RTT- Sappy Days Off
Ah...it's Tuesday. One of my favorite days of the week because the Un-Mom plays her random thoughts game today...
Please visit her to join in on fun. (Come on, you know you want to...)
And we're off and rambling.
My husband has tomorrow off!
He works for the government so he gets all federal holidays off. You just gotta love bonus days off in the middle of the week!
And I've heard all the clock punching jokes, but I love the fact he has a job where the expectation is that he'll work a 40 hours a week, at least most of the time. (If something important is going on, obviously he'll do whatever needs to be done.)
Even with a commute, my man eats dinner with us and gives the little guy his bath nearly every night. I know that the salaries are bigger in the corporate world, but you just can't put a price on some things.
And a great big early THANK YOU to all the veterans out there! I sincerely appreciate your service and all the sacrifices made to protect this fine nation.
A big thank you also to the military families out there. Being a military spouse isn't an easy job by any stretch.
And I usually talk about my favorite news articles of the week on Tuesday, but everything has been too depressing lately. So I'd rather just say thanks in general.
It seems like a good time of year to do it.
So excuse me for a moment, but I feel I need to say it -thank you universe for everything. I have so much more than I deserve.
And sure, life happens sometimes. My appliances rebel (especially when my in laws are visiting), my car breaks down and we all get sick sometimes...all the same annoying things that everybody has to deal with, but in general, life is really pretty darn good.
So thank you for my wonderful, healthy family, including the new little one that will join us shortly.
Thank you for my husband's job and our snug little house.
And I truly appreciate the opportunity to stay home with my little ones, even if I occasionally vent a bit about life with a feral two year old.
Thank you for my friends and all the little things that brighten my day - library books, hot tea, chocolate, sticky kisses, etc...
Clearly, my pregnancy hormones are raging, but if you can't be a bit sappy in your third trimester when you can you?
So what if I keep crying at sad movies, books, news stories, blog posts, etc?
I mean do you really want to make an issue out of it? We all know that my mood will swing the opposite way soon enough.
I used to think I was a pretty stable, mellow person, but lately I'm just pulling on my seat belt and trying to enjoy the ride (and trying to remember to be nice to the people I love, of course).
Happy Tuesday all! (Go give your family a big sappy kiss from me.)
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Mwah right back at ya! You're allowed to be thankful! I wish more people would be thankful!
There is absolutely something to be said for the 40 hour work week. I wish Daddy Crumb could work a job like that, but it's just not to be.
Thanks for the reminder to be thankful. It's easy to be cranky sometimes. More challenging to recognize how good things really are in our own lives.
And, I love that you used the word "snug" to describe your house. That's one of my favourite words.
i wish i had tomorrow off! even though the courts are closed, all i get is a dress down day... not that i can wear jeans. "business casual" whatever that means...
i love your tuesdays too! you always make me laugh! i suppose november is for being sappy... so you can use that for an excuse if you want!
In your third trimester you're allowed to do anything you want. Get out of jail free card, so to speak
Nothing wrong with sappy and happy ... two of my favorite emotions.
Awww, I love your thankful post! I hope you thoroughly enjoy having the hubs home tomorrow!
You are one decent human being... and a good mom, too.
Aww, very sweet post :)
Sounds like you have much to be grateful for. Good for you. Enjoy the ride.
Have a terrific day. :)
Awwwww! Your post made me smile! Thank you for that! :)
I try to be thankful too. We can be so happy if we just look at what we do have and don't spare a thought about what we don't have. (yes, I use this one on my kids when I explain why they won't be getting an Xbox, cell phone, etc, but that doesn't make it any less true.)
I would definitely agree that you have the right to be emotional, it's your third trimester. I hear, you also have the right to ask your husband to get you craving foods like ice cream...but only from the parlor across town. Enjoy your many blessings.
Happy Veteran's Day, my friend!
Yesterday at work they gave us (the veterans) a nice little gift as they do every year. I think it's a really nice thing. A co-worker spoke a little bit about two of his friends from Viet Nam who did not come home. He was crying.
Stopping by from the SITS roll call.
Thanks for this blog post about Thankfulness. I especially needed it today when my husband is on his third day of being out of town and I am about to lose my ever-lovin' mind!
It was a good reminder to step back and look at the things I am truly grateful for. Like the fact that my husband has a job..... It puts it all in perspective.
Have a great day!
aww, i really like this post ...
thank you for sharing your happiness and gratitude with all of us.
It' hard to remember to be nice to the people that you love :-( You just kinda let your frustrations out on them sometimes.
Sweet post. Kinda got me all warm and fuzzy.
And, library books make me smile, too.
Such wonderful thoughts and thanks and praise. This is a lovely blog I'll be back.
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grand post; you say what probably a lot of people feel in their hearts (at least I hope so), but so clearly and succinctly. I can feel your gratefulness from where I sit and here's a shout out for pregnancy tears. They are probably closer to our real selves than at other times.
:)
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