Listening to my little one laughing while watching Charlie Brown....I love it!

My Thankful November

Day 1} I am so thankful for a husband who does so much for us, for me.
Day 2} I am Thankful V. has been out of school the last 2 days. I've enjoyed not having anything to do but sleep in, hang out and just being together!
Day 3} I am Thankful for a lovely daughter who has taught me every aspect there is to Motherhood.
Day 4} I am Thankful for the opportunity V. and I had to listen to a beautiful violinist last night.{ Jenny Oakes Baker} I'm grateful we had the means to attend, grateful we have the gift of hearing so we could enjoy the music, grateful for the gift of music, and grateful for a wonderful person who is a great example to my young daughter and young ladies everywhere!
Day 5}  I am Thankful for my crockpot. We had a busy evening but it was nice to come home to a yummy smelling home and a delicious hot meal!
Day 6} Today I am Thankful I have the right to vote! I love this country I live in!
Day 7} I am Thankful for the opportunity I had to go to the Temple today. And I'm Thankful we have one so close to us.
Day 8} I am Thankful for the wonderful sisters in my ward!
Day 9} I am Thankful for beautiful snow!
Day 10} Even though it was freezing cold, I am Thankful I had the health and ability to run a 10k this morning.
Day 11} I am so, so Thankful for Steve working hard to provide for us and enabling me to stay at home with V.
Day 12} I am Thankful for movie nights with my hubbie!
Day 13} I am Thankful that I can help in V's classroom every week. I absolutely love it!
Day 14} I am Thankful for the opportunity to serve others.
Day 15} I am Thankful that my daughter has a teacher who loves and cares for her. V. loves school and is just soaking it all up!
Day 16} I am Thankful for modern transportation.
Day 17} I am Thankful for wonderful extended family members!
Day 18} I am Thankful for gospel doctrine/teachings discussion moments with my little girl.
Day 19} I am Thankful for the beauty of Nature and the sound of rain!
Day 20} Today I am Thankful for a loving Father in Heaven who is always there, just a prayer away.
Day 21} I am Thankful for the love of my family.
Day 22} Today I am Thankful for all the many blessings in my life. I am honestly so blessed!
Day 23} I am Thankful I was able to take a little bit of time for myself today!
Day 24} I am Thankful we live close to my parents and could come over to help them put up Christmas!
Day 25} I am Thankful for the sweet innocence and simplicity of my daughter's faith in Heavenly Father.
Day 26} I am Thankful for whoever took the time to answer V.'s letter to Santa. They help make this time of year so magical!
Day 27} Have I already said this? I am so Thankful for the Plan of Salvation and the knowledge that families are forever. I LOVE my family and am Thankful we will be together always!
Day 28} I am Thankful for my wonderful parents!
Day 29} I am Thankful for the sound of laughter in my home!
Day 30} I am Thankful for the wonderful friends I have in my life!

My Thankful November

The last 3 years, during the month of November, I have posted something I am thankful daily. I have had this list on the sidebar until the month is over. Here  and here are my lists from the last two years.
Much of the posts are the same every year. But it really does help me recognize all I am blessed with when I make these lists! This last month our truck broke down and needed a new transmission, my vacuum broke, V.'s closet door broke and we can't find a part for it, a bookcase fell apart, and the list seems to go on. But we have also realized the last couple of weeks just how blessed we are! We are all safe, healthy and warm and have food in our cupboards. I thank my Heavenly Father for all He has given me. And I am so thankful for all me blessings!
I Give Thanks for~
Day 1} I am Thankful for the example of others. Today I helped a friend, with her sons, who is in a wheelchair and has been through so much in the last 2 years. Talking with her was very spiritually uplifting.When life's trials happen, you can choose to become bitter or choose to have faith in the Lord. She has chosen to have faith. She is a wonderful example to me!
Day 2} I'm Thankful for friends who help me understand how to use my computer!
Day 3} I'm Thankful that V. is old enough to help with housework. And does it well enough that I don't have to redo it after her! {for the most part I don't have to redo it} And she helps with a smiling attitude and talks my ear off while helping me!
Day 4} I'm Thankful for my daughter who, while driving with me in the dark and blowing snow where I can barely see anything and just want to cry because I HATE driving in the dark and the snow and am scared, decides to bear her testimony to me. Such a sweet reminder that the Lord is always with me and is aware of my needs, and fears. I need not be afraid with Him by my side.
Day 5} I'm Thankful for a husband who drives me to town because it's snowing and I HATE driving in the snow!{See Day 4}.
Day 6} I am Thankful for a husband and daughter who helped me deep clean the house this weekend without complaint! I think a good 'Spring' cleaning should be done in the Fall as well, now our house is spic and span for the Holidays!!!
Day 7} I am so Thankful for our Home. It keeps us warm and safe from the cold winter!
Day 8} I am Thankful that we can buy our daughter a warm, thick winter coat, nice snow boots, and gloves and a warm winter hat. It is starting to be sooo cold here! But I'm glad to know when she goes outside for recess she is warm and dry!
Day 9} Today I am Thankful for who ever invented the crock-pot. And I'm Thankful I have a crock-pot! It's going to be a busy afternoon but it's a wonderful feeling knowing that we will have a really nice, hot, homemade meal tonight because I can put it in the crock-pot now!
Day 10} I'm Thankful for Relief Society nights. And the women who put in all the hard work to make them happen! I enjoyed a nice evening visiting, eating, learning about pie making, and see different gift ideas. A very pleasant evening indeed!
Day 11} Today is Veterans Day. I am Thankful for all the men and women who have served our country. We have many family members who have served. And my younger brother is currently serving in the army now. Thanks to everyone who have kept my family and my country safe!
Day 12} I am Thankful for the unconditional love of my daughter. She loves me on my bad days and good days. There is nothing that is sweeter to me than when she puts her arms around me, gives me a kiss and tells me she loves me!
Day 13} I am Thankful for music! I'm grateful I have a somewhat decent voice and could sing in the Stake Choir today at Stake Conference. Our last song I felt the spirit so strongly! It was a beautiful Conference and I'm grateful I could be a part of it!
Day 14} I am so Thankful Steve has a job. A job that enables me to stay at home with V. With today's economy, we are so very blessed to have what we do!
Day 15} I'm Thankful for a little daughter to call my own! I love getting her up in the morning, making her breakfast, doing her hair, getting her all bundled up and driving her to school. And I'm so glad that she still gives me a hug and a kiss when I drop her off!
Day 16} I am so Thankful for my Savior. I know He loves me. And I am so Grateful that He atoned for my sins so I can be forgiven of my sins and live with my family forever!
Day 17} I am Thankful that I am able to be involved in my daughter's school. I am Thankful that I can help in her classroom every week.
Day 18} I am Thankful for the opportunity we had to take Steve's mom and go as a family to watch our High School Football win State!It was a fun evening!
Day 19}I am Thankful for electricity. We went without power for about 3 1/2 hours this afternoon. I was so grateful when it came back on! The house was starting to get cold!
Day 20}I am so, so Thankful for my Heavenly Father. I am grateful he planned a way for us to come home to Him! I am grateful to know of His love for me!
Day 21}I am Thankful for my warm, soft bed to snuggle in and get a good nights sleep!
Day 22}I am Thankful for our car! Steve's truck broke down, but we are blessed to have another vehicle!
Day23}I am Thankful that all three of us are healthy and safe. Steve has a co-worker who was in a car accident with his family. The children are fine, but he and his wife are in serious condition. I hope and pray that they will be alright! It seems like we've had some bad luck lately, but at least we have each other and our health!
Day24}I am so Thankful for all our family members! 'Friends may come and go. But Family is Forever!'
Day25} I am Thankful that Steve has been able to spend the last couple of days with us as a family!
Day26} I'm Thankful that Steve's brother and family were able to come down and spend some time with this weekend. V. loves her cousins!
Day27} We are so grateful for a wonderful neighbor who noticed Steve's truck missing and came over and handed him the keys to his Cadillac and told Steve he could use it until our truck was fixed. Now V. and I don't have to get up at 5 in the morning to drive him to the bus stop! Such wonderful neighbors!
Day 28}I am Thankful for the opportunity to see a friend and her kids before she left for Boise for a few weeks. V. and I had so much fun with Stephanie and her boys!
Day 29}I am Thankful for Relief Society and Visiting Teaching. I get to know the sisters in the ward so much better thru visiting with them. And I learn much wisdom from them during these visits!
Day 30} I am so Thankful for all the many blessings the Lord has given me and my family! We are truly blessed!

My Thankful November

Last month I posted on my sidebar about the things I am Thankful for. I wrote something every day. I thought I would share my months worth of blessings all in one simple post~
The simplest things remind us of all that we have to be thankful for ....
1} I'm thankful for my beautiful family!
2} I'm thankful for this beautiful earth God has created for us!
3} I'm grateful for V.'s little friends that she plays with!
4} So, so grateful that Steve has a job.
5} I'm grateful for the knowledge of Eternal Families.
6} I'm grateful for a big, warm, cozy bed V. can snuggle in and watch movies when she's not feeling well.
7} I'm grateful for lazy Sunday Mornings spent as a family!
8} I'm thankful we have a warm, safe home to give us shelter.
9} I am thankful for good friends.
10} Iam thankful for my senses. Thankful I can taste sweet treats,savor the taste of a delicious meal. Smell snow in the air, or enjoy the smell of rain, smell bread baking in the oven. Hear laughter in my home, hear my hubsands' or daughters' sweet voices, Hear them say "I love you'. Enjoy the feel of a kiss or warm embrace, or feel the texture of my daughters hair as I style it daily, feel my daughters small hand in mine.Thankful I can see Mother Natures beauty around me, see my daughters' smile and the color of her beautiful eyes.
11}I am thankful for the men and women who sacriface their time, and in some cases, their lives for our freedom.
12}I am thankful for the love of one of Heavenly Fathers little angels.
13} I am so thankful the Lord gave me a miracle, my daughter. I am so grateful she is a part of our lives.
14} I am thankful my Saviour prepared a way for me to be with my family for Eternity.
15}I am thankful for running water and electricity. I'm so happy I can go to the bathroom in my house, and flush it all down the drain!
16} I am so grateful for a running car! I would hate to walk, or ride a horse on this cold, windy, wet day!
17} I am thankful for the love of a wonderful man, my husband!
18}I am thankful for telephones to help me stay in touch with family and friends!
19}I am grateful that we have full cupboards. Grateful that my daughter never needs to worry about her next meal.
20} I am thankful I have the health and energy to play in the snow with my little girl!
21} I am grateful to live in such a beautiful part of the world!
22}I am thankful that we only drive 5 minutes to go to church. I know some people travel far distances to get to church!
23}I am Thankful for our food storage. We don't have a 2 year supply, but we do have a good amount of food and supplies saved up. Today we are all at home because of a Blizzard storm warning. All the roads are closed and most offices and bussinesses are closed as well. It is nice to know that if we got snowed in for a week or two we would be fine because of our supplies and food we have saved up!
24}I am Thankful for a husband who does handy work around the house with V. following his every move. Hopefully she'll learn from him and be able to take care of herself when it comes to things like that!
25} I am Thankful for loving parents!
26} I am Thankful for family and extended family!
27} I am Thankful Steve shot his elk again this year. It's nice to know we have a freezer full of meat. It saves money on our grocery bill to not have to buy it monthly!
28} I am thankful that we can afford to have me stay at home with V. I love being a stay at home mother! So many people struggle and have to have both parents work just to make ends meet. Again, I'm grateful Steve has a job and that it is enough for me to stay home!
29}I am grateful for all the snow we have gotten! It is so beautiful and hopefully it helps with our water situation for the crops next year!
30} I am Thankful for and Believe in the power of the Priesthood!

My Thankful November, 2010

Last year I started a new tradition with myself that I want to do again this year. This month is Thanksgiving. But instead of focusing my gratitude on only 1 day, I'm going to be thankful EACH day. I've added a list to my sidebar titled 'My Thankful November'. Each day this month, I will add one more thing I am thankful for. Doing this last year really helped me realize how blessed I really am. I think it's time to remind myself of all my blessings!

My Thankful November

I added a new button/list to my sidebar. I got this idea from a friend. Although, you're supposed to join a little group and all that, I'm not going to. I thought I would just share with you all the things I am thankful for. I will add something each day, during the month of November.
It does one good, to sometimes stop and remember all that I have to be thankful for. Sometimes I wish we had our dream home, I get sad at our having a hard time having another child, I get frustrated with finances. But, I really do have so much! I have been very blessed! And this month, I'm going to recognize those blessings, and have a grateful heart!

Our trip to see Steve!

We had alot of fun visiting Steve in St. Louis. It was so good to be together as a family again! Even though we had thanksgiving dinner at the IHOP, we didn't care because we were at the IHOP together. (cheesy, I know!) We saw alot of sights, and most of it was free which was nice.

This is V. with the base of the St. Louis arch behind her. What an impressive sight! There was a museum under the arch that we also went through. A nice family outing....

V. loved being with her daddy! They had a lot of fun wrestling and such. She is such a daddy's girl, and she has him wrapped around her little finger.

We went to Cathage, Ill. And saw the jail where our prophet, Joseph Smith was killed. This is the window he fell out of when he was shot. The feeling was...surreal.(sp) This happened so many years ago, and yet being there I guess kinda made it more real to me.

This is the Nauvoo, Ill. temple. We had so much fun in Nauvoo. We learned about how the saints lived during their stay here. We made a rope as a family, learned how to bake in a bustle oven, learned how to make a barrel, etc. We took a wagon tour of historic Nauvoo that was really neat. Agian, the feeling we had while here... I have gained more appreciation for the saints and all they went thru, for their faith in the gospel. Grateful, that now I can worship how I want without the persecutions they went thru. I don't know how to explain how I feel... I really enjoyed this part of our trip. I'm glad we drove up to Nauvoo and Carthage while we were visiting Steve.

On a different note... Steve is coming home this friday! YAY! He's home for at least awhile. There is a chance he'll leave again around Feb. But we'll wait and see. I'm glad that he had this opportunity to go back and do this job. I think he's really enjoyed the experience. We were hoping to get more paid off then we did, but are glad that V. and I flew out there. It was a nice family trip that we won't forget!