Grains of Gratitude

It sure is nice to reflect back on my week and find all the things to be grateful for - big and small!

1. Kayla had a follow-up appt with the ENT to check on her tubes. I'm grateful she didn't fight too much when they were putting the sensor things in her ears to do the tests. She protested at the beginning when she knew what was coming, but once it was in her ear she settled right down and sat so still in my lap. When the lady took it out Kayla said "thank you!" Unfortunately that wasn't the end - that was only 1 ear! There were 2 different tests for each ear, so we went through this 4 times. Each time she finished with one ear Kayla would tell her "thank you!" Then we still had to see the ENT who, of course, needed to look in Kayla's ears! She again started protesting, but I asked her, "Do you want to go to the zoo?" "Yeah!" "Then you need to let him look in your ear first, then we'll go to the zoo." She went perfectly still and let him look, when he finished one side we said he had to look in the other side. Kayla said "other side!" and turned her head. Guess I need to promise her the zoo after every medical appt if she is going to cooperate so easily!
Unfortunately we have to go back in 4 wks. One of the tests done on her ear was equivocal, or maybe unequivocal, basically it didn't show a clear reading. The ENT doesn't think it was accurate because when he looked in her ears he said the tubes looked perfect. So hopefully it was just a fluke.

2. I'm grateful our weather was nice enough (and the wind not too bad) for me to take Kayla to the zoo after the ENT appointment. The whole way there (ok the 10 minutes it took from ENT office to zoo!) Kayla kept saying things like "zoo, feed duck, duck eat" - one of her favorite things to do is feed the ducks there, and they also have a playground so that's a bonus.

3. I'm grateful for the impromptu dinner/bowling get-together we had with a few other families on Tuesday night. Kayla is so funny - she cheers for everyone and everything. Besides clapping and saying, "yay Mommy! yay Daddy!" she also says, "yay ball!" after rolling it down the ramp.

4. A friend of mine went to Ruidoso's Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and Casino with her husband. There were auditions/try-outs for Wheel of Fortune and she was hoping to get on the show. So we babysat their daughter. I'm so grateful Kayla and Katelyn played so well together for 5 hours! No problems whatsoever. They followed each other around, copied each other, kept each other occupied - it was so nice!





Kayla kept wanting Katelyn to have a book. Every time Katelyn would put it down Kayla would pick it up and bring it to her again.


5. I'm grateful for a wonderful day out we had on Saturday - especially when everything is free! Last week was "Week of the Young Child" (I wonder if this is a national thing or just something from this town?) The zoo holds this celebration with free entrance for everyone and then there are all kinds of vendors and things for the kids to do. They also had hot dogs, bottled water, cotton candy, and popcorn all for free. The kids had different crafts (lots of coloring, making a puppet, making a keychain) and activities (fishing for ducks in a pool with a net, sand art, planting flower seeds in cup) and came home with a bagful of goodies (sunglasses, bubbles, piggy bank, pinwheel, straws, 2 free books...). Katelyn's family also went so we all were able to hang out together for a fun few hours.

6. I'm grateful to Karen for honoring my blog with this Mercy Drop. I'm humbled that my blog has touched so many people outside of my family and friends. Thank you Karen, I was truly touched by your words!


7. Lastly I am grateful the Red Sox won their last 2 games against the Yankees! Yes I know this is only April and there is still a lot of time left in the season that just started, but I still couldn't resist that!

Thanks to Christine for starting the Gratitude post!