Thankful

This week has been quite crazy at our house. All week, I've been thinking about what I should post and I couldn't really think of anything exciting or fun so was just going to fall back on how crazy of a week it's been and blame it on that. However, just watching and reading the news and looking at posts on facebook, I realized I wanted to just say how very thankful I am for all that I do have - craziness and all!

So, towards the end of last week, I started to get a little cough, sore throat, etc - anybody that lives in Texas and suffers from allergies knows what I'm talking about. Well, by Saturday, it was getting worse, and I managed to get an ear infection. So - again - you all know how NOT FUN that can be. Monday, I bit the bullet and went to the doctor and was diagnosed with bronchitis. Again...think toddler running around....and this just sounds horrible. So, here I was just feeling sorry for myself for most of the week. Fast foward to Wednesday evening when we get a call from daycare saying that Nathan has a fever and has to stay home for 24 hours. Again - not making my work week any better by having to take off for the 4th day in 5 days... So, as I thought about my posts, all I could think about was how horrible of a week I thought I had... Then, I really got to thinking.....was it REALLY that horrible? And at the end of the day, my conclusion was no! Not only was it not a horrible week, but I had so much to be thankful for that I felt that's what I wanted to blog about.

Soo..this week I'm thankful for:
- A wonderful husband who takes care of me, our son and our dogs when I'm under the weather.
- Thankful that I can get over a little sickness (even if it takes a week) when there are so many other people in this world who are battling so much worse who might never get better...
- Thankful that I have a wonderful, sweet son to love, take care of and snuggle with when he's not feeling well...I would not trade him for anything in the world
- Thankful for a job that allows me to take off (and not use vacation days) for both myself and my son when we are sick
- Thankful that our little one appears to be growing strong ;)
- Thankful that I'm alive and have been blessed with such a wonderful family that God continutes to grow :)

So, this week, I've given myself a challenge - to stop seeing all the negative in stuff and start seeing the silver lining :)
Here's a picture of my little man helping his mommy at work today..... We're on the 56th floor and he just keeps saying "cars" at all the cars below....