Let's Count Our Blessings...

Okay, so I've been horrible about blogging and haven't kept my promise about updating every week, I'm so sorry. I couldn't be more grateful for my wonderful family but life is busy with two little ones and these days sleep takes precedence over blogging "0) . However, I did want to add something because I thought it was important. I'm at work and just saw a family of five. Our Nutritionist Assistant brought back two charts and said "who gets these two, whoever it is needs some Lysol". Well it ended up being my turn and as I called them back I couldn't help but take notice. The two little girls had chopped hair that must have been cut by their mother. Their clothes were filthy and so were their little faces. One little girl had soiled her clothes with urine and the Mom changed her only to change her in equally dirty clothes. The Mom was so excited because this weekend they were moving. Now this is a family of five, moving from a 1 bedroom house to a two bedroom house. The 1 bedroom apartment they were living in was infested with mold so they had to move into a motel because their youngest daughter has epilepsy which was only getting worse due to the mold. The Dad decided to join us for the visit and said it looked like it was going to rain. I said I hoped it held off during their move and he said it wouldn't be a problem, they only had about 4 or 5 things to move. I think to myself how lucky am I. My children are bathed, have clean clothes, food on the table every night. I don't overly worry about our finances but probably should. Rusty is constantly asking me to look for another job because a lot of times we end up paying more for daycare than I bring home. I just don't think he understands how much I get back in return. I know the news is depressing these days with everything going on, but if you can, be thankful for what you do have. I had a child ask her Mom the other day for a toothbrush and she said she had to wait until payday. I just bought Kaileigh a ten dollar movie yesterday because it was on sale without even thinking twice.

I promise to have an uplifting blog this weekend with lots of pictures...PROMISE...