Thankful Tens

*I am thankful for gentle (as opposed to candles that give you a headache) candles that cover last night's beef stew aroma. It was BAD this morning.

*I am thankful that I could look forward to parent/teacher conferences when my kids were in elementary school.

*I am thankful I can read.

Really? Do I really look all that bad?

Saturday I rushed over to Andie's house to watch Easton crawl. I had just changed into my pjs when I left to go over there. On the way home, being Saturday (the day before Sunday), I decided to make a quick stop at the grocery store. As I was enjoying the produce aisle a lady walked passed me, looked me up and down and said, "hrumpf", in total disgust. I smiled at her and then realized what had just happened. Shoot man, like she was something special! She was dressed in regular old levi's and a sweatshirt...so what if she had tennis shoes on. Really, do I really look all THAT bad?

Thankful Nines

* I am more than just thankful for the learned people in the Gospel Doctrine class. When there is a great lesson it is because they have shared their knowledge. Our Patriarch Warner is one such person. He gave so much understanding to the scattering and gathering of Israel.
* I am thankful for turtle neck sweaters...cashmere is especially nice.
* I am thankful for Direct TV satellites...we have a nice life because of Mickey's hard work with Directv.

Thankful Eights

* I am thankful for my beautiful yard. I love having a place for 12 different rose bushes. There could actually be more than that, but it's raining outside and too dark to go out and count.
* I am thankful for the opportunity to learn more about the Book of Mormon. The 'opportunity' was given to me. I certainly didn't ask for it. In fact I tried to escape the opportunity...silly me.
* I am grateful for the red napping blanket that Lindsay/Norm gave us for Christmas a few years ago. Wonderful nap today under the napping blanket.

Here's an extra...I am thankful for my sewing machine that is four months younger than Andie. That means it is almost 31 years old. It still works.

It's still Friday

These are the little ones who make me feel so grateful that Fridays roll around. They are a bunch of pretty cute kids. They are a bright bunch and NOT one of them has sung me the 'you're stupid' song. Ahh memories of a past class.

Thankful Sevens

* It's Friday! I am so thankful...we have a four day week end!
* I am so thankful for the Holy Ghost...he has been whispering in my ear for the last couple of days and I actually heard it...SHOCK! but, I am so glad to be able to say that.
* I'm thankful that Emily and Mickey don't get all over me for only cooking a couple of times a week. Whitney! I need you!

Thankful Sixes

I am thankful for those rare moments when I am home alone, the TV is off, there are only a few lights on...it's a great time to pause and meditate.

I am thankful for new baby sounds.

I am more than just thankful for the two ladies that come to clean my house every two weeks. I am so grateful that I have a husband who understands how awful it is to work for five days and then spend the 6th day of every week cleaning.

Thankful fives.

I'm thankful for whammo antibiotics.

I'm thankful for a body that can heal itself, unlike a broken chair or broken car.

I'm thankful that there are still some people in California who see 'marriage' as being something sacred.

Just one more for today...I'm thankful or a Room Mom who loves me enough to scout around and find me a half-day sub so I could go to the Dr.

Thankful fours

* I'm proud to be an American, where at least I know I'm free. And I won't forget the men who died who gave that right to me. So, I stand up next to you and defend her still today...and you might know the rest.
* I am thankful for people who understand the scriptures and are willing to share their understanding with me.
* I am thankful for my sister-in-law. We may not talk to each other frequently, but it is always refreshing when I do.

Thankful for...Three

1. I'm thankful that Megan taught me about IMing...it's fun!

2. I'm thankful that Monday is over...it worked out okay today.

3. I'm incredibly thankful for where I teach...the picture is what I am looking at as I leave the classroom door.

Chapter 2 - Thankful for...

* I'm thankful for the day after it rains...the sun seems brighter, clouds whiter and the sky bluer.
* I'm thankful for Sunday...not a day of rest, but certainly a day when boundaries are strengthened.
* I'm thankful for the church's organization where changes are seamless. Our Bishop died, suddenly, a few weeks ago. The plan was there and the ward ran smoothly under the direction of the Stake Presidency. We have a new Bishopric now. His house is a house of order.

November Gratitude

I'm excited to do the 'thankful for's! Here's the first installment - the basics!

I'm thankful for the Mick Man...he's the icing on a really good piece of cake.
I'm thankful that I have 3 grown kids that will let me be a part of their lives.
Heck, I'm just thankful to have those 3 kids (that would be Handsome Prince Chad, Andie Boo-Boo Bear and Lindsay Ladybug.

Okay, Okay, Okay...

Okay, so maybe it has been awhile since I've added to my blog. I just wanted to give you the opportunity to truly 'remember'. Do you believe that? I didn't think so. There really has been much I could have blogged about. I could have shared my two miserable Mondays. One Monday I got to school to discover that I had forgotten to turn the air-conditioner off in the classroom so the motion detector wouldn't set off the alarm (I'm not supposed to have things hanging from the ceiling for that very reason). SOOO, the hanging hands set the alarm off and the police had to report to the campus. YUCK! That cost the school $125.00. The principal was not so happy with me. The next Monday I rear ended a car as I merged into traffic. Never mind that she cut in front of me to go into a gas station. I still did the rear ender thing. Lucky for me, she didn't want to report it because she is an uninsured motorist. But you should see my lovely front license plate.

I could have blogged about Lindsay Abel's wedding at the Sacramento Temple, but Mickey erased the pictures after he uploaded (wow, computerspeak!) them onto his computer. I could go into his computer to post, but it's not red.

I could write about my cute first grade class full of cry babies, but that wouldn't be kind. They really are cute but there are a bunch who don't just cry they bawl hysterically. I am not really bugged by it. It almost amuses me. Yeah! First Grade Sicko teacher.

I could have blogged about this last week when I was contacted by a local TV station to be interviewed about my view of the YES on Proposition 8 - traditional marriage proposal and it's affect on classrooms, if defeated. And, yes I was interviewed and yes I did appear as a part of a news story 3 different times in two days. And yes, I am old and slightly chubby.

Ya know what? I have a good life, even if it is not reported consistently.

I'll get better, yep, I will.

Saturday in Enumclaw

It really is beautiful where Chad and Janeen live. This Saturday, while I was there, we picked out pumpkins, washed the cars, found little green frogs on the grass, watched Livvy play with the worm, and just stare in awe at Emily who the day before had undergone a little surgery. Yep, she's the one romping in the gutter. Still, just more pictures!

OOPS! Here's the quick family picture...