Thankful Thursday

We're on the verge of wrapping up another busy week in the Sinyard household.  I had such high hopes of this one FINALLY being back to normal after the holidays.  It seems we haven't had a full week where Audrey has school on her usual days AND all my workouts get done AND David is in town and not working late AND things were just, well, normal since well before Christmas.  But alas, it wasn't meant to be yet.  Luke came down with a double ear infection on Wednesday and the poor baby is not feeling well.  He's had four doses of antibiotics, which is typically the magic turnaround for him, so pray he wakes up feeling much better and his appetite returns.  When his fever is gone (which still isn't happening without the aid of Motrin or Tylenol) he acts pretty normal, but I can tell he's zapped.  He's not sleeping well which means neither are we.  

The rest of us are hanging in there health-wise, though if AJ's cough doesn't hit the road soon, we'll be getting that checked out as well.  Ah, winter.  What a giant pain in the behind you are.  Aside from harboring germs, you are also absolutely ruining my early morning runs.  I truly have no use for you past December 25th.

But now to focus on the positive, here is this week's TT list:

1.  A surprise visitor!  My mom came out on Tuesday, which was very nice.  What was also super cool was that she brought my niece Annelise with her!  She and my SIL were in town for a few days, so my mom arranged to get Annelise and bring her to our house so Audrey and her could hang out for a bit.  It was such a treat and we loved seeing her.

2.  Preschool teachers.  Have I put them on this list before?  I can't remember because children ruin your sane mind, which is another reason I am so grateful for these sweet ladies who take a turn with my girl each week.  They do so many cool things with them to get them pumped up about learning.  Two weeks ago was Wild West Day and this week was Toastie Toes (pajama) Day.  Around here we usually just have Don't Kill Your Sibling Day and Laundry Day, so it's definitely a plus for her to get to be a part of such a neat program.

3.  My children's sense(s?) of humor.  I can tell already they are funny.  Audrey gets and uses sarcasm like a champ and Luke will do just about anything for a laugh.  His latest hilarious trick is to do the "sad trombone" noise that David sometimes makes when things go wrong.  His timing and use of it is right on.  For example, when he and I were loading the dishwasher the other night, we closed it up and then I said," Oh no, we forgot to put in Mommy and Daddy's plates."  He immediately responded with "Waaa, Waaa, Waaa, Waaaaaaa." Another night David flipped the switch on the nightlight and it didn't come on, so Luke piped up with his sound effect.  Hilarious.

4.  The one Wolf Camera in metro Atlanta.  If you've known me for any length of time, you know I used to single-handedly provide a paycheck to at least half of our local Wolf Camera's employees.  Sadly, my contributions were not enough and they closed it down along with every other store in Georgia.  Except one.  And I found it.  And I drove over an hour to get there and print some pictures to frame.  I realize there are services that do this online, but I wanted it done now and in person.  I'll be back, Wolf Camera.  I can't promise you the kind of faithfulness I gave before, but you'll see me a few times a year, I assure you.

5.  Deep conversations.  I know it's quite cliche to say so, but in this technologically-driven society our "conversations" can be brief, surface, and fake.  Lately I've had several real talks with real friends and it's been a breath of fresh air in my life.  The subject matter isn't really what has made the difference, it's just that there was a level of connection and understanding that fosters real relationships.  And with all of the Pinterest and Facebook facades, I'll take more real.  

Pray for health and a good weekend!  I'm dropping off all of my consignment stuff (YES!) and we're hosting our first small group this weekend (YIKES!), so we'll have a lot going on these next couple of days.  Happy Friday!