Day 5

Day 5 and already getting behind!  Well, get used to it because timeliness is not a strong suit of mine!  I feel like I should have something more important to say, but I'll just keep it short and sweet.

My 28 thanks:

1. Zachary always wakes up, runs to me, snuggles and says I love you in the morning.

2. After about 5 seconds of that he says, "I'm hungry." Every. Single. Morning. He's always been a hungry boy, I think that means he is going to be tall. 

3. Zachary loves to talk.  He can't keep quiet.  It doesn't matter what he is doing, watching TV, eating dinner, playing his DS, riding in the car, you name it; he is talking while doing it.  I don't know where he gets it.

4. Haha!  Actually, I know exactly where he gets it and so do you if you know me at all!  He gets it honest from his Mama...just like I got it honest from mine.  We're a talkative bunch.

5. Parts of my Mama live on even though she is gone.

6. Madelyn is a sweet girl.  She is always thinking of others.

7. Madelyn has a heart for young children.  Even though she is still a pretty young child herself, she comes alive when she is helping care for babies and toddlers.

8. We visited Matt at work today and got snow cones from the vendor in the parking lot.  They were wonderful!

9. I had no idea what to make for dinner, but Matt called and offered to grill chicken.  We had a delicious dinner and I didn't have to do all of it! 

10. Zachary ate two bites of chicken.  Progress!  He is usually such an herbivore. (Herbivore is a much cooler word than vegetarian...)

11. I started and finished a book today.  I've missed the thrill I get from devouring a book.

12. Madelyn and I watched So You Think You Can Dance again today.  I was able to watch closely and take some good notes. 

13. I love dance!  It is so beautiful.

14. I love watching Madelyn dance.  At first she wasn't sure she loved it, but one day I saw her face change and now she looks so happy when she dances.

15. She wants to be involved in my choreography.  Sometimes I have to remind her that it will look so much better when the girls are doing it! 

16. We drove by the State Capitol today and the kids are excited about checking it out this summer.

17. I am so thankful for Dave Ramsey and his financial peace ministry.

18. Because of Dave (and our hard work following his program) we were not scared when Matt found out his job was relocating to Houston and there was a chance we would be out of a job later in the year.

19. Because of Dave's ministry, we were able to get out of debt (everything but the house) two years ago.

20. As a result of being out of debt we were able to save and pay cash for two cars on separate occasions.

21. We have been able to live our lives free from financial fear.

22. Although I am the free spirit (Matt is the nerd...duh) and the budget "meetings" make me nervous sometimes, I am always happy with the end result.  No bill surprises us and we tell all our money where to go.

23. Because Financial Peace has worked so well for us in our lives, we are constantly looking for opportunities to tell others about the program and how it has changed our lives.

24. Since we live our lives free from financial fear, we also don't fear the future or retirement.  Talk about freedom!

25. We already have Christmas budgeted for and have been able to purchase some Christmas gifts!  We like to shop ahead!

26. We had movie night tonight with the kids. (apparently this is becoming some kind of summer tradition... but no popcorn this time; I know, sad) Madelyn picked out Monster's Inc because she had seen about 15 minutes of it at church Wed night and she also has a thing for Sulley.

27. There are so many good movies coming out this summer, we are going to have to budget especially for going to the movies!  The kids are mostly excited about Monsters University and Despicable Me 2.

28. Going to the movies occasionally is something the kids enjoy very much and it is worth the money to see the smiles on their faces.  But we still go to Tinseltown because it saves money!