Thankful Thursday!

Decided today would be a Thankful Thursday post!  Well....I'm thankful every day, but sometimes it helps to write it out, you know?

1. I am insanely thankful for every person who works with or for the individuals and families in the Prader-Willi Syndrome community, here in the States and around the world.  PWS is such a little-known and challenging syndrome - every bit of help, fund-raising, and support are SO needed and appreciated.

2. I'm thankful that, in spite of "me", God saw fit to have me meet, date, and marry Brad....he's a great father, he works hard and always has....and he puts up with all my weirdnesses and quirks. Why, I don't know.

3. I am thankful for every moment during which S, my younger daughter, is in an amiable and flexible mood.  The behavioral challenges that come along with PWS mean that she often has little control over whether she's amiable/flexible or belligerent/hard to deal with. 

4. I am trying to be thankful for the unceasing rain...glad it's just rain and not snow at this point!

5. I am thankful for vacuum cleaners that really suck up the dirt!  That's a little strange, I know - but since we don't exactly have the funds to get the carpets cleaned regularly, it's nice to have a vacuum that seems to really work well.  I'd love to get a D.yson vacuum, but wow they are expensive.

I hope you have lots to be thankful for!  Thanks for reading!
Later,
Jen

Thankful Thursday

Five things for which I am thankful!

1.  The relative health of my husband, and both my kids...especially today, S's first day back at school after being out for a week!

2. Hot water, hot coffee, and hot showers.

3. The ability to read!  Reading has made me smarter (I think :-) ), made me more aware of the world, helped my become and stay a decent writer, helped me be a better communicator, and entertained me for all my life.  Pretty cool!

4. That the dog which I wasn't sure I really wanted, has turned out to be an awesome dog.

5. For every single person who reads this blog, and leaves a comment - and for those who just lurk! (Hi Betsy!)

Have a great Thursday,
later,
Jen

10 Thoughts of Thanks

Since Thanksgiving is coming soon, I have been thinking about what I am thankful for.  I am, of course, thankful for much more than what is on this list, but this is a start!
[a slight edit: I'm not sure if this was originally posted on a Thursday, but I decided it fit into the "Thankful Thursday" section...so that's where it is!]
1.  I'm thankful for my husband, who is a really good person, smart, and a very hard worker.  He doesn't always like his job, but he goes and does what he has to do, and thus far we've been able to manage without me working consistently.  (I'm thankful for that too!)

2. I'm thankful for my two beautiful, smart, funny daughters.

3. I'm thankful that, thus far, the presence of Prader-Willi Syndrome in S's life and our lives has not been too difficult to deal with.

4. I am extremely thankful that we can still afford our house payment, which leads to the next item...

5. I'm thankful that we have really great neighbors, who have become friends.

6. I'm extremely thankful that my mom's car accident a few weeks ago did not give her more serious injuries.

7. I'm thankful that the ice-cream I'm eating right now is helping my ear not hurt as much. (I would not normally be eating ice cream at 11:30 at night, but wow, am I tired of this ear-ache.  I'm ready to do whatever for some relief!)

8. I'm thankful for my in-laws...they are awesome people.

9.  I'm thankful for my health.

10.  I'm thankful that, long ago, I learned how to read.

JB