Thankful Thursday

This will be a short one because tomorrow is a VERY special day and I am working on a VERY special post!

I am thankful for:

• My sweet Harry's spiritual soul. The other day in the car, he said, "Mommy, I have a lot of questions only God can answer. When I get to heaven, I am going to ask him all of my questions."


• Will's honest soul. I was giving Will some money that we owed him the other day and he took it for a few seconds and then handed it back to me and confessed that Dad had already given it to him. I saw that he was tempted, considered his options and did the right thing! Good job, Will!


• that Kate did rather well (I think) on her "pre-school" interview yesterday morning. She will not be attending pre-school for a while but they invited her to come work with the Montessori materials this morning while they observed her. I had NO idea how she would do but I think she did great! She was very interested in the work and although she did not want to take turns, she ended up being very patient and well behaved. In fact, she does not play with toys much at all, so I might make some pouring, spooning, cutting work to entertain her at home! It was kind of funny because when I put Kate on the waiting list for this school (Harry went there too) we did not have a name yet. So her application reads...Baby Girl Ourlastname.


• that my husband is very understanding of how hard it is some days to stay home with a toddler. Some days, it is great but some days it is lonely and boring. He gets that.


• for the sweet and encouraging note my friend Leslie sent this week.


• for all the kind and uplifting comments people leave here everyday. They really mean a lot to me.

Finally, I am thankful for my smart and dexterous little girl. The other day, I needed to run down to our basement for a second. I shut the door behind me so Kate would not fall down the steps. We just put these door handle safety gadgets on it because Kate can open the door knob now. Well, these are not really designed for the kinds of knobs we have and they can accidentally push in the lock. So, I was locked in the basment and Kate was wandering around upstairs. I went outside and walked up to the kitchen door. Luckily, Kate came immediately to the door and laughed at me. I asked her to unlock the door and let Mommy in. She waved and blew kisses and laughed. After a few more requests, she unlocked the door and let me in. I am so thankful for that!