happy thanksgiving
November 26th, 2008
i wanted to say happy thanks giving from our family to all that read this. i am going to list some of the things that i am grateful for at the bottom of this post so sorry for the length of it. lily had her thanksgiving program at preschool today. some of them dressed up as pilgrims and some as native americans (i wanted to say indians but i thought i would be politically correct.) obviously lily was a pilgrim and have you ever seen such a cute pilgrim before?
50 things i am grateful for1. heavenly father & jesus christ
2. my husband
3. lily
4. jackson
5. asher
6. parents and inlaws
7. friends
8. love
9. the temple
10. a house to live in
11. my dogs
12. being healthy (minus the common cold)
13. my family being healthy
14. a good book
15. long phone conversations
16. puzzles (my kids love them)
17. the rain (we see a lot of it) after weeks of really hot weather
18. the sun after months of rain
19. lily and jack singing
20. steven playing the guitar
21. writing songs with steven (we have been recording lately so maybe you will hear them soon)
22. lily and jack don’t wake me up in the morning they go immediately downstairs and read
23. sleeping in
24. a good kiss
24. pancake mix (without which i wouldn’t be able to make a pancake)
25. coke (i had to put it)
26. indian food (no matter how expensive it is)
27. crockpot (it makes cooking so easy)
28. music (helping me through many hard times)
29. learning new things (i never thought i would miss being in school)
30. steven going back to school
31. playgrounds in the mall
32. the kid drop off at the grocery store (you have an hour to shop by yourself)
33. steven doing the dishes without asking him to
34. bandaides (why do they make everything better?)
35. the library (without which i would spend a ridiculous amount of money on books)
36. blogging (it keeps me connected to my friends i never get to see)
37. forgiveness
38. understanding
39. trust
40. that the elections are over (i mean, who wants to see another election commercial?)
41. long silent drives (usually involves sleeping children)
42. that i am still connected to my friends even though i don’t ever see them (thank you phones)
43. iphone (thank you steven)
44. a good movie that you want to watch over and over (i think twilight might fit the bill)
45. the laughter of my children
46. their smiles
47. their unconditional love
48. steven always lets me lay on the big couch (even though his feet hang over the one he’s on)
49. he gets me things when i don’t want to get up
50. his unconditional love
3. lily
4. jackson
5. asher
6. parents and inlaws
7. friends
8. love
9. the temple
10. a house to live in
11. my dogs
12. being healthy (minus the common cold)
13. my family being healthy
14. a good book
15. long phone conversations
16. puzzles (my kids love them)
17. the rain (we see a lot of it) after weeks of really hot weather
18. the sun after months of rain
19. lily and jack singing
20. steven playing the guitar
21. writing songs with steven (we have been recording lately so maybe you will hear them soon)
22. lily and jack don’t wake me up in the morning they go immediately downstairs and read
23. sleeping in
24. a good kiss
24. pancake mix (without which i wouldn’t be able to make a pancake)
25. coke (i had to put it)
26. indian food (no matter how expensive it is)
27. crockpot (it makes cooking so easy)
28. music (helping me through many hard times)
29. learning new things (i never thought i would miss being in school)
30. steven going back to school
31. playgrounds in the mall
32. the kid drop off at the grocery store (you have an hour to shop by yourself)
33. steven doing the dishes without asking him to
34. bandaides (why do they make everything better?)
35. the library (without which i would spend a ridiculous amount of money on books)
36. blogging (it keeps me connected to my friends i never get to see)
37. forgiveness
38. understanding
39. trust
40. that the elections are over (i mean, who wants to see another election commercial?)
41. long silent drives (usually involves sleeping children)
42. that i am still connected to my friends even though i don’t ever see them (thank you phones)
43. iphone (thank you steven)
44. a good movie that you want to watch over and over (i think twilight might fit the bill)
45. the laughter of my children
46. their smiles
47. their unconditional love
48. steven always lets me lay on the big couch (even though his feet hang over the one he’s on)
49. he gets me things when i don’t want to get up
50. his unconditional love
wow, it is harder than i thought to stop at 50. i have so much more i am grateful for. i have such an amazing family and wonderful friends. things definitely go wrong but so much more goes right. heavenly father blesses me every day and i just hope that i will always be able to recognize that. writing it all down every so often definitely helps. i have so many great examples around me and i wanted to thank each and every one of you for everything you teach me by just being who you are. thank you and i love you all!
