Thankful for my Circus

So this morning Monkey in the Middle woke up GRUMPY!  Then Littlest Acrobat had to take her turn protesting from the high chair.  Wow!  I was not enjoying the circus this morning.  So I was trying to talk myself into a better frame of mind. ;)
Right now we are studying One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp.  I highly recommend this book.  It's been applicable all over my life.  The phrase "it's toast yet it's not toast" resonates through my head when the boys are aggravating each other.  So here is my attempt to be thankful for the circus even when it's grumpy.
Gifts
- children who can communicate grumpy
- a baby in the highchair/baby in the arms
- multiple children to cause grumpiness
- a shower to drown out the fussing noises
- a husband still home to watch them while I go breathe/shower for longer than necessary
- noise (I really need to be more thankful for this)

So that's just a few off the top of my head, but it helps me to think that these children are my precious gifts.  Grumpy gifts maybe, but they are mine all the same. Everyday is a gift!