1.  Allie came home for less than 24 hours for a wedding. It was kind of a tease but at least she’ll be back in a week.  We had enough time for a picture though.

Today I am thankful for the other side of my family; all of the Jaskolski’s. I am thankful for my mother and father-in-law, Tom and Lee, my other sisters, Jill, Audrey,and Steph, and my other brothers, Chris, Daric, and Jay.  I am thankful for everything they do for us.

Today I am thankful for my Dad and the special relationship I have always shared with him. I guess you could say I have always been a Daddy’s girl.  I am thankful that I inherited his sense of humor, his love for traditions, his love for giving everyone nicknames, his love for Jimmy Buffett, and most of all his belief that family comes first.  I am thankful that we have a relationship where we can tell each other like it is. 

I love my birthday.  I always have.  There is a running joke in our family that my birthday is the “Month of Katie.” I have always loved to prolong my birthday well into the month of November.  I am not sure why I love it so much.  I just do.  So this year, with Brad and my family knowing full well that I love my birthday, they kept asking me what I wanted for my birthday, what I wanted to do for it, yadda, yadda, yadda…


Because I wasn’t doing so hot at that time, I was being a major grump about it. I kept saying, “I don’t want to do anything.” Or “I’m not celebrating 29 until I have a diagnosis.” or “I just want to skip it.” 

Today I am thankful for all of my nieces.  They are all so beautiful and such bright spots in my life.  I love you Cecilia, Jameson, Cameron, Kendall, and Casey!