Sunday, June 7, 2015

Week In Review - Ten Things Of Thankful (103)


Ten Things of Thankful


Have you noticed something this past week?  I posted something BESIDES the TToT. Yes, I may have even posted more, have I not been quite busy with activities with the kids to keep them entertained during school / kindergarten break and give hubby some time alone to do school work. The energy levels are coming back, and I feel so, so much better. It may have been a very long bout of Hashimoto, or just the effects of sleep deprivation, who knows, but fact is, I'm feeling better. And this is definitely something I am incredibly thankful for.

Ten more thankfuls for this past week:

1. Meeting a wonderful person. She contacted me after I shared the information of Lily's search for sponsors for her charity race on a group on Facebook. After our first meeting Friday a week ago was canceled because she needed to rest after a medical treatment, we finally met this Friday and had a blast. She's such a wonderful, kind person, and I am truly thankful having made another friend!

2. Catching up with chores around the house. Hubby finally put up our bathroom mirror, which was a little but of a tricky situation, and I washed, dried, folded, and put away loads and loads of laundry. Yes, our laundry baskets are nearly empty!!

3. The arrival of summer!  On Thursday, hubby brought out the kiddy pool and the kiddos had a blast splashing away.

4. Eating the first strawberries from our garden. Sorry, no pictures, they were gone too quickly  :-)

5. A wonderful weekend at my parents' house. We got to celebrate my mom's birthday with a delicious barbecue on my parents' backyard; there were good conversation, much laughter, wonderful company, and the perfect weather.

6. Violet's progress in her fine motor skills. Today, she cut out a t-shirt from a piece of paper and wrote her name on it. She was so proud we put it in her folder to show to her ergotherapist tomorrow.

7. Good coffee!  And a wonderful husband who makes coffee for me in the morning.

8. Calvin's mean tooth finally breaking through. The poor little guy was suffering so hard, biting his gums raw. And just yesterday, the little sucker broke through.

9. Little Calvin getting to meet the older Calvin, a friend of ours who's on his annual visit to Germany with his wife. Little Calvin was first a little unsure, but had a blast with Lisa and Cal later.

10. Lily finally mellowing out again.. Or me having the energy to really focus on her again, which makes her feel more appreciated again and therefore winding down again. The last weeks have been quite challenging for all of us, with Lily fighting us any step of the way, not listening, ignoring rules, being confrontational, which was so incredibly frustrating for us. But last week was good, we're spending more quality time together again, and she just relaxes again. We're all so very thankful for this!


What have you been thankful for last week?

18 comments:

  1. #10 is particularly good, but I'm really glad about Calvin's tooth, too.

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  2. Good for Lily! I think i still go through moody stages like that !

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    1. I know I do.. If we argue and I lose my cool, it's epic.. I'm so glad she's coming down again.. And I'm, too :-)

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  3. How challenging for you, with lack of sleep, a teething baby, and an out-of-sorts daughter all coming at the same time! Glad you are feeling rested, the tooth has broken through, and the daughter is getting along better.

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    1. I am, too, Kristi. I know that life is quite challenging for Lily right now, having to compete with a baby brother and a velcro sister, but we're trying our best, and things are finally getting better!

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  4. I am so happy it's summer!! :)

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    1. Did I say summer? Well, today, we were down to temperatures in the mid-50s again, with rain all day.. that's Germany :-)

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  5. I really love your post, Stephanie, and I love how many of these I could put on my own lists many weeks. Coffee and a hub who makes it? Check. Strawberries? Check. Summer? Kids back from being off-kilter? Check Check.OH and chore catch-up??? OK, I'm dreaming on that one, but I'm tackling those this week because Zilla's birthday party is next week and my house is in no condition for grandparents! :D
    Have a wonderful week, friend. Keep getting sleep!

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    1. Yay for kiddy birthdays :-/ I used to be relieved each April once Violet's party was over, knowing that I was good until February again, and now there's going to be another party in August :-) I predict parties with the sprinkler being on in the back yard to wash off all the popsicles consumed by the kiddos :-) Enjoy your week, Lisa, and give your hubby a high-five for being an awesome hubby :-)

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  6. Strawberries, new teeth for the young'un, chores caught up, Great list. I am glad summer has arrived too.

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    1. Our summer is over again, Mary.. At least for the time being. Temperatures dropped from around 90 to the mid-50s within a day.. But at least I will be able to sleep better again now :-) Enjoy your week, Mary!

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  7. Oh strawberries that are finally in season! My son loves strawberries so we've been eating the junk at the grocery store. You know the ones that are still white when you cut into them. Gross!!!
    Yay for teeth cutting!!!
    Our weather is all confused. It feels like summer then fall then spring then summer. I just want to be able to wear a t-shirt. That's all I want darn it!!

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    1. I absolutely hear you, Kimberly! The temperatures dropped from around 90 on Saturday/Sunday to the mid-50s today, brrr!

      I always wait for the strawberries to be local and ripe before I buy them, but that's nan adult displaying self-control. If my kids were so much into them, I'd buy them white as well..

      Hope you'll have nice summer weather soon! enjoy your week, Kimberly!

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  8. We had strawberries the other day that my daughter announced were finally good! Not from our garden but still good. That reminds me I need to go look up the picking schedule at the local farm, thanks!

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    1. We're looking forward to go strawberry picking with the kids for some home-made strawberry jam, soon. Yes, I hate the early strawberries that taste only of water, but right now, they are so delicious :-)

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