Football....

Day 10 & 11....

This weekend I am thankful for FOOTBALL...yes, I said it, I'm thankful for football!

I am thankful for both Youth Football and the NFL! We watch football ALL weekend long, whether it is watching Kyle play on his team, watching college ball, or watching the NFL....we love football is this house!!

My boy has not only grown as a football player this season, he has also grown as a person...he has become a more disciplined, more detail oriented little boy and I owe that change to football and his wonderful coaches. They worked with him all season, teaching and encouraging him. They didn't let him meltdown on the field, or if he did (which was only once) they were great with it and played around him. He didn't like that much and got up and played and hasn't done it again. They taught him how to get knocked down and get right back up! I love watching him play football and love hearing him talk about football. He has a goal of becoming a quarterback next year and is willing to train and work over the next few months to try and attain that goal! Kyle had many great plays this season and I hate that his season is now over....we will wait not-so-patiently for next season!!

Kyle loves watching football...and not just the Redskins! He will watch any game and chooses who he wants to root for....he has NEVER rooted for the Cowboys though, and that makes this mommy happy! I'm glad the NFL and college football is there for my boy to have something to set his eyes on and try to work to! He says he's going to play for Virginia Tech for college and the Redskins after college!!

Doors Closing....

Day 9....

Today I am thankful for the fact that when God closes one door he always opens another! I am thankful that He grants great opportunities to those of us that wait patiently! (even if it is for months on end) :-)

I am thankful knowing that in just over 2 weeks, starting the Monday after Thanksgiving, I will be headed back to work full time, for the first time in nearly 11 years!

I will be the Administrative Assistant to the Healthcare Services Coordinator at MDA of Greater Washington's District Office. I will be working full time in Reston, VA with this wonderful company!

I am thankful that my loving husband gets up early every day to go to work and is home before the kids get out of school most of the week and that we'll only need to cover 1 day a week of after-school activities!

I am thankful that my lovely children took the news well and are actually excited at the possibility of going home with their friends or to karate on Monday afternoons! 

So today I am thankful for employment and the opportunities it will bring to our family!

Sinuses...

Day 8....

Today I am thankful for modern medicine and the insurance that helps pay for said modern medicine! I don't know where we'd be without the tools, instruments, and medications that are available to us today!

After a couple weeks of an on-again-off-again cough, Kyle has a sinus infection! Yuck! But on the plus side, it is his first one this season, and only his 3rd since having sinus surgery last November!