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Gratitude...

My...the time flies. I can't believe I haven't written since November 9th - I am a bad blogger.

Well - on to the positive.  We had a great November and December is shaping up to be just as good.  The kids are into their routines - Hayden is doing great at swim team and has finally mastered the butterfly - and Harlyn is loving Kindermusik.  Chris and I are plugging away at work and are incredibly grateful to have good jobs we both enjoy.

In honor of Thanksgiving we did a little "round robin" of thankfulness.  Hayden is thankful for his family and his swim coach (awww).  Bella "unofficially" told me she was thankful for big, soft bean bag chairs and a warm house on cold winter days.  Harlyn loves going to Ms. Rhonda's and singing at Kindermusik. Chris surprised me by saying he was appreciative of "lessons learned."  I thought this was quite powerful.  It's easy to be thankful when things go your way - life is moving along smoothly - but what about finding the good in those "not so great" moments?

So - in that spirit - I am thankful for realizing my limitations - both at home and work.  I'm thankful for my children and their wild spirits that keep me working on my patience while ever increasing my capacity to love.  No matter how tired I am, or how I think I can't take it one minute longer - I look at them and realize THEY make me a better person.

I finally want to thank our wonderful friends - Kristen and Doug - who invited us into their home for a fantastic Thanksgiving feast.  We had a wonderful time with kiddos running wild, turkey AND tofurkey - it was so nice to have a "real' Thanksgiving!

Until next time,

Positively,

Kim

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