TToT – A Stunning Debut

January 18, 2014 Off By Lisa

OK, maybe this isn’t exactly stunning, but it’s a pretty darn good list of things to be thankful for. What is stunning is the fact that this week I am doing TToT for the very first time as one of the co-hosts of this most awesome hop! Huzzah and cheers!

This is where you hoot and holler and cheer a lot.

OK, let’s get down to business…this has been a great week.

First, without a doubt, I am most thankful to be joining this awesome group of bloggers who are the TToT hosts. When Lizzi asked me about signing on, I was absolutely flattered. This has been one of the greatest things in my little blog’s life – the positive spin it has put on my thinking, especially in those darker weeks, the great people, laughter, and sense of community that has come from linking up with the TToT are gifts I never could have imagined when I started typing away.

And that reminds me to say thanks in particular to Dyanne because it was on her blog that I first saw the TToT link-up and joined in.

Speaking of my little blog getting started…my 250th post came and went without fanfare this week. I realized several days ago that it was approaching and then it slipped quietly by. (Wheee!)

The biggest item of thankful in the week is Kidzilla’s continued improvement in the behavior department in school. Since Christmas break, she’s been doing really well. I mean really well. Then out of the blue, one day this week we had two really bad days in a row. We are still trying to figure out the antecedents, triggers, rhyme or reason for it. We had a very long talk about behavior and yes, tossed in some social incentive, and…today Zilla’s daily report was absolutely OUTSTANDING. Huge and thunderous applause to our little Zilla for her great turnaround. We are so proud of her and so thankful that she was able to get her behavior under control. This is a huge step for her!

I am very thankful this week for naps. Several naps. I don’t usually get to take a nap because of that whole have to go to work every day during naptime thing. But this week we had mostly half days for midterms and I took full advantage of my extra hours at home to clean and de-clutter nap extensively.

However, I am also happy to report that my fifteen minute cleaning and de-cluttering spurts have continued despite my extensive napping. AND…wait for it…the Fab Hub did some de-cluttering, too! Here is where I describe how this has been a source of contention for the entire two-week period of my new clean and de-clutter project. During that period, polite and gentle prodding on my part yielded willing participation on the Fab Hub’s part. Everyone got along swimmingly and all parties were happy to participate in the project. Some even whistled and sang while they worked.

Or.

WHY AM I THE ONLY ONE DOING ANY FIFTEEN MINUTES OF CLEANING? EVERY SINGLE DAY WHO DOES FIFTEEN MINUTES OF CLEANING? ME! EVERY SINGLE DAY WHO DOES NO MINUTES OF CLEANING? EVERY OTHER PERSON IN THIS WHOLE HOUSE! I AM TRYING TO HELP THIS FAMILY OF MESSY PEOPLE BE UN-MESSY AND LIVE BETTER LIVES AND YOU PEOPLE ARE ALL THWARTING MY EFFORTS AND UNDERMINING MY DE-CLUTTERING! AND PEOPLE ASK ME WHY I’M CRABBY ALL THE TIME…ARGH!

So while I’m not thankful that I may or may not have sounded like that while on a rampage about the de-cluttering, I am thankful that the Fab Hub hasn’t thrown me out on my tuchus to find a new place to scream at people live. On a similar note, I am certainly beginning to understand why my Mother’s face looked like it did on occasion and sounds like that came out of her when they did because other people in the world did not willingly and cheerfully  participate in the cleaning and de-cluttering projects that she set in motion. I totally get it now.

My new Food Network Magazine showed up in the mailbox today. It is a fun day when that arrives. Zilla and I do a little happy dance and then flip through the whole thing together from cover to cover, picking out recipes and looking at great pics of food. While we definitely did the happy dance, we postponed the reading part for tomorrow since it was already late when the Fab Hub brought in the mail. We were too tired for much menu planning tonight. But aside from that, our little Food Network Magazine nights have been great mother/daughter time for us. We talk about all sorts of things while we flip through the book together. Love.

Recently, I have been the blushing recipient of not one but TWO Sunshine awards – thank you to Lizzi and Sarah for them. I am doubly grateful for the double dose of sunshine and appreciation. And so this probably counts as two items, right? I think so. And I am also very thankful that they still love me even though I have yet to actually do my part of the award process and write my posts. I am working on them. Really.

What a great surprise to see Super Sister this afternoon and enjoy a visit and a chat – in the chiropractor’s office, of all places! It was quite fun. And then we saw her at the Farmers’ Market again a while later. It takes three point five minutes to get from my house to hers and we go to the chiropractor’s waiting room and the Farmers’ Market for a visit. Go figure.

Finally, thanks to the Fab Hub for his tech-man help tonight. I was stupid about Lizzi’s html so he fixed it. Well, there was nothing to fix. He just showed me why I was confused. And even better, the Fab Hub is responsible for my lovely new header. If you haven’t seen it yet, go look up top. Nice, huh? I kind of miss my old header photo…it was really cool. We both really loved that shot of the one lonely little red leaf in the green tree. But this one…well, this one really fits the blog right now.

OK, friends, I am certain that is at least ten for my TToT co-host debut. You know what to do…share your moments of thankfulness for the week and leave some comment love. Or, better yet, join us and link ’em up below! Happy Weekend!

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