Day 154 - June 2

I am grateful for a family woodpile! Our family is far from perfect with no strong truth and branches off, but we do make a lovely woodpile with branches from many trees all forming something strong. I have wonderful nature family, but I also gave wonderful adopted family. I would never change that!

Day 153 - June 1

I am grateful I have a bunch of preparedness stuff in my car. The other day Alli's friend needed a band aid, I had one. He also wasn't wearing any socks, I had some. Then this day fuzzy threw up. I had bags and hand sanitizer in the car! I am grateful I am prepared for several disasters.

Day 152 - May 31

Hooray for the last day of school! I am so grateful another year has finished in school, that the kids did well and are happy, and that we have the whole summer to be together!!! Hooray for summer break!

Day 151 - May 30

I am grateful for super kind, forgiving, loving moms of the girls I teach dance to. I was late to class because I got to the studio and my iPad was not in my bag. I had no music for the show! I had to go home. Then I had to leave early to get to the elementary school for the awards assembly. One mom, pulled me aside before tap class and said go now. We are fine in tap. It was only her daughter there for the class and she is not performing in the show! How awesome is that. I got to be there and see my kids and not be stressed that I was going to be late and miss it. I am so grateful to her and to the mom that subbed my last class for me. I am surrounded by wonderful people!

Day 150 - May 29

I am grateful for good friends for my kids. They make a world of difference in their lives. I am grateful for friends that will join in and be apart of big groups too and make new friends.

Day 149 - May 28

I am grateful for all those who came before me; from family and friends, to inventors, soldiers, explorers, activists, and anyone who has made a difference in the life I get to have today!

Day 148 - May 27

I am grateful for being strong and standing up for my beliefs, no matter what or who disagrees.

Day 147 - May 26

Today I am grateful for hard workers that finish things. Fuzzy and Scotty did a triathlon and it was hard, especially the swim at the end 250 meters! That is a lot of swimming! I am so proud of them for working hard and finishing the race!

Day 146 - May 25

I am grateful to be a mom. How lucky I am to have 4 beautiful children to love, teach, play with, and try my patience! I am so grateful to be a mom!

Day 145 - May 24

Today I am grateful that God is kind. Because I have made a lot of mistakes and I need Him to be kind.

Day 131 - May 10

I am grateful for Alli. We have been talking a lot about working hard. I watched her at dance yesterday and instead of being one of the biggest goof-offs, she was the harder worker, even throu a hurt toe. After so long of seeing her not try things, and give up whenever something got tuff, I loved seeing her work through pain in an extra hard class.

Day 130 - May 9

I am grateful for new games on the trampoline, being able to play with my kids and just enjoy the blessings God has given me.

Day 129 - May 8

I am grateful for Fuzzy's random act of kindness. I wasn't feeling so well and fell asleep on the couch after I finished folding laundry, I haven't felt great this week. I barely woke up to her gently laying a blanket over me. Very kind and thoughtful move fuzzy!

Day 128 - May 7

I am grateful for people that step into help even when it is not convenient for them.

Day 127 - May 6

I am grateful for family that visits.  Bonds are formed even if it has been months or years between visits.  I love the gospel and being able to share it with those not of our faith.  How very blessed I am!

Day 126 - May 5

I am grateful for family activities that revolve around being active.  I love to run with my family in races, especially one to support our school.  I am grateful for extended family and the chance to spend the evening with Maren.  I love to talk to her and spend time with her!

Day 125 - May 4

I am grateful for flexible people and being able to do so many wonderful things because of the great people around me!

Day 124 - May 3

I am grateful for music and to be able to go watch my girls perform in their choirs!

Day 123 - May 2

I am grateful for playgrounds.  I love to be outdoors and just watch my children play!

Day 122 - May 1

I can't believe I got so many days behind again!!!  Anyway, I am so grateful for my Fuzzy girl today.  Sometimes I feel she gets lost in the shuffle of the oldest loud one, the boy and the youngest loud one!  SHe is typically my even tempered, doesn't let things get to her kid and I SOOOOO appreciate a kid like her in our family.  I love my Fuzzy dearly!  I love how much she loves children, I love how much she loves to serve, I love how much she loves to laugh.  I just love this girl and am so grateful my Heavenly Father sent her to me!

Day 112 - April 25

I am grateful for good choices made by my children. I am grateful when they choose to pray, listen, receive and act on a prompting.

Day 111 - April 24

I am grateful to have finished projects! Hooray for completing things!

Day 110 - April 23

I am grateful for good news from the doctor for Corry. We needed it. It was also special to hear he had been praying all weekend for Corry. Good man!

Day 109 - April 22

I am grateful for my sister. We have had our ups and downs, but I really appreciate her. I know that no matter what she is there for me, I hope she knows I would be there for her too, and I love her dearly.

Day 108 - April 21

I am grateful for sunscreen. I didn't use it and am burned, but I am grateful that I have it to use next time!

Day 107 - April 20

I am grateful for a day with Corry! It wasn't all fun, doctors visits and all, but it was a day with my best friend, at home. How wonderful is that!

Day 106 - April 19

I am grateful for modern medicine, especially anesthesia! What a more wonderful experience surgeries are with that gift! I am grateful that Corry is ok, not without complications, but ok.

Day 105 - April 18

I am grateful for the power of God on earth to administer priesthood blessings.

Day 104 - April 17

I am grateful for friends that step up and help me out when life gets a little too crazy.

Day 103 - April 16

I am grateful for knowledgable people in the medical field.

Day 102 - April 15

I am grateful to have all my family together again. We all made it home safe and we got to go to church together! I love that!

Day 101 - April 14

I am grateful for cell phones and Internet so that I can check road conditions and go home a different way to avoid accidents and bad weather!

Day 100 - April 13

I am grateful for family, laughter and fun! And that I beat everyone at laser tag! Hahaha! I love hanging out with my family and laughing!

Day 98 - April 12

I am so grateful for missy. I can't believe it was so many years ago I held her in my arms as a new born baby. Wow, was I unprepared! But I think no matter how much I would have prepared for motherhood, I would still be unprepared. My mom often jokes that it would be nice to have a turkey timer in each Child. You know the ones that pop out when they our done, but ours wouldn't just pop out, it would pop out with info on what is wrong and how to fix it! I remember the first time I held her, I loved her instantly, I was a little scared of her, but I loved her! She has been a wonderful daughter, although a drama queen at times, still a wonderful daughter. How grateful I am to a loving heavenly father that sent her to me.

Day 97 - April 11

I am grateful for childhood memories and good things in my life. I want to create as many memories as I can for my children. I love looking back at my life and having my mom and dad look back at their lives and share thoses memories with me and my little family.

Day 96 - April 10

A grateful to have my husband around. He doesn't get to do the fun stuff with us very much. I am glad he was a ble to come for part of our trip. I know it took great sacrifice at the office for him to come.

Day 95 - April 8

I am grateful for the Jews. They have been through so much and there is so much we can learn from them. We celebrated the Passover tonight and it was so neat to learn more about their culture, both ancient and modern.

Day 94 - April 7

I am grateful for a safe to trip to Arizona, seeing my parents and that my mom looks so well, and for the chance to see the Mesa, Arizona Temple Easter Pageant.

Day 93 - April 6

I am grateful to hear my kids praying for their friends in need. They not only understand the power of prayer, they are using it to bless the lives of those they love. It makes my heart feel good!

Day 92 - April 5

I am grateful for the little girls I teach dance to each week. I love their hugs, notes and pictures.

Day 91 - April 4

I am grateful for the tender mercies of the Lord. Sometimes they are harder to find, but they are always there.

Day 90 - April 3

Today I am grateful for the love I have for my children and husband. I am glad they love me too even in my emotional states.

Day 89 - April 2

I am grateful for laughter.  It is truly the best medicine!

Day 88 - April 1

I am so grateful for good friends and family, and most importantly my Corry.  We got to celebrate his birthday early today and it was so much fun!  I love a good surprise and I loved seeing him happy.  He was a little surprised about how many people showed up.  He made some comment about not realizing so many people cared about him.  How grateful I am for him, and also for others that helped me show him how loved he is!

Day 87 - March 31

I am grateful for Spring!  It is so beautiful!  I love the blossoms on the trees.  I love how comfortable it is to be outside and work in the garden.  I love to hear the children playing outside.  I love to play on the wiggle cars and jut enjoy the beautiful world the Lord has given us!

Day 86 - March 30

I am grateful for health and safety right now.  Missy's friend was in a car accident (one week after she got her license) where she hit a motorcyclist right outside the dance studio.  So scary!  I know bad things happen, and they have happened, but I am grateful for today when all my dearest loved ones are tucked safely in their beds.

Day 85 - March 29

I am grateful for the chance I have to serve.  I got to choreograph a dance for the elementary school choir students to do to a rock medley.  My children are not in choir!  But, I said yes and had a blast working with them and having another chance to serve.

Day 84 - March 28

I am grateful for pictures and videos.  I love looking at my kids' pictures and seeing all the fun times we have had.  I love those photos help us all remember those special moments - sometimes the special day to day, seemingly unimportant things.  I love memories!

Day 83 - March 27

I am grateful for the internet.  Wow has it made so many things in life so much easier!  I love that I can look stuff up, stay connected with loved ones, and share my journal/scrapbook with family and friends that don't live close!

Day 82 - March 26

I am grateful for children who learn and live the gospel of Jesus Christ.  Missy taught our FHE lesson and it was wonderful!  I love that she really thinks about things and shares that with the rest of us.

Day 81 - March 25

I am grateful for family time.  Today we got to be home, playing games, watching movies, eating dinner.  It was wonderful!  Alli watched "Beauty and the Beast" for the first time.  So fun to watch it through her eyes!

Day 80 - March 24

I am grateful for Conferences and living prophets.  I was able to attend the general Young Women's Broadcast with my daughters.  It never fails to lift me up when I attend these meetings.  I want to do better and I feel better after going.  How grateful I am we have a prophet and other leaders sent to lift, inspire and teach!

Day 79 - March 23

I am grateful for a healthy body. Spent the afternoon riding wiggle cars and running around with the kids. I love that!

Day 78 - March 22

I am grateful for bathtubs!  I have discovered that I REALLY love to soak in the tub after a long day of teaching dance.  It has seemed to help my old tired body a lot!

Day 77 - March 21

I am grateful for the music program at my kids school.  It is truly amazing (especially the band program).  I love to see the kids improve on those talents and have a good time doing it.

Days 62-76 - March 20th

Wow! I have missed most of this month.  I thought about going back, but I just know that is the reason it took me this long to write something.  I broke my ipad and that really hindered my writing posts, since I would actually have to get back up and walk into the computer room at night to post.  But, I have had it back for awhile now and I still haven;t posted!

Anyway, I am grateful for that ipad!  I love it and what I can do with it and on it.  Mostly this month, I think I have been grateful for Corry.  He does so much for us and is super stressed out with what he is not accomplishing at work, church and home.  I wish he was around more, but I so appreciate all that he IS doing, because it is a lot.  How did I get so luck to have him?  I think the Lord knew I needed someone really good for me otherwise I would fall and fall hard.

Thank you thank you for Corry!

Day 61 - March 1

I am grateful to be a mom. Hardest thing I have ever done, but also the best. The things I have learned and the way I have grown, is irreplaceable. I am so glad I get to be a mom.

Day 60 - February 29th

I am grateful for snow! We haven't had much this year. It really is beautiful and it brings me my beloved water for the year!

Day 59 - February 28th

I am grateful for indoor plumbing! I love showers, baths, toilets, water to wash my hands, do dishes and get drinks. I truly love water and am so grateful for it!

Day 58 - February 27th

I am grateful for family. My cousin and her family were able to come over for a bit tonight. I love being with family and friends! How enriched is my life because of the people I love being around me!

Day 57 - February 26th

Today I am grateful for laughter. I think I keep needing to learn the lesson to laugh through hard things instead of cry. We heard a speaker that laughed through his hard times and it was really easy to laugh with him. I want to be like that. There are things I can laugh about now, but I want to learn to laugh more in the moment.

Day 56 - February 25th

Today I am grateful for forgiveness! I messed up Scotty's last basketball game again!that is two years in a row I got the wrong time and we totally missed it. Thankfully this year his dad was with him, and talked to him, so hopefully I won't be ceiling hate mail after this one. But boy did I feel bad, again! I am so grateful for forgiveness!

Day 55 - February 24th

I got way behind! Today I am grateful for good books. I have been really into reading this year. I think I have read around 15 books already. More than I read all last year I think. I love to loose myself in a good book!

Day 54 - February 23rd

I am grateful for a new day.  Yesterday was not the best, but today is a new day.  I can start over and try  again at everything I am working on.  I am grateful for always having one more day!  President Monson said sometimes courage is going to bed and saying you will try again tomorrow.  (or something like that)

Day 53 - February 22nd

This was a hard day! I hate those days when being a parent means dishing out consequences for really poor choices.  But I am grateful we have the ability to choose and that we are accountable.  How horrible would our world be if we were not accountable for our actions!

Day 52 - February 21st

I am grateful for my Alli.  She came into my life 7 years ago and what a great time we have had.  I love her personality.  She makes me crazy sometimes, but she has such a good heart.  I love her dearly and thank the Lord He gave her to me!

Day 51 - February 20th

I am grateful for extended family.  We got to play with cousins and aunts today!  It is so much fun to get them together and to build those extended family relationships!  I love family!

Day 50

Good sports, although I am not always one. I threw my friends a curve ball and she went along with it fabulously!

Day 49

I love date nights! I thought it would be easier when the kids were older and we had built in babysitters. That part is easier, it is just finding the times to go out now! I love my one on one time with Corry! It is fun to be together, talking and laughing. I really do love date nights!

Day 48

I am grateful for good books - although they do tend to keep me away from what I am supposed to be doing!

Day 47

Modern transportation. Corry went to Yuma, Az (fun, I know). He went down Wednesday afternoon and was home Thursday night. :)

Day 46

I a grateful for miracles. They still happen because God is still watching over us!

Day 45

I am grateful to be surrounded by people I love!

Day 44

Days off of shcool with my kids, whether they be days off by the school district, or days off my mom's choosing! I love to spen days with my kids, laughing, having fun and building memories!

Day 43

Today I am grateful for the Internet! A million different ideas at your finger tip. I am a great copier or changer to make things work for me, but not very good at coming up with my own ideas.

Day 42

Good friends for my kids! I have been blessed my whole life with good, true friends. I am grateful for them in my life. They bring joy to my life. But, I have wanted good friends for my children too. Some of them have had good friends their whole lives, others haven't, but right now, they all have good friends, doing good things. Love them all!

Day 41

I am grateful for laughter. It truly is the best medicine.

Day 40

Grateful for things working out. Just when life throws you a curve, it all works out in the end!

Day 39

I am so grateful for Corry. He just got home last night. I love it when he is home! I love to talk to him, lay by him, hold him, laugh with him, cook with him, play games with him, discuss our children with him, and hear about his day, life, problems, joys, and whatever else he wants to share. I miss him when he is gone and I hope I appreciate him when he is home.

Day 38

I am grateful for curbside garbage and recycling pick up.  Now I don't ever remember a time we didn't have curbside garbage, bit I do remember taking my own recycling in and I am so glad it is collected on my curb!

Day 37

The gift of repentance! What a beautiful thing that our Heavenly Father sent us here with that gift. I watchd it work in my life and the life of one of my children yesterday. How wonderful it is to be able to repent and be forgiven!

Day 36

Today I am grateful for children.  They amaze me, they frustrate me, but mostly they are just incredible little people (some not so little anymore)!  I love their questions - they really want to know, learn and understand things that I had no cares about at their ages.  They want to do right.  I love who they are, who they are trying to be (even though the process is sometimes very challenging), and who they chose to spend their time with.  I am so grateful for my children!

Day 35

I am grateful to NOT be a teenager anymore!  The emotions, the up and downs, the uncertainty or what life was going to bring me.  OK, not so much different than now, but I think I have learned to deal with life much better!  I am glad I have experience and Corry by my side now.  I am most grateful to have the Lord by my side to deal with my children facing those same challenges.  Although I am still not sure I always do what I am supposed to with them.  It is harder now to be a parent of a teen than it was to be the parent of small children.  The path was more clear for me.  Although different hard.  I have time to myself that I never had then and I think that helps soooo much with being mentally and emotionally prepared to help them.  I also have more time for the temple now which helps immensely too.  SO yes, I am so grateful to not be a teenager anymore.

Day 34

I am grateful for modern medicine.  We have braces for ankles, wrists, knees and such.  We have Migraine medicine for headaches.  We have scans to catch things early and medicines to heal.  We have Therapists to help us strengthen when we are hurt.  We have surgeons, glasses, contacts, oxygen, antibiotics, prosthetics, and the list can go on.  how grateful I am to be born when all this is available!

Day 33

I am so grateful for DVRs!!!  For many reasons, but today it was for BYU basketball.  BYU was playing Gonzaga, Fuzzy needed math help, Scotty was working on his pinewood derby car, and we had to get Missy from dance.  I recorded the game and we watched it when we were ready.  It was a great game and we finished about 6 minutes after the real time.  Fast forwarding through all the commercials.  That is a great way to watch a game!  So yes, I am grateful for DVR's.  (Corry says they have saved our marriage because he can pause a game to talk to me or help me with something!)

Day 32

Today I am grateful for food. I spent 3 hours it the kitchen making meatballs, biscuits, and cleaning up after myself. Totally worth it! I love meatballs! Mmmmmmm!

Day 31

Not sure, that is why it is the next night. But I guess yesterday I was grateful I could walk. I am able to move around and do the things I want to do.

Day 30

Being able to see the good. I don't always do this, but for the most part I try to look for the good. When I don't I am unhappy - I wonder why! As I look to my depression issues, often times not seeing the good has brought me down. Looking for the good has brought me out of it. My dad says that just because you feel something strongly doesn't make it right. Sometimes those emotions of self doubt overpower me. They are not right (see looking for the negative in myself). Sometimes I can't see the good in those around me because they have said or done hurtful thing. Not seeing the good. I truly believe I am happier when I see the good in others. I thank my Heavenly Father for helping me to see the good in tough situations, and pray He will help me see it more often!

Day 29

Primary - there is not much better than primary. I love to be with those kids - sometimes they drive me a little crazy. - but mostly I just love them. I love their funny comments, I love when they sing out, I love when they share their testimonies. I just love and thank my Heavenly Father for primary!

Day 28

Today I am grateful for fun. I love to have a good time. I love to do fun crazy thing with fun crazy friends.

Day 27

Good friends and surprise visits - I got to spend a good part of my day with good friends.  Some in the morning crafting and visiting.  Then my crazy friends in the afternoon learning all about the crazy holidays that are on my birthday (national squirrel appreciation day and national hug day to name a few).  Then my SIL came over to drop something off and stayed for a bit.  I love having visitors!  People is where it is at.  I love being surrounded by great people!  Plus on the kiddos front, my girlies both went to the temple with friends - awesome they have friends that care about that and that they desire to go themselves.  They are truly surrounded by great people too!

Day 26

The promptings of the holy ghost. Sometimes you don't know why you do something until later when (if) you find out it made a difference. Tonight I found out some things have made a difference to Missy. how grateful I am that he Lord has given us a way to feel or know his will. The more I follow His will, the happier I am.

Day 25

Today I am grateful for good teachers, both at school and church. My kids are definitely surrounded by great people who want them to improve, grow and learn.

Day 24

Today I am grateful for Corry. He is my best friend, my lover, my sounding board, shrink, handyman, spiritual adviser, partner in crime, personal comedian, chef, father of our children, and so much more. How did I get so lucky to have you. I only hope I can't be everything you want and need. Thank you Father for giving me the best gift I could receive!

Day 23

Today I am grateful for snow.  I have ben concerned about the absence of snow this year so I am so grateful we have had some the last few days!  Hooray for fluffy wet goodness!

Day 22

Tonight I went to the 100th year commemoration for the seminary program with Missy. So, it got me thinking about my seminary experience. I am grateful tonight for my seminary experience. I made enough mistakes in high school going to seminary, I wonder what would I have been like without having seminary everyday to help me stay more on the right path. There is a reaon that the seminary program exits during those formative high school years. I am so grateful that I got to go and that my kids have the chance to go as well. Hooray for seminary!

Day 21

So much to be grateful for! Family and friends calling and stopping by to visit for my birthday! Donuts for breakfast, swimming, a husband who tried all day to go out of his way to do things for me and make me happy. Wonderful children! Snow - finally! Going to stake conference and being spiritually fed. There is much to be grateful for!

Day 20

Today I am grateful for good friends, nights out as a family, laughing, sports, skirts, shopping, furry comfy boots, jewelry, shoes, contacts and so many other things!

Day 19

Today I am grateful to teach dance. Sometimes I think it is a bit overwhelming and too much, and other times I think I am so grateful to have something to do. I tend to have depression issues and I do better when I stay busy. I have struggled with my kids growing up, so this not only keeps me busy, but keeps me active in my teens lives.

Day 18

I am grateful for Dr. Scott.  We have a doctor in the family and it is so nice to go to him and know we are getting great care, love and support.  He is fantastic!  We love him!

Day 17

Today I am grateful for Missy.  She is 14 - and can act like a teenager sometimes... moody, disobedient, thinking she knows better than everyone else.  Well she came in my room, sat down on my bed, and told me thank you.  That doesn't happen very much.  We had this great conversation last week about her life and the choices she is faced with for her future.  I felt so strongly I needed to say the things I said.  Apparently for once I said the right thing at the right time!  Thank you Missy for letting me know!

Day 16

Today I am grateful for athletics!  We cleaned the church and then stayed and played some basketball in the gym after.  Fun night.  I love sports.  I am not very good at them, but I love to watch and really love to play!

Day 15

11 am church! I love that we got up at 7ish - Corry's meetings start at 8. Love that so much better than him out the door for 6 am meeting!

Day 14

Today I am grateful for music.  Last night I was faced with a decision to say something in anger or to pray for help and be more the person I want to be, slow to anger.  I was STRUGGLING.  Then one of my favorite artists came on the playlist, Jenny Phillips, I can't even remember the song.  My soul was calm, I was able to pray for help and the anger left me.  I listened to some of her songs again today as I drove home.  My heart was so full, I couldn't sing along anymore.  Music has always been a source of peace for me.  Thank heavens for beautiful composers and lyricists that write beautiful music that soothes my soul!

Day 13

I had problems writing this one because I was too tired to get on the computer last night and my ipad wouldn't copy and paste.

So, I am grateful for the scriptures and the insights they give me.  Today I read 2 Nephi 4:26 which says, "O then, if I have seen so great things, if the Lord in his condescension unto the children of men hath visited men in so much mercy, why should my heart weep and my soul linger in the valley of sorrow, and my flesh waste away, and my strength slacken, because of mine afflictions?"  I SOOOO feel this way sometimes!  I know Heavenly Father is there.  I have had too many experiences that tell me He is there and is watching over me, but sometimes my "soul lingers in the valley of sorrow" and so forth.  Nephi, a great prophet felt that way sometimes!!!!  I cannot explain the peace that overcame me when I read that.  In fact I read it that morning and then when I went to the temple, I reread it because it was so powerful to me.  The best part was yet to come though.  As I continued to read, verse 31 says, "O Lord, wilt thou redeem my soul? Wilt thou deliver me out of the hands of mine enemies? Wilt thou make me that I may shake at the appearance of sin?"  I WANT THAT.  Lord please help me shake at the appearance of sin!  Heel my soul and deliver me from me biggest enemy, myself.  I am so grateful for the scriptures that fill my empty bucket and give me so much peace and happiness!

Day 12

Today I am grateful for the sun! There are so many reasons to love the sun, it makes it so earth works. But that is not why I love it. Today I was so cold driving in my car when the suns rays hit me and warmed me. I loved it!

Day 11

I am grateful for games. The last few nights I have had a chance to play games with Scotty and Alli while everyone else was busy. I love playing games, laughing and giggling with my kids!

Day 10

Today I am grateful for my mom. She is so strong and positive! I am so amazed by her positive attitude dealing with her cancer. She sees her Heavenly Father's hand in every detail of her life. I love who she is and who she helps me to be.

Day 9

Today I am grateful for "bests". One of my favorite things to do is ask everyone what their "bests" were for the day. Usually I ask this in the car, or while we are cooking dinner, but tonight it was while we were having dinner. Here were everyone's bests. 1- Alli's best was playing dodgeball with another class during PE today 2- Corry's best was having more than a months worth of overhead received today into the bank. It is only the 9th!! 3- Missy didn't have to dress out at PE today and they got to play volleyball for fun 4- Scotty got to hang out with me today 5- Fuzzy got new point shoes and got to hang out with me I live hearing their bests. I had too many to just have one, so here are mine: I caught up on my family blog and my Peterson family blog I got to exercise I got to help in Scotty's class Scott wasn't feeling well, so I took him to Dr. Scott's where I got to talk to my cousin for awhile Scotty and I had smoothies together and played a wii game together I got to pick up Alli from school My cousin Jake came over to help me with some life insurance and we got to visit a little bit I got to spend some time with Fuzzy and Corry's mom sewed her point shoes for me! I came home after 6pm to Missy having dinner all ready for the family We had a great FHE with NO fighting! I loved it!

Day 8

I fell asleep last night before I did this.  Anyway, I am grateful for music.  I get to be the senior primary chorister for my church which means I get to teach gospel music for 20 minutes to the 8-11 year old children.  Music is such a huge part of my life.  I love to listen, sing, dance and participate in music in whatever way I can.  It lifts my spirits, it calms my heart, and sometimes it just plain makes me happy.

Day 7

Today was a really cruddy day so you would think it would be harder to find something to be grateful for, but actually today was almost the easiest. Today I am grateful for Alli. You see today was my break down day. I mean total break down. I have been struggling for over a month and today I really lost it. At one point I was just huddled in the corner of my room crying when Scotty came in, gave me a hug and told me he loved me. Then Alli followed. She didn't leave though. She sat and held me for a long time. Then she grabbed her special blanket and wrapped it around me and held me. Then she brought me a pillow to lean up against. Then it was her favorite stuffed animals she brought me with more hugs. Then you know what she said? She said she wished everyone in our family treated each other that way when they were sad. Then I thought about when I was a little kid, all I really wanted when I was hurting was a hug and a reassurance that everything was going to be ok. Isn't that what I still want and what I got from a 6 year old today? Maybe that is how I should treat my other children too - especially Alli whom I already know wants to be treated that way too. Thank you my Alli for the big hug and the love you showed me today. I love you tootsie!

Day 6

Today was an interesting day with much to be grateful for. First, good friends. I got to spend a few hours with great friends, eating great food, and playing games. Love that! I am also greatful my house isn't full of smoke, but I am sad my neighbors house is full of smoke after their 14 year old son left the electric blanket on and it almost started a fire, but did fill their house with lots of smoke. I am grateful Corry has a job and grateful that my next door neighbor that was laid off on Tuesday has a job offer today with 3 more interviews next week. The Lord is watching out all of us. Not always the way we expect or want, but he is watching over us.

Day 5

I didn't get to this last night because I didn't feel well, so I am going to say good health is what I am grateful for. Sadly sometimes it takes loosing something to realize how grateful you are for it. I am also going to add soft tissues! My nose is red and sore, but how much more would it be with scratchy tissues!

Day 4

What I found interesting today was there were too many things to be grateful for to write them all (plus I still want to save some for later in the year).  So I will just comment on a few things I found to be grateful for:

1. My body - I walked on the treadmill, I taught dance and I played tennis.  I am lucky to have a body that allows me to do those things
2. Good Friends - my good friend's husband lost his job yesterday and I thought about how much we have gone through together.  My friends have been there for me through all sorts of trials, and I have been there for them.  I am truly grateful for my good friends.
3. My kids - I got to go on a date with Scotty.  I love hanging out with my kids, especially one on one.
4. Corry - I didn't hardly see him yesterday or much today.  I love days when we get to be together.  They are way to few and far between.  We hit real life again after the break with everyone going their different directions.  I am grateful to have him in my life and grateful for the time, little though it may be, that we get to be together.

Day 3

Today I am thankful for the Temple.  I got to go today and it was so nice to get out of the world for 2 hours and just be at peace.  Nowhere else I should be.  I love to be in the temple.

Day two

Today I am grateful for Corry's job.  It has supported us a long time now and we have had our ups and downs, but we have always had what we needed even if that meant a savings so we could go without a pay check for a few months.  I went shopping with the kiddos today and I had money to pay for the things we needed along with a few wants.  I love that!  I am so grateful for a good job!

Day one

I am grateful for books. I love to read and last night was no exception. Only the book I read was about a little boy being abducted from in front of his home at the age of 5. It made me really grateful for my family coming home safely from all their New Years Eve celebrations. I was a little worried about that while I read and am so grateful we are all together again.