Today, my "30 days of Thankful" item is, my home. Well, OUR home, of course. I was pretty annoyed when I arrived home, to find our 2012 tax assessment in our mailbox. Seeing how much your house drops in value every year is one of the most depressing things ever. Our house is so far under not only what we paid for it, but what we owe on it, that it's just sad. Don't get me wrong, I know this is a VERY common issue in the world right now, I in no way thing we are the only ones in this boat, but it's SO frustrating. BUT, once my anger and resentment passed, I had to take a deep breath, look around me, and tell myself "so what?". This is our forever home. We don't plan on moving, or selling ever, let alone any time soon, so why should we care? Obviously I would LOVE to refinance now that we have a few years of home ownership under our belts, but that's it. That would be the only reason it should really upset me. Otherwise, I need to just be grateful. We have a beautiful house, that keeps us safe and warm. It provides us comfort, joy and pride. It may not be providing us with a ton of comfort financially, but it brings us happiness in so many other ways, and we are so lucky to even have a home to call ours. For that, I am extremely thankful.
Today was a very good, very long, very exhausting day. Work was great. Busy and flew by, just like the rest of the week. I'm off for a few days, so I packed up a laptop and some work on my way out the door in hopes of getting some stuff done while I'm home. We'll see. I did leave work a tad early to watch the last of my Twilight Marathon Movies, Eclipse, before the big premiere tonight. I hadn't seen any of this 3rd movie, so it was all new and exciting for me. FUN!
Once the rest of the house as home, we ate some dinner, hung out and played for a bit and the girls went off to bed. Then, I was off. I picked up Kari, and we were off to the "Twilight: Breaking Dawn, Part 1" movie premiere. I wasn't sure what to expect. I have never been to an "opening night" of a movie before, not to mention a Twilight premiere nonetheless. We got there rather early, so we had plenty of time to sit around and catch up, which was nice. Finally, it was midnight, and the movie started up. It was actually REALLY good too. And, ended at a perfect place. I cannot wait to see Part 2!
By the time I dropped Kari off and got home, it was about 2:30AM. SERIOUSLY past my bedtime! As soon as I crawled into bed, Olivia woke up crying. Christian came in and said she had been up a few times....which had not happened in a LONG time. She was crying and crying, like she was in pain. I kept asking her what was wrong, and she finally said that her legs hurt. We gave her some Tylenol since it was the 3rd time she's woken up not feeling well, and she slept the rest of the night. I'm guessing she must be entering a growth spurt, and her pains are growing pains. I talked to my mom (the next day) and she said the last time Olivia spent the night there she complained that her legs hurt then too, so hopefully she's just a growing girl, and it isn't anything more than that.
In any event, I was anticipating being very, VERY tired on Friday. I was 100% sure I would barely survive. I'm old.
Here is today's picture - reading time with daddy.
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