My Bed

which is where i am headed right now

Back in the Game, once again

This is just a quick copy and paste from my family blog, the words were important.

So, this post is really hard to start.
It's been so long since I blogged I think I've forgotten
how.
Let's start with why I left the game...
Nearly two years ago our family went through the worst trial
we've had thus far in our journey through this life.
Things had to give, sadly this blog was one of them.
We suffered.
We cried.
Sobbed.
We coped.
We learned.
We Grew.
We healed.
We are stronger than before.
We rejoice.
We revel in our Love.
We know that through Christ, all things are possible.
The last few months I have really felt inspired to restart
this blog.
I finally found the courage to do that today.
So, to all those out there reading, if there's any of you
left,
I hope what I say touches your life,
As I know your words have touched mine.

Helping Friends

Andy & I went and helped our friends move into their house tonight.
It was a lot of fun. Felt kinda like a date.

Talking with My Husband

Just being able to talk to him and share feelings without any reservations, just open and honest communication.

School

Seeing all my PE friends and thinking I'm gonna like my Art teacher.

Computer

After thinking our computer was fried after a recent storm, finding out that all it took was a battery replacement on the motherboard and it's back up and running! Hooray!

Relief Society Activities

It has been way too long since I could attend one and it was wonderful to attend tonight!

Being done with School (for this quarter at least)

Family (in California)

Thanksgiving Leftovers

yum.

Mucinex

Ebay

I learned how to sell and it's really going well!

Serger

and a good friend to make Christmas pajama pants with.

Choir Practice

We're getting ready for our Christmas program. Love it!

Willson

He's 3 today. My baby's 3.

Veterans

Wise Counsel

Honesty

Last night as I was crawling into bed I noticed that Willson was still awake. After listening to him play for a while I invited him to come cuddle me and sleep in my bed. His response...
"No, I'm fine."
Yep, honesty, something to be grateful for.

Grateful

We had an amazing lesson in Relief Society today about being Grateful. She invited us to make our lists of things we're grateful for. I'm going to list 25 things I'm grateful for (in no particular order). Here we go...

1. My Parents
2. My Husband
3. My Kids
4. My Home
5. My Heavenly Father
6. My Savior, Jesus Christ
7. Scriptures
8. My Sewing Machine
9. Good friends
10. PE, I know, I sound crazy here
11. Jewelry
12. Internet
13. Fires in my fireplace (thanks Andy)
14. Salt and Vinegar Chips
15. Books
16. Cuddles
17. Willson kisses
18. The Temple
19. My Siblings
20. Winco in Everett
21. Orange Converse
22. Going to School
23. My kids going to school
24. My cat
25. My bed

Now, I know some of these things are really shallow, but the point is I'm grateful. That's something that I need to remind myself of. I tend towards pessimism, so this is huge for me.

I'm taking it one step further. I've started a grateful blog. It will start with this list and every day I will add something new that I'm grateful for. Chances are there are going to be days where all it says is McDonalds or Bedtime, but again, the point is I'm grateful.