Thankful Thursday

Sorry. I've been having technical issues with my blog...still sorting them out so can't add pictures right now. In the meantime, let's catch up a bit, eh? Things I've been thankful for over the past couple weeks...

1. Eye appointments. The boys and I had our annual vision checkups a bit ago. Micah and Noah's prescriptions increased slightly, Asher and I stayed the same, and we're otherwise all good. Thankful for our optometrist (who also happens to be a neighbor and friend)...he's been awesome at monitoring Micah's eye health in particular. Who knew that juvenile arthritis can affect eye health? (So far, it's been pretty uneventful other than extra dry eyes because connective tissues are affected by arthritis.) Thankful for a doctor who knows what to watch for and keeps us informed along the way!

2. Boot camp. People, I'm continuously so thankful for boot camp. I'm thankful for the exercise...for the consistency...for the people and friendships. Recently, too, our fearless leader had a party at his house for all his clients. Nathan and I went and enjoyed the social time...and learned that apparently you can buy bags of pre-made jello shots. Did not know that. They don't taste great but nice to know, right?? ;)

3. Micah didn't throw up. Micah went with friends to the Larimer County Fair earlier this month. This was his second year going and riding rides. Last year, he may have thrown up on himself and others. (He's not a fan of the spinning, lol.) This year he managed to stop before he got to the point of throwing up. Progress! :) 

4. Toaster revelations. I recently saw something online about toasters...and how the numbers on the toaster are actually minutes and not just different levels of toastyness. Whoa! Seriously. Is that true?! Needless to say, I've since timed the toaster and it seems at least possible. (Honestly, we don't use the toaster that often so our test numbers aren't great.) If you all happen to time your toaster, let me know, okay? Thankful for random things like this to think about. ;) 

5. Coach Asher. Last Friday, there was another monthly promotion at Karate West. We went to watch and were delighted to see a little boy (a brother of one of the kids promoting) walk in and just light up when he saw Asher. "Coach Asher!" he exclaimed. Apparently he was one of Asher's ninja class students at Mountain Kids this summer. It was awesome to see both the boy and Asher's smiles and hear the boy tell his dad all about Coach Asher. 

So, that's some of my catching up. :) Will continue working on these technical issues so that I can hopefully include pictures with my next post. Happy Thursday to you all!