Thankful in pictures

 

Growing Up together 


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and still smiling

 



 

Learning a new sport and how to be a team player







  







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Building confidence

 

Family time at Lake







Thankful for food

Today I heard on the news that on Thanksgiving Day there will be more than 10,000 homeless in the Houston area being served a Thanksgiving dinner. 10,000, ten thousand...ten thousand. Tears come to my eyes thinking in my home town that many mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, are without homes and food to go home to. I get to have everyone at my house for...what Hudson calls....Turkey Gobble Gobble day, I get to put together the food in a working oven and on a working stove. I am not sure if I have ever thought anybody did any different? Not to mention if it is 10,000 in my town I can't even begin to understand the total number for around the world.


I can say next year, since Trenton will be ten, I will hope to be one of those volunteers not only passing the food out but passing out love to everyone who does not have a warm home to celebrate Thanksgiving.

last years Turkey Gobble Gobble day

Thank you for the food in which we are about to receive.

Thankful for Grandparents

Today I am thankful for having grandparents in my life. Although all are in Heaven now I am so delighted when I am going through a day and a memory crosses my mind and puts a smile on my face. My Grandma Lopez loved humming birds and recently there has been a hummingbird that comes into the flower bush we have and each time I see that bird I say a prayer to my grandma, tell her hello and thank her for coming to visit. When I come across wheel of fortune I think of Grandma Nana and how I dont think there was a day that past she did not watch that show! And oh how Grandpa Lopez would just love to watch dancing with the stars and so you think you can dance because that man loved to dance!
So today I am thinking of my grandparents and sending so much love to them in Heaven. I cant wait to see all of you again!

time is a wasting

I have been holding patiently on the phone with a obviously a new employee who has not a clue to what she is doing at AT&T for the past 42:03 minutes to get a new phone for our warehouse manager...who by the way is one of my favorite people. Why you ask...because he never asks for anyone to go out of his way for him and is always giving our company his all all the time...did I mention he is almost 60?
While I was getting a neck cramp from holding the phone with my shoulder I had plenty to do to not waste the precious moments I will never get back. I was texting my boss, Kenny and writing an email to Trenton's teacher. This morning Trenton tells me he is in a play which is tonight...he has football tonight...so I emailed the teacher to see how big his part is (hopefully she did not judge) because he has a football game tomorrow and do not want his coach to bench him because he did not show up for practice.

Does a mothers brain ever stop thinking, worrying, remembering? I can't remember why I thought I had stress when it was just me or think that I had a full schedule when it was just Kenny and I with his baseball. It is also book fair at school this week and not only did I not give Trenton money I had to call the school to figure out the late night so we can take him because it is more important to a nine year old to buy a book at the school fair then remember what he learned at school....ME: Hey, goose what did you learn at school today? Trenton: nothing, Mom book fair is this week can I get some books? Don't get me wrong, I love to read and I love even more that Trenton likes to read and I am willing to give the school money every time they ask it is just the remembering part of it all, then worrying!

Pink Eye

Last week I was lucky enough to not only get pink eye in my right eye but the following morning I had it in my left eye. Friday morning I woke up understanding how it is to be blind. My eyes would not open because they were sealed shut. Do I get out of bed because I know my way around to the bathroom and get a cloth or do I just sit here and yell for help? I sat up and called for Kenny, about ten times before he heard me because he was getting Trenton ready for school. When Kenny finally came in the bedroom he said, oh crap! I guess I looked as bad as I felt! It took me about 20 minutes to finally be able to get my eyes open.
Today I am blessed because I can see with my eyes. I can see colors, see the way around my bedroom, see the smiles on my boys faces when I try to kiss them in the morning and they try to not let me but I always get the kiss in somehow.
I am thankful for my eyes and pray for those who are blind.

Painting

I am in the mood to paint, paint paint! There are just two problems...1. I loved the open concept of our home and that is why we decided on the floor plan but now when I want to paint there is no stopping point for the entry way to the living room as well as, from the entry way you can see the study, kitchen, dining room and living room. In our first home there was clearly and entry way, extended entry way (at least that is what I called it) and then the living room...see below 2. If I choose a color, I believe, I would have to pick one color for the entry, living room and study so it all flows. HELP!

Entry way in our first home. I dont have a picture of our new home but will get....

139.5

139.5

Finally I have reached my goal for the past two years....get under 140. I know this might sound crazy but for the past two years I have been stuck between 140-142. For the life of me I could not get under 140. I walked, jogged, swam, sprinted, played softball, played baseball and football with Trenton, tried to keep up with Hudson and still the same 140.5, 140.2, 142.3 and the list goes on! I came to work this morning and got on the scale and it said 139.5. I almost cried! Ok...not really cried but I have been working towards this goal for the past two years and to finally reach it feels as if I should treat myself to a giant big meal! Ha Ha no I wont just yet, maybe when I get to 135! Right now I am just going to try and stay in the 130's.

Lesson for my kiddos!

Is'nt this the truth? Am  I raising my boys to live this way? I would like to think so but I know there is always room for me to teach this more everyday! Each time we go to the store...can i have gum, can i have candy can i have coke...you know the colorful displays they put at the check out. we have plenty of gum, candy and coke at the house and yet when they see that display they forget the last time we bought gum, candy or coke and want it again. I just have to remember not to take it personal when they get upset b/c I say no we have some at home.