Today is Thanksgiving Day and I have so many things in my life to be thankful for. Here are some examples of things - big and little - that brought me an immense amount of joy today.
1. My siblings came over for brunch this morning. All three of them. I love these people so much. They are my favourite humans on the planet. Truly. I can't believe I am lucky enough to have them as my family. Also, the food was awesome.
2. When they are here, the Uncles spend a lot of time very much focused on playing with the boys. It's totally amazing to watch (I say that about everything, but it is!). Uncle Joel got down on the ground and played games with Gray for a good twenty minutes, and man oh man, Gray really loves Uncle Joel. NanaPe (Grandpa) might have some real competition there.
3. When everyone left, Carter wanted to make a necklace for Auntie Sarah. He loves her and I love it.
4. We spent about 45 minutes playing with the kids outside today in the snow and it was so fun. They looked so flippin' cute in their snowsuits and toques and Carter kept throwing snowballs at me and then running away laughing his ass off. All of us, except Grayson ended up having a little snowball fight (very docile, of course!). It was the best thing. I really, really hope that we have a decent winter again this year because now, Gray will actually be old enough that we can go outside and play in the snow (instead of just falling over in it and crying like last year).
5. We didn't leave the house today. It was a wintery day and it felt like the perfect stay at home day.
6. Earl Grey Tea. This brings me so much happiness. And when you pour the hot water into your cup and the steam comes out, with that amazing tea smell: perfection. What is it about that steam rising up from a mug of tea that just brings instant happiness?? Or is that just me?
I can't really think of an anxiety win today. When I change out the garbage bag, I don't like putting the lid of the garbage on the kitchen floor, but I do it anyway. I fight the urge to employ the complicated routine I used to have of ensuring that the garbage lid didn't touch the floor. Anyway, I suppose that's a win. Seems like cheating to call it a win though, since I've given up that complicated garbage can routine for about three weeks now. I quit cold turkey. My therapist was impressed. GOLD STAR FOR ME!!
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