Day 198: 5 Gratitudes for Friday, 24

1. Given the opportunity to "start over" my diet and create a healthier one. I am not necessarily enjoying the liquid diet, but I guess that is the point of finding gratitude even in things that seem hard or difficult.  I endure this little discomfort and hopefully when it is all over I have a better understanding of my body and it dietary needs.

2.Children who are old enough to not only feed themselves, but also clean up the kitchen. Needless to say, I do not enjoy cooking food that I can not eat. My children seem to be understanding of this and have really stepped up to the plate to take care of themselves. In addition, all the important stuff is getting done in the house thanks to their hard work.

3. The generosity of friends. We have inherited some custom built desks that some friends no longer needed/wanted. They were so kind to give them to us.


 4. A summer schedule that is super easy & hopefully fun, but one that everyone is excited to embrace: Play, Work, Read, and Talk. The idea is not mine own - you can read @ it here.

5. A cut-throat game of I-Spy....we love to play I Spy - we have a long list of rules in the hopes of keeping everyone honest. We have blatant partnerships in the hopes that one side wins. We have smack talking, bragging and even tiny bits of cheating or creative scoring. I honestly do not know what is better, the game or all the discussion afterwards as we admit was dirty, under handed thing we did this time.