Being Thankful.

I feel like all I have been doing lately is complaining, complaining about everything!! I feel like there is not enough hours in the day to get done what I need to get done. I am sick of ALWAYS doing laundry,( folding, washing, putting away) I feel like no one helps me out around the house and that I have to basically beg and bribe them to do anything ,I do dishes all the time, carpool (back & forth, picking up dropping off),and why can't I loose these last pounds I want off , and my poor kids and husband have to deal with me asking them to wash their hands and put hand sanitizer on ALL the time (yes they all have hand sanitizer in their backpacks, desks and I have it in almost every room and in the car, purse etc.) I am SO paranoid about swine flu and YES,
I have been a complainer, can you tell?

TODAY, I was thinking, as I sat on my bench in the front yard watching Jeff play baseball with all the kids that I should be THANKFUL that I have kids to complain about not helping me clean, I should be THANKFUL that my husband has a job and goes to work everyday to support and take care of us, and still plays with the kids every night no matter how tired or sore he is , I should be THANKFUL that I have a beautiful home to live in, I should be THANKFUL that my kids and family are healthy (except Brandon has strep right now, YES I am sanitizing:), I NEED to more THANKFUL about all the things in my life. I feel like I don't tell the people I love how thankful I am for them and how much I love them! I am going to start being better about it especially this time of year when we all need to remember what we are thankful for what we have.
SO for now I am going to enjoy the rest of the night lying on the couch watching cartoons with my kids or maybe a little cash cab with my hubby, and yes maybe eat a few candy corn, (a few hand fulls that is :)!