Another installment of Thankfulness Thursday, linking up with Ashley at Domestic Fashionista.  Check out Week One. (I'm still catching up on Week Two.)


"One of life's gifts is that each of us, no matter how tired and downtrodden, finds reasons for thankfulness".--J. Robert Maskin

I had to think for a while about this week's Thankfulness Thursday.  What I initially wanted to write about is something that also makes me quite sad.  Maybe next week I will find a better way to touch on that topic.

This week, it has been really hot outside (103 today!) and I've been tired, mildly cranky, depressed, and lazy.  I don't constantly dwell in those negative areas.  They come and go.  I've spent time watching some television, catching up on emails and blog stuff, editing pictures, doing some housework, catching up on sleep, and the like.  The two weeks between my father-in-law's death and his memorial really drained me.  I'm finally starting to feel like myself again.

So this week, I am thankful that I don't have to work outside the home.  I am thankful that I am able to stay home and take care of my elderly fur kids and feed my soul with the things I love.  I am also grateful to have a husband who agrees to this and never makes me feel guilty for being a stay-at-home chihuahua mama.  He continues to be a loving, supportive, and understanding source of light in my life.

When I feel down, I just have to look at these precious faces: