My friend Jennifer, got this idea of putting down at least 10 things I am grateful for and I think it's a wonderful idea!! So here goes my list:

1. Of course the obvious, I am grateful for my wonderful husband who has been through a lot this year and really stepped up when some would of walked away.

2. I am so grateful for my son who is the highlight of my day and amazes me continuously.

3. My parents who love me unconditionally, even if I am a pain in my Mom's butt sometimes :)

4. To my siblings and siblings-in-laws, who even though we might not always see eye-to-eye, you guys are important to who I am.

5. For my best friend, who believe or not has put up with me for the past 17 years and our true friendship began with a door slam I am so grateful for!

6. To my dishwasher who if I could hug, I would!

7. To all my other friends and family, I am so grateful you are in my lives and for being there when we needed you the most.

8. To my surgeon who could of butchered my hair not once but twice, but didn't, oh and who saved my life....

9. Caribou Coffee's, Passion Fruit Green Tea smoothie.......or Panera's Black Chai Tea Latte...YUMMY!

10. For all my nieces and nephews, all of you are special to me.....that means you too Kait and Kourt.

11. To my puppy, Athena...you shed to much but what would I do without you??

12. For Pampers Diapers....gosh I love these, and have NEVER leaked on me...even on a 4 hour car ride!!!

14. Sweetarts, oh how I love my sweetarts especially the one's Eric always seems to know when I need them!

15. OK, this list is getting long so I'll rap it up but to my Doctor's, especially you Kiki who even though my file is embarrassingly thick I am certainly thankful that all that put up with my complaining and hopefully with the next year approaching quickly, seeing you monthly is a thing of the past!!!

Thanks Jennifer, this definitely helped me remember who and what is important in my life, and I think we all should make lists like this to keep us in check. Life is way to short to not enjoy everyone and everything in it, I definitely have learned that this past year.

Until Nico's next adventure.........

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

I thought in the spirit of Thanksgiving and before I run around to the three different places today that I would wish all my readers a Happy Thanksgiving!! Which got me thinking about how many things I am thankful for...

I am thankful for my husband, who has been wonderful this past year and never really complained about having to take care of me when I couldn't take care of myself.

I am especially thankful for my son, Nico, who I love and adore more than life itself and who continues to amaze me everyday.

I am also thankful for my family and friends who have stuck with me through this past year and have supported me through the good and the bad.

Last, but certainly not least I am thankful to God who has allowed me to survive these hard times and allow me to find my problems that could have turned into a bad situation but allowed me to realize that life is hard but fortunately I am still here.

Happy Thanksgiving!!! Hope everyone enjoyed their day and that everyone takes a moment to be thankful for all the wonderful things in their lives.

Until next time!!!

A MYSTERY IN OUR HOUSE??

WHO COULD OF POSSIBLY MADE THIS MESS??

THE SUSPECTS:

MOMMY, ME?? COMME ON.....I DIDN'T DO IT!!!

NICO SAYS, ATHENA DID IT??

WHAT DO YOU THINK???

Mommy and Daddy think, some two year old not naming names wasn't sleeping when he was suppose too and this picture hasn't been the worst.....Before ever single piece of clothing was out from his dresser, the clean diapers were placed in the dirty diaper pail and all of his dirty clothes were mixed with clean ones....lets not forget the slider chair and the cushions and stool were misplaced.....I am not saying any names but I am guess the dog hasn't yet learned in her almost 9 years how to open drawers, but weirder things have happened...........

Until Nico's next adventure...or mess........

More time...

It is sad to say it that now that I am getting back to my normal self, I can't believe how much stuff can get backlogged in just 5 weeks. From toilet scrubbing to dog hair bunnies, it is never ending and not that Bry didn't try his best he was wonderful but now I look around and think......WERE DO I EVEN WANT TO BEGIN??? Actually I just want to walk out of the house and walk back in hoping it'll all be clean again. I guess the drugs are wearing off and reality is starting to set in that sitting on my butt for 4 weeks was really not fun and even worse now that I see how much I have to do and so little time I have to do it in!!! I know as people have always told me, "Don't sweat the small stuff", it's easier said then done. And poor Nico is so confused with Mommy and Daddy home all day for 5 weeks and tomorrow Bry is back at it and I go back on the 1st, I am sure he is definitely going to act out as any 2 year old would with so many changes in their routine as he had this past year. OK, I guess I should stop venting.......it's just dirt and as my Mom always told me..."God made dirt, and dirt don't hurt".......why I just thought of that, who knows!!!! I am crazy...

On a lighter note, I have found a really fun place to take Nico. My friend Kelly called the other day and asked us to go to Story time at the Plain Twp Public Library and although we didn't make it on time, Nico had so much fun in their Kids Area. Plus we got some new books to read, and even one that had pictures of Athena in it....we'll not really Athena, but he doesn't know that. He loves just to look at the picture and say "Mommy, Athena, Athena...see Athena??" It's too cute. He started saying sentences the day after my surgery, his very first sentence was after seeing my car...."I want my Mommy". When my Mom told me that I cried, I was excited that finally after months of waiting for words he was finally saying them in a sentence but in such a way that made me so emotional....I blame it on the drugs...LOL! So this weeks words are, Mommy or Namma, "What this?".....I guess it's better than "Why?", right???

Well better get to bed, my head is pounding and Nico got up early this morning so I better catch up on my beauty sleep.........I definitely need lots of that, LOL!

Until next time...........

I am back!!! Well we will see what the doctor says today, but hopefully he'll give me good news that I can pick up Nico again after 4 LONG weeks!!! Well here is another try at "Not Me Monday"....hope you enjoy!!

Even though I had brain surgery 4 weeks ago, I couldn't have possibly not gotten off the couch, showered or changed my pj's for 2 days in a row and just never left the couch for those days.....NO NOT ME!!

Nico couldn't have possibly worn his jammies all day and then Daddy was to lazy to change them and let him wear them one more night....NOT NOT US!!!

I couldn't have have let Nico just cry his little eyes out bc, Mommy it's not fair I have to go to bed at 10PM..............and then he feel asleep on the floor and we just let him go, no not us or the next night when he slept on the slider cushion...we couldn't possibly!!!

Well I know there's been more, but time has gotten away from me and maybe I need to start writing this stuff down......

Until next time!!!

Two year old's and bedtime...............

Well in Nico's world it's been a tough week. It began on Sunday afternoon when Daddy tried to put Nico to bed in his pack-n-play because that's the only place that he would sleep, but then it happened....he figured out how to crawl out of his pack-n-play, and it was on. First, Daddy thought ok if he doesn't want to be in his pack-n-play then we'll revert back to his big bed.....let me tell you that was a joke, he screamed, he yelled, he cried, and he even got the safety ball of the door handle that even I have a problem with. Then he was free..........well he thought he was free until Daddy caught him and then it was back to the repeat of the above and it was to the point of Daddy saying I guess no nap....but then oh my gosh, it was bedtime!!!! So here we are again not being able to put in his pack-n-play and he was extremely tired without a nap we thought this would be a snap............boy were we wrong. Daddy fought with him in his big bed, that didn't work, and then it was laying on the floor with Nico trying to have him fall asleep....we'll two hours later it ended up Daddy let him cry and after checking on him after two hours of quiet.......guess where he slept all night??? In his big bed with his blanket Daddy left on the floor for him. So not only did he climb on his bed, he grabbed his blanket on the way to bed and slept until about 5 am. Which wasn't what Daddy wanted, but now it's worked out to he sleeps in his big bed and is getting up later and later, today it was 7ish!!! And he started taking naps in his room so even though on Sunday we thought everything was lost and we were going to loose our minds, it worked out and hopefully we don't have to go through this again.........but now we are onto potty training.............please pray for us!!!!!!!!! LOL!!!

Until Nico's next adventure.........