17 Reasons I'm Lucky - Day 13

In honor of St. Patrick's Day, and simply because I'm feeling blessed lately, I've decided to do 17 days of posts.  Each post will include one reason that I feel lucky.  Hopefully, you can think of at least 17 reasons why you're lucky too.  Please feel free to share your reasons, because sometimes it just feels nice to be able to brag a bit.

May the luck of the Irish be with you this March, and beyond.

I'm lucky to be able to volunteer at the school.

My kids are not at home for almost 8 hours every day.  I trust teachers and other responsible adults to help them to learn, care for them, and keep them safe.  While I generally believe that these adults have their best interest at heart, I still like to know what my kids are doing during the day.  I want to know who they're friends with.  I want to know that they are happy.  I want to know that they feel safe.  By volunteering at the school, I am able to get a small glimpse of what they do and how they interact during the part of the day when I can't be with them. 

17 Reasons I'm Lucky - Day 12

In honor of St. Patrick's Day, and simply because I'm feeling blessed lately, I've decided to do 17 days of posts.  Each post will include one reason that I feel lucky.  Hopefully, you can think of at least 17 reasons why you're lucky too.  Please feel free to share your reasons, because sometimes it just feels nice to be able to brag a bit.

May the luck of the Irish be with you this March, and beyond.

I'm lucky to have the freedom that I have.  

I didn't post this on the 12th.  I didn't have to.  I am free to post or not post.  I am free to stay home with my children when they have a snow day.  I am free to make cookies with my girls, teach them how to play Battleship, and read Harry Potter.  While I do have responsibilities, I am free to make many decisions in my life.  There are many reasons that I have the freedom I do.  There are many people to thank.  I'm very lucky to be surrounded by the people I am.     

17 Reasons I'm Lucky - Day 11

In honor of St. Patrick's Day, and simply because I'm feeling blessed lately, I've decided to do 17 days of posts.  Each post will include one reason that I feel lucky.  Hopefully, you can think of at least 17 reasons why you're lucky too.  Please feel free to share your reasons, because sometimes it just feels nice to be able to brag a bit.

May the luck of the Irish be with you this March, and beyond.

My husband is kind, patient, and thoughtful.

I am sometimes a bit emotional.  Yesterday was one of those times. After a long and difficult day, I was emotional and a little irrational, but Doc was kind and patient.  Even though there were a thousand other things he needed to do, he took time out last night to relax and watch a chick flick with me because he knew I needed him.  His thoughtfulness makes me a very lucky girl!

17 Reasons I'm Lucky - Day 10

In honor of St. Patrick's Day, and simply because I'm feeling blessed lately, I've decided to do 17 days of posts.  Each post will include one reason that I feel lucky.  Hopefully, you can think of at least 17 reasons why you're lucky too.  Please feel free to share your reasons, because sometimes it just feels nice to be able to brag a bit.

May the luck of the Irish be with you this March, and beyond.

I don't know if it makes me lucky, or dishonest, but my kids think that you're supposed to eat apple slices while watching a movie.  :)

From the time my kids were small, I've always given them apple slices when we sit down to watch a movie at home.  Apples are crunchy, yummy, and healthy, so they seem like a perfect fit.  It wasn't until friends were over that I realized how unique it was that my kids asked if they could have apples and watch a movie.  Their friends looked at them like they were crazy when they asked, but were happy to join in the apple crunching goodness themselves.  

Customs, habits, and traditions are easy to modify, eliminate or create when you have children.  They only know what they're taught, so I think I'm pretty lucky to have children that have so readily accepted some healthier habits. 

 

17 Reasons I'm Lucky - Day 9

In honor of St. Patrick's Day, and simply because I'm feeling blessed lately, I've decided to do 17 days of posts.  Each post will include one reason that I feel lucky.  Hopefully, you can think of at least 17 reasons why you're lucky too.  Please feel free to share your reasons, because sometimes it just feels nice to be able to brag a bit.

May the luck of the Irish be with you this March, and beyond.

I'm lucky because my children are also good friends.

When I found out that I was pregnant with Pumpkin, Peanut was only about 8 or 9 months old.  While I would have been happy with a boy or a girl, I have to admit that I was secretly hoping that she would be a girl.  I wanted Peanut to have a sister, and a best friend because I was fortunate enough to experience that myself with my amazing sister.  As of this moment right now, my girls are best friends.  Even though they do fight, they love each other.  They look out for each other.  They enjoy being together. (They don't even like to sleep in separate rooms.)  I fully expect them to experience some difficulties as they get older, but at the end of the day, I hope they find a way to remain friends.  That would make us all very lucky!

17 Reasons I'm Lucky - Day 8

In honor of St. Patrick's Day, and simply because I'm feeling blessed lately, I've decided to do 17 days of posts.  Each post will include one reason that I feel lucky.  Hopefully, you can think of at least 17 reasons why you're lucky too.  Please feel free to share your reasons, because sometimes it just feels nice to be able to brag a bit.

May the luck of the Irish be with you this March, and beyond.

I'm lucky that my parents encouraged my love of reading when I was young.

I love a good book.  Mystery, Romance, Historical Fiction, Nonfiction - I enjoy just about any genre.  A good book can be a great escape when actual travel isn't possible.  It gives the reader the opportunity to get inside the head of another character.  It allows the reader to develop a new appreciation for all that he/she has.  A book can provide inspiration, creativity, and ideas for getting the most out of your own life.  

I may not remember every detail of every book I've ever read, but I do know how books have made me feel.  The ability to read allows you to travel anywhere and do just about anything - between the pages of a book. 

 

17 Reasons I'm Lucky - Day 7

In honor of St. Patrick's Day, and simply because I'm feeling blessed lately, I've decided to do 17 days of posts.  Each post will include one reason that I feel lucky.  Hopefully, you can think of at least 17 reasons why you're lucky too.  Please feel free to share your reasons, because sometimes it just feels nice to be able to brag a bit.

May the luck of the Irish be with you this March, and beyond.

I'm lucky to have a couple AMAZING friends.

Good friends are kind, thoughtful, helpful, reliable, funny, honest, trustworthy and very hard to find.  I guess that makes me extra lucky since I have more than one.  We don't agree on everything, but we have a respect for each other that allows us to disagree, but never judge.  

Tis the privilege of friendship to talk nonsense, and to have her nonsense respected.  --Charles Lamb

17 Reasons I'm Lucky - Day 6

In honor of St. Patrick's Day, and simply because I'm feeling blessed lately, I've decided to do 17 days of posts.  Each post will include one reason that I feel lucky.  Hopefully, you can think of at least 17 reasons why you're lucky too.  Please feel free to share your reasons, because sometimes it just feels nice to be able to brag a bit.

May the luck of the Irish be with you this March, and beyond.

I'm lucky to live in a place that people enjoy visiting when they are on vacation.

Amazing sunsets are a regular view for me and my family.  I can fall asleep to the sounds of birds singing and waves rolling onto the shore all summer long.  We are surrounded by solitude, with fun and excitement just a stone's throw away.  Sometimes I wonder if my children realize how lucky they are to live where we do. 

 

17 Reasons I'm Lucky - Day 5

In honor of St. Patrick's Day, and simply because I'm feeling blessed lately, I've decided to do 17 days of posts.  Each post will include one reason that I feel lucky.  Hopefully, you can think of at least 17 reasons why you're lucky too.  Please feel free to share your reasons, because sometimes it just feels nice to be able to brag a bit.

May the luck of the Irish be with you this March, and beyond.

I'm lucky to have such supportive family.

My sister lives about 1.5 hours away from us and has two children about the same age as Peanut and Pumpkin.  My parents live 3.5-4 hours away.  My in-laws live nearby, but they've just moved here recently.  

My kids are pretty active.  They play soccer, basketball, softball, and musical instruments.  They are always involved in camps, games, programs, and other activities.  I am always amazed and impressed at the number of events our family manages to attend.  In fact, I can't remember an event where there wasn't at least one person other than Doc and I in attendance.  With the girls being in 4th and 2nd grade, the games/programs aren't always overly exciting (particularly for non-parents).  Most of the programs they are involved with are essentially learning leagues.  It doesn't matter to our family.  They come to as many events as possible and cheer our girls on.  My children know that they are loved and supported whether they are the best, the worst, or somewhere in the middle.  

Love and Support - That makes me and my girls very lucky! 

17 Reasons I'm Lucky - Day 4

In honor of St. Patrick's Day, and simply because I'm feeling blessed lately, I've decided to do 17 days of posts.  Each post will include one reason that I feel lucky.  Hopefully, you can think of at least 17 reasons why you're lucky too.  Please feel free to share your reasons, because sometimes it just feels nice to be able to brag a bit.

May the luck of the Irish be with you this March, and beyond.

I'm lucky that my children have kind and thoughtful friends.

For Valentine's Day this year, Pumpkin's teacher had the children each make one card for one classmate.  The children were all assigned a specific "friend" to make a card - to be sure that everyone received one.  The child that was supposed to make Pumpkin's card chose not to, so she didn't get one.  She came home a little upset, but she wasn't devastated.  The next day, she came home with a beautiful handwritten note and picture from one of her friends.  It said, "I'm sorry that you didn't receive a card." 

What a kind and thoughtful gesture!  What an amazing little girl! I am so blessed that my children have chosen friends that care about them and are considerate of their feelings.