Thankful Thursday...

Oh my...it's already been a week...
Today...
oh my...

Today I am Thankful for:
the sun
my mp3
and my kids' school (for teaching them of course and (selfishly) for giving me quiet time!)

Now it's off for a walk around the neighborhood.
I am so tired this morning!  I can usually manage fine but today I think I am just beat.  So I think my solution is this...I am gonna give myself a break.  I will walk...just walk...and see how that feels.  I usually worry about going fast enough to get my heart rate up but today I am just going to chill out and enjoy the morning...the birds, the sunshine, and all the amazing gardens around this town.  I think I will also stop at the coffee shop, the book store and the hardware store that are merely blocks away from home.  Yay!

That sounds like a good pick me up...the perfect morning!

I leave you with the fun we had the other day...Lili's class had a field trip to downtown.  We got a private tour of the 2011 World Series Champion Cardinals Stadium and had lunch under the arch!  It was so fun and I am so happy I got to go! 

"Take me out to the ball game..." from inside the dugout!

on the field!

Walking to the arch...pretty impressive when you approach it! 

  

Thankful Thursday!

I haven't done too much blogging this week...not much going on...just living life!

I am thankful today for...

my cooking abilities
my set of Le Creuset pans
my grocery store
Trader Joes
the farm stand just around the corner
and...
the gym to away all the calories I eat!

Tomorrow I am headed to the St.Louis Zoo with L's 2nd grade class...yippee...We shall see how we fare!  She has several field trips coming up one of which is a tour of the Cardinals B-Ball Stadium (you know, the World Series winners!).  I wanted that one but all the parent spots were taken...quickly...so I got stuck with the zoo.  Good thing it's a great zoo it's just that zoo's are always crazy this time of year with class field trips.
Well, we will make it, I am sure of it! 

Happy Thursday everyone and remember to be thankful for the little things in life...they add up!

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A beautiful weekend and an update!

I hope you all had a lovely Easter weekend and celebrated it in your own special way!  We had great weather and enjoyed an egg hunt and bbq with our neighbors...it was really nice.
Our ideal way of celebrating Spring and the renewal of life! 

Now for my reading goal update...I made it...pretty much.

One of my kiddos says I didn't but I say I did really good.  I made it a week and spent most of my free time with the TV off and a book in my hand.

She thinks not because I watched a bit of The Masters (golf tournament).  Does it count that I watched it with a book in my hand?  It's golf...you can read at the same time.

Details, details...at least I did work on my bad habit of always turning on the TV and got 2 books completely read and started a third.  It felt good and I didn't miss it too much.

So I think I will follow 2 rules...the one for my kids (I can hear myself say it right now) "it's been an hour, TV time is over" and my sister's rule of TV on after 8pm.
That will really limit my TV time as I go to bed at 9-9:30 every night. 

That works! 

Happy Weekend everyone!

Happy Easter, Happy Spring!

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Thankful Thursday...

I hope you are having a great week.
All is good here.  Not too much is going on this week...Oh except for my TV diet.  Yes, it's been 4 days since I turned on the TV and I am doing fine.  Almost 2 books down!

Back to the main point.

I am Thankful today for...
my first grade teacher, Mrs. Cleminger, for teaching me to read
authors who write good books
the library
a good comfy reading chair
a  warm lap blanket
a fresh cup of coffee
quiet time!

My spot!

Do yourself a big favor, just for one day, turn off the TV or computer, go to your library, get a book, grab a cup of coffee, sit in your favorite spot and let yourself get lost in reading wonderland!

You can thank me later! 

What are you thankful for today?!  Leave a comment below!