Thankful for...

Today I'm thankful for healthy bodies.

It has been a while since my last post. I have been busy with family, Primary and so many other things. I've had sick kids and nothing makes you realize how nice it is to be healthy than having sick kids for a while. It seems like Jesse has had one cold after another for the past month and a half. Matt and I have both been sick with terrible head colds. Andee got it last week and has been miserable. At least most of us are old enough to take decongestants. The poor girl has had to suffer thru the pain without anything but a humidifier, bulb syringe, and tons of tissues.

I am getting better at getting up in the morning. Although today there was no school again for parent teacher conferences, and so I took it easy, OK more than easy (I got out of the shower today at 1pm). Can anyone say LAZY! But I did exercise. I have lost three inches off of my waist in the last week. They found me without my permission and I have been working hard the last two weeks to remove them and several of their friends.

Love to all.

Hello Again - It's a New Year

What a great Holiday season. We have such great families. We enjoyed spending time with the Stevens family and missed the Strouds! We went on Hikes, sledding, to grandma and grandpa's house several times, bowling, to the Marie Osmond Christmas concert, ate too much, slept too much, and had lots of fun together!

The kids are back to school today! The new Primary year is under way. It is snowing today. The kids were so excited. Aubrie commented "If only it snowed like this on Christmas eve".

This year I'd like to use this blog to tell you about the things that I am thankful for.

Today I'm thankful for my husband - that he hasn't watched every football and basketball game, that he holds the Priesthood, that he loves me - despite my faults, that he makes me want to be a better person, that he is gentle with our kids, that he listens to me, that he shovels the walks for me and the older people he Home teaches, he thanks me for the things I do, that he includes the kids in everything he does, that he rarely rolls his eyes at my new hair-brained ideas, that he helps clean my house and fold laundry when he sees the need, that he got me a new bedroom set - including a headboard that he didn't like or want, he serves others, he lets me choose, he loves Heavenly Father and Jesus, he remembers family prayer and scripture study, he reads books by the Prophet and general authorities, he remembers what the books say when he's done. I'm sure I could go on forever, but the laundry awaits.