11/22/06

Giving Thanks



I am Thankful for:



  • My best friend: my husband
  • a happy, working marraige
  • our 3 beautiful children
  • The home we live in.
  • a garage so I don't have to scrape frosted windows on my car
  • Free long distance with vonage so I can talk to my family
  • My MOM.
  • My dog, Maggie
  • Our Church, and the gospel
  • My savior, Jesus Christ
  • A loving Heavenly Father
  • Our big backyard
  • an AMAZING church ward
  • Good home and visiting teachers
  • Loving Church leaders
  • Our new, kind friends: the C 's.
  • Lily-Cat
  • The good example of my Dad.
  • Our prophet, Gordon B. Hinkley
  • the many experiences of my childhood
  • loving grandparents
  • the compassion of certain people who hardly know us.
  • The help my parents have given us
  • Black Friday sales and deals
  • My little sisters
  • FreeCycle.org
  • FisherPrice, whose customer service has been good to us.
  • My Brother on his mission
  • Recient experiences of humility and compassion
  • A Reliable van
  • Yummy Thanksgiving food
  • MOF's
  • Amazon's SuperSaver shipping
  • "The Board"
  • True life-time friends, like B.B.
  • My GrandpaR, for his tender love and sweetness
  • My sewing machine
  • Cameras
  • digital scrapbooking
  • good-morning kisses on my forehead or nose from my kids.
  • The roses my husband brought me last night
  • Walmart's 1$ fabric
  • Uplifting music
  • Hot cocoa
  • LeapFrog dvd's and toys
  • DH's hard work to support our family, and allow me to be a SAHM
  • Warm, snuggly slippers
  • Yummy cinnamon rolls
  • My Sunbeam class
  • The trials of Motherhood that help me appreciate the amazing moments
  • Electricity and warm water
  • My kids' footie jammies
  • Flat Iron / straighteners
  • Children's cold medicines and Delsum (Good stuff!!!)
  • Dr. H
  • 2 potty-trained kids, and only 1 in diapers
  • NICU technology
  • Internet Research abilities
  • Soft winter quilts
  • Kindergarten!!!
  • A & H, our new friends
  • A Dishwasher, Washing Machine & Dryer
  • The vacuum my mom bought me 6 months ago

Just to name a few of my blessings :)

I hope you all have a wonderful ThanksGiving holiday.

4 comments:

Michelle Fluttering Butterflies said...

Wow, that's the longest thankful list I've seen - I hope you didn't have to say all that before dinner (it's our custom) Hope you had a great Thanksgiving!

Unknown said...

I had a good chuckle over Vonage. I, too love ours!

Lei said...

thank you for the reminders - all good ones!

Zoe said...

What a great list! I am impressed that you added your Sunbeam class in there!! LOL!:)