....but I'm thankful

Today hasn't been the greatest day. My goal was to get up this morning, throw a load of wash in the washer, clean my kitchen and have a decent day. The reality of it was, I woke up early to crying because the tooth fairy forgot to show up (oops), I went to bed with a migraine and had hoped by morning it would subside so I didn't have to use a migraine pill. You have to decide if your migraine is worth the migraine pill because they only give you so many a month and no one can afford to buy them outright, or I would. So after I took the kids to the bus stop, I took my prilosec, and some Robitussin cold and flu and crossed my fingers. My youngest and I snuggled up and took a nap in hopes mommy would feel better and the medicine would have worked its magic. It didn't. So I took the migraine pill. It took around 3+ hours to kick in, but my migraine went away! Now it is past 4, dinner is almost done and I am just starting to feel a little better when my bones start to ache. I have Vitamin D deficiency and they think this may be what is causing the pain and the only remedy is taking a lot of vitamin d and building it back up, so I have to deal with the pain. So, through all this, I really just want to get back into bed, say forget the rest of the day, we have tomorrow, but I cant. And I shouldn't. And when I am thinking of what a lousy day I am having I think...but I'm thankful.


I'm thankful I woke up this morning and was able to walk my kids to the bus stop.

I'm thankful that my three children are fighting over what program is on tv...because them fighting means they are here, healthy, and for that I am always thankful (even though some days they drive me to the edge of insanity lol, I would never for one second change it)

I'm thankful that I am able to get on here and complain. I have a computer, my fingers type, there is an Internet full of people reading things and for that....I'm thankful. Someone listens, whether they give a shit or not lol.

I'm thankful that I am continuing to be successful in kicking my Pepsi habit. It's been 23 days without Pepsi. I am getting used to unsweetened tea. It doesn't make me feel any better, but I know I'm not doing more harm to my body with the Pepsi... I do miss it though. 

I'm thankful that I have such a great husband. And no, not the kind of great husband that women get on facebook and profess the wondrous man they married and in reality he's a d-bag. My husband is really great. He knew I was sick last night, so he brought me home my favorite soup. He is at the store right now picking me up some claritin because I'm hoping it helps. He plays and has fun with our kids and wants to hear about their day as soon as they walk in the door.
There are so many other reasons , but just know, I got myself a good one. And for that, I am forever thankful.

I could go on and on, but you know, I got dinner to make, clothes to wash, etc. so let me get off of here.

Love. 

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Getting rid of cable was the best thing we ever did!

I grew up with cable and then when I got older my parents switched to satellite. When I had kids I couldn't wait to watch Disney and Nickelodeon with them. Here is the kicker... Cable tv, is expensive. Who can afford to pay $60-$99 a month for TV. You know you don't watch all the channels. Why pay for them all? Well where we live, we don't get a choice of who our cable provider will be. The cable companies have designated areas that their customers come from. Our complex doesn't allow satellite because you would have to drill holes in the walls or something? I dont know. Well, our provider gave us what we thought was a "great deal". And after a year of this great deal, you are obligated to pay full price.. which jacked up the cable bill to over $100. My husband is a former marine and we live on his paycheck from his current job, along with having three young children. I said absolutely not. Called the cable people to come get their box and remotes. Adios cable. That was all well and good for like a week. Then we said lets get the Antenna thing that everyone is talking about, we will get local channels, thats good enough...turns out, its not. I don't want to watch "The View" everyday...or ever. I liked "the talk" but then they kicked my favorite person off and I rebelled by not watching to show them. (I mean seriously, I don't like Julie Chen on that show, its her show and she makes sure you know it... kind of rude in my opinion). Anyways, so we decided to try out Netflix. We already owned a Playstation 3, you got a free trial of it... why not? Then...we were amazed. There are tv shows - WITH NO COMMERCIALS, no waiting a week for the next episode, movies and shows for the kids.... AND they add new stuff every week! What's not to love about that? It costs like $7 a month! WHHAAAATTT!!! Then we said, let's get Hulu, they have more up to date, and its only $8 a month, together that is still cheaper than cable! So we got it! And it's great (I recommend Hulu ONLY for its television shows, its movie selection kinda sucks..). A year or so later my mom got this little box she called a "Roku". You pay for the box, then if you have netflix, hulu, whatever subscription you have, you can pretty much use it on the Roku! You can get one for each room and it is STILL cheaper than paying for cable! The Roku has a bunch of different selections to choose from (box wise) I think ours cost like $70, but it is ours forever and we never have to pay for it again. 
With all this, the only thing we are missing is The Disney Channel. Its a little bummer, but not too bad as there is so much for the kids to watch and I can monitor it. Getting rid of cable was the BEST thing we ever did!