Well, technically it's not today-it's tomorrow. But I'm still going to count this as consecitive blooding cause I am just finishing my day.

Today I am grateful for getting to wear my Twilight shirt-TWICE!

Since it is 3 am though, I'm going to have to elaborate on this later. I just got home and need some sleep!

So TTFN!

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Today I am grateful for so many things...but I can only do 1.

I think that I am grateful that I at least had energy yesterday. I didn't get a dang thing done on my house which makes me sad. But I did get to the store to get some things I needed (like dinner for my New Moon party on Friday) and worked on Traeden's fundraiser some more.

So between waking up at 7 am after 5 hours of sleep (did anyone else notice the bright flash around 11 last night?), running errands all day, another doctors appointment (with a shot in my rear end), and walking another couple of miles with 2 kids and a dog in tow (STILL working on getting Trae's money for baseball) I am EXHAUSTED. So I'm calling it a night early. Well, early for me-10:45 pm isn't exactly calling it early, is it?

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Today I have to say that I am extremely grateful for my energy.

Lets just say that I haven't had too much of it the last couple of months. But with me leaving on vacation next week, I have promised myself that there are things that HAVE to get done.

Here is my list:

1) The kids bedrooms-clean, gone through, and organized.

2) The kids bathroom-organized and cleaned

3) The office-This one needs the most work. It's looked like crap for way too long now.

4) My bedroom

5) My bathroom

6) Christmas decorations-must be up before I leave or they won't get up at all this year.

7) Pack-I can't very well go on vacation without my belongings, right?

#'s 1-5 will take care of my upstairs. Something that really hasn't been done since we've moved into our house almost 5 years ago. And I'm hoping to get these ones done by Saturday so I can do Christmas decorating, pack, and Relief Society stuff Sunday - Thursday next week.

Well, as of right now, here is my list.

1) Bedrooms-Elison's is 99% done (putting away the laundry and a few more of Troys things is all that's left) and Traeden's is 75% done (cleaning out his closet and organizing a few drawers is what's left there)

2) Bathroom-90% done (just needs cleaning).

3) The office-90% done (just a few things that need to go to storage, garbage and the DI pile)-thanks to the ENERGY I had today!

4 and 5 are 0% done. That will be tomorrows chore.

So I am really happy and grateful that I had the ENERGY to get something done today other then my nap!

(I'll post some pics once everything is done...I'm getting excited)

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Today I am grateful the Traeden didn't have to have his tooth pulled. Next Monday I'll be saying some thing different though.

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I am grateful that I've blogged 8 days in a row!

Now, goodnight!

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Go Katie..Go Katie..Go Katie! 7 day in row! I can't believe it! So I'm really motivated now to keep on postin'!

Today was a pretty big day. There is so much that I could write about today, but the thing that sticks out the most is.....

I am so grateful that Football is over!

Yay!

Our routine has been as follows for the last couple of months:

1) wake up

2) eat breakfast (if we're lucky)

3) find Traeden's football stuff

4) get Traeden ready

5) make sure that Traeden is at his game at least 1 hour before the game starts to practice

6) usually we have forgotten something so we have to run back and get it.

7) watch the game

8) clean up after the game

9) stay for the after game team huddle

and

10) travel home with 2 extremely tired kids in tow and our Saturday pretty much shot!

The season actually finished on Halloween, so we've had a couple of weeks now to recover. Don't get me wrong, it was really fun, but it was a BIG commitment for everyone in our family. I was so tired that I actually pulled Elie out of dance for the rest of the year. It has been so nice to not have to worry about practices and games and homework and dinner every single night.

I do have to say that I really miss chatting with all the other parents though. We kind of formed our own little 'sideline family.' And I'm sad that I don't have that anymore!

Although today was the football party and I have to say it was a blast. Most of you will want to stay away from my house for awhile cause if you dare come in, I'll have to show you the awesome video that one of the parents made for all the boys. It was awesome! It was fun to see them all running around playing and just being boys. And out of 22 kids, there was only 1 boy who didn't show up. That, to me, is incredible! Football meant that much to so many of these boys and people that they would all take a Saturday (snowy) morning and spend with us just one last time. It was an awesome party to finish a remarkable season too, but...

I'm still grateful it's over!