I am thankful

Well as you can see, Thanksgiving for Katie was kind of a bust.  She couldn't even keep soup down so... water and pedialyte was all she really had to eat (and some milk that she BEGGED for and it was a BAD idea to cave because 5 minutes later... you can  guess what happened, I'll spare you the gory details).

Jeff was sweet enough to stay home with Kate so Kylee and I could still go to dinner with my family (I had potatoes as a food assignment and did not think it was a good idea to bail like that).

Kylee ate like CRAZY which is funny because she is usually a horrible eater, and I know Thanksgiving every year with Katie she has somehow gotten by on a few olives and rolls.  Whenever there is a feast, I think she gets overwhelmed eats a tiny bit and plays... usually obviously not today.  Katie had a TV day which I normally don't allow even more than an hour but...  not much else you can do with a sick kid.

Anyway... back to Kylee, that kid had lunch before we left because she was starving and could not push it until one.  So she had a full lunch, and then picked off everyone's plates.  For dessert of course we had pie and Kylee basically at all of my mom's.  It's strange to see her eager to eat foods. 

SO glad Kylee stayed healthy (Wow spoke to soon on that one, Fortunately Kylee's was 12 hours of horribleness and recovery after that

My husband and I celebrated our 6th Anniversary last Sunday... ok so actually we haven't technically celebrated other than saying "Happy Anniversary" to each other.  We didn't do gifts (except Jeff bought me a rose... you cheater!) or really get out together.  We celebrated by spending a quiet evening at home watching a movie (after the kids were asleep). Jeff did not read or study during the entire thing so... that's kind of huge.  That's celebration for us, and we enjoyed it, so there :)

Alright that's all the pictures I have so, you can stop reading if you don't care to read my thankful list which is likely cheesy :)

• I am thankful that I have more than everything I need.  We never go hungry, without clothes, or shelter. We even have things we don't need but are nice to have around anyway.  I am thankful for my TV, or a good book.  A nice way to unwind after a busy day.  I am grateful my kids have toys they enjoy and can keep entertained most of the day just here at home.

• I love my heater, we keep it just low enough that I need a sweater in my house in the evening (I like that, but the kids stay warm, Katie has the warmest room in the house and Kylee gets a space heater).

•  I am, of course thankful to be a mother.  It took me a good two years to get pregnant for the first time, and another six months to get pregnant with Kylee and I am just so grateful they are here safe and sound and I have the opportunity to be their mother.  Will I be blessed with more? I hope so, but for now I am thankful for the two I have.

• I am grateful for a bathroom.  Lame? NO!!! Aren't you? I've been reading too many books that take place before the lovely convenience of an indoor bathroom, and I am thankful we have two.  With Katie sick I am especially glad.  I was never good, as a child at making it to the toilet to throw up.  But she has every time.  That's her instinct... she RUNS to the bathroom when she feels it coming.  That's amazing.  My poor mother, it took her kids much longer to grasp that concept (and NO I have never gotten angry at her for accidentally throwing up anywhere else she just threw up ALOT as baby so... maybe she's just that good at feeling it come on).

• I am grateful for nightmares.  Weird, YES!  But I am glad that when I wake up, I know it's just a dream... usually.  A few nights ago I had a horrible nightmare that my children were in danger and I could not, as hard as I tried, save them.  It was horrible and I woke up and could not calm myself down.  I just wanted to hold my children but couldn't justify waking them for my selfish purpose. Pretty soon, I hear little Katie steps in the hallway.  She climbs up into my bed and asks me to snuggle her because she is scared.  Wow, do you know how good that felt?  And that same, or similar thing has happened on 4 or 5 different occasions. In a weird way it kind of reminded me how mindful of me my Heavenly Father is of me.  Knowing I would never wake my child, He sent her to me (well that's how I'm going to look at it).  I can't describe the horrible feeling I had before my sweet little girl came to me needing cuddles.  She obviously had no idea how much her mom was truly the one who needed cuddles.  I love my children, and I love my Heavenly Father and am truly grateful for the love He has for me.

• I am grateful for the kind man I married.  I could go on for pages and pages with reasons I love him, but I'll just name a one.  When it snowed last week Jeff got up to shovel the walks.  He took forever, and I went out to look for him when I noticed our walk was done and he still hadn't come inside.  He had helped the neighbor girl and her mother shovel their walks, and was busy working on our other neighbor's.  Nothing feels my heart with more love than seeing him preform selfless acts of service.  He truly is a gentleman in every sense of the word.  So, to all my single friends gentlemen do indeed exist, my husband is living proof of this and I love him and simply could not have picked a better eternal companion.  I can promise you there was some definite divine intervention to help me find him and I am truly grateful to be his wife forever and ever.

• I am grateful for the gospel and the influence it has in my life.  I won't get preachy, but I would not be where I am today if it weren't for the strong power of prayer and the scriptures to help guide me in my decisions.

• I have been born of goodly parents.  No one can deny that... or you don't know my parents. I am grateful for them, I needed saints to raise me, so that's just what I got.

• I am grateful for a modern prophet who receives revelation.  I can not tell you how many times I fall into a depression when I see terrible things going on in the world and how callous people can be.  I read words from our prophet and instantly I feel better.  

• I am grateful for my friends, all of them.  I love you them dearly and have been blessed to have found such loyal friends.  The kind that don't backbite, or judge and are always willing to help me in whatever way they can, by giving advice or just lending an ear so I can vent.  Seriously I don't know how I got so lucky to have such amazing friends but I am truly grateful.

The list doesn't end there but now I am going to spend some more time with my dear husband so that'll do for now.  :)