15 months

Hard to believe Konnor is already 15 months old. We just had his 15 month appointment last week. Everything seemed great. He is in the 94th percentile for both height and weight!  He got two shots and only really fussed when they put the band aids on!  

At 15 months Konnor is walking/running everywhere and talking up a storm. He is very chatty and says several words. I think his favorite thing to say right now is "oh no". He also says "uh oh" a lot. Usually after he chucks a toy across the room. He also says star, daddy, mom, hi, "gurt" for yogurt, "nana" for banana, car, ball, he attempts saying Chloe and Bella, and I know there are more I'm forgetting. He also has started to "moo" with us when we ask what a cow says and he will "meow" when we ask what a cat says. 

Teething has always been an issue for Konnor and still is. He is up almost every night for a couple hours. It's tiring and no amount of teething toys, frozen wash cloths, or even Tylenol seems to help. He has been a pretty crappy sleeper ever since he got his first two teeth. It seems like teeth have just been coming non stop. He finally has all his molars (which took several months!!), but now I think he is getting the canine teeth. Hopefully they will come in a little quicker and the little guy can get some more consistent sleep. Until then naps are a necessity. If anyone has any teething tips or remedies let me know!  

We started going to the program at the library again and Konnor really likes it. He struggles with sitting still for too long. He likes to listen to the singing and he loves the bubble blowing part, but most of the time he would rather be running around the room. They have a free play time at the end and Konnor loves running around the room with two of the other little boys and he also likes pushing the trucks around. We usually pick out some library books each week. I remember getting books from the library when I was a kid and I can't wait until Konnor is old enough to pick out books himself. I loved going to the library and I hope he does too!

We also signed him up for some parent and me swim classes finally. They were supposed to start last week but we got a ton of snow on the day of his class so we are going tomorrow to make up that class. I'm excited. He really seemed to like swimming this past summer so I hope he has a lot of fun in this class. Korey and I are going to take turns getting in the water with him for the classes. I think I get to go in for the first class :). 

So even though there is a lot of snow on the ground and we still have dreams of moving back to Charleston ASAP, things are going well here :). Hopefully the weather warms up soon and we can keep finding fun things to do together!

Resolution Update

I can't believe January is over and February is here already!  Part of me is sad the month went so fast, and the other part is happy because it means warmer weather is closer!!  I wanted to post an update about my resolutions at the end of each month, and of course I'm already behind :)

My first resolution was to try more things that I pin on Pinterest.  I think I've done pretty good at achieving this goal.  We have made a couple meals that I've pinned this month, and they all turned out pretty well.  Some of the meals we tried were: Skillet Chili Mac, and Crockpot Italian Chicken.   They both were a success and we will probably make them again!  Now I need to try some of the non food stuff I pinned next month!

Next was trying to read more books.  Thanks to Konnor being awake so much at night, I've actually read several books in January!  While he's awake and I'm trying to get him to go back to sleep I usually read books on my phone.  I've also been reading the library books I get a lot quicker.  So I'm definitely happy with that resolution!

The scrapbook resolution I am not doing so well on.  I don't think I did any pages the whole month of January.  I better get to work in February if I'm going to finish it by the end of this month.

Running is also another resolution I've been slacking on.  It's been so cold and gross outside.  I know that those are just excuses and that I really could find a way to make it happen.  I think I may try and find a 5k in March or April to sign up for so I have some motivation to run again.  I really really want to run again, I just don't want to do it when it's really dark out around here because there aren't many safe places, and I would prefer it to be a little warmer :)

Writing on the blog more was another resolution.  I've been trying to write more, but I don't think I've been very successful at this either.  Hopefully there will be more exciting things going on in February to write about.  Konnor's library classes start tomorrow, and swimming starts next week so that will be exciting!

The last resolution I had listed was to be outside with Konnor all summer.  I definitely haven't done that one yet, but I really hope when the weather gets warmer that Konnor and I can be outside all the time.  We do try and go out in the yard as often as we can when the weather is above freezing :)

So that's the update for January!  So far the year hasn't been too exciting.  I'm hoping as the weather gets warmer and we find more activities for Konnor that things will get a little better.  He's still waking up every night and staying awake for a couple hours most nights which stinks.  I can't tell if the reason he's waking up is still from teething or not.  He still has a couple more teeth to get so it probably is!  Other than that, he's been walking all over and talking up a storm.  He's starting to say more words, and he likes trying to repeat what we say.  He likes to tell the dogs "down" and "sit".  My favorite is when he tries to say "slam dunk" after he makes a basket in his bathtub basketball hoop.  He tries to say "banana" and "yogurt" and he is doing a great job with his sign language for "more" and "please"!

 

All over the place

All over the place is how my thoughts are today (and pretty much every night when I'm trying to fall asleep).  So when that happens I figure it's usually time for a post about a bunch of random things!

First I wanted to say Thank You to anyone who has bought anything from my Chloe + Isabel store.  I've been having fun creating my website and showing off the great jewelry they have.  I decided to sell Chloe + Isabel jewelry because I really liked their pieces and I wanted to find something to do for myself to earn a little extra cash.  It's definitely been fun and I hope anyone who has purchased anything has really liked what they bought!  If you haven't gone to look at their jewelry yet you can go to: https://www.chloeandisabel.com/boutique/kristyw 

Remember Valentine's Day is coming soon ;)

Konnor and I have been busy working together to make some cards.  We have a lot of Thank You cards to send out, and I also want to try and be better at sending Birthday cards this year.  Since it has been so cold out, it isn't always easy finding things to do with Konnor to keep him entertained.  He likes to finger paint though so we have been doing a lot of that, and making cards out of his hand prints!  He's gotten a little better about not always trying to eat the paint too! :)

I've also been trying to work on Konnor's first year scrapbook.  It's coming along, but some days I feel like he will be 3 before I even get the first year book done.  He's been awake so much at night the past several months while he's been getting his molars, and so most days I feel like a zombie and I don't get as much done around the house as I would like to.  I definitely want to have his book done by the end of February though so that I can get started on his book for his second year and not get too far behind on it!  Hopefully I can stick with this goal or even get it done a little sooner!

#100happydays   Someone posted a link on Facebook about this project and it caught my eye.  I went to their website: http://100happydays.com/ and read what it was about.  I love the idea and decided to give it a try.  The plan is to post one picture each day for 100 days showing something that made you happy that day.  The goal is to take the time to appreciate your life and all the things that make you happy!  This came at a good time for me.  I'm not necessarily unhappy right now, but with being stuck inside with Konnor most days due to the freezing weather, the fact that I don't really like snow and cold weather, and that I don't really love where we are living right now, I'd say it's definitely a good time to start looking at the things I am happy about!  There is no deadline of when you have to start this project so if you think it's something you might like to try then go on over to the website and sign up!  You can choose how you want to post your pictures.  I will be posting mine on instagram so if you want to follow my 100 days then you can search for me on instagram! (My username is K474)

Talking about Instagram brings me to my next random thought: Prinstagram.  I had been searching for a place that will print my Instagram pictures and then one day a relative of mine posted a picture of her purchases from Prinstagram and I loved them!  I went to their website and I recently ordered some pictures and they turned out wonderful!  It's not always easy to print your Instagram pictures since they aren't the normal 4x6 size, so I love that you can just go to Prinstagram and order your pictures.  The photos were all good quality and we even bought some to use as our Christmas "cards" this year.  They also have great customer service.  I sent an email to the company letting them know how much we loved the pictures, and I got a nice thank you reply back and a coupon code for $10 off my next order.  I will definitely be ordering more products from them in the future!  The company is social print studio and they also will print any picture you have on your computer or from your Facebook.  So if you have any Instagram or any other pictures you want printed out, then you should definitely check them out. The Prinstagram website is: http://printstagr.am/  or you can go to http://socialprintstudio.com/ and find any of their printing websites from there.  

Good Night Our World Books.  I am in love with these books.  We received Good Night Maine from one of our good friends as a gift for Konnor at one of our baby showers.  We also got Good Night Charleston from another good friend of ours.  Since then we have gotten a bunch of the Good Night Our World books and they are all great.  We have Good Night Maine, Charleston, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Ocean, Farm, Baby Jesus, and North Pole.  I'm hoping that we can get the books for all the places we live, and for anywhere we go to visit with Konnor. 

This is probably enough Random stuff for now!  I hope everyone is staying warm!   Soon I will have update everyone on how my resolutions are going so far! 

Resolutions...

Since the New Year I keep seeing and reading about people's resolutions for the year.  I always like trying to come up with some resolutions for myself and hoping that I can stick with them!  This year I figured I'd share a few of mine and maybe that will help me stick with them?!

•  I'd like to try more things that I pin on Pinterest.  I love going on there and seeing what people are pinning, and I am always pinning away.  Unfortunately I rarely actually remember to try any of the things I've pinned.  This year I want to at least try one thing a month that I've pinned on Pinterest.  I'd love to do more than one a month, but I'll stick with trying at least one!

•  I want to read more.  Last year I read a lot less books than I normally do.  I know that I was busy with Konnor, but that's no excuse.  He takes two naps every day so there are plenty of times I can be reading.  I think my biggest problem is watching too many shows on Hulu and Netflix!

•  Keeping up with my yearly scrapbooks for Konnor.  I started a scrapbook of Konnor's first year and I have a goal to try and complete one each year.  So far I am still working on the first one, and his birthday was already 2 months ago.  I want to get the first one completed and catch up on the second one so that I don't always feel like I'm behind.  It's easier to write stuff down for him if I keep them up to date!

• Run again!  I really want/need to start running again.  I took way too much time off from running and then I started again right around the time it got cold and dark out earlier.  Unfortunately I haven't found any good places to run with Konnor in the stroller yet, so I was waiting for Korey to get home from work to go for my runs.  Then it got cold and I got discouraged, and I also wasn't looking forward to running in the dark.   I really miss it though, and I am determined to start again and keep with it.  I would love to sign up for some 5ks this summer.  I only did one last year and that makes me sad.

• Write more blog posts.  I enjoy writing these posts.  Even if nobody ever reads them, I enjoy getting my thoughts out and being able to go back and read through them.  

• Spend all Summer outside with Konnor! I can't wait until Summer.  Now that he is walking around, I hope to be outside with him all the time.  Whether its just playing in our backyard, going swimming, going for walks, going to the playground or whatever!  

I have so many more resolutions for myself but I'll just share those few.  Hopefully I can stick with most of them, and I'll post some updates throughout the year!  If you made some resolutions of your own, I hope you are able to stick with them and have fun doing them!

Christmas....just a little late

Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas this year.   We went home to spend Christmas with our family this year was not at all what we had envisioned!  On Christmas Eve, Konnor was acting a little fussy and he fell asleep while we were only on our second book at bedtime.  He didn't even make it to his bottle.  He then woke up a lot during the night (which isn't really rare for him, especially since he's been working on getting his top molars).  On Christmas morning we went to Korey's parents house to open gifts and Konnor was just not acting like himself at all.  He was cranky, tired, and just wanted me to hold him.  We took his temperature and it was 102 so we decided to take him to the ER and see what was up.  Definitely not at all what we were planning to do on Christmas morning.  We were at the ER for a couple hours.  Poor Konnor had his nose swabbed, a chest x-ray, and a shot.  They decided that he had an ear infection and slight pneumonia.  They put him on an antibiotic and sent us home!  After his shot of medicine, he was acting a little more himself, but he napped quite a bit the rest of the day.  Over the next few days he seemed to be feeling much better, but the antibiotic gave him a terrible diaper rash :( .  The poor guy couldn't catch a break.  We are now done with the antibiotic and he had a follow up visit with his pediatrician who said that his ear infection was gone, and he was healthy!  He still has a slight diaper rash but after lots of research from Grandma Witt and Grandma Kelso (who made sure he had oatmeal baths, rooibus tea, and some great diaper cream) it's looking much better.

We all got a lot of great stuff for Christmas and we are super thankful!  Konnor got TONS of toys and he LOVES them all!  He will have plenty of toys to play with from now until next Christmas :)  He also got lots of clothes so we won't have to worry about buying any for a long time!  I got a bluetooth speaker for my car from Korey and I love using it!  I no longer have to worry about getting pulled over for being on my phone while driving!  Korey's favorite gifts are probably the tools he got, and his new Steelers sweatshirt.  We also loved giving all our family their gifts and watching them open them!  I love picking out gifts for people!

We are happy that we were able to be home for such a long time.  Usually our visits are just a over a long weekend.  It was nice to have some time to relax and to see friends and family.  We were glad we got to visit with some friends we don't always get to see when we are home!  Hopefully over the summer we can go home for a longer period of time again!
It seems like Christmas came and went so fast.  I was not very organized this year either.  We of course were still buying some gifts last minute, our cards didn't go out until after Christmas, and we still have to take our tree and decorations down.  Maybe next year I will be prepared.  Who am I kidding?... I say that every year and I'm always buying stuff last minute and trying to get cards out on time :)  Maybe that's half the fun?
I guess all I really want for Christmas next year is for Konnor to be healthy! 

The Konnor Effect

Whenever you are pregnant people like to give you advice and tell you about all the fun things you have to look forward to.  Since we had Konnor there have been a lot of fun things, but I may have a new favorite. When we go anywhere with Konnor there are always people who come up to us and tell us how cute he is, or ask how old he is, or what his name is, and they tell us all about their kids and grand kids. It never fails. This happens every single time. Whether we are grocery shopping, at the mall, out to dinner, or anywhere else. I love it. I mean who doesn't love getting told how cute their kid is?!  But that's not the main reason I love it. I love it because it's wonderful to see someone else light up just from seeing Konnor. I love how big they smile when they see him. I love that they like talking to him and making faces at him. And I really do love hearing about all their own kids and grand kids!  It's so nice to hear how proud people are of their own children and grandchildren. Anytime someone comes over to talk to Konnor and me, I try to make sure I don't rush and that we take the time to listen and talk back! Konnor will reach his hand out to people in the store and if we stop by someone he will start babbling like he's carrying on a conversation with them.   It makes their day and mine too. I'm sure a lot of parents experience this and I hope they enjoy it as much as I do! I like to call it the Konnor Effect :). I hope he stays this friendly and chatty and I hope he is still making people smile for years to come!  We love this little guy and I'm so glad he gives me the chance to talk to so many more people when I'm out.

Thankful

Every year I really enjoy seeing everyone's daily Thankful posts on Facebook.  I never do it myself on Facebook (not because I'm not thankful) because I know that I would never remember to keep up with it.  I am so forgetful and I'd end up writing something for the first day and then forget about it again until day 10. So I'm just going to post all the things I am thankful for here.  I figured I'd try and do one for every day in November.  I should be able to find 30 things that I am thankful for!  Some will be bigger than others, and some will have longer explanations than others, but here goes my 30 things.

30 Things I am Thankful For...

(in no particular order)

1. Korey and Konnor.  They go together.  I am extremely thankful to have both of them in my life!  I was lucky enough to start dating Korey in high school.  I love that we have been able to spend so many years of our lives together.  It's so fun to be able to say that we have been together for at least half of our lives.  We have gone through so much together, and there is noone else that I want to spend my life with.  Korey is a great father to Konnor.  Every night we do Konnor's bath time together and I love singing fun kid songs with Korey while Konnor looks at us like we are crazy :)  Without Korey there would be no Konnor.  We love Konnor so much.  We've always wanted children and even though it seemd to take longer to have one than we had expected, it was well worth the wait.  Konnor is perfect!  Even when he is awake for 3 hours at night he is perfect :)  Every day he seems to grow right before our eyes.  It's bittersweet.  We love watching him grow, but it's also sad to see him becoming a little boy so fast!  He's walking all over the place and chattering all the time.  He has taught us so much about love, patience, and how to see the world through the eyes of a child again!  We could not be more blessed!

2. Having the opportunity to be a stay at home mom.  I know how lucky I am to be able to stay at home with Konnor.  There are definitely some days where I'm ready for a small break by the end of the day, but I love getting to spend so much time with him.  We've had to sacrifice some things for me to be able to stay at home, but I am so glad we have been able to make it work.

3.  Family.  I love my family.  Even though I'm sad we don't live in Charleston anymore, it has been nice to be able to see family more often.  We have been able to see our parents, siblings and grandparents a lot more frequently since we have moved closer.  It's nice that Konnor has also gotten the chance to see his grandparents, aunt, uncle, and great grandparents more frequently too :)  We also appreciate that they come down to visit us just as much as we go up to see them.  I'm also always happy when we get the chance to see other family members too!

4.  Bella and Chloe- Our furry family members.  We got Bella almost immediately after we got married.  I wanted a dog growing up, but was never able to have one.  As soon as we got married, getting a dog was one of the first things we did.  Bella can be a little ornary at times, but we love her.  We got Chloe a couple years later and I'm so glad we did.  I love having two dogs and Chloe is the best friend to Konnor.  She will let him crawl over, under, and all around her without moving.  She likes when he throws the ball to her, and you can always find her laying beside him in the living room.

5.  Friends.  We are very lucky to have some pretty awesome friends.  We have had to move so many times in the past few years, and we have always managed to make some great friends wherever we have lived.  We have kept in touch with so many people, and we try to visit friends as often as we can, and we love when they come to visit us.  Friends are so important, and I'm glad that we have had the opportunity to make so many different friends the past couple years.  I'm sure we will make even more and we will always be thankful for the ones we have.

6.  Facebook.  Yes, I am thankful for Facebook. :)  Facebook has made it super easy to keep in touch with all the friends we have made.  There have been times where we have moved away from somewhere, and then gone back to live, or just to visit, and it feels like we never left because we have been able to keep up with our friends lives through facebook.  It's nice to share pictures with friends, and be able to get on and send a quick message.

7.  Charleston.   I know that we don't live there anymore, but I'm just happy we had the opportunity to live there twice.  I will find a way to get back there again someday.  Hopefully sooner rather than later.  I miss Charleston every day, but just knowing that I have found a place I truly love makes me happy.  We always are talking about going back there to live some day so that gives me something to look forward to.  Until then, we will just have to visit when we can!

8.  Our house.  I am so happy that we finally actually own the house we are living in.  After moving around so much and renting places from lots of different people, it's nice to know that we are homeowners now.  I'm looking forward to painting more room, hanging pictures, and making it our own.

9.  A handy husband!  I'm so glad that Korey likes trying to fix things, and he likes knowing how things work.  It definitely comes in handy!  He childproofed the house for Konnor, he changes are car oil, and with the help of the neighbor he moved our pellet stove upstairs so we could have lots of heat this winter without paying a million dollars for propane!  He does so many other things and I am thankful for him!

10.  Chloe + Isabel.  I recently started selling Chloe + Isabel jewelry and I love it!!  I've been looking for something to do to earn a little extra money and this is perfect.  I love the jewelry and I love how supportive the whole community is.  I don't feel pressure to sell anything, and I can do it on my own time.  It's given me something to do for myself during the day, and I love sharing all the fun jewelry they have with everyone! www.chloeandisabel/boutique/kristyw

11.  Running.  I took a long break from running recently, which I of course regret.  Each time I take a break from running, its so hard to get back into it.  I just yesterday ran again for the first time in about 3 months!  What was I thinking?? 3 months?? It wasn't a super long run, but it felt good to actually  make myself get out there and do it.  There are a lot of days that I feel like crap when I'm running and I ask myself why I am doing it.  But there are also days where I'm running and I love it and I tell myself that I could just keep running forever.  I love signing up for races and training for them.  I love the great feeling of accomplishment when I complete a race!  I still have a goal to some day run a half marathon in all 50 states, but I need to start running again more consistently if I ever want to reach that goal!

12. Konnor's mess he leaves all over the living room floor.  I know this is a weird thing to be thankful for, but I am.  Every time I see that mess it reminds me that we have a healthy and happy little boy.  It also reminds me that Korey is a wonderful father, who pushes down his own desire to have a clean, perfect, organized living room, in order to let his son have a fun, happy, toy throwing day :)  We do however at least pick most of the toys up at the end of the day and throw them in the pack'n play where they wait for Konnor to throw them all back out in the morning while he waits for his breakfast!

13.  My health.  I am thankful every day that I am healthy.  I rarely get sick and I don't have any major health issues.  I hope that I can stay healthy throughout my life.

14. Cooking.  Now that we live in a small town again and there aren't as many restaurants and fast food places nearby we have been cooking a lot more.  I don't always love cooking, but it has been fun looking up recipes and finding new meals to try cooking.  Korey and I both take turns cooking, and we also cook together.  We've been eating out a lot less which is great because it's healthier and it saves money!

15.  Our Local Library.  I love going to the library.  I have loved going to the library since I was a little kid.  I have my parents to thank for that.  I remember going to the library when I was little and picking out books for them to read to me.  They were always reading as we were growing up, and so because of that I love reading now.  We read to Konnor before bed every night and I try and read to him a couple times a week during the day also.  Konnor and I go to the library at least once a week to pick out new books to read to him, and books that I can read for myself.  Our library also has programs for babies and toddlers.  We signed Konnor up for the first session and he loved it.  We will be signing him up again in February!

16.  Holidays.  During holidays we usually get to see family and everyone is in a happier mood!  It doesn't matter what holiday it is, although I do enjoy Thanksgiving and Christmas the most!

17.  Vacations!  Going on vacations even if they are a small weekend trip somewhere is something that is important to us.  I am so thankful that Korey loves to travel as much as I do, and that we find ways to save the money and make these vacations happen.  Even if it means that it takes a couple years to save up to make some of the bigger trips happen.  There are so many places I want to go some day.  I hope that we are always able to travel and that we get to take Konnor on lots of vacations big and small!

18.  Coffee.  I resisted being a coffee drinker for a long time.  I know it's probably not the most healthy habit to have, but it sure does help after those long nights when Konnor is up for 3 hours or more!

19.  This blog.  I started this blog over a year ago after we found out I was pregnant.  We didn't want to tell too many people right away and so we created this blog to share with our close friends and family who knew.  Now I just enjoy having the blog to write what I want, share pictures of Konnor, and to still let family and friends know what is going on in our lives.  Hopefully some day I'll go back and read all these posts and be able to remember all the great times we've had!

20.  Other Moms.  My mom, my mother-in-law, friends that are moms, and moms I don't even know!  It's always nice to have other moms around so you can ask them questions, talk about kid things, and give some advice of your own.  I know I'm a better mom because I have so many other mothers to look up to and to ask for advice when I need it!

21.  Konnor's love for music.  He loves all kinds of music.  This means I can play anything I want in the car and he is usually pretty happy with it.  His favorite songs aren't "wheels on the bus" or "twinkle twinkle" (although he does enjoy those), but instead they are "Home" by Phillip Phillips and the "Cup Song".  He's loved the "Home" song ever since he was little.  When he would scream in his car seat all we had to do was put this song on and he would settle down most days.  Even now when he gets a little cranky all we have to do is turn this song on and it usually does the trick.

22.  Lazy weekend days.  It's so nice some weekends to just sit around and not do much except play with Konnor and the dogs, watch movies, read a book and nap. :)

23.  Sweatpants!  They are super comfy and now that I am at home most of the day I wear them ALL the time!  I'm sure Korey is getting sick of seeing me in sweatpants! (Sorry Korey).  

24.  Laughter.  I love hearing Konnor's laugh.  I also love seeing other people laugh because of Konnor.  Everyone who meets Konnor loves him.  He's almost always happy and his laugh is contagious!  Korey and I definitely smile and laugh a lot more now that he is around!

25.  Books.  I enjoy reading and always have.  I love finding a good book and letting myself get lost in the story.  I hope that Konnor enjoys reading some day as much as I do!

26. Movies.  Korey and I have always had fun going to see movies together.  Now that we have Konnor we don't get to go to see movies as often as we used to.  We still like to rent movies though, and we also like watch movies that we own, and occasionally we are lucky and get to go see a movie in the theater.

27.  My Smartphone.  I like how easy it is to take a picture, look something up, call someone, and so much more.  When I was up all hours of the night feeding Konnor, I loved having my phone to read a book, or look up answers to the million questions I had about babies.  Now I use my phone almost every day to take pictures of Konnor.  It's so nice to always have a camera with me!

28.  Warm Weather.  It's not warm right now, but when it is warm it makes me very happy.  I love Summer and sunshine.  I like going to the beach and being outside all day in the warm sun.  I enjoy running when its nice out, and going for walks with Konnor.  I can't wait until the summertime and I hope that we get to live somewhere close to the beach again some day!

29. Sleep!  I love to sleep :)  I don't get as much sleep as I used to, but I get plenty.  I probably got more sleep than I needed before!  There are also nights that I get very little sleep depending on if Konnor is up a lot.  I am very thankful though for the nights I can fall asleep quick and get a full night of uninterrupted sleep. But honestly.... those nights I get to be up with Konnor for a few extra hours aren't always so bad. (It just stinks when they happen several nights in a row!)

30. YOU.  Whoever you are reading this right now, I am thankful for YOU!  I'm glad that people actually take the time to read what I have to write.  Even if it is pointless and boring sometimes.  So Thank you!

Well there's 30 things I am thankful for!  Hopefully you were able to make it through all 30!  I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and I hope you take the time to think about all that you are Thankful for right now in your life!