the spot!
Day 8: Today I'm thankful for instruction manuals. I was trying to fold the seats down in my van. I was on the right track, but couldn't get those blasted seats to fold forward. I went to my handy instruction manual in the glove compartment and looked it up. Yep I was on the right track, just wasn't pulling the strap in the back bottom of the seat hard enough. Anyways thank you instruction manual you saved me from having to wake up the hubby to ask him to do it for me! Also it feels great to know that I figured it out and did it by myself!
Day 9: I'm thankful to have a nice warm snow suit (my dad's old pair good for memories) I'm thankful for a nice warm coat to cross in. I'm thankful for the warm gloves, hat, and boots as well. I'm thankful to have all of these things to keep me warm and dry. It definitely makes for a better crossing!
Day 10: Today I'm thankful for the ability to stay warm. I'm thankful to have a nice shelter over my head. I'm thankful to have blankets to keep me warm. I'm thankful to have a working furnace to keep us warm. It was so nice to sleep in this morning, and to wake up to a nice warm house!
Day 11: Today I'm thankful for babies/children. Today I got to go to my cousin's baby blessing for her son. He is such a cutie! I love the sweet innocence of children! I'm thankful to have that reminder each day with my own kids, my friends kids, my families kids, my primary kids. It makes me feel so good inside when kids want to be around me because they like me. =)
Day 12: Today I'm thankful for all of the Veterans. Thank you for serving our country! I'm especially thankful for my hubby. He loves our country, and loved serving in the military. I know he misses it, and if he could he would be back in serving our country.
Day 13: I'm thankful for dentists. As much as I dislike what they do to me, i'm thankful that they can make my teeth clean. I'm thankful that they can make my mouth feel better. I'm thankful that I had no cavities from my appointment yesterday.
Day 14: Today I'm thankful for cleaning products. I"m thankful for rags, scrubbers, all the modern inventions to make cleaning easier, and faster.
Day 15: Tuesday I had a not so fun experience, and didn't want to post about it, but it goes with my day of thanks today. So Tuesday was our family dentist appointment. It was at 6 p.m. The girls had gymnastics that day as well. Gym gets done at 5:30. We had to hurry back home to make our appointment. Matt went before us to secure our spot, and let them know that we were on our way. So I'm driving
not recklessly or negligently.
I get to the dental clinic, i'm in the left hand turn lane. Nobody is coming so I slow down to about 10 mph to turn into the entrance. All of a sudden I run over something. It freaked me out. I pulled into my parking space that wasn't to far away. I get out to see what I ran over. It was a median divider. You know the dividers that make it so you have to turn right only, but it makes it difficult to turn left into it. That divider was as high as a sidewalk curb, but had no curvy edge to it. When I saw what I had hit, I got sick to my stomach. I was driving our new van.
I go back to the van to see if anything was damaged. I couldn't see anything. I had matt check it out when he got done with his cleaning. He said he couldn't see anything. I was hoping everything was fine still, and that I would have no issues on the way home. I pull out onto 8400 west get up to about 40 mph, and then a light comes on on the dash. I hear this grinding. I slow down, and it stops. I turn into an empty parking lot to check things out. I couldn't see anything. So I pull out and I turn onto 3500 south, and get up to 40 mph again. The same thing happens. I pull into another parking lot to check things out. I see nothing.
I call matt, I start to drive slower the rest of the way home. I told him that I didn't see any kind of sign, or reflector indicating that there was a barrier. It was dark, I couldn't see anything. Anyways I didn't hear the sound again, but when I got home a few minutes later I had Matt take it out to see if he could see anything, or hear anything. He comes back in a few minutes later, and says the tire is out of alignment, and is bulged. I was a wreck the rest of the night. Just sick to my stomach, feeling stupid, angry at myself, anxious, panicky. Not good feelings.
So after my crossing yesterday morning I text my good friend who is starting to do energy work. I told her what happened, and how I was feeling. I asked her what does my body or my energy need me to do to feel better. It was about an hour or so before I heard back from her. This is what she told me: Let go of the trauma, forgive yourself, live in the energy of joy. I raised your overall vibration from 2 to 10. Deep breaths, release the negative energy of the experience into the universe. Be grateful for your angels that help and support you. After reading her text I took deep breaths for a few minutes, and thought about what she said. She asked me if I felt a little lighter. I did feel lighter.
So here is my 15th day of thanks:
I'm thankful to have a friend who does energy work, who can help me feel better. I'm thankful to have those guardian angels around me. I know that the incident with the van could have been much worse, I could have hit someone, or rolled the van. I'm thankful that I can forgive myself. I'm thankful that I can take deep breaths and release that negative energy. I'm thankful that the van is fixed, and well again. I'm thankful for my sweet husband that took care of everything for me. I'm thankful that I'm alive!
Day 16: Today I'm grateful for my Mom! I'm thankful for her job. I'm thankful that she has put in a good word for me to be able to do at home work for jobs they don't want to do on their assembly line. I'm thankful that they have another job for me to do, and that it will make up for the money we had to spend on fixing the van. Thank you law of attraction, I said I wanted to make some extra money, and it's on it's way!
Day 17: I'm thankful for pie!!!
Day 18: Today I'm thankful that I get to spend time with my Mom, my brother Quinn, and my little family. I Love family time! Love talking to my bro, and watching movies with him. He laughs so loud and hard, it makes it even more funny. I love me some good entertainment!
Day 19: Today I'm thankful for cute stylish clothes. Today I was feeling low about myself. Didn't want to get ready for the day, but knew I had to. I was rummaging through my closet, and in the back I found some cute stylish jackets that I haven't worn yet. I forgot I had them. I tried them on, looked in the mirror, and really liked how they looked on me! It was a nice pick me up!
Day 20: Today I'm thankful for breaks. The kids are out of school the rest of the week for the Thanksgiving holiday. Wahoo! I'm so excited for this break, it's definitely needed!
Day 21: Today I'm thankful for play dates, and Therapy. My friend Allison and her daughter Peytan came to play. I love spending time with my buddy. She always makes me feel better. I'm thankful for every therapy that can make you feel better. I'm thankful for therapists that can listen, and give you advice. I'm thankful for physical therapists that can help your body heal. Matt is going through physical therapy for his back. It's been going well! I'm thankful for energy therapy. Allison is becoming certified in e
nergy work, has been working with me. Today wasn't just a play date, it was an energy session too. It was an awesome session, with lot's of tears. I feel better, tired, and drained, but way better than what I have been feeling. If you are at all interested in doing a session with her live or on the phone let me know and I will give you info. She is amazing!
Day 22:
Happy Thanksgiving! I'm thankful for EVERYTHING! Enjoy your holiday being with those you love. I know I will!
Day 23: Today I wasn't feeling to great. I'm thankful that it was a day where I could lounge around and do absolutely nothing! Sometimes we need a day like that.
Day 24: Today I'm thankful for Haircuts. I was starting to feel the other lady coming out of me. Who might that be? Sideburns lady. When she starts to emerge, I know that I better get to my hairdresser quick. Hate feeling blah like that. It was nice to get my haircut by a good hairdresser, and feel clean and refreshed. Nice to have side burns lady go away!
Day 25: Today I'm thankful for Matt's side of the family. We had a post Thanksgiving dinner with his siblings that live here. It's always nice to see them. Need to see them more often! Wish our schedules would coordinate better.
Day 26: Today I'm thankful that I care about people's well being. I'm thankful that I could make a hard decision today. I'm thankful for priesthood blessings. Today was a really hard day. I had to put a stop to something that was going on. If I didn't I know that things were just going to get worse. This is the short version of the story: I have a friend. Her daughter was in Madisynn's kindergarten class, and they were best friends. Back in March they moved 2 hours away. I did a lot in helping them move. They moved back during the summer and had a lot happen. They needed a place to stay for a couple of weeks until their house opened up. I felt bad, I wanted to offer our home. Needed to talk to Matt first. He agreed, and so I offered our home for a couple of weeks. I was happy to help. After the 2 weeks I got people to come help move them. Had to get everything out of storage, and then into their home. The storage shed was a nightmare. A major rodent problem. Mice droppings, and Urine everywhere. It was sad. Anyways after getting them moved in things started to escalate. I was giving them rides everywhere, spending a lot of time with them. I was happy to help, and spend time with them. Then it started to infringe on my time with my family. It was consuming me, and giving me anxiety. I was very overwhelmed. I needed to set healthy boundaries. I felt like I was being used, and also a crutch for them. I took the crutch away. Things weren't going to change or move forward unless I did. Now that I took the crutch away I feel more at peace, and happy that I can focus on my family and other stuff that needed catching up on. Thankful that I could help someone in need. I really went above and beyond. Did more than most people would have. I feel blessed that I could. I also feel like they were blessed to have me and my family in there lives. Don't know where we stand with them now. I don't like people being mad at me, but things needed to change. I hope and pray that they will become more independent, and have things work out in their best interest.
Day 27: I'm thankful for gymnastics. It is so fun and rewarding to see how much Kenzie and Maddie love it! They are doing remarkable. I love that!
Day 28: I'm thankful for the festival of trees. The festival of trees is amazing! For 42 years, the Festival of Trees has been a "gift of love" for children at Primary Children"s. The festival is organized by a volunteer board of 85 individuals who enlist the time and talents from thousands of individuals, organizations, businesses, and families throughout Utah. Since 1971, more than $23 million has been raised for children at Primary Children's. Every penny raised is used to help children and families at Primary Children's Hospital.
McKenzie's activity days group was going for one of their activities. I was asked to help carpool some of the girls, and help chaperon. I was happy to help. At the festival of trees we were able to see some pretty amazing decorated trees, and some incredible homemade gingerbread houses. We weren't able to see everything they had, because it was so packed full of people, and couldn't stay too late. The girls had a fun time.
Day 29: When I got home from the festival of trees, I wasn't feeling to good. I got sick during the night. Stomach flu problems. Today I am thankful that I was able to get a hold of some crossing guard substitutes and have them work for me. I'm thankful that Kenzie and Maddie could get themselves ready. I was so useless and weak. I'm thankful that I could sleep off and on for most of the day. I'm thankful for Matt and the girls for taking care of me.
Day 30: Today I'm thankful for Eye doctors. Maddie had an eye appointment. We got good news at the appointment. Maddie's eyes have hit a plateau. They doctor told us to stop using the eye drops to dilate her right eye pupil. We have been doing eye drops for a year and a half, so nice to have the permission to stop. Her eyesight is better. Still needs glasses. He wants to see us back in 4 months. Better 4 than the 2 months we have been doing! So excited!
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