11.25.2013

thankful five today:

motivated to scrapbook 2006.

digging out the 2006 photos.

finding the 2006 calendar.

finding more than one 2006 calendar.

organizing 2006 memories.

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i'm on a mission to get 2006 - the lost & forgotten year - into an album with dates and stories to document our first year in texas.

stay tuned!

everyone had fun watching this project evolve this past weekend.

it was the perfect weekend to start because we had no football, no school commitments, no sunny beautiful days to enjoy outside.

11.24.2013

thankful five today:

creative lego building on this cold sunday day.

christmas boxes pulled out of hiding.

wrapping early holiday gifts.

papa murphy sunday night pizza tradition lives on.

overtime football games that bring us all to the tv screen together.

11.23.2013

thankful five today:

friday night sleepovers with jackson & sid.

early morning donuts & football in the street.

college football & evening fires in the fireplace.

leftover rudys for dinner.

cold rainy days - high 40 today - makes for lots of family time!

11.22.2013

thankful five today:

colins smile.

colin loves to get up early - he often will say at bedtime

"hey mom, can you wake me up at 630am tomorrow."

colins love for memory keeping - he knows how much i treasure these little award certificates.

colins love for the camera - he isn't shy like his older brothers.

colin participating in UIL club this fall !

good stuff.

11.21.2013

thankful five today:

finding this in our garage last night.

finding this when steve was home.

steve with golf club, me with camera & justin googling ways to get it out of the garage.

contemplating a 'gloria with shovel' modern family episode ending.

family time in a whole new light!

11.20.2013

thankful five today:

free online becky higgins project life class here.

three days of wonderful memory keeping ideas.

motivating me to "just do" that 2006 shoebox of photos.

actually taking notes during the segments.

saving 99.00 by watching it live!

11.19.2013

                               

thankful five today:

playing words with friends with my best friend.

finding the perfect christmas gift today.

crockpot pork chop dinner.

clean floors - at least for a couple hours.

wearing shorts & flip flops in november.

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current sippel nfl tally after week # 11.

perfect score = 162

steve: 114

carol: 92

justin: 102

nathan: 94

colin: 99

11.18.2013

thankful five today:

digging out an old recipe.

shopping for all the ingredients to make it.

forgetting how time consuming this recipe is.

delicious smells filling the house.

5 happy & full smiles.

11.17.2013

               

                          
                          

                          

thankful five today:

5am phone calls.

church with the family.

homemade peanut butter cookies.

austin fanfest downtown this afternoon.

firepit evening watching sunday night football under the stars.

11.16.2013

thankful five today:

finishing a great read.

will read pride & prejudice next.

getting out close to on time at work.

hot papa murphy pizza when i walked in the door.

centex football smiles.

11.15.2013

thankful five today:

holiday magazines filling the mailbox.

sunny 75 degree days.

starting a new library book.

jack allens for happy hour.

listening to the boys organize their saturday around the college football games.

11.14.2013

thankful five today:

pta meetings that end on time.

football practice + evening sunsets.

steves world famous tacos for dinner.

working on project life in real time.

walgreens photos ready in one hour.

11.13.2013

thankful six today:
new project life corner rounder finally in stock at hobby lobby.

catching up on project life from last week.

instant online photo orders to pickup at walgreens up the street.

new retainer for colin to replace broken one.

two high school boys that are very involved in afterschool clubs.

modern family still gets 3 out of 5 sippels to the tv on wednesday nights.

11.12.2013

thankful five today:

catching up on some recent reading.

sycamore row: liked john grishams newest book despite not reading anything of his in the last 10 years.

the silent wife: just ok despite all the glowing reviews.

knocking on heavens door: loved this memoir - what an extraordinary death.

the signature of all things: loved elizabeth gilberts new novel although there was one thread in this beautiful woven story that i think she could have left out but still a great book.

11.11.2013

thankful five today continued:

nfl season tally continues for week 8 - 9- 10.

steve: 9/13.8/13.9/14

carol: 11/13.8/13.4/14

justin: 10/13.10/13.6/14

nate: 11/13.7/13.7/14

colin: 9/13.7/13.7/14

nothing better than a little football competition

around the house this fall season!

11.11.2013

thankful five today:

veterans day thank yous.

warm sunny fall day.

football parties at homefield.

a stocked refridge.

catching up on homeland episodes.

11.10.2013

thankful five today:

admitting i have a junk drawer.

actually taking a picture of it.

taking time to figure out what each cord goes to.

throwing away the chargers we no longer have the item it charged.

small project with a big reward.

11.9.2013

                             

thankful five today:

7am bus rides for UIL competition

7:30am NHS volunteer dropped of at school

watching 'the notebook' finally (can you believe i never saw this movie)

5 guys and a burger dinner in search for the best cheeseburger in central austin.

airport trips to pick up one happy but tired traveler.

11.8.2013

thankful five quotes this week:

"when was the last time we laughed this hard?"

"walmart cashier dude - do you want me to shake it?"

"we have a new trainee on the milkshake station"

"thunder"

"what if they just charge you for the channels you want only?"

11.7.2013

thankful five today:

justin sharing this video with me this morning

coffee with peppermint mocha cream

game stop clerks who can read colins writing

mini cheesecakes without fruit

watching baylor games together - all 5 of us!

11.6.2013

thankful five today:

reflections judging open house

raindrops ending before transporting artwork

young artists in the rough

mighty fine burgers

five bottles of ketchup

11.5.2013

thankful five today:
pta reflection meetings & starbucks coffee
elizabeth gilberts new book on hold at the library
working football concessions with colin
new trainees at sonic milkshake station
new house, new baby phone calls!

11.4.2013

thankful five today:

william theodore arriving this morning.

10 pounds 1 ounce.

everyones healthy and doing well.

baby cheeks you want to pinch

baby lips you want to kiss

congratulations - God gives the best gifts !

11.3.2013

thankful five today:

sleeping with the window open

9am church service

round rock donuts for breakfast

finishing september project life

sunday football games

11.2.2013

thankful five today:

waking up on time for work without alarm clock

playoff championship winning team

photos on iphones to capture the memory

papa murphy pizza on a SATURDAY night

chilled glass of wine with college football

11.1.2013

thankful five today:

a full pond at the end of the street

morning turtles crossing the parkway

flu shots

football practice under blue skies

library books on hold

10.31.2013

todays gratitude journal:

carmel candy apples and football themed trick-or-treaters!

colin, one pillow case, one mask & one cell phone!

musical chairs answering the door tonight during dinner!

boo!

10.30.2013

todays gratitude journal:

early release day from school.

sunny and 85 degrees.

8 dudes playing football outside.

late night rain.

10.29.2013

todays gratitude journal:

christmas cards arrived today!

hohoho

10.28.2013

todays gratitude journal:

new project life journaling cards

and finding the perfect "vanity drawer" tray at walmart

to organize them.

a perfect fit !

the simple things that make me happy today!