entry #121

Dear Starbucks,

Thank you for making pumpkin spice drinks. However,
make them not so coffee-y flavored.
It drowns out the pumpkin-y goodness.

Dear Weather,

Thank you for being so beautiful and fall like.
I enjoyed you this weekend.
I saw a changing tree. It was hopeful.

Dear Hot Water,

Thank you for working this morning.
Where were you in my time of
need last night when I was fighting
my restless legs????

Dear Husband,

Thank you for letting me sleep in on Saturday.
I appreciated it. And for doing the dishes.
And for playing with the kids. We love you! Oh and
thank you for your effort to teach me how to
relax and be ok with not doing anything.
I'm sure I'll learn eventually.
Thank you for taking in
my lessons of not sitting around and
not not doing anything. We'll balance
each-other out soon enough!

Dear Fire pit,

Thank you for being our fire pit and for being so simple
and user friendly. We are gonna love you this fall!

entry #120

Dear Husband,

Thank you for cleaning up the floor after I puked all over in the
middle of the night and for cuddling our daughter all night
because she wasn't feeling well and had
a nightmare. You are a pretty great guy!

Dear Kids,

Thank you for dancing together this morning when you
didn't know I was watching. It was very sweet and warmed
my heart. You guys could have more 5min. moments
like that.... Like ALL the time would be great. :)

Dear Pie,

Thank you for smelling so so great right now
baking in my oven...

Dear Ingrid Michaelson,

Thank you for making yet another fantastic album...
Can't wait to learn all the lyrics and sing along.

Dear creators of Chuck,

Thank you for creating such a great show. I finally got
caught up and I have to say, you do not disappoint!
I'm excited for the new season!!!

entry #119

Dear first day of homeschooling my pre-schooler/kindergartner,

Thank you for going so well and for great ideas coming to
my mind. I think I'm gonna like you.

Dear Daughter,

You're so very smart. So smart I had to start kindergartner
levels with you. I'm proud of you! I had fun yesterday
being creative with you. It's fun that you love to do
the stuff I loved doing. It brings it back out of me.

Dear Husband,

You owe me a good night's rest. I don't like being racked in
the spine with your elbow. It hurt. And you snored.
But thank you for rubbing my back
whenever I'm having a difficult night. I love you.

Dear Comcast,

Thank you for bundling our internet and cable tv
for an affordable price. We've never had cable.
I'm excited to get it. It should help my problem
of hating most PBS programs and re-watching movies.

Dear Chicken Crescents i made last night,

Thank you for turning out so well and for being just what
I was craving! I appreciate it.

entry #118

Dear Weather,

Thank you for being so beautiful. I want the a/c's out
of the windows so that I can just enjoy you.
Husband says we should wait another week or so.
He might be right.

Dear Cinnamon Vanilla candles,
Thank you for filling my house with a fall aroma. It's lovely.

Dear Blog world,
Thank you for being full of inspiration I wouldn't get elsewhere.

Dear Lord,
Thank you for the peacefulness that has become me.
Thank you for transforming my thought patterns and
my heart. Thank you for for not being done with me.

Dear Christy,
Thank you for a great message yesterday. As I ponder
it today, it's exactly what I needed to hear to help me
re-focus and come back to that place of knowing the truth.
I look forward to your tuesday nights!

a great homebirth story...

the birth of tessa tangerine

entry #117 + some sneak peeks....

sneak peeks first...

we're gonna make a house blog soon.

Dear Grandma and Grandpa,
Thankyou for making such a beautiful hutch so many
years ago that I am now going to use in my home.

Dear Dad,
Thank you for bringing the hutch over today.

Dear father-in-law,
Thank you for installing lights and fans in our home.

Dear man at BigLots,
Thank you for tipping us on the sale that is in a week on
mattresses so that we'll save $100.00.
We like saving money.

Dear pumpkin processing company,
Thank you for smelling so good today.
It got me excited for fall.
25 days till the pumpkin festival!

entry #116

Dear Heart,
Thank you for beating and for keeping me alive. Please stop palpitating sooo much.

Dear Son,
Please communicate better somehow and explain to me why you throw away perfectly
good food. I love you but you can stop that anytime.

Dear Kitchen,
Thank you for finally being done being painted. You look lovely. Now to add accessories.

Dear unpregnant go-get 'em me,
Please shine through these next few weeks of transitioning into fall and routine and homeschooling.
I look forward to being you again. Cause you're awesome.

Dear Husband,
Thank you for cleaning up whatever that nasty nasty left over drink was in our son's sippy
that spilled out in the back of our suv. It smelled bad. You're my hero.