Gratitude & Blessings in October

• Sun 31 *I am thankful for a wonderful husband who will pick up the slack when I have other responsibilities to attend to.

• Sat 30 *I am thankful for a fun evening trick-or-treating with Braxton, Kent, & and a few of our friends. I am also thankful Braxton didn't have an accident when he told me he needed to go potty while waiting in line at the grocery store.

• Fri 29 *I am thankful for a nice evening cuddling up with Kent to watch the movie When in Rome for a date night.

• Thur 28 *I am thankful for the opportunity to be in my sisters home tonight and listen to her husband give thanks for the opportunity to allow our bodies to rest. At this time in my life I am very thankful for the opportunity to rest my body. In addition to this blessing I have been blessed with the wonderful scriptures. I am thankful for them and for the idea my mom gave me to challenge myself to read 30 days consecutively. I have read the last 12 days and with the exception of one days missed I have been able to read 17 days at least this month. What a blessing it is to have the scriptures!

• Wed 27 *I am thankful I was able to have an enjoyable time doing a Discovery Toys party tonight. It was so nice to have women compliment me on doing a good job. I am also thankful that when Braxton fell and cut his face today that it was a minor cut. I felt blessed to be able to attend his class party with him and enjoy watching him interact in his classroom setting.

• Tue 26 *I am grateful to have accomplished such a huge task of making over 60 reminder calls for tomorrow nights Discovery Toys Party.

• Mon 25 *I am so thankful for the opportunity to have an uncle who has been learning the art of massage therapy and who needs hours of practice on prenatal clients. I didn't know how beneficial massage therapy was for pregnancy!

• Sun 24 *I am thankful for the opportunity to attend church in my own ward with people who are understanding of the noise my son may make from time to time. I am also thankful for a kid who behaves really well in church.

• Sat 23 *I am thankful Kent was able to get a deer so quickly this morning when the weather turned out to be lousy later today.

• Fri 22 *I am thankful that Braxton has his older cousins Kade and Tanner who play with him so well and treat him as a loved and important person.

• Thur 21 *I am thankful I was able to get all that I needed to accomplish done before we headed to Meadow.

• Wed 20 *I am thankful for the wonderful walks that I am able to go on with my friends Melanie and Heather. Good friend who support you are so important.

• Tue 19 *I am thankful for a husband and son who I love and enjoy. I am also thankful for this child who kicks inside my belly.

• Mon 18 *I am grateful for good health and nutrition that allows my body to feel good and have energy.

• Sun 17 *I am thankful that for a much needed 2 hour nap after staying up late to make jam last night. I am thankful for a wonderful husband and son who let me sleep.

• Sat 16 *I am thankful that Kent, Braxton, and I were able to go for a helicopter ride yesterday so Kent could get a little feel for flying. I am also thankful that we were able to get the peaches taken care of and make Raspberry Peach Jam.

• Fri 15 *I was blessed with the idea and the desire to follow through with that idea to put together a road rally date night tonight. I feel so blesed to have had a great turn out and it seemed like everyone there had a really good time.

• Thur 14 *I'm thankful Melissa asked me if I wanted to make cabbage and ramen salad for dinner. I needed someone to help me snap out of my feeling sorry for myself.

• Wed 13 *I am so thankful that it appears my baby has flipped so that he is head down now. I am also thankful I was able to make it to my Dr.'s appointment on time and feel better when Julie was running a little behind herself. I'm thankful I was able to make it through an emotionally stressful day.

• Tue 12 *I am thankful we were able to attend the ward party and have such a good time. I am also thankful to have so many good friends in the ward and that Braxton has such good friends as well.

• Mon 11 *I am thankful to FINALLY have my house cleaned and feel like it is liveable again.

• Sun 10 *I am thankful Kent wanted to go to church today after we attended his co-workers wedding. I am also thankful that I was married in the temple so many years ago.

• Sat 9 *I am thankful we were blessed to get some free peaches through a friend yesterday. They have been so tasty this morning.

• Fri 8 *I Today I was blessed with a wonderful relaxing day. I didn't get a lot accomplished, but I am thankful to have had a break.

• Thur 7 *I am so thankful that Braxton finally gets it enough that he told me he needed to poop and then went in a did it. I am so proud of him and excited that all our hard work is paying off.

• Wed 6 *I've been blessed with a great kid who was willing to go with me to my Discovery Toys meeting tonight. He was so well behaved as well. As we left Leslie said to him see you later alligator and as we walked out he said to me, mom I'm not an alligator. After I went back to tell her he told her, "I'm a monkey."

• Tue 5 *I am thankful for the wonders of technology that allowed me to listen even closer to President Monson's talk today.

• Mon 4 *I have been blessed to receive free massage therapy which really helps my body deal with the demands of supporting two lives.

• Sun 3 *I have been blessed to listen to the words of our prophets. I love to listen to conference.

• Sat 2 *Today I was blessed with the right person to talk to when I needed a friend the most. I am thankful for wonderful friends who listen even if it is online.

• Fri 1 *I am thankful Discovery Toys found "another day" in their September calendar so my new recruit, Tammie, could get her sales in and not feel entirely defeated. I enjoy working for a company who cares about those who do their ground work!

I am really looking forward to general conference tomorrow. I didn't know how much I'd need to feel the comforting of the spirit that conference brings until about 6 hours ago when I learned of some very sad circumstances that have caused someone I love pain and could potentially cause another person I love even more pain. I would love to share, but it is all very sensitive material. It is the reason that I find myself blogging at 5 am. I need to talk to someone and I don't think anyone is up who can process what I need to say. Because of this I am working these thoughts out online. I do have to say that it is amazing to me how much it lightens my spirit to come and work on my gratitude post. It truly does help me to count my many blessings. In fact so much that maybe that is what I need to do.

I am thankful for my husband who works very hard for my family. I am thankful for his efforts in our home and in being a great dad to our son. I am thankful for Braxton and all he is learning right now. We have been so blessed to get him into his preschool class which he loves. This last week I have had numerous people tell me how well they can understand his words in just a short amount of time. He really looks forward to school and I know that it is a blessing. He is my blessing. In four and a half years he has brought me so much joy and taught me so much.

I am thankful for this little boy who these days drives me crazy with his constant kicking and movement. I am thankful to have a healthy body that allows me to enjoy this pregnancy in ways that I wasn't able to enjoy my pregnancy with Braxton. I am thankful that he has been healthy and continues to grow well. I am thankful that he is going to be born in November so that I can cuddle him all winter long.

I have been blessed with a fantastic life. It has been filled with wonderful friends, meaningful family, and many opportunities for growth. I am happy with the person I have become. It has taken me 30 years to become who I am today and I wouldn't change a thing. I only hope that in another thirty years I will feel the same only even stronger and wiser!