We’re leaving tomorrow for Ohio, and I’m hoping to be offline as much as possible (which is sort of impossible, given that I’m in the middle of my second class), but I still want to take the time and post some of the things I’m thankful for.
- The way Xander shakes his bootie and waves his hands in the air when he hears music
- The way JS reads Xander his bedtime stories, with alternate words and endings
- Ditto to his songs
- Hot chocolate.
- A job that lets me stay home with my son
- And dog (Tonks needed to be included)
- A house that’s ours
- The bakery next door to a playground: chocolate croissants and slides are a great way to enjoy a Saturday morning with my boys
- Video chats with Gramma and Grampa
- Staying connected to friends through Facebook and Twitter
- That Xander’s head still smells like powder (when it’s clean, at least)
- The chance to visit good friends for the holidays
- Books, new and old
- Starting holiday traditions of our own
- Keeping some of the old ones, too
- JS rubbing my head when I have a headache
- Peppermint Tea
- Starbucks sweetbread
- Xander’s trick of shaking his head side to side whenever he’s extraordinarily happy (spoiler: almost always)
- Cheap toddler shoes from ebay
So, basically everything, except for the dozens of giant, man-eating spiders I have to kill INSIDE THE HOUSE on a weekly basis. I am not thankful for those. NOT AT ALL.
Love this! The happy head-shake – want to see video! Hope you have a great holiday. And THE SPIDERS! We have them out here in the NW, too, and they are so big. And fast. I try not to flip out when I see them, because I don’t want the boys to be afraid of them, but oh dear, when Aaron is not home, I might go a little nuts with the broom. I suppose we can be thankful that spiders aren’t roaches (ugh, South Carolina). So there you go. Your list is now complete.
Spiders represent good luck in Japan. Maybe you’re just really really really lucky.