Gratitude Journal Day 4

Today I am grateful for . . .

1. Good friends. I just have some great friends, who are always willing to help me, and listen when I need them. I am so lucky to have friends who know what it is like to be in my shoes, and who take the time to be here for me. Thank you.

2. My kitchen. Yes, it may be old, but it can fit many. I actually had 10 kids here for lunch today - long complicated story. Anyways, I didn't know where I was going to put them all, but with my counter and table, they all fit and we had room to spare.

3. The gospel. I just love having a membership in the church, and the opportunity I have to share that with my kids. I hope that I can portray the love I have of the gospel to them, and my commitment to live by its standards. I know my life would not be better off without it.

Gratitude Journal Day 3

Today I am grateful for . . .

1. Speedy lunches. You know the kind you can just whip up in 5 minutes for the kids. I hate to make lunch. Dinner, I don't mind, but lunch is just something else I have to clean up after. I wish they didn't have to eat!! But, I am grateful there are things that the kids love, that only take a few minutes to make.

2. My Young Women. They are so great! We don't have very many in our ward, but we have so much fun. Last night we made pies with them, and it was a blast. They were so funny, and loved to sample. I just love seeing them smile, and how good they all are. I hope my daughter turns out half as good as some of them.

3. Quiet time. I have a ton of kids at my house every day, but without fail we have at least 1 hour of quiet time, where I get to do my thing, and they get some rest. I love knowing that every day there is a little break in there somewhere. It makes my day a lot more tolerable.

Gratitude Journal Day 2

I am thankful for . . .

1. Owen. He keeps me very busy, but I don't know what I would do without him. He is just so much fun to have around. The other night when we went to dinner, Owen would just go around to all the people waiting, and give them 5. It was so cute. He made a lot of people smile, including myself. He has a wonderful personality, and a great temperament. You can't help buy smile at him when he comes around.

2. Claire. She is a handful, and keeps me on my toes, but she is so smart! We have to keep our computer logged off with a password so she doesn't play it all day. She knows how to navigate Disney well, and knows how to get to the website to print her own pictures to color. She amazes me every day! We have so much fun together, especially when we are creating something that she can share with others.

3. My mom. I know I totally talked about her in my last post, but she is the greatest. It is so much fun to be around her, and she makes me feel like I'm not so crazy! She is always willing to help me out, and will come any time I need her. Thanks mom - I love you!!

Gratitude Journal Day 1

Well, I have enjoyed reading Tania and Kim's journals so much, that I decided to start my own. I will try to do it everyday until Thanksgiving, but no promises!

Today I am grateful for . . .

1. My washing machine. This may sound lame, but I am doing laundry and I was thinking about the pioneers and how they had to do it all by hand. I can tell you my kids would only have 2 outfits if that was the case. I can't believe how much laundry I have with 2 kids, I could only imagine what 4 must be like! Now if they would just invent a machine that would fold it and put it away too!!

2. My preschool. I have to say that I just love working with those kids. They are so cute! Today we were making pilgrims and I showed them an example, but they were mosaic pilgrims by the time most of them were done, but I didn't care. The kids were so proud of their work, and I just love seeing them learn.

3. My husband, he is the greatest! He calls me every day after preschool to see how my class went, and how my day is going. It is nice to know that he cares. He is so helpful, and so handy to have around - thank you Chad!

Update

So, I have been slacking, and for that I apologize. We have been crazy busy (not sure doing what, but you know). The kids got a little cold/cough, and then I didn't feel well for a couple of days, but I think we are moving out of that. We also had a visit from Grandma Farmer, and Aunt Amber. We haven't seen them in awhile, and it was so much fun! Amber stayed with Heather and Aaron, they are more fun than me! :) Mom stayed with us, and the kids loved it. Claire would only let memaw give her a bath and put her to bed (I can't say that Chad and I were to sad about that!). We didn't do anything to exciting, but we had a great time.

On Saturday night, she took us all to dinner, and we had to wait for an hour and a half to get a table big enough for all of us. I can not believe how good the kids were. It was awesome! Then once we got to our table, I was so afraid that they were going to be horrible, but they were great. Owen decided that he wanted to play with the peanuts. Needless to say, I hope they dumped them out when we left. He was putting sauce, and salt and pepper all over them, and then stirring them with a spoon. It was so cute! We decided that he is going to be a chemist when he grows up. Claire was so patient when she waited for her food, and I was so proud of them.

Mom also helped me get my office put together. We have a room downstairs that we have used for storage for 2 years. I had been working on all my preschool stuff upstairs in the dinning room, and it was looking horrible (I can really make a mess). So, we cleaned out the bedroom downstairs, moved my desk, and now I just have to finish putting everything away. It is so nice to have that done. Thank you mom! We were so glad to have you visit, and we can't wait for you to come again!!

Halloween 2007!

We had such a great Halloween! I was so excited for the kids. Claire has been looking forward to this for weeks. I made her costume (not really my choice), but she has been so good to just look at it and not touch it for weeks! It was great. I had it downstairs to wash today, and she brought it back upstairs and put it on the chair that it sat for 2 weeks! So cute. Claire started her day with a party at preschool (crazy!), and then we went to our friends house for some homemade pizza and playtime with the kids. We wanted them to keep busy so they wouldn't think about trick or treating. Around 3:00 we headed to downtown where they had trick or treating. It was crazy. There were a ton of kids, but the kids had a great time. Claire was on auto pilot after the first couple of stores. So funny! Owen decided he didn't like the stroller and was walking all by himself. By the end of the day he was saying trick or treat.

After that we went home and got ready for our ward trunk or treat. They had a dinner and then of course tons of candy. There were kids everywhere, but it was a lot of fun. We hit a few of our neighbors houses after that, and then called it a night. I couldn't believe that Claire could trick or treat that long. I think that Chad gave up first! We had a great time, and it is so much fun now that the kids understand what Halloween is. I can't wait until next year - although I do hate being asked for candy every few minutes. Owen is an addict, so we hid the candy in our room (that might not be the best place for me!).

FHE Cookie Decorating

For FHE we decorated Halloween cookies with some of the neighbors. It was so much fun. Claire could hardly wait for Ellie to come over. It is so great that they are becoming good friends. We were so glad to have everyone visit, and will have to do it again on the next holiday!