Open House.

Today I am grateful that I didn't turn into a crazy mom and cry all over the place while proceeding to grab my child and run the hell out of his school only to never let him return.

but i was tempted.

tonight was Brey Bear's Open House at his elementary school where he'll being going to Pre-K starting next week. EEK!

Of course the teachers had to start the night off all sentimental like by reading a story to the kids about a little raccoon that doesn't want to go to school. and of course, it was heart warming, and sweet, and just a touch sad so I thought i was going to break down into tears right there in the school cafeteria in front of all the other parents.

BUT i remained strong. I kept myself together and didn't humilate my child by said grabbing and running and banning from school in the future.

I, however, make no promises for next week.

Thanks for reading!
Lana

Perspective.

Today I am grateful for perspective.

sometimes you have good days.

and sometimes you have bad days.

sometimes things drive you crazy. or piss you off.

but it's all got to mean something, right?

I saw this little gem today.

I grateful for every single one of the things listed here.

well, i don't attend church. so let's swap out off-key singer with loud obnoxious toddler toys and it amounts to the same thing.

and I'm grateful for the perspective i found after reading this list.

and I'll be grateful if even just one of my readers finds a little perspective of their own.

Thanks for reading!

Lana

Tickets Please.

Today I am grateful to be buying my disney world tickets.

squee!

there is something about buying our tickets for disney world that just makes the vacation seem a little more real. like 55 days away real.

man, i'm excited.

i've been saving to buy these tickets for the past couple of months. The Marsh generally takes care of most of our bills and trying to find a place in the budget for the unfortunate price of the tickets can kind of be a pain in the ass. so what it usually comes down to a few months before we need to buy the tickets is, i get put on mama lock down mode.

ebook downloads? nope.

starbucks coffee? don't even think about it.

it's a worthy sacrifice, so i make do. and i always feel a little proud of myself when i can look at The Marsh and telll him i saved enough money to buy the tickets without him having to. just as a constant reminder to him that i AM capable of saving money if i need to. if the cause is worthy.

So tonight I'm grateful that after I finish posting up this blog, i'll be purchasing my park tickets for our upcoming vacation and wishing a little bit that 55 days wasn't so far away. while simultaneously freaking out that our vacation is only 55 days away. jeez. i got stuff to do!

ALSO.

I'm grateful that when I logged on to blogger today I noticed that I have 1999 pageviews.

you guys are just awesome.

and I love you all.

and you know what to do.

TONIGHT WE'RE GONNA PARTY LIKE IT'S 1999!

Thanks for reading!
Lana

Whipped.

Today I am grateful for whipped cream.

seriously.

as previously established, i'm always grateful for food.

and whipped cream is a food. kind of.

an amazing one.

everything taste better with whipped cream, right?

strawberries? check.

ice cream? check.

coffee? check.

EVERYTHING.

and thanks to Little Miss G telling her papa that she just NEEDED whip cream from the grocery store (that kid really is mine) we now have some in the house again. HOLLA.

I've already had one delicious cup of amazingness coffee.

and i'm holding myself back from getting a bowl of rasberries at the moment and just covering them in whip cream. restraint. i have it. sometimes. mostly. okay so i may totally end up going into my kitchen and getting a bowl of whip cream. err. i mean rasberries.

either way, i'm a happy girl.

and completely grateful for whip cream.

Thanks for reading!
Lana

Mad Ninja Skills.

Today I am grateful that i do not have to work tomorrow.

not that I ever have to work on mondays...

but my husband did this fun thing when he got home from work...he set the alarm clock and the said "the alarm is all set for you to work tomorrow"

and then for 3 seconds i had a complete heart attack like "what do you mean I have to work tomorrow. do i? it tomorrow tuesday already? was today monday? what the hell is happening to me? is this the real life? or is this just fantasy?"

yes. i did think all of that in three seconds.

i have kids, i've learned to think like a ninja.

but after those three seconds were up and The Marsh noticed that i was staring at him in absolute horror, he chuckled and said "oh yea, tomorrow is monday, that would have really sucked" as he reached over to shut the alarm clock off again.

he chucked.

he gave me a freaking heart attack and the dude chuckled.

anyway.

i know it seems a bit crazy to get worked up about the idea of going back to work. but The Marsh worked a double yesterday and worked today and i'm just tired. and he's tired. and i knew the kids wanted to go to the park and play and i wanted to get a run in. the idea of all the plans i had made for the night just seemed to crumble before my eyes (also in those three ninja seconds) and I'm just really really grateful that it was just The Marsh having a dumb moment.

Thanks for reading!

Lana

Baby Namaste.

Today I am grateful for Miss G. and all of her adorableness.

is adorableness a word?

well it is now.

I'm grateful for her adorableness.

it's saved her little rear end on more than one occasion.

but sometimes she just takes it to a whole new level.

Have you ever seen a three year old do yoga?

I seriously cannot even BEGIN to describe how freaking cute it is.

and today while I was trying to get a yoga work out in, georgie decided she wanted to do it too. i feel bad because sometimes I get frustrated with her, she tries to climb under me or runs around while i'm in a particularly difficult hold...and i just snap at her. i just want 20 minutes to try and get a work out in. is that really to much to ask? but today right when i was about to get frustrated with her she dropped into one of the positions on the floor and i almost died. she was soo cute. and the thing is, she actually nailed the position. I bet she would be one of those amazing people who can do incredible holds if she starts this young. and maybe she would like to try it. i feel like sometimes i'm discouraging to her about it, and i don't mean to be. I just want a minute to try and fit in my work out too.

but I am grateful today for her and her god damn adorableness for helping me step back and take a minute to realize that maybe i don't need to get frustrated with her when i'm trying to do yoga, maybe i can encourage her to keep trying it instead.

Thanks for reading!
Lana

Jorge.

Today I am grateful for Jorge.

pronounced George.

That's my brother :0)



and today is his 27th birthday.

man, is he super old or what? teehee.

But in all seriousness, I'm grateful for my brother today, and hope he has had a wonderful birthday.

My brother and I may not have always seen eye to eye growing up. we had our fair share of rows. a.k.a. we got an in-school suspension for fist fighting in the cafeteria in high school. with each other. BUT we were also laughing about it 15 minutes later. my poor mother. she wasn't laughing at all.

I'm grateful for Jorge (whose name is actually Jordan, but thats kind of boring right? I prefer Jorge) because he makes me laugh. hard. the only person I have ever met that makes me laugh harder than Jordan is The Marsh. true story.

I'm also grateful for Jorge because he's been my brother and my friend literally my entire life. chapter one. page one. line one. It was Jorge and Lana. oh sure, we have other siblings and we love them dearly, but they came later. it started out as Jorge and I. that's the way it's been my whole life.

I'm grateful to Jorge because he's a wonderful uncle to the babes. he saved my life earlier this week when my gas light was on in my car and I didn't have my purse on me. oh and he still speaks to me even though i referred to one of his ex-girlfriends as "The Walrus" for the better part of a year. while they were still dating....little sisters, right?

anyway. I hope my brother knows just how much he means to me and how seriously grateful I am to have such a great big bro like him. Happy Birthday, Dude. I love you.

Thanks for reading!
Lana