Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Gratitude and Blessings in August

Wed 31st *I am thankful for my new hair cut which allowed me a good visit with Melissa. I am also thankful for Erik picking up my notebook for me.

Tue 30th *Grateful to be able to get my clothes folded & kitchen clean. Especially thankful to take the time to read to Braxton.

Mon 29th *Tonight we had a great evening at Discovery Gateway. We also had a good dinner out and I had a great run.

Sun 28th *I am so thankful to get to know Kristen Miles (the mom of the twins who are Braxton's age at church). It was also very nice to meet Kelly & Angela. I am thankful for the patience I was able to have with Kent even though he did not make it to church.

Sat 27th *It is such a blessing I was in Salt Lake when Cort got sick. I am also thankful to be able to turn my disappointment into a great day.

Fri 26th *Grateful for a day at the park with moms from the ward.

Thur 25th *It was nice to go to back to school night tonight as well as going to Kent's baseball game so I could meet some friends.

Wed 24th *What a wonderful and happy day I have had. It has been nice to get so much accomplished.

Tue 23rd *Such a great night with my family and especially enjoyed my time with Kent.

Mon 22nd *I am thankful we were able to have a safe trip to Arizona to see my friend Becca. I am thankful to be home where I can spend some time with Kent.

Sun 21st *I am so thankful for the little boy who was willing to sit by Braxton in Becca's ward to make him more comfortable while he was visiting her ward.

Sat 20th *I enjoyed being able to go out for dinner with Becca and Amy to my first Sushi eating experience. I am thankful Jason was willing to watch my boys. I am also thankful that Amy was able to find clothes for church tomorrow.

Fri 19th *I am so blessed to have a friend who knows me well and is willing to let me know when she can sense my frustrations. I am thankful she knew I needed her to be a little more patient with my Braxton & that she was willing to pray for help. She is such a great example of faithful prayer for me. We had a great time swimming tonight and Cort LOVED it.

Thur 18th *I am glad that my friend married a great guy who was willing and able to take on his kids, my kids, and Amy's daughter so we could all attend Becca's Relief Society meeting with her.

Wed 17th *I am so grateful I have been able to eat fairly healthy for traveling today and that the kids did well also. It was also nice that Amy and I were able to get along so well since we were traveling to Mesa/Phoenix area without really knowing each other.

Tue 16th *It is so nice to be able to get everything done that I needed to do to get ready to leave for Arizona tomorrow.

Mon 15th *I feel so blessed to have been able to get so many of my Holdaway relatives together for a Holdaway reunion. It was a nice event.

Sun 14th *I am thankful to be home with my stuff packed and put away & clean. Thankful for a nice visit with Bishop & former ward members.

Sat 13th *We had such a fun night playing Cherades with my family.

Fri 12th *Grateful we were able to get Braxton taken care of with his bee sting.

Thur 11th *I can't express enough my gratitude for the Lord protecting the truck who was traveling behind us with jet skis on the back on a trailer when Kent lost a bag of clothes on the freeway. I am happy that my idea for the kids to use glow sticks were a hit with kids while camping.

Wed 10th *So thankful that my parents were able to watch my kids for me. I am so thankful I was able to make it through a busy day.

Tue 9th *I'm excited about my possible recruit, and that my parents were able to take Braxton to swim lessons. We had a great play date with Dylan today. I dealt well with my parents being late. Had a nice walk tonight.

Mon 8th *I am thankful for the mental reminders to enjoy my children & the opportunity I will have to go visit Becca & be there for her shower as well as the opportunity to generate income.

Sun 7th *I am thankful for a great Relief Society lesson. I am also thankful I was able to share my Heavenly Father's message with the Young Women. It was so nice to sit outside with my family also had a good nap. So thankful for Cort making it through church happy.

Sat 6th *I appreciate the opportunity to help with cleaning the church. Also thankful for Kent opening up to me on his upbringing. We had a nice visit from Bruce & Mary. It was great to take a good walk, bottle apricot nectar and make it to the bank and post office in time. Finished the night up with fireworks in Midvale.

Fri 5th *It was fun to go swimming with Kori today. Able to mow the back yard today and also cleaned out Cheryl's basement.

Thur 4th *I am so proud of Braxton being able to ride his bike without training wheels with ease. I am thankful I was able to get my shopping done and get help with my groceries out to the car. I loved being able to walk with my family.

Wed 3rd *Glad I was able to attend a great Dt meeting tonight. Had a wonderful upbeat day. Thankful Braxton was able to go to swim lessons.

Tue 2nd *Thankful I was able to make a workout out of a DVD and using my stairs. It was so nice to have Sister Schow stop by to drop off cookies for us.

Mon 1st *I am so thankful for my great friends from high school and the laughter we had being together. I am so thankful for a home I can share with others.