Thankful Thursday

Food food food food food! Why is it that for Thankful Thursday today all I can think about is the yummy food I've had recently or food I am excited to eat in the future? Hmmm.... the answer for the day - cause my life as a pregnant woman orbits around food. It is my earth and I am its moon - constantly rotating and adjusting myself around it.

Having said that I am thankful for some of the good food I have had lately. I am thankful for the Popsicles I had last night. They were cold, sugary and fun to eat in the steam of my hot bath.

I am thankful for the Chipotle that I got at lunch after a ridiculously long doctors appointment for Lyman's preschool prep physical. I have always been a fan of Chipotle ever since it was invented by some genius and came to my home town of Parker, CO over a decade ago. But today's Chipotle hit the spot in such a way as I have not had in such a long time with any food (probably because of the love/hate relationship I have had with food during this pregnancy - something about throwing up all the time makes you resent food.) I get my chicken burrito from Chipotle with extra sour cream and guacamole so that every little tiny morsel of food in that over sized burrito is covered and seduced by the creamy goodness of either topping. Today the girl who made my burrito knew what she was doing because she spread the toppings out so well that ever bite was a delicious, sloppy, heavenly mess. I felt the urge to groan and moan like Bob in the movie "What about Bob?". I am thankful for that burrito because when you are pregnant and you have a good meal that sits well with you that tasted good and hit the right spot it is quite literally like personally seeing the heavens open up and sing out your name.

I have already posted thanks for food past, present and so here is the future. Today at the grocery store I found a 5 pound young whole chicken mislabeled for a total price of $1.79 instead of showing it as $1.79 per pound. So I am excited to cook my roast chicken that only cost me $1.79. Lemon pepper roast chicken - you are lingering in my dreams and I await you.

On one non-food related gratuity (can I use that word this way?) - I am thankful that Lyman is a healthy little boy who can do all the things he needs to or should be doing and then some for preschool. The doctors were so impressed with his level of development mentally and I was so impressed with how mature he was at the office when they had to do his vision, hearing and urine tests. He threw a fit last time they wanted a urine sample and this time he was all man about it. What a big boy I have. I cant believe he is getting so big that he is getting physicals for school now. Oh and check out the new family pictures I put up on the blog for each of the kids including this one below.