Welcome, November!

October wasn't too great for me. I had a lot of issues with parents, quite a few behavior problems, had frustrations with some family members, and was hurting for some friends who lost babies. It was just kind of a lousy month. Did we have some fun too? Oh yes! The pumpkin patch was great, and we took some good trips to the playground. But overall, October was rather crummy.

Now, it's November. I have a fresh start. I can start anew with my kids (who have been driving me nuts for the better part of the year), try to avoid anymore conflicts with parents (of course, I don't think that any of the conflicts were warranted anyway, but I would still like to avoid them!), and hopefully not have anymore baby sadness! I have several more friends who are pregnant now, and I'm hoping and wishing for the best!!

So, here's to a fresh start. I absolutely LOVE Thanksgiving, so I'm looking forward to November. I think it's because it is one of the only major holidays that hasn't been overly commercialized (no presents to buy, no candy to pass out, no valentines to make, no costumes to wear, etc.) You just have a good dinner, hang out with family, and ponder for what you are thankful. It's just a good day without all of the hype.

I am going to try to keep the thankfulness idea in my head as I deal with issues this month!

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