Birthday

So happy for my little man! He can be a pain, but I love him. He helps get me the diapers and even throws them away for me. He gives hugs to His little sister and parents when needed. He loves to dance and to play. I am so glad that He has been in my life for three short years. I am looking forward to the years to come and getting to know Him better.

Pie

I am grateful for pie. mmm. Well, it didn't really set up, but it made a really good chocolate moose.

Cleaning

I am thankful for the broom, the vacume, the rag. You get the picture. I hate cleaning, but seriously, without these things it would be soooo much worse. We could be cleaning our carpets with a sweeper. ugh. Oh and the lawn mower! How did anyone keep their yard so trim and neat without it? Scissors? You have got to be kidding me.

Day and Age.

Today and probably forever, I am grateful for the age I live in. I know it's a political pig stie and the financial state of this country sucks, but I'm still glad to be in it. Think about it, with all this bad comes all of the great. We have computers that fit in our pockets (not that I own one), camera's that can hold hundreds upon hundreds of photo's, and indoor plumbing. I can go to the store and buy maternity clothes instead of sewing them. Even if I did sew them I wouldn't have to spend days doing every stitch by hand. We have machines to do that for us. I can buy soap that kills 98% of germs, for heavens sake! How cool is that? We don't have to boil down ashes and animal fat anymore. I can straighten my hair when it's wavy and curl it when its straight. You used to have to go around with bad hair days. I don't know how we ever did without the bobby pin. We have shampoo that smells wonderful and conditioner! We have lotions and creams that erase wrinkles and dark eye bags. We have magic boxes that play our favorite shows when we're bored. We have the ability to talk to someone in France or Africa through phone or internet.
How cool is this age we live in?

Answers

I am thankful for answered prayers. I know it's a silly thing to pray about, but when our silly cat came home we were all so happy. The kids have missed him, heck, I've missed him (which I didn't think I would). Robert missed the cat most of all. It was his first pet and the cat took to Robert more than any of us. So, I'm glad Heavenly Father sent our silly cat away, that way we would know what we were missing. It also gave us the opportunity to test our faith a little bit.

Cleaning

I am grateful today for a clean house. Nothing is better than that.

clothes

I am so grateful for all of the hand me down clothes Lillian just recieved. Lillian's one dress was shrinking and fast. It was such a blessing to recieve several new dresses that will last through the year. She already walks around in them (After picking them out herself) and says "I'm pretty. I cute. I pretty."
So thank you for those clothes. Lillian loves them!!

F.H.E.

I am so grateful for family home evening. We just started doing it as a small family. The kids love it and I love spending time together. Monday night is one of the very few times we are all together.
I didn't think that they would get it, so we never did. A neighbor with the same amout of kids at the same age as us inspired me to start. Her daughter was so excited for family night that she didn't care if it was a day early. I'm so glad that we started.

Scary

I am thankful no one broke into my house last night. If you want to know more read my other blog.
I am also thankful for prayer.
Enough said.

Left overs

I'm getting kind of redundant, I know. But, I am so grateful for left overs. What would I do without them? Tonight I can rest easy knowing that I don't have to cook a large meal for the three of us. (Robert is going to be at a camp out with the young men) There are some meals that I won't save. Like ground beef, how do you reheat that without it getting chewy? Please let me know if it's a possiblity, I've tried. Spagehetti noodles are not a keeper. yuck.
I am also grateful for my kids. I know that they have been driving me crazy this week, but I do love them. I'm going to try and make this weekend alone with them a good one. Maybe we'll all stay up late eating candy and watching movies. I don't know, but it will be fun, whatever we do.

Candy

i am thankful for the sweet joy of candy! This year I can't get enough of the fruity candy, dumb dumbs, air heads, laffy taffy's. Yummy! I know it's silly to be thankful for candy, but what would I do without it? I would probably not weigh as much as I do, or not.. I think I'd replace it with bread. Bread is sooo good when it's fresh and cut thick with butter melting on it. yummy.
So I guess I'm thankful for this pregnancy giving me the leway to eat what I want.

Today is going to be a hard entry for me. I had such a horrible day yesterday that it's given me a gloomy look at things.
I guess I am grateful for books. It was the only thing that kept me sane yesterday and it will probably be the only thing to keep me sane in the near future. We take advantage of the mirical of books everyday. Two hundred years ago books were hard to come by and expensive. Now we can buy them online, in bookstores, check them out of the library if your poor like me. We don't even have to hold a book to read a book. (I still prefere the old fashioned papercut way)
I get so thirsty for a good book, when I find one I read it in two days. If anyone has a good book that I can borrow I'll take it.

Thanksgiving.

I guess it is the season to start saying what you are thankful for and this is the "count your blessings" blog, so I've decided to do better this November.
Today I am thankful for my husband who does the dishes every night in our horrible dishwasher. I know He hates doing dishes and I am grateful that He does them for me so I don't throw up. Every pregnancy I have gone through I can't do the dishes. I take one sniff and I turn green. I hate touching left over food and soggy bread. uggggg. I hate just thinking about it.
So thank you, thank you, thank you Robert!