Thoughtful Thursday - August 14th 2014

Welcome to Thoughtful Thursday!

Sharing those things that I am most appreciative for during this past week.  For me, I think it will be a good reminder, and a way to focus on the positive.

1. Savoring the chubby little "Michelin Man" legs of our baby boy.  Soon those little rolls will be replaced with the lanky legs of a busy toddler.
2. Enjoying a bag of trail mix (nuts, dried fruit, and dark chocolate chunks) that was left in a hot car.  A gooey mess of sweet and salty goodness!
3. Having fun observing Handy H gain some independence at a gymnastics camp where he gets to attend with "the big boys".
4. Grateful for the Summer rainstorm that helped get a handle on some of our local wildfires, and give us a break from the heat.
5. Appreciative of a positive comment in a restaurant regarding the behavior of our children.  
6. So thankful for a day trip with some friends for swimming, sand play, kayaking, ice cream, conversation, and a can of hard cider at a nearby mountain lake.  Thank you ladies!!

I'll leave it there for now.  Please feel free to share some of your own happy/thankful thoughts with us in the comments as well.  We would love to hear from you!

Cheers!
Forestry Mama

Thoughtful Thursday

It can sometimes feel like our house is a little bit negative at times.  Some of us are brooders, others learning to deal with ever changing hormones, and some of us are just exhausted.  I often see other bloggers and friends writing out lists of the the things that they are thankful for.

I've decided to give it a go in our house.  In a world where we are constantly barraged with advertising showing us the latest and greatest, and "you just can't be happy without this".  It is definitely hard to just be happy in the moment.

I think with the children, maybe asking for a few daily thoughts on what each of them are thankful, appreciative, happy about would be interesting, and maybe help us all realize all the wonderful things that we have right now in the world that surrounds us.

For me, I think it will be a good reminder, and a way to focus on the positive.  So, I thought that maybe posting some of our thoughts once a week might be interesting.

Welcome to Thoughtful Thursday!


I'll go ahead and start with the things I am most appreciative for as of late.

1. Accidently getting to an appointment 1.5 hours early.  This led to fun playtime, and a beautiful morning hike in Lithia Park.  We observed wild animals, identified plants (especially poison oak), and greeted other walkers we encountered.
2. Feeling like my post pregnancy hormones are balancing out, and that post partum effects/depression seem to be diminishing.
3. Being almost finished with a houshold organization project that I started last week, and thought would never end....I see a light at the end of the tunnel!
4. Observing this Summer as the easiest so far in the realm of parenting on my own.
5. So glad that the smoke from surrounding forest fires stayed high up in the atmosphere, and we didn't have days similar to last year that looked like we were having dense ground fog.
6. Loving that I can go out and pick fresh fruit for my little ones right before their meal.  C-dawg had fresh blueberries for breakfast, and Miss M, and Handy H. had apples picked from one of our trees at lunch.

I'll leave it there for now.  Please feel free to share some of your own happy/thankful thoughts with us in the comments as well.  We would love to hear from you!

Cheers!
Forestry Mama