Grateful

I was trying to decide how to write this post. Some things in this world make me so sad, so angry, but I think instead of focusing on the negative, I'll focus on some positive things that I am so grateful for.

-We have been having trouble getting Cayleigh to go to school. It started out almost too good to be true, but in mid October she started having major cases of I miss mommy. Her teacher said she was fine as soon as she walked in the door, but getting to the bus/getting out of my car was no easy task. Talk about major sadness from all parties going through it. I can finally say it's been 3 weeks since any problem and I think we are finally over the hurdle! I'm nervous about the return from Christmas break, but we will cross that bridge when we get to it!

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-I am so grateful that the man I picked to marry has proven to be such a great dad. You can't know what parenting skills people have when you choose your spouse, especially at 16, but I saw the way he was with my sisters and had a sneaky feeling I was going to be happy ;) He gets extra credit in my eyes given his "dad" has really proven to be nonexistent since I've known him. It amazes me as I watch Matt's connection with Cayleigh that any father, any real man, could give up on their kids(and now grandkid). I just don't know what kind of person does this, but I don't want to focus on the negative, so I'll save that for another post. When you are a momma, the bond between you and your child is rock solid from the womb, your child needs you. Watching the bond between a father/child is amazing to watch develop. Cayleigh is so much more of a daddy's girl than she has ever been, and I'm just out of words to express how lucky she is to have a daddy that puts time with her at the top of his list.

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-Having a nice home to live in. We have always had nice apartments, but never in my adult life have I been so content. Just not having to hear other people's noise, worry about having a party for my child, lettting her run around the house, has done wonders for our family. To top it off, we are really loving the town we moved into. The school is small-her class has 18 in it, our neighbors are nicer than we could have imagined, and although the house isn't "ours" yet, it definitely feels like home.

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-Family. Need I say more? We are blessed beyond belief to have the family we do. They are so supportive of us, and have really helped get us to this place of happiness. Not just family, friends that feel like family. In your youth, you try SO hard to have alot of friends, have a social life but you never really know which are your real friends. Throughout my twenties, we have narrowed them down. The friends we have now are the cream of the crop and we are so lucky to have them in our lives.



-Cayleigh. Just her name makes me smile. She is my one and who knows, perhaps my only. I love this blonde, curly haired, blue eyed child more than I knew I could love anything. After the horrible tragedy that happened in the school in Connecticut, I just can't stop looking at her and being so grateful for the fact that I get to have her in my life. I don't know how my life could possibly exist without her infectious giggle, and just her amazing self.

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