Before I was a (hot) Mama in the Suburbs I was thankful for the usual things:
-Great Job
-Cute Apartment with inadequate closet space but 2 parking spots
-Fabulous Shoes
-Best Boytoy ever
-Happy Hour
You know, the usual.
Then I got married, moved to the suburbs and WHAM~my priorities changed.
Oh yes, like every good Mommy I am thankful for the predictable stuff:
-Stand up Hubby, Health, Baby's first smile, kid made the soccer team, blah blah blah.
This is NOT the list I am talking about.
I'm talking about the Real Life, Nitty Gritty, makes it possible for me to get out of bed and tackle the day moments that get you through!
I'm thankful that the dog licked the chocolate pudding off the ceramic floor so I didn't have to clean it up. (please don't judge)
I'm thankful to Band-Aids and bow to their awesome magical power to heal.
I am ridiculously thankful for the one night a year my in-laws take the girls overnight to make Gingerbread houses. We have the house to ourselves!
I'm thankful to Doctors who work crazy hours at walk in clinics so my kids don't have to suffer through the night with a raging ear infection that came out of nowhere.
I'm thankful to the makers of Tylenol. Children's and Adult!
(OK I might have been thankful for Tylenol before)
I'm thankful to find one last unused Kleenex in the depths of my purse when I needed it most.
3rd row seats in my SUV make me all kinds of happy.
I'm thankful when Hubby decides to fold an entire load of teeny underwear and T-shirts without being nagged and then runs the vacuum too! Do you know how hot that is???
I'm thankful that the kids who cut the grass think it's funny to run over the poop mines our black lab leaves outside. No scooping for me this week, fertilizer for the world!
I'm thankful for coffee to get me through when it's been a bad night, and chardonnay to ease my trouble when it has been a rough day.
I am blessed beyond measure to have such wonderful kids, but I am thankful for the little things that get me through my day.
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48 comments:
I love this post. I can relate to you on all fronts :-)
What a great post! I so agree with the Children's Tylenol!! Best thing ever!! The codeine one for us adults comes in pretty handy too Lol!
I loved this post! It is amazing how awesome the "little things" in life are after you have kids.
Amen!
Great post!
VERY well said!
I'm thankful for that list too. Husbands who clean are blazing hot. Great post.
Perfectly stated!!!!
I think I might just have to print that out and stick it on my fridge. Wonderful!
Love this post!! I agree about the three rows...it gives me a place to put one kid when they are fighting.
My hubby is never more sexier than when he is being domestic - how times have changed. Awesome post.
Oh, I hear ya! What a great list.
The last unused Kleenex when I need it makes me all kinds of thankful, too! :)
I am glad you have a lot to be thankful for...
That makes all the sense in the world to me!
I agree with Trish...this is def. fridge material. I think it's little things like this that keep us moms sane and in touch with the real us [the one that isn't covered in spit-up and carrying a diaper bag.]
AMEN Sister!!!! I agree with you on all points...ps. we never scoop the poop, our grass is always happy. :)
ny how tthe things we are thankful for change as the roles in our lives change. I'm thankful for the extra half an hour I get on the front and back of school hours now that my son is bussed to school :)
Sounds like you were having a good day when you wrote this post. :)
Did the upcoming Thanksgiving inspire you?
Whatever the inspiration was, it is a good post that made me smile.
Wonderful post!
So true! The little things make all the difference!
And you're thankful for blogging, and bloggers, namely me, because I am awesome, 'cause give you turkey soup recipes and banana bread recipes and I comment and I am funny and stuff. Just sayin'...
great post.. and i am so with you on most of these!!
Good for you, I'm glad you are so thankful for what God has given you. I am thankful for all!
Oh how I love this post! Its so nice to know that other moms feel the same way I do!
Thanks for the smile!!!
You said it sister!
lovely, absolutely 100% with you, great post x
Super cute post. I too am thankful for coffee and chardonnay (OK, maybe Merlot, but you get the picture!).
Holly
I love this post! You are a great writer
I couldn't agree more...
The only thing I would add is a best friend on the phone to help talk you through your lowest moments!
As they say, it's the little things in life that add up to one big happiness :)
And I'll take a doggy kiss any day over a pair of designer shoes!
Oh you do that thing with the dog too? For the record, my dog is especially fond of quiche.
I'm thankful for the babysitter who's coming over tonight so my husband and I can got to a concert. First time out in a YEAR. Yes, I'm lame. Suppose I need to get out more...
Anything that can be mowed over in place of being cleaned up is definitely worth being happy about.
And I think a dog's tongue is a mop worth having!
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So, so so true! Each and every one of them!
It's the simple things in life that we appreciate. A dog's tongue is way better than any paper towel.
I must be very hot because I like to vacuum.
That was a great subject to post on. Love your thankfuls. I am thankful for caffeine, headphones, and both my kids being in school 5 days a week.
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Now that is a list worth sharing! That's my kind of list! :-)
I'm thankful to have a full box of tissues handy when my grand daughter throws up on the floor.
Loved this post.
Many things to be thankful, reads like a full life!
Amen sister!!! You always know how to put into words what we are all thinking! BTW, I missed ya and I am sooo glad to be back. ;)
Very well said, this has got to be the best post i've read since i started blogging.
I can soooooooo relate.
Thats great that you are thankful for all the little things :D! ALTHOUGH, you are lucky! no clinics are opened up that late near me!!!
What a great post. Funny how things change... I'm with ya on all counts (minus the hubby, of course) LOL
I've so missed your posts, and great sense of humour while I was away!!! You're awsome!!
fun, fun, fun. and dead on accurate!
Aw, what a fun and delightful post!
I love that last kleenex thing. I swear, kleenex is the thing that keeps me going sometimes.
Love this list and love your blog. Thanks, Ladybird
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Great and fun list. And you ARE a hot momma!
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