Day 24-
Happy Thanksgiving. Wes says I should be done with this gratitude posting business since today is technically the day that we celebrate being grateful and not the last day of the month.
I couldn't agree more, mainly because this posting everyday business hasn't really been my favorite thing.
But just to cover all options, I'm just going to list things on this post for the next 7 days.
Day 24- I'm grateful that it is Thanksgiving and I get to practice gluttony once more. Wes was more loving and said I should write that I'm grateful to spend the day with family.
Day-25-30 in advance).
Day 25- I'm grateful to fun deals on Black Friday that I get to go spend money on. :) Wes has all these ideas for electronics to buy but really I'm just excited about JoAnns $1.49 per yard for flannel sale. :)
Day 26- I'm grateful for my wedding ring. I know that is silly but it happens to be the only piece of jewelry that I own that I'm not allergic to. It makes me glad that I can even wear it.
Day 27- I'm grateful that even though it rains and rains this time of year that we live in such a green and beautiful area.
Day 28-I'm grateful to be and to know that I am a daughter of our Heavenly Father.
Day 29- I'm grateful for this day because it means I get to go hear the baby's heartbeat again. :)
Day 30- This will be Jared's birthday. I'm grateful for him in so many ways. I'm grateful that he was my first born and that he broke me into parenting in the "sink or swim" type fashion. I love listening to his ideas, I love hearing him share his testimony and hearing him talk nicely about others. He is getting so big and I'm just grateful for all the time I've had with him so far.
Life as a mom of six very busy kids.
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Gratitude (Day 23)
Day 23-
My first job (where I actually earned money) was my most favorite job I've ever had. I worked at a video store as a cashier. It was fun and easy. It didn't really require a whole lot of effort.
But today I'm thankful for my least favorite job that I've ever had. Which was as an apartment manager. I was actually crazy enough to do it twice. There were a lot of things I really enjoyed about the job but I'm a get it done and be done kind of girl and an apartment managers job is never done.
But I'm grateful for it because it taught me a great deal about being a handywoman (my spell checker says that's not a word but handyman is a word. Something's wrong with that).
Anyways, my handiness came into play yesterday. Since we've moved in we've had a toilet that runs and runs. Wes was going to replace the flapper and other things in the tank but then he just cleaned it and said he felt it was running less. Which it did seem to help for about a day...
So I finally took a look. A little adjustment and a couple of prideful comments to my husband and the toilet works like new. :)
Man it's great being a capable woman. :)
My first job (where I actually earned money) was my most favorite job I've ever had. I worked at a video store as a cashier. It was fun and easy. It didn't really require a whole lot of effort.
But today I'm thankful for my least favorite job that I've ever had. Which was as an apartment manager. I was actually crazy enough to do it twice. There were a lot of things I really enjoyed about the job but I'm a get it done and be done kind of girl and an apartment managers job is never done.
But I'm grateful for it because it taught me a great deal about being a handywoman (my spell checker says that's not a word but handyman is a word. Something's wrong with that).
Anyways, my handiness came into play yesterday. Since we've moved in we've had a toilet that runs and runs. Wes was going to replace the flapper and other things in the tank but then he just cleaned it and said he felt it was running less. Which it did seem to help for about a day...
So I finally took a look. A little adjustment and a couple of prideful comments to my husband and the toilet works like new. :)
Man it's great being a capable woman. :)
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Gratitude (Day 22)
Day 22- I'm grateful for Family Home Evening. It's something that we try to do without fail every week. It's very important to us as parents. The kids sometimes are into it and sometimes they just want to jump around and be crazy but I think they are always glad at the end of the lesson that we took time to spend just as a family, focus on each other.
Last nights lesson was about Thanksgiving and being grateful.
First we read a summary about how Thanksgiving came about.
Then we opened our gratitude bag. (We have been adding pieces of paper with things we are grateful for into a bag throughout this year during family home evening). So we read them and had some good laughs deciding who wrote what. Jared wrote on one, "I'm grateful for this egg." We are guessing it must have been Easter when he wrote it.
Then we sat in a circle and passed a stuffed animal around and took turns saying something nice about another person in the family and then giving them a turn.
It was pretty great last night. Jared got super sincere and was really getting into telling Wes and I how much he appreciates the things we do for him. (And I thought the kids didn't notice). Of course Novalee was just bouncing off the walls. But I think even Sadie could feel the extra special feelings of love in the room because she started going around giving everyone hugs and kisses. It was pretty great.
I'm grateful we take that time each week to try and strengthen our family and our testimonies. :)
Last nights lesson was about Thanksgiving and being grateful.
First we read a summary about how Thanksgiving came about.
Then we opened our gratitude bag. (We have been adding pieces of paper with things we are grateful for into a bag throughout this year during family home evening). So we read them and had some good laughs deciding who wrote what. Jared wrote on one, "I'm grateful for this egg." We are guessing it must have been Easter when he wrote it.
Then we sat in a circle and passed a stuffed animal around and took turns saying something nice about another person in the family and then giving them a turn.
It was pretty great last night. Jared got super sincere and was really getting into telling Wes and I how much he appreciates the things we do for him. (And I thought the kids didn't notice). Of course Novalee was just bouncing off the walls. But I think even Sadie could feel the extra special feelings of love in the room because she started going around giving everyone hugs and kisses. It was pretty great.
I'm grateful we take that time each week to try and strengthen our family and our testimonies. :)
Monday, November 21, 2011
Gratitude (Day 21)
Day 21- Today I'm grateful for laughter. Especially when Wes and I can laugh about the crazy things that go on in our house.
Last night, for example, Sadie wet on the floor not once but twice when Wes was changing her. Really I might have been laughing harder than Wes but it was pretty funny.
For whatever reason Wes lets Sadie escape sometimes during changings. When he is wrapping up the diaper she takes off. Last night Wes was just wrapping up the first stinky diaper that leaked on the floor when Sadie stood up and peed right in front of him. :) So great! :) I'm also grateful he is a good sport.
Last night, for example, Sadie wet on the floor not once but twice when Wes was changing her. Really I might have been laughing harder than Wes but it was pretty funny.
For whatever reason Wes lets Sadie escape sometimes during changings. When he is wrapping up the diaper she takes off. Last night Wes was just wrapping up the first stinky diaper that leaked on the floor when Sadie stood up and peed right in front of him. :) So great! :) I'm also grateful he is a good sport.
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Gratitude (Day 20)
Day 20- The other day we hung up Christmas lights outside. Wes thinks I might have gone crazy this year since I'm so excited about Christmas and last year I was a little reluctant to begin the season of nonstop Christmas cheer.
I'm grateful that one, I feel excited about the Christmas season this year and two, that our lights turned out almost exactly how I imagined. Now Wes and I just need to agree on a lawn decoration to put in our front yard! We have a front yard! At Christmas! Maybe that's why I'm excited, this is the first year we could actually put lights up outside.
On another note: When I asked Wes what I should be grateful for, he said, "A sexy husband." :) Then he told me I didn't need to write that but alas here it is. :)
I'm grateful that one, I feel excited about the Christmas season this year and two, that our lights turned out almost exactly how I imagined. Now Wes and I just need to agree on a lawn decoration to put in our front yard! We have a front yard! At Christmas! Maybe that's why I'm excited, this is the first year we could actually put lights up outside.
On another note: When I asked Wes what I should be grateful for, he said, "A sexy husband." :) Then he told me I didn't need to write that but alas here it is. :)
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Gratitude (Day 19)
All "strawberry" packages of gushers are disappointing. Just sayin.
Day 19- I'm grateful that even though Wes' truck and my car are older they haven't had large out of pocket costs this WHOLE year! Woohoo!
Day 19- I'm grateful that even though Wes' truck and my car are older they haven't had large out of pocket costs this WHOLE year! Woohoo!
Friday, November 18, 2011
Gratitude (Day 18)
Day 18-
Holy moly is this month over yet. This month has flown by in all aspects but this gratitude posting business. :)
I'm running out of things to be grateful for, that sounds bad, I know. Time to start using my noggin and really think of things that aren't super obvious that I'm grateful for.
Only 12 more days... I can do this. :)
Can I just say that I'm already planning on NOT doing this next year? :)
Okay enough staling. Today I'm grateful for literature. I'm not an avid reader, there are enough of those in my family already, "cough cough Adrianna, Grandma and Grandpa" but I go through phases.
This year I made a goal to someday finish all of Georgette Heyer's books. I know, not the best goal since she mainly writes regency romance novels. But they are clean and I enjoy the headstrong leading female characters. I've read 18 since the start of the summer. I've read a couple in the past. She wrote somewhere between 50-60 books. Some were mysteries and historical novels. Ugh, I'm stuck on one historical novel right now call "My Lord John" I feel bad saying this since it was supposed to be her crowning work but I don't really like it. She died before she could finish it and her husband added notes to the end. I'm pretty close to finishing it but I couldn't wait and I read the end just to see if the book was going to go anywhere. I'm afraid it doesn't...
But I'm determined to finish it.
Turning back to the main point. I am grateful for well written literature. I enjoy historical works (which is probably surprising since I just slammed Georgette Heyer's book), church works and I love reading biographies, especially ones about the wives of leading men in history.
Holy moly is this month over yet. This month has flown by in all aspects but this gratitude posting business. :)
I'm running out of things to be grateful for, that sounds bad, I know. Time to start using my noggin and really think of things that aren't super obvious that I'm grateful for.
Only 12 more days... I can do this. :)
Can I just say that I'm already planning on NOT doing this next year? :)
Okay enough staling. Today I'm grateful for literature. I'm not an avid reader, there are enough of those in my family already, "cough cough Adrianna, Grandma and Grandpa" but I go through phases.
This year I made a goal to someday finish all of Georgette Heyer's books. I know, not the best goal since she mainly writes regency romance novels. But they are clean and I enjoy the headstrong leading female characters. I've read 18 since the start of the summer. I've read a couple in the past. She wrote somewhere between 50-60 books. Some were mysteries and historical novels. Ugh, I'm stuck on one historical novel right now call "My Lord John" I feel bad saying this since it was supposed to be her crowning work but I don't really like it. She died before she could finish it and her husband added notes to the end. I'm pretty close to finishing it but I couldn't wait and I read the end just to see if the book was going to go anywhere. I'm afraid it doesn't...
But I'm determined to finish it.
Turning back to the main point. I am grateful for well written literature. I enjoy historical works (which is probably surprising since I just slammed Georgette Heyer's book), church works and I love reading biographies, especially ones about the wives of leading men in history.
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