My mind swarms with so many things I am grateful for.

I begin each morning cuddling my children in our the warm cozies of our bed or couch. As we all lay together amongst each others hugs, giggles, and warmth, it is the one time of the day I can say without due that we are all in harmony with one another. It is a precious time that I want to hold onto for as long as I possibly I can. It always feels right and it is definitely the best way to start out our days. During this special time, I seem to look at each of my children through fresh eyes with no hindrances of their mood or behavior that seems to irk me at other times. I am overwhelmed with all of the blessings our family has been given, and in these moments it is almost unbearable to think through each and every one of them as we are so truly blessed.

My head in the clouds

My head has been in the clouds for a good week. We have been terribly sick over here. It is funny but having my head in the clouds is something that was terribly annoying, but such a Blessing at the same time. I was forced to spend some much needed time on the couch cuddling my kiddos and laying in silence. There definitely is not enough of that going on here. I cannot ever get enough cuddles or silence to clear my mind from all of the clutter. So, today I am a little more rejuvenated and ready to begin anew. Beginning with acknowledgingly how grateful I am we are all on the mend. Thank you...that this sick time shall pass with out much ado!

For the past two weeks we have been sick.

Being sick is the ultimate downer in so many ways. As an adult who is rarely sick, I have learned this time around that I am ultra grouchy when I do not feel good. The past two weeks have been filled with feeling totally disgusting and taking care of four kiddos who are indeed are disgusting with green ropes hanging from their noses. During this time I have been taking time as often as I can to thank the Universe for children who will indeed be healthy again. Being sick is not fun, but we are not chronically ill, not one of us, so this is something to be SO very GRATEFUL for!

Monterey with the kids

Oh my goodness, I had such a wonderful time!!!
Thank you universe for providing my husband with a means to earn income. Thank you, Jason for working your tail off so we can reap the rewards. Thank you, T for setting up an awesome day at the aquarium. Thank you, Coral, Nishan, Lillitha, and Zari for creating memories with me.
Love to all of you.

So many blessings

each and every day it is hard to choose just one to focus on.
So, today is will be a list~
~Watching my girls dance Hula
Extra special today because Daddy joined in wearing a grass skirt! So FUN!!!
~Getting my hands dirty in the kitchen to make fresh Pumpkin soup, cookies and pie
Yummy!!!
~Having the patience to feel content with how I handled myself during the many meltdowns we
experienced today
~Feeling happy to have spent a bit of time with my dearest friend while our Husbands and
Kiddos did some major Trick or Treating
~Whom I am ever so blessed to have shared 6 out of our 8 pregnancies together and getting to
host her a Mother Gathering
~Looking forward to spending a couple of days in Monterey with my kiddos...I am so happy we
made the decision to make this short little trip work out.

We have each other

I have a husband who likes to remind me that I am CrAzY. I am crazy, true to his word. I am ever so happy that he enables my craziness. Today, he helped me to frantically clean our home. I was crazy, or most would call it feeling fed up with living like pigs. Here it is 11:50 pm and we are just about to sit down to enjoy a little bit more of us time. I am blessed to share my life with a man that will help me to frantically clean our home on a Friday evening.

Yesterday I was

so very happy that everything fell into a place where I was forced to see that it was time for me to share some of the Halloween festivity preparations with those who the festivities are for. My Supergirl, red power ranger, and pirate helped each other frost and decorate all of the Ghost Cupcakes sans mom. Supergirl made many PB & J sandwiches for the Power Ranger and Pirate to cut out with Halloween shaped cookie cutters. All mom had to do was bag the treaty treats for our fun later in the day. I feel so very blessed that the days stresses led me to a place of realizing my children's capabilities are more than I sometimes give them credit for.

And here we go

on a journey of what is and is not important.
Today, I am grateful that my lil' pumpkin crawls, stands, and eats ALOT!!! She gets gooey and dirty, she dives into her world feeling it with all 5 senses. It really is a wonderful thing to see.
I have learned so much from each of my children. And today I put into action my knowing that it is okay for Zari to crawl around on the floor of a coffee shop. She had an ever so fun time hanging on the floor with a cup, a banana, and my cell phone. When she wanted up, she hung on my lap and when she wanted down, she cruised the dirty floor of Starbucks. Whew, you might think, I even thought it. But, really my living room floor most likely holds more dirt on it than the floor she explored tonight. I had a nice chat with a most wonderful friend and Zari had a most wonderful time getting know her world a little bit better.

25 Days of Measuring

I feel like I have sped through most of my life. My speed let me down. Looking to far ahead led me astray. So, here I am today. A very glorious day indeed. I am going to spend a minimum of 25 days writing about what I am grateful for.