We all knew this was going to happen..
I'd post every day for a week,
then every other day for a week,
then once a week.
It's not likely that Ill wrap up the month at all.
But hey!
It's been fun while it lasted.
So.
Here we go.
Nov. 14 - A smile I am grateful for..
Shemar Moore's.
What?
Are you not?
Nov. 15
A technology I am grateful for.
Duh.
My I phone.
But more specifically, my Walgreen's app.
Not having to dial the automated system,
Go through 6 prompts to get to the pharmacy department
plug in the prescription number.
do it again because I always got it wrong the first time
and then hanging up.
Calling back.
going through 6 prompts again so I can actually talk to the pharmacist because
A. I entered in the wrong pick up time,
or B. because I just HAVE to make sure the prescription refill actually went through.
My Walgreen's app is a technology that I am so freaking thankful for.
Plus.
Walgreens has cadbury mini eggs.
Which actually has nothing to do with technology.
But whatever.
Nov. 16.
The schedule I am following says "A color"
Again.
And that was hard enough the first time.
I'm not doing it again.
I'm just not.
Nov. 17
A tradition I am grateful for
Hmm.
The first one that pops into my mind is jammies on Xmas eve.
I love that tradition,
It's the first tradition I can remember recognizing as such
It has always been so exciting!
It's the beginning of the end of the entire Christmas holiday.
Which is pretty poignant when you think about it.
And these days, I enjoy it more and more!
Because.
For some reason, now that I am an adult, and have since taken over the tradition for my own family,
my mother can't let go.
So I get everyone Xmas eve jammies, and so does she.
Me, Ryan, Miranda, Tatum, Jack, and Sienna..
And then, I worry that nobody got her any, so I get her some, and sometimes so does Steven, and maybe even Miranda.
And often times. She gets herself some.
So it's a great big pajama jam.
But the best part of it all,
is that my mom passed on her extreme dough headedness to me.
Something I am forever indebted to her for,
And the reason that that little tid bit adds so much to our Xmas eve tradition is because of this:
We both try to get a jump start on Christmas shopping.
Jammies are the best place to start, because we always know it's on our list.
And because its among the first presents purchased, it's among the first presents wrapped.
And because we are so excited to be well on our way to being "on top" of our Christmas "crap"
we wouldn't dream of doing something sensible like writing "XMAS EVE" on the gift tag.
So when Christmas eve rolls around, 100 % of the years, Miranda is digging around under the tree, opening every present, and peeking inside to see which ones are the Christmas Eve jammies.
The whole debacle takes a good 2 hours.
Which makes me love the tradition even more.
A tradition of dough heads is basically the best kind.
Nov. 18
Something in my home I am thankful for
Well.
I thinkkk.. I think it would have to be
The pretty little chandelier in my living room.
The light fixtures in our house really woo'd us.
And seriously.
Our house shopping needed to come to an end.
Or Ryan's life was going to.
So, I am grateful for that sweet chandelier that really aided in sealing the deal.
But.
Really, that is a stupid answer. Because we are NOT allowed to use.
Because it's about 20 feet up in the air
In the dead center of the room.
And we cannot imagine how on earth we would change one of the light bulbs.
Even the little giant can't help us..
But whatever.
I'm not changing my answer.
It's still the chandelier.
I know I'm a little shallow tonight, but it's been that kind of a day.
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