ten on tuesday

So I know lots of blogs have this as a regular post and thought I would try it myself...

1. Emelie just had her drama class performance last week and did such a great job! She was definitely the best actor on the stage!  Great job Doodle!!
2. And I am so excited for Spencer's debut performance in a high school musical this Thursday! He is a member of the ensemble in Lewis-Palmer's production of "Funny Girl". Even better is that he is excited too. Good luck buddy!
3. And Jessica just finished performing in her first college production (it was a senior capstone project) of "Boy Meets Girl" and was soooooo funny as the third character of the three person cast. She played the teacher, the older sister and the coach in this ADORABLE and clever little one act play. AND, because she is so close, Chris and I got to see it and even video it! (sshhhh about the videoing part.)Yay Jessy!!
4. So happy my kids have all found something they are passionate about and I think it is even funnier that it seems to be the same thing for all of them - the theatre!!!  Then again, it definitely runs in the family.
5. Jessica will be home for 6 weeks over all the holidays! Yay!! We all miss her so much and are excited she will be home again for family movie nights and board games, building gingerbread houses, making Christmas cookies, decking the halls and trimming the tree... Ah, pure bliss.
6. Speaking of holidays...Thanksgiving is a little over a week away!!! Seriously!! Where does the time go?
7. Happy Chris is feeling better after a long yucky weekend for him. Lesson learned - DON'T take the flu shot! That's right - DON'T! He has to take it every year because the military makes him and EVERY YEAR, he gets the flu a couple weeks later - from the shot! And the rest of us are fine. Go figure.
8. Happy the weather is still nice enough a couple of days a week so I can get some hiking in with my peeps! LOVE my time with the girls.
9. Trying to figure out how to make our Christmas cards this year unique. Feel like I need to make sure they stand out from the rest since it IS my business to do that for other people!
10. Overall, very, very thankful.

Hmmm...ten random thoughts that somehow form a very loosely cohesive thought... I could probably get used to this.

proud to be an american

My Dad turned 81 on Sunday. So blessed to have him as a role model on what it means to be an American. He served his country, his church, his community and his family well. Happy Birthday Dad and God Bless you!

thankful