Thankful...somehow.

It's very hard to feel thankful in the midst of Fevergate #2. Though, I imagine that is the point of this whole deal: to remember to sit down once a week and realize that, despite all the crap you've been dealt that week, life is pretty damn good. So, here's my list on this finally-getting-cool-again Thursday.

~ A healthy family. No, not right now. Brooke was still around 101 degrees when I put her to bed tonight. But in general, we're a healthy bunch. And I couldn't possibly be more grateful for this, that a 5-day fever is the biggest medical obstacle we face. We are blessed.

~ The triple batch of chili that I made this afternoon that is now portioned into 5 frozen dinners for chilly nights when I don't feel like cooking.

~ Lestoil, because no amount of Dreft can deal with this amount of spaghetti sauce. We took her shirt off before she ate, but not the pants... (p.s. This is what 102 degrees looks like. We lucked out in the awesome-baby department, no?)

~ 3.5 hour naps. While I wish it was mine, it was the Big Lady's. And I woke her at that point. (Fever- & medicine-induced, mind you.)

~ Support from family in a new venture that I'm (considering) undertaking. More on this later, but I'm super excited/scared about it. But their support makes it 10% less scary.

~ This face.