Thankful For My Planner -

I recently lost my oxygen tank day planner. I couldn't find her anywhere. I was fearing the worst... forgetting dates, important events, even birthdays. I can NOT imagine life without my day planner.

I sent a note out to my school asking where my planner was, and if anyone had seen her.  If she was lost, I would pay handsomely for her safe return...

... She was recovered today. She safe, at home, back in my arms. I feel whole again. I have already double-checked that I have indeed, NOT forgotten anything.

Today, I am thankful for my day planner.


What I am not thankful for...is my memory.

Thankful For My Job -

Today, I am thankful for my job. I am thankful I have a job. I am thankful for the role The Lord put me in. I am a teacher. As of recent, a 2nd grade teacher. Prior to November 1, 2011, I was a SPED teacher. I love kids. I love their minds, how the work and what little things the can come up with.

I am thankful I get to work with my students everyday. It is a fact - I wake up everyday thankful for my job, but more, thankful to be a teacher.

I have said it once, and I will say it again, I wake up happy to go to work every day. I am a pretty lucky girl. Not too many people can say that.

Thankful..

Yes, I am jumping on the "November-Thanksgiving-Thankful-For" bandwagon. Each day, between now and Thanksgiving, I will list one thing I am thankful for. Let's catch up....

1. I am thankful for my wonderful husband. He has changed my world, given me the very best, treats me like a queen and makes me smile very day. He blessed me with my most prized possession... which brings me to:

2. My dear baby. My little sugar lights up my life, brings me joy and happiness every day! He makes me cherish life's big and small moments. He makes every day a challenge and a pleasure.

3. I am thankful for my immediate family. My parents made me who I am. My mother is my rock; she exudes what it means to be able to do it all. She faces challenges head on, and never breaks a sweat. She lives life fully and is determined to make the most of life, always! What an inspiration. My Daddy can do it all, with an incredible amount of ease. He sees life through optimistic lenses and makes me laugh every time we talk. More than anything, he has shown me HOW to love. He loves my mother and loves our family more than any one person could. He walks on water, and is my hero! My sister and her family, and my little brother are so very unique and hold a very central part of my heart. I have the lucky spot to be the middle child, to have an older sister to follow and a younger brother to lead!

4. I am so very blessed with an incredible in-law family. I dreamed growing up that I would have an in-law family that I could see as my very own. That is exactly what I have. My mother and father in law have taken me as their own - treating me as a part of their family from the very beginning. I know that regardless of situation, I could call on either one and they would be there for me. They have blessed Cullen and I with a faithful and successful marriage to follow. My brother in law and sister in law are wonderful. They are kind, and considerate. How much better do I get to have them both!

5. I am thankful for my situation. I am a young, married, woman with a successful job, a home I own, and a life I created with my husband that I am very proud of.

6. I am thankful for my best friend. She has been my other half since 1991. We were on the phone last night, talking about how we have been together for 20 years. 20 YEARS! That is longer than most marriages. She and I have been through it all. She knows everything about me. She is smart, kind, caring, loving, HYSTERICALLY SARCASTIC, and determined. She knows what she wants and goes for it. She lives life to the fullest and has a certain charisma about her that makes you WANT to be her friend. You should count your blessings if you are her friend. I count myself among the luckiest - she is my best friend. Double Burger...

I am alive...

Contrary to the lapse in time during blogging, I AM still alive. :) Long Blog coming soon! :)

But, because everything is better with a picture... Here is the Mills Family on Halloween!

Funday Friday

Noah and I are at home today with his Brohchitis. He slept through the night (woo woo!), woke up on his own hungry and thirsty! We were cautious about how much to give him...we didn't want a repeat show from last night. 

However, great news - he has kept it all down, and he has wet diapers, which means NOT DEHYDRATED!! Thank goodness! 

Happy Friday all. Have a wonderful weekend. We will be here nursing our lovebug to better health! 

Sick Baby = Sad Mommy

I have a sick baby. I am not happy. Today Hubby got a call from Noah's day care. She said Noah had been throwing up yellow. Yes, yellow. SO, concerned, Hubby took Baby to the doctor. The Doctor said Baby has Bronchitis. So.Sad.  I came home as quick as I could. My sweet sugar and I cuddled all afternoon. He changed clothes three times from 3:00 - 6:00 because he threw up so much.

 Eventually, I just left him in his diaper. At least that way, when vomit occurs, it takes a towel... not a change of clothes, and a towel!

 So, We snuggled up in my bed and he fell fast asleep.What is it about your momma's bed when you are sick that makes you feel better? It is true, think back to your childhood. Where did you want to be when you were sick? In your momma's bed. I still do...

SO, we are staying home Friday so that Baby Boy can get to feeling better - and so that his friends at daycare do not have to feel this way too! Have a wonderful weekend! We are surely going to try!

Banana Pudding Face...

So, Noah is WILD about feeding himself these days. He especially loves feeding himself if it is semi-liquid (like pudding). 

Hi Momma. Want some of my pudding??

He is serious about his food consumption...this was followed with  "Mo, Mo" his little way of saying MORE...

...I swear, he may eat me out of house and home.

October? Where Did September Go??

I cannot believe it is already October! Where did September go? Honestly....where did it go? I feel like September whizzed by. Yes, school was just starting up, but September is a big month for us. It is Cullen's birthday. It is our anniversary. It shouldn't be a month that is so easily passed. But, it did. Once again, it did. It escaped me.

The only plus side to September being over is that October is here. October being here means that we are so much closer to our SUPER VACATION we are taking at the end of the month. Woo woo! We are going to sit on the beach, pina coladas in our hands, dreaming of how to waste our days. Heavenly.

Here are some things that have allowed time to pass at warp speed:

• School has been great. It is my favorite year so far. I know I have a very short career in teaching, BUT this is my favorite year by far! My kids are tough, and give me a run for my money every day - but I love them, I love teaching them, and I LOVE my job. It makes the time pass quickly too. 
• Noah - my gosh he is so fun recently. He laughs at himself because he thinks he is so funny. It will say something that only he can understand and then laugh hysterically for many minutes at a time. I can give him directions and he not only understands, but follows through with what I ask him. He is so loving. He has a genuine personality. He is a lover. He gives hugs and kisses when he leaves your company. He blows kisses; he snuggles. He can show you he is one using his fingers. He loves Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Chuggington and Little Einstiens on TV. He looooves being outside (much like his momma). AND - he is all boy. He beats anything he can reach with a golf club. He runs manically through the house screaming and giggling. If you ever need to see what a tazmanian devil looks like - head on my way. He has a best friend, whom he loves. Kylie and Noah have play dates. Kylie and Noah are the picture on the background of my phone. Noah asks to hold my phone, then points to Kylie and says "Kah". He loves his Kylie. 

Other than school that takes up 80% of my days, and Noah and Cullen that take up the other 20%, I blinked and September was gone! However, With October here, THIS is what is on the calendar for the next 24 days:

• This weekend: Visiting momma in Austin, girl-date with my co-worker to watch The Biebs on the big screen (yes, you read that right. We ARE watching Never Say Never, and yes. I am 27.)
• Next weekend - Pumpkin Patching with our favorite little friends. 
• Weekend after, October 22nd - UNT Homecoming! 
• October 26 - VACATION! 

 SEE. October is practically over too. Where does the time go??

100% Rough N' Tumble BOY

Thank you Lauren, for inspiration on blog titling! Last night, Cullen, Noah and I played in the living room! Oh man, he is ALL boy. Chaos ensued! 

I hope you enjoy these as much as I did watching...which you won't, because he isn't your son. I just hope you get at least a chuckle out of them!!

Many mini-posts.

My friend, Leah, posted a blog with many little topics in it... I loved it. Half the reason I don't blog more often is because I don't want to write an entire blog for something that takes me 3 minutes to write. WELL - she solved that problem.

AND, without further ado - here are many mini-posts:

1. I read a blog called Lil Blue Boo. She posted the most amazing house cleaning to-do list. Guess what I am doing in "all my free time" this week?? CLEANING, and scratching things off this amazing concoction!

2. Cullen's car got towed this weekend... I think the amount of money you have to pay to get your car out of impound is LUDICROUS! Unfortunately, They can do that. It just sucks.

3. If you are wondering, Noah still calls Cullen "Mom". I will say, "Say Dada". Noah says, "Ma ma". He is a little stinker, and we are convinced it is on purpose!

4. We went to the park on Saturday morning, just him and I. We had such a great time. Here are a couple pictures from our fun time:

5. Aunt Kelly - I want you to know, Noah has PERFECTED this face: 

Remind you of anyone?? He makes this face prior to pouting or when he is saying silently - "Are you NUTS, Momma??"

That is it for now. See, it would have been silly to add each of these to their own post. Thanks, Leah, for the great idea!!