The oddly normal life of Clorie

Today my hubby replaced the brakes in our van. And the rotors. He got all dirty and sexy like. Luckily his dad was here to show him the way. When he was finished he drove it to test it....when he got back he said, for some reason the brake light was on. "Is the emergency brake on?" No...long pause... let me just check. Yay for new brakes. Very thankful for them.our huge truck load of wood, my father in law, .and Bailey, who was home sick today, but he got right out there helping load and unload wood. I have a lot of hard working, amazing, men in my life!

 it was of course fantastic. good food, wonderful family and a full belly. nothing really can beat that can it?  So then there was the weekend. The kids had already had the week, or the majority of it, off, so that was a bit of a fiasco. Everyone was by then bored with each other and figured that fighting was the way to solve that. The boy has somehow contracted a cold, which has lead to a barky cough/ earache like it does any and every time he gets a cold. Hopefully he's well enough for school tomorrow, we shall see.  Hannah clipped her nasty toenails finally. I swear I have never seen nastier toes in my life. Upon clipping a toenail flew off and into her eyeball. That was a hard thing to do. Get a toenail out of a child's eye while trying not to laugh, because I mean, HOW does that happen anyway?  All of my kids have been able to go to the store and get each other gifts, only Promise left to go there... I am making plans for my annual "cookie decorating party...

 i knew i would, pretty sure i said so in my first thankful blog. oh well. i am thankful. thankful for everything. sometimes, i do take things for granted but i know that i am truly blessed. i have a home, food in my fridge all my bills paid for and still on, i am able to do christmas for my children, have a family thanksgiving with wonderful people who i love. i live close to my mom and am able to lean on her often. i have great friends, great neighbors and life in general is awesome. i take it for granted sometimes but i can honestly say that every day at some point i take time to sit and realize what ive got and i am always thankful for it.  today i am thankful for my 'youthful appearance' seriously though. i have often gotten the 'your her mom??/' comment when out with destiny, who is 15 going on 18 anyway so its not that huge of a compliment, i mean i was 16 when i had her, so technically i am too young to have a child her age.  i have brought pizza into prom...

 Today I am thankful for my ability to cook.  Yep I am going to toot my own horn here. I am a damn good cook. I owe a lot of it to my mom's ex boyfriend and so in part I am thankful for him as well. Don taught me to like guacamole, before I met him I thought it was nasty... Only because I had only had that gross "chip dip" kind. Now I love avocados, I know what a roux is, and how to make one...Among so many other things.  I am thankful I have the ability to cook healthy, flavorful dinners for my family. I am thankful for my nice new pans my mom got me, my flat top stove that came with my house and for my dishwasher that does all the dishes for me when I am finished! :)

 Today I am thankful that when the Novocaine wore off... My mouth no longer hurt! Thank you Dr. Furgus!!  I really love this dentist and recommend him to anyone near by who is looking for a new dentist. My mom is afraid to go, and they have helped her. They are always super nice, and they even have TV you can watch while your getting your work done! Pretty cool.  Oh I am also thankful to my boss, who allowed me to come in late, I tried to call in.... but instead he just opened for me. So I got to sleep in and I really needed it. So thanks to you too Dennis. The best boss ever!

 I knew I would suck at this:  Day 12. I am thankful for children with such big hearts. My kids found a stray dog and they will walk the neighborhood until they find the owner. This last time the dog was already so worn out from its escapade... So they pushed it around the neighborhood in a wheelchair. Either way they found the owners, they were proud of themselves to have rescued doggie and I am proud of them for caring enough to try so hard.  Day 13. I am thankful for my children being old enough to babysit. Its SO nice to be able to leave the house for a few moments, and NOT have to take all four, to not even have to take ANYONE with me.  Day 14. I am thankful for 2 things today. First I am thankful for Carecredit which will allow me to get my root canal tomorrow that I am desperately needing as I am in a lot of pain.... which brings me to my second thing to be thankful for today... PAIN MEDS. Thank you so much pain meds. Without them I think I would be want...

Pretty cool date! And it's Friday...and it's veterans day. So what am I thankful for today...and everyday? For the brave men and women who have, are, or will one day serve our country! Of course my husband is at the top of that list. He served in dessert storm while I sat in my best friends basement playing Barbie dolls! I remember all the talk of Warcraft really freaking me out. I cannot imagine actually BEING IN IT. The girls father is serving as well. Out on a ship right now learning what needs to be learned and doing what is asked of him. Miles and months away from his family and friends...all to keep not only his own children, but mine and everyone else's children safe. It's a huge sacrifice to make for anyone and I am very thankful that people make that sacrifice for our country. I an also thankful for my little boy and girl scout who get to seat all the veterans in the assembly at school today. They are so proud of their daddy too. Wearing their little uniform...