Thankful Thursday

It's time for another installment of Thankful Thursday. It's surprising me how much I actually look forward to doing this. I find myself jotting things down all week that I'm thankful for so I will have a good list on Thursday. It's really helping me appreciate how many really good things I have in my life every single day! So for today I am thankful for...

1. Allergy Shots. Cole has been on allergy shots for a year now and he is a completely different child. I honestly hadn't realized just how allergic to everything he was until we went to the allergy specialist and now I feel horrible that he was so miserable for so many years, but I am thankful for the difference the shots have made in his life. He is a football die hard but couldn't play before because he's so allergic to grass that just touching it would cause him to break out all over in a horrible rash. But now? He started spring flag football last week and he is LOVING it. He is so in his element now and my guess is will move on to tackle football in the fall, and this is competely made possible by those bi-weekly shots of magic!

2. Doctors. My broken toes of 2 weeks ago are not healing correctly. They are still really painful and after a few days of looking better my foot has swollen back up and is looking rough again, so much that I can't wear shoes. I called my doctor's office this morning to see if she had a recommendation of how best to treat it and she insisted that I come in for an xray today to make sure I don't have a stress fracture in my foot. I'm so thankful that she's getting me in today and can give me a plan of action to get my tootsies feeling good again. I'm tired of not being able to wear my cute shoes. Which leads me to...

3. Flip Flops. While not the ideal footwear for the corporate America dress code, I'm so thankful I have a closet full of cute ones that have allowed me to at least be able to wear shoes to work the last couple of weeks and be somewhat fashionable. If not for them I would have had to go barefooted and let's face it, that would have been nasty! :)

4. Swiffer. A must have for the new floors. It makes keeping them sparkly clean so easy!

5. Kelly Reynolds. AKA my hair stylist! I am looking like a shaggy dog and am so thankful that I get to go see my miracle worker on Saturday. This growing out process is tough and she's doing a great job of touching me up every few weeks and helping me keep my sanity. We're almost to where I want to be.

So there you have it. What are you thankful for today??

100 Percent

This is a Mama bragging post so if that isn't your thing you can stop reading here...

We received the scores from Cole's reading TAKS testing yesterday. For those of you unfamiliar with the good old state of Texas, TAKS is the state standardized tests that children must take and pass at certain intervals to move on to the next grade level. You might remember that I posted about how nervous Cole was about the test last month, afraid he was going to fail and have to repeat 3rd grade, etc. I am happy to report that not only did he pass, he passed with perfection. My baby got 100%! I am so proud of him and he was very proud of himself. He's such a good boy and works so hard which made me very happy for him and his accomplishment!

"Do it from your thingie."

I am loving this season of Dancing with the Stars so far! The title of this entry was a hysterical quote from Julianne last night. Classic! As for my thoughts on this year's crop of contestants...

1. Kristi Yamaguchi. I love her! I'm a figure skating fan and have always loved her, so I'm happy to see that she is a good dancer and should go far. She's also paired with my favorite guy dancer, Mark Ballas, so I would be thrilled to see them win it all.

2. Jason Taylor. Holy hotness! I am very pleasantly surprised at what a good dancer he is. Unfortunately he is paired with my least favorite female dancer, Edyta, so rooting for him to win will be tough. I'm enjoying watching him though.

3. Marlee Matlin. She is a really great dancer and has such a wonderful attitude about the whole competition so I hope she lasts a long time.

4. Mario. I think he has the potential to be really good but his cockiness bugs me. He's also paired with one of my least favorite pros, Karina, so I won't be pulling for him to win.

5. Priscilla Presley. What the heck happened to her face?? I can't get past that to notice what kind of a dancer she is. Love Louis though, so I try to focus on him and not her face.

6. Marisa Jaret Winokur. What a cutie pie! Her personality is just infectious, though I think she might want to tone it down a hair or it could get obnoxious. I think she has potential though and I really want to see her do well. She's also got great hair! :)

7. Steve Guttenberg. I think he's a better dancer than the judges are giving him credit for. His whole "I'm just happy to be here...save the world..." rhetoric is getting tiresome already. I think he and Anna are a great team though.

8. Shannon Elizabeth. After last week I wasn't sure that she was going to do very well but she really redeemed herself with the quick step last night. I think she and Derek make a visually striking pair and she seems to really work hard and has a great attitude, which surprises me a bit, but I think I would like to see her hang around for a bit.

9. Penn Gillette. He isn't a great dancer by any stretch of the imagination, but he's hysterically funny so I would like to see him hang around awhile just to keep things lively.

10. Christian de la Fuente. Hot, hot, and did I mention hot?? But a meh dancer. I want him to stay in for the eye candy factor alone because I'm not impressed with his dancing or his attitude.

11. Adam Carolla. Terrible dancer and definitely needs to go home first. I don't find him funny either so I'll be fine when he leaves.

12. Monica Seles. Seems like a wonderful lady, but just not a great dancer at all. I think she will probably be the first woman to go home and should be. That's too bad for Jonathan though, because he seems like such a nice guy. I would really like to see him get a quality partner one season and have a chance to win.

My Favorite Monday

Thanks to Tiburon for yet another fun blogging idea! Especially since I seem to do such a poor job of coming up with my own ideas.

This week's theme is my favorite piece of jewelry. My favorite, other than my wedding ring, is my diamond chronograph Bulova watch.

I'll preface this by admitting that I am a watch girl. I love watches and ask for a new one just about every year for either my birthday or Christmas, so the members of my family have a serious aversion to spending very much money on a watch for me. I eyeballed this beauty for over a year and hinted to Ron and my Mom...okay who am I kidding, I begged one of them to get it for me at every gift giving holiday! It wasn't cheap though so neither of them wanted to get it because they thought I would wear it a couple of months and then move on to my next prey. I guess a year of lusting over it finally convinced them and I got it for Christmas this past year and I just love it more every day! It is the only piece of jewelry other than my wedding rings that I wear every single day without fail.

Thankful Thursday

I can't believe I forgot to do my Thankful Thursday last week! It's been so crazy around here, so I guess I will have to be doubly thankful today. I am thankful for...

1. Finishing up. Other than a remaining few pieces of quarter round that Ron will install this weekend the floor project is DONE! We had carpet installers here almost all day yesterday but it was worth being stuck at home all day because everything looks great. I love the way my house looks now!

2. Friends. Cole's best friend's mom offered to have him over yesterday so he wouldn't be stuck here with us and the installers. He had a blast being with their family and came home exhausted last night, just the way you want your child to be when you are exhausted too!

3. Family. Shout out and big thanks to my cousin Taylor. She works at World Market and loaned me her employee discount card to buy a few things for the house. We bought the hutch and a 6x9 rug for the dining room all for less than $300. Yay for 30% off!

4. My hubby. He took a day of vacation yesterday so I wouldn't have to be here alone with the carpet guys, and vacation days are very precious to him because he gets about 1/2 of the amount that I do. Because he made the sacrifice we were able to get 99% of the furniture back in place and now I can relax and enjoy the next few days off and not be stressing about my house being a disaster.

5. Little Caesars. No it's not healthy, but it's convenient and cheap! I was too tired to cook dinner last night and for $8.12 and I was able to feed my family dinner. You cannot beat that!

I really could go on and on about things I'm thankful for today but I think I need to save some for next week. What are you thankful for today??

Weekend Wrap-Up and Other Randomness

TGIM! Who would have thought I would be happy to be back at work? Ron and I have worked so hard on the floors the last two weekends that getting back to my cushy desk job is relaxation! But we are 95% finished, Ron just has to finish installing the quarter round in the hallway and dining room. The office is done though, and I just love how it looks.

We are both exhausted though and sporting some war wounds from our little adventure. Ron has various cuts and bruises on his hands and a swollen jammed ring finger, and I have 2 broken toes. Luckily it's just the toes even though I whacked my whole foot on my very solid, very heavy dining room table. I hit it hard too, even Ron heard the crack, so I'm just thankful it's not more serious. It's going to put a kink in my work out schedule for a bit, but I'll try to do some other things like Pilates and weight training until I can get back to 'Jamming and running.

In other news, Cole is on spring break this week. He's so happy for the down time. MIL is visiting today and tomorrow and he will enjoy having a couple of days of 100% complete Nana attention. Then I will be off with him the rest of the week. After a couple of busy weekends I am looking forward to 5 days of a little more relaxation and watching some March Madness! I've got to get our brackets printed out so we can all make our picks. We are including Cole in the fun this year. He's so excited to have his very own bracket and hoping to win so that Ron and I have to treat him to dinner at his favorite place! :)

The Dirtiest Player in the NBA

If Dirk got a one game suspension for his questionable foul on Krilenko, Bruce Bowen should get at least 5 for this stunt. What a cheap shot artist!