Grateful

Today I'm grateful for neighbors that stayed up all night to buy Killers concert tickets for last Sunday night. THEY ROCKED. Okay, so I'm old, and probably too old to go to a concert on a school night, but it was totally worth it. The Killers are great, but why do I love them 1.My husband idolizes them 2.They have Utah roots and are out of Vegas. 3. They're good 4. They appeal to about everyone.

I'm also grateful to the family that supported my kids in their Trike-a-Thon. Amelia was the first one on her bike and the last one off. She even missed half the time in her jumpy thing to ride her bike around and around. She's awesome. I'll post pictures and thank yous later to all of you who donated, for now I only have pictures of Mikayla, whose teacher had to walk with her around the circle 10 times, holding her hand, while she rode (and that one isn't as fun to post).

I'm grateful for neighbors. I might say that too much, but I'll say it again. I'm grateful for Jeff and Candace who invited four women and five kids over to their house last night for dinner, knowing that all of our husbands are out of town (Dave on business in Ohio, Doug and Jerry at Taledega for the races and Glen at Biloxi in a golf tournament). I'm grateful for Miki who just got home from the hospital with her new baby Max. Man, a new baby just makes you remember how much we love these little ones. I'm grateful to Marla who bought Amelia a new razor scooter today for her birthday, which isn't until July, but she wanted one now. I'm grateful to Jen and Eric who came and hung out tonight, even though Jen is newly pregnant and sick and tired. I'm grateful to Cheryl who stayed and talked to Dave and me about something very important that only a teacher would truly understand, and I'm grateful to Steph who loves my kids almost as much as her own.

I'm grateful for lazy Saturdays when the house is clean and the yardwork is done and the only thing that needs to be done is some scooter riding and a trip up to Helen, Georgia to visit the candy store and eat good food.

I'm grateful for my feisty Mikayla who tells us every day that she's FOUR now and totally not a baby and I'm grateful for my spicy Amelia who thinks the meaning of fashion is wearing camo pants and a striped blue and light blue polo and a gold sequin belt and turquoise flip flops THREE days in a row is total fashion.

I'm grateful for Dave and the fact that every time he gets home from a business trip I am reminded how much he does do around here and how much I miss him and love him.

I'm grateful for warm weather and my Hi-Lo sweatshirt from 1992 that keeps me warm when it does get chilly at night.

What are you grateful for?

Happy Birthday Mikayla Mae

My Baby turns four tomorrow.
Man, I never thought it was possible to love someone so much.

Even when she's sassy.

I love you Mikayla! Happy Birthday Baby!

And before I sign off, here are some recent sayings, because after all, she says it better than I do:

• “Mom, I want you to have another baby and I want it to be a girl baby and I want you to name her Aunt D!”
• (yelling as she’s coming down the stairs) “MOM, THIS IS A PWOBWEM! MOM, THIS IS A WEAL PWOBWEM!” Me (trying not to laugh): “What’s a problem Honey?” Mikayla: “Dad does not know how to do buns.”
• (at the dinner table): “Mom, my tummy is full of this food, but it is NOT FULL OF ICE CREAM YET
• After we called Nana to sing “Happy Birthday” Mikayla said: “OK, now let’s sing Happy Birthday to Jesus!”
• “I didn’t wike being a wise man because them aw daddies, and I a guhl.”
• (more on why she didn’t want to be a wise man) “I don’t want to be a wise man because I have to be with Bryce and Joshua and I don’t like the name Joshua.” I said, “Mikayla, that’s Uncle Joshy’s name.” “NO IT’S NOT, HE’S JOSHY AND I ONLY WIKE THAT NAME!”
• “Ding Bell” That’s what she says when she pretends to ring the doorbell!”
• “I’m growling.” (Said whenever she is hungry….all of the time)
• “I want my ears peered!”
• “Mom, you don’t have to wear shoes when it’s sunny outside.
• “Why is Amelia’s hair pretty in the morning and mine is CRAZY????”
• “I really just like Di-Co-Cup.” (Diet Coke in a cup)
• “I want allotter!” Me: “You want water?” Mikayla: “No, I want A LOT ‘ER spaghetti, not just a little.”
• “Mom, I want to give half my Easter eggs that I find tomorrow to Kristen.” (She is the sweet little girl in Mikayla’s class that was just diagnosed with Leukemia.)
• After I scolded her for coloring on her belly, she replied, "Mom, it's not coloring, it's a BELLY RING!"
• She loves everything to be ranked….like, do you like oranges, apples or peanut butter better? This is usually not a big deal until at the Braves game she loudly questioned Dave, “DADDY, WHAT MAN HERE DO YOU LOVE THE MOST?????”
• Said tonight at dinner “Actua-wee, I can do any-fing I wanna do tomowoe, ‘cuz it’s my birthday!”

Just Because....

It's about time I do a grateful post! I'm grateful for:

• Two little girls that keep me running, and laughing.
• The warm sun on hot days (please come back to Georgia!)
• A husband who works hard so I don't have to (but doesn't mind if I do).
• Great friends.
• My friend Kerri, who takes great photos, including the one above (I know you're so surprised it wasn't me who took it.)
• Surprise Parties (I didn't even blog about the party Dave planned for me. I was so surprised and it was the best birthday I've ever had).
• Healthy kids.
• My upbringing and my childhood.
• My neighborhood, my house and my neighbors.
• 12 little preschool kids that I love dearly.
• That Mikayla's friend with Leukemia is doing GREAT!
• Second Chances.
• DisneyWorld and time to spend with the family.
• Utah and time to spend with the people I love most.
• Poker.
• Dots.
• Diet Coke

That's it for today! I hope you enjoyed my list! Thanks for giving me the grateful idea Chellie...I hadn't done it in way too long, and it felt good!

We are So Happy!

I know, I should be blogging about Easter and all of the fun things we did, and I will. BUT first I have to blog about this: I GOT MY NEW LUCKY-BABY sling in the mail. For an almost four-year-old you ask? Yep. When you have a little one who wants to be held and loves her mommy excessively so, it's the greatest thing in the world. Buy them for everyone...every new baby, every new mom, and every kid who wants to be held all the time! Check out my link to Lucky-Baby for your own. Meanwhile, check out my photo with my happy "baby"...or LUCKY BABY!