I am Thankful...

I am Thankful that we are home for the holidays. I don't just mean home in the town of Benbrook, TX where we live. I mean for the fact that we are spending the holidays in the comfort of our home outside of the hospital.

Last year we spent every holiday in the hospital while Gab undergone brain surgery. We didn't even celebrate Thanksgiving and because of her short term memory loss she didn't truly remember what Thanksgiving was. It is so nice this year to be able to celebrate the holidays with our family and be thankful everyone is healthy.

There are many more reason I am thankful this year and many more family members and friends I am thankful to have in my life. Being thankful to not be living in a hospital is just the number one change this year from last.

Gab November 13, 2007 before first surgery




Gab after first surgery (a little swollen)






Gab after second surgery




Gab while in rehab at hospital (first time standing alone)




Gab now, a year later! A beautiful survivor of brain resection surgery removing left side of brain, lots of rehab, therapy weekly and relearning all about life!




My two other blessings in life.





I would say I have plenty to be thankful for!

L is for....

Since I am new to blogosphere I have been recently surfing other blogs to get acquainted with other mother/women bloggers. I ran across a blog that I just loved, Crumbs in the Minivan. Cynthia had published a cute little meme which consisted of a top 10 list of favorites that begin with an assigned letter. So I commented her and asked for my letter.

The rules:

Comment on this post and I’ll give you a letter. List ten things you LOVE which begin with that letter, then post this in your journal and give out some letters of your own.

So my letter was.... L

1. Love... Okay, I know it's cheesy but to me love is so important. Loving your children, loving yourself and being loved.

2. Laughter - I love to hear my kids laugh and I love to laugh. Laughter just feels good.

3. Laziness - I love to be lazy, curl up on the couch and watch a movie.

4. Leisure - I love to use my leisure time to blog... What can I say I didn't get assigned a B so I had to make L include my favorite new obsession.

5. Lettuce - Lately I can't get enough Caesar Salad.

6. Learning - I love to learn new things, whether it is college work or a bunch of useless tidbits. I also love to see the accomplishment of my kiddos learning something new.

7. Letters - I love to get hand written letters in the mail and love to send them in return.

8. Loot - Come on, who doesn't love money?!

9. Listen - I love to listen to music...

10. Life - Finally last but not least. I love life! Need I say more?

Now let me tell you. I thought this meme would be a lot of fun but it was actually pretty hard. I had to really do some thinking in order to come up with ten favorites that all started with L. Who is with me on the challenge? If you want a letter of your own for your top ten then leave me a comment and I will send you one. I am interested in reading others top ten favorites.