A Blogging Milestone

Guess what.

This is my 500th blog post!!!

500! That's insane!

I never would have guessed how much I would fall in love with blogging. :)

Anyway, I thought I would celebrate this milestone with a list of things I am thankful for today.

So here goes:

1) A beautiful "fall" day despite the forecasted rain.

2) The general health of my family. As long as we have our health, we can handle any curve ball life throws our way.

3) A nap on the couch.

4) Time out to cook and try a new recipe, which is only afforded on weekends.

5) Parchment paper. :)

6) The (temporary) coziness of eating dinner around a card table while our table is being refinished. Key word: temporary. It's way too small.

7) The endless talents and skills of my husband. He is amazing to me.

8) Hand-me-down kids clothes!

9) The smiles and laughter our kids provide for us daily.

10) My job.

Also, just wanted to say thank you to all of you who continue to read my babbling.

It always surprises me when someone I don't see often (and had no idea read my blog) comments to me about how they enjoy keeping up with our little family.

Well, I enjoy writing here!

But I always appreciate the support too. :)

Blogging has opened up a surprising network of awesome people and information I never knew existed. But more importantly, it helps me keep up with friends and family that I care so much about, but would never have time to connect with in this much detail during such a busy time of our lives. It helps to keep "a small world" feeling at our fingertips.

Anyway, thanks again for reading!