Thankful Day 12

A little bird came to me and said, "If I were blogging about being thankful this month I think today I would be thankful that we do not work on Saturdays." What a great suggestion! I should thank this little bird sometime. :)

Today I am thankful that I don't have to work on Saturdays. Yes, there's life work (dishes, laundry, cleaning, yard work, etc.) but that doesn't involve someone belittling you or people yelling at you because they don't know how to read an email. It's work I want to do and if I don't want to do it, I won't. It's wonderful to have two whole days where I don't have to have the stress of work. Too bad it's not more than two, but I'll take what I can. It's fun to be able to spend time with Hutch and Perrin and Besty and my family. It's days like Saturday's that make it possible to have Potter-A-Thons. So I'm very thankful for Saturdays!

p.s. I have to share how cute Hutch is (again). He usually packs my lunch each day for work (yes, he's that sweet). Today when I opened my Harry Potter lunch box, there was a baggie full of Cheerios. I felt like a little kid in Sacrament Meeting. It really made me smile.

Thankful Day 11

Today I am thankful for Sushi. My "Besty" Steph took me out today for lunch and we went to Simply Sushi which is an all you can eat place. Yum!! We had so much sushi, all of it was really good. I tried Unagi (turns fingers next to forehead and says "Ah salmon skin roll") and really liked it. I think the sweet sauce helps hide the fact I just ate eel.

I know you would think, "why don't you say your thankful for Steph for taking you" or you'd think "you should be thankful for a best friend who loves it as much as you!" I am very thankful for Steph but I'm going to wait for another day to thank her.

I'm showing thanks, this month, for the little things. There are a lot of big things that cause or lead up to the little things that I'm thankful for. It's just sometimes the little things aren't appreciated as much. That's why I'm being thankful for the things that aren't that obvious.

Throwdown

Here is a website that I love: The Pioneer Woman Cooks. It's a wonderful website with a ton of recipes with really good step by step instructions. My dear friend Stephanie introduced me to this site. This woman is hilarious!! You'll love this site. Well, she is having a throw down with Bobby Flay on the Food Network!! It is Wednesday, November 17 at 9 pm (8pm central). I am sooooooo recording this!! She talks a bit about it on her site...empire waist shirt. So if you have time, swing over to her site and read about it and read some of her yummy recipes. AND don't forget to watch Throwdown with Bobby Flay on Wednesday, November 17!

Thankful Day 10

Today I am thankful for the fall, it's not too hot, it's not too cold, all you need is a light jacket. During our 5 minutes of fall this year, my friend Jessie was able to get some cute photos of Perrin in the leaves. I love the fall. I enjoy seeing all of the fall colors outside. This is one season where you can actually see the change. It goes from Summer to Fall to Winter (usually in one week! heehee) right before your eyes.

Thankful Day 9

I'm a day late on my thankfulness again. Oops! For Day 9 I'm thankful for Relief Society. There's a lot to be thankful for when it comes to R.S. Women in my ward are always willing to help each other whenever they can. We also have some great classes that we can take together. Last night I went to my mother's R.S. to learn about emergency preparedness with our finances. It was a very good class. I'm thankful that we have these opportunities to learn things together as women, and have really yummy refreshments. :)

Thankful Day 8

Today I am thankful for a clean house. I had a candle party on Saturday afternoon and since I was having people over, I needed the house clean. Hutch was super nice and helped out A LOT by cleaning most of it. I so appreciate Hutch and everything he does for our family (it's fun to say "our family" rather than just "me"). I'm hoping that we'll be able to keep it clean. As the sister from Wendy's mission said, her house stays clean because she "puts everything back where it's supposed to go." I'll have to try it. It's so nice having a clean house...or most of the house clean. We still have other rooms to get to.

Thankful Day 7

Today I am thankful for FHE, also known as Family Home Evening. Every Fast Sunday my family on my mom's side get together for FHE. One family does the lesson and the treats each month. We also get together to celebrate holidays. We have been doing this for as long as I remember. One of the last things my grandpa told us before he passed was to keep the family together and having FHE each month has helped make that possible. It's wonderful to get together as an extended family and to learn the teachings of the gospel and to hear my uncles, aunts, cousins and grandma bare their testimonies. It's a great way to spend an evening.

p.s Perrin is five months today and growing like crazy.