Thankfulness

I think I am going to try this blogging every day for December thing.  Like Holidailies, only without joining, because that would be too much commitment.

For November we did thirty days of Thanksgiving where I asked Audrey every day what she was thankful for and we put it on the wall on a leaf.  It was nice decoration and helped try to focus her on one holiday at a time while Christmas was popping up everywhere.  This entry may be boring to everyone else, but I wanted to take a minute and write down what we are thankful for in the last month, to refer to in December when the holidays threaten to make me lose my mind.

So in November Audrey was thankful for.....

1. Thanksgiving Dinner (At first she wasn't that clear on the idea.)
2. Playdates
3. My Guinea Pigs
4. Tv
5. Finding caterpillars
6. Family
7. That Christmas is coming  (Ok, that focusing on one holiday at a time is hard.)
8. Grandma Meg and Grandpa Creed
9. Friends who can play
10. A sleep over at Grandma's house
11. Going to see Beauty and the Beast
12. Seeing the beautiful monarchs
13. Karate class
14. Family
15. Sleepovers with friends
16. Mom buys me fun crafts to do
17. Lighting a candle at dinner
18. My friend Patricia
19. Grandma Leslie and Grandpa Carl came to dinner
20. Tyler coming to play
21. My friend Tyler
22. My cousins
23. Sleeping over with Grandma Leslie
24. Playing with Brynna
25. Having a friend over tomorrow
26. Cabbage White butterflies
27. Being a Girl Scout
28. Going to Storytime with Mr. John
29. Candy
30. My friend Kerigan

I was thankful for ......

1. A wonderful daughter
2. My parents
3. My brothers
4. A good night sleep
5. Good food
6. The right to vote
7. Audrey goes to school (What?  I never claimed to be the parent of the year here.)
8. Great neighbors
9. Good Company
10. That I have been able to stay home
11. Good Friends 
12. We live so close to so many beautiful nature preserves
13. Audrey has a great teacher
14. The ability to take a long walk
15. Mom's night out
16. To never have worried about being homeless
17. Time to exercise
18. Being able to volunteer for the Girl Scouts
19. For fun outings with my daughter
20. Having healthcare
21. A big backyard
22. Never being without food
23. Time to prepare for Christmas
24. A clean house (however briefly it lasts)
25. A warm blanket and a snuggle with Audrey
26. Time to play with Audrey
27. Dessert
28. Audrey's active nature
29. That our family is healthy
30. Rain! 

So there you have it.  Thirty days of feeling thankful for things we have all year long.  Mostly we are thankful to have great friends and family.