Grateful Friday, er, I mean Saturday

I was about to put the baby swing in storage when the girls discovered it.

- Heat in our house. Our heating unit broke down on Wednesday, but they couldn't get the parts in until Friday so we braved two nights and three days with no heat. It was kind of fun our first day, hanging out at home bundled up, but then the next day it wasn't so fun anymore. A space heater saved us. The worst part is that we had to stay home because the repairman was due to come on Thursday, and instead came on Friday.

- Getting to sit in on Maddie's ballet class last week. She was adorable. It was very different from last season, only 6 months ago. She has more attention span and actually listens to her teacher now. (Before she spent the entire class fluttering around like a butterfly.)

- Josie's daily comedy. Sometimes it's intended, and sometimes it just happens naturally.

- Watching the girls interact with one another. When the HVAC repair man was here on Friday, he commented that he had two girls as well, a 5 year old and a 2 month old. A little later he asked if the girls always played together and amused themselves. I had never thought about it that way before, but it is something to be thankful for. They really are best friends and love playing together. It reassures that having them so close together was a good thing afterall. Sometimes I wonder if we if their proximity in age denies them enough attention from us, but now I appreciate the attention they have for one another.

- Again, my new coffeemaker from Bill for Christmas. It really has become a staple of my day. And it, indeed, is the reason for me writing blog posts at 2am.

- The fishtank in the girls' room. They absolutely love it. Before kids, Bill and I had at least two tanks in our house. Now we have one again and shopping for fish with the girls was so much fun itself. We're still in the process of naming each of them. Beauty (after the princess), Murray (Maddie's favorite Wiggle), Nemo (Josie's choice), Chuck & Norris (Bill's ideas)