167. My chiropractors. I had another headache yesterday, and 3pm found both Olivia and I in my bed crying our eyes out! She is teething, and is borderline miserable 24/7, and I had a migraine. It was quite the day yesterday. My mom finally came and got us, and took me to the chiropractor, got me lunch, brought us home, fed baby, and got her down for a nap before tucking me into bed too.

168. My mom. :)

164. Thrifting! I found a few cookbooks, a shoe rack, and a thawing board, and I got them all for about 5 bucks! I have been looking for a nice place to keep my shoes, and this rack will fit in our closets...I just have to decide which one!

165. Beautiful days. Yesterday's weather was absolutely perfect. I can't say the same about today, but yesterday gives me hope that Spring is just around the corner.

166. Our kitchen is almost done!

156. Open windows.

157. The first day of BEAUTIFUL weather!

158. My sweet baby playing quietly in her room. She is looking at books, how cute is that ?

159. The sound of her voice as she babbles to herself.

160. A chance to quick get my house whipped into shape. It's actually really tidy, I just need to pick up a few things, make the beds, and clean the bathroom.

161. Girl time. I have plans with a friend later. I am excited.

162. His joy comes in the morning. I have been loving mornings lately...which is totally not me!

163. Livy's kisses. I woke up to her lips on mine! That is her new thing lately. Bryan always puts in her bed with me when he leaves in the morning, and we snuggle and sleep until we feel like getting up (on the days that I don't work). The past few mornings, I have been woken by juicy kisses! I LOVE THEM!

151. God's promises. In the heat of this scary health care bill, I am CLINGING to His wonderful promises. "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11

152. Blessings. I received a "Pentecostal handshake" in church this morning, and I was able to go put money down on a dining set that we have been eying for a year! We are getting a gorgeous table, a bench, and 5 chairs! We want to get the kitchen finished before we pick it up, so hopefully in a few weeks, I will be serving my first meal on a beautiful table! I also was able to get Olivia a little booster seat to replace the monster of a highchair that we have been using. I am thankful for it, because it was free, but I am excited to have something smaller.

153. Family time. I think I use this one in about every other post, but I love my family so much. I love Bryan's family so much, too! We have had some wonderful times this weekend.

154. God's goodness and mercy. Our missions project is finally in the final stages after much prayer! I am so excited that God is using our little fellowship to build a new house for a dear family in Central America!

155. Free diapers! I won a Grobaby diaper. I. am. so. excited to get it!

146. Progress! Our new and improved kitchen is coming along! The cabinets are now painted! Bryan is hoping to paint the walls and ceiling this week. We picked a light fixture and put it up. It is absolutely gorgeous. It matches our bathroom fixture. We also picked out a faucet for the sink, and I am so happy with it. It shouldn't be long now!

147. Good food. Mom and dad made us an amazing meal last night. It was so good. We haven't had home cooked food for several weeks. Olivia ate so much too! We gave her fresh avocados and some of our sweet potato fries.

148. My sleepy girl. We were up late last night, but I didn't think she would sleep until 11 AM! I had check on her a few times, and finally decided to just wake her up. She is so precious.

149. My giggly girl. I don't know why she is laughing right now, but she is laughing really hard! Either Barney, or the cats is tickling her funny bone!

150. Spring. I think it's coming. Really.

139. Getting my new glasses in the mail a few days ago! Both pairs are realllly cute. I have been getting tons of compliments on them. I'm so happy that they were cheap!

140. Spring fever. I am feeling it big time! I just pulled 2 garbage bags full of clothes from my closet! That is a big deal for me. I usually hang onto everything for some reason. None of my clothes are very nice, and very few of them were new when I got them, so I don't know why it's so hard for me to let go. I am striving to live a more simple life. My closet was bursting at the seams. Ridiculous. It is now about half full, and ready for a few new things! I also filled 3 grocery bags with socks that we don't need, and a few odds and ends that I found in the laundry room. It always feels so good to give stuff away, I need to start a quarterly purge schedule or something...hmmm...

141. Diaper organizational heaven! I finally found the perfect containers for Olivia's diaper stash. I found cheap canvas bins at Wal Mart in the clearance section today. There are 4 of them, and I haven't filled them yet, but I know they are going to be just perfect. We have been cloth diapering her for over 7 months, and they have been living in a huge, clumsy plastic box that didn't really fit them very well.

142. New hampers! We have had one of those 3 basket rolling ones for awhile, but it was torn, and had seen better days. I went to buy one to replace it, and they were so cheap that I bought two! My laundry sorting dreams are finally coming true! I labeled them so it will be even more fun to do laundry now!

143. Remodeling. I am SO thankful for our home. We could have bought any home (within our price range)...We looked at a lot of houses, but still decided on this one. We had lived here for a few years, so we already knew everything that we wanted to modify. It is so fun seeing everything finished, and falling into place. It also has a special place in my heart, because it was my grandparent's house, and my dad and his brothers were raised here! My grandparents had the house built for them, and when we took the old counter top off, my maiden name was written on the cabinetry. I need to take a picture of that!

144. Our creativity and ideas. This one is a spin-off of the previous one. It was getting too long! I am so thankful for Bryan's smart ideas, and my smart ideas, and our combined creativity. This house will be 100% us!

145. Entertaining. Before we started this project and had a baby, we used to have people over all of the time. We have some good memories. I can't wait until the house is done and we can really have people over! We have a huge heart for having people into our home for worship, fellowship, and food. I can almost hear/see/smell our new and improved house just bursting with people!

136. I am brave. I had a horrible headache today. It was so horrible that I found myself bent over the toilet this morning. I have had headaches cause dry heaves, but I have never had one so bad that I've thrown up before! I spent most of the day in bed, and I feel a lot better tonight. Thank you, Lord! I have a super busy day at work tomorrow, and I am so glad that I finally feel better tonight! I didn't take any medicine for it. I took a hot bath, a hot shower, and several naps. I hate medicine.

137. New shoes! I finally went and got the Puma sneakers that I have been wanting for awhile. I haven't had good sneakers since I was about 16. They feel so nice, and they are so clean. I even got pretty new socks to go with them. :) I hope they are comfy for work!

138. Money. I know a lot of the things I've been thankful for lately are material items, but I really am so thankful! We have been married for just over 5 years, and have spent the time happy, but barely living paycheck to paycheck. With his raise, and my new found passion for my job, things are so much better, and I am finally catching up on little things that I have wanted/needed for a long time!