Day 14: Gratitude Journal

Today I am grateful for . . .

1. Modern medicine - our son is starting to feel better!

2. Along those same lines - I'm grateful that our pediatrician has emergency Saturday hours!

3. My husband let me sleep in this morning!

4. Our son seems to be happy with his Daddy again - he was friendly to him today which is a nice change. (I think he gets used to having him home all day on the weekends, and then gets his little feelings hurt when Daddy has to go to work during the week.)

5. I got a jump-start on the laundry today, which is a great way to start the new week.

What are you grateful for today?

Day 9: Gratitude Journal

Things I'm grateful for today:

1. My niece spent the night - we stayed up late and tried to sleep in - my 2 year old didn't help much on the sleeping in part, but we had a fun evening last night!

2. My niece and I got all the grocery shopping done WHILE keeping my over-energized son busy (he had a cold for the past few days and seemed to have WAY too much energy today - making up for the past few days. . . )

3. It was a beautifully sunny day!

4. We got to play at 3 - YES THREE - playgrounds today!

5. Dinner turned out great!

What were you grateful for today?

:)

Day 8: Gratitude Journal

This was a family day (took my grandmother out for her 81st birthday along with another grandmother, my mom, my dad, my niece and my son)!

I'm grateful that:

1. My son was feeling well enough (at least we felt he was) to be around people!!

2. My mom bumped into my sister-in-law at the store so we found out that my niece as home all day (I called and invited her along for the fun).

3. My grandmothers, while very different, are both doing well at their ages!

4. We got to take the entire family (while hubby was at work, which made him happy) to a lunch buffet and then on to the children's museum which was packed with kids due to the holiday!

5. We had fun playing Rock Band 2 with my hubby last night when all was quiet again and our son was down for his nap! :)

What are you grateful for today?

~ Wendi

Day 7: Gratitude Journal

Things I am grateful for today (no particular theme):

1. My husband watched Cars with my son this morning so I could sleep in!

2. We think we have found where my husband's car is leaking from (well, another place!) - the rear brake light that is in the middle of the trunk! Yes - he had previously fixed the tail light seals as this was reported to be a problem with his car, but it seemed to still be leaking. . . so keep your fingers crossed! I am so proud (and thankful) that he found this new leak!

3. We went outside and played in the yard as a family today - it was cold, but sunny!

4. I just realized that we haven't argued AT ALL over the past week!

5. My husband brought my son over to me while I was reading on the couch and both of them cuddled with me! :)

What are you grateful for today?

Day 6: Gratitude Journal

Ok - again - really tired, so here's a quick version:

I'm grateful that:

1. We both kept Valentine's Day small, but meaningful.
2. My dinner didn't burn, and actually tasted good! (broiled lobster with garlic/red pepper butter, herbed cauliflower)
3. My hubby and I got to cuddle for an ENTIRE movie without interruption!
4. My husband taught my son to wipe his forehead and say "yucky" when he gets a kiss - believe it or not, I found this very endearing!
5. Hubby offered to watch our son so I could run to the store and shop with my Mom for a while.

~ Wendi

Day 4: Gratitude Journal

Today - I'm going to focus on things that make me grateful during this scary economic times.

You see - today I had a fun time with my Mom, and we were talking about the economy a bit, and she told me about some scary job-related facts. . . such as an opening for a meter-maid type job - ONE job - that had over 1600 applicants, and of those 1600, 800 were tested for the job. Another fact was about a recent job fair that was spotlighting 1600 jobs and had over 16,000 people show up!

So - I'm very grateful. . . .

1. That my husband has a good job.
2. That we bought a house that we could afford instead of what they qualified us for at the time we were looking.
3. That we were able to refinance our 7 year ARM mortgage (would have started adjusting in 2012) to a 30 year fixed at 4.625%
4. That we don't use credit cards, except to get reward points, and if/when we do use it, we pay it off at the end of the month so we don't carry a balance.
5. That we are finding small ways to save money (making coffee at home instead of getting it on the way to work, using coupons - yes I scrounge for great coupons and actually use them!!)

:)

Day 3: Gratitude Journal

:) I'm really tired, so I'm keeping today's list as short as possible!

Things about my husband I'm grateful for today:
1. He walked in the door with a smile today!
2. He told me to sit, and then ran to grab dinner out of the oven when the timer went off.
3. He thanked me for boiling eggs for his breakfast (to eat at work).
4. He noticed that I straightened a clutter area in the kitchen.
5. He stopped and got a quote for new tires for my vehicle on his way home.

~ Wendi

Day 2: Gratitude Journal

I'm doing a slightly different journal today - Project 2 had me reminiscing about the pre-marriage days, so I'm going to focus my gratefulness on why I'm grateful I married my high-school sweetheart.

1. I'm grateful we waited to get married until we were both ready.

2. I'm grateful that "grew-up" together - there aren't any skeletons in the closet that are ready to fall out and ruin things!

3. We dated for so long, that we have many fun/shared memories that we can look back on.

4. I'm grateful that we've got a great track-record of helping each other through good times and difficult times.

5. I'm really grateful that my husband has a quirky sense of humor (yes - I will need to remind myself of this later when it becomes annoying again!). He can make me laugh, and he can laugh things off that might otherwise annoy him!

~ Wendi

What are you grateful for today?

Day One: Gratitude Journal

LOL - I should be writing this post throughout the day as I think of things I'm grateful for. I am so tired by the end of the day, that sometimes I can't remember what I ate for breakfast - wait. . . . did I even eat breakfast today?

1. I was grateful that I had put an un-cooked meatloaf in the freezer - it came in handy when my husband came home early!!

2. I was grateful that all the laundry was in the basket this morning, I know some people leave clothes strewn throughout the house, and we don't do that here. :)

3. I was grateful that I did not procrastinate today - It made me feel good to get some things done quickly!

4. I was grateful that I am learning to be more flexible.

5. I was VERY grateful that my husband took the time to let me know that he had looked forward to coming home early so he could visit with me and play with our son.

Day Zero: Gratitude Journal

Today was a day much like any other day in Seattle. I saw a little sun, and a little rain. :)

Things that I am grateful for today (I'm going to follow Kathi's advice and leave kid-related things off the list - they really are too easy!)

1. We all got up early today, got ready and started the day much earlier than we have in the recent past - that felt really good!
2. My husband and I both got a little "me" time today.
3. My husband helped with the dishes, and I didn't even say anything!
4. My parents came over to entertain our toddler while I cut my husband's hair, allowing him to go from scruffy to handsome in the matter of about 45 minutes - that felt great and made a huge difference in how my husband looks!
5. My husband took us out this evening for a family banana split at our local Baskin' Robbins (I did do a few small things for my husband today, but don't think he noticed, but maybe he did, because this is not a normal outing.) :)

I could find many more things to be grateful for today, but I think I'm going to try to limit myself to five in the interest of getting a little sleep!