Sunday Grains of Gratitude......

My first grains of the New Year - and - I can't believe it's 2009 already. Time flies when you're having fun, I guess ;) Before I have time to blink, the school year will be over and it will be summer (I'm kind of excited about the warm thing - our windshield frosted over while we were at church this morning - I could do with some warmth :)

This week I'm grateful.....

that we had such a relaxing and fun holiday with lots of time spent as a family. It was sooo nice to have the kids home and enjoy a fairly low key, mostly homework free holiday :) I loved spending Christmas with my parents, and I'm so grateful they could come down and spend a couple of weeks with us - although I'm sure they're enjoying their peace and quiet - maybe something for THEM to be grateful for LOLOL I'm so grateful that we had time to be together over the holidays :)

we could celebrate New Years with most of our kids :) And, that Big K and K stayed around for a while and played games with us and hung out. It was nice of Daddy and K to let Big K and I win :)

that although I don't love church at 9 a.m., I do love that it leaves the rest of the sabbath free for us to study the scriptures and spend time together doing family things :) We were actually there a bit early this morning and still didn't get soft seats :)

that I got to listen to the hubs give his Sunday school lesson today! I'm a substitute primary teacher on top of my stake/district scout calling, but today I just got to go and listen and enjoy his lesson, and to relief society too! I loved my primary class, but it was also great to go and listen and be filled with the word of God on a more adult level :)

that Brady has a cute new primary teacher - who is also my friend - and my former walking buddy :) I think she will be great with him :) It was a little funny because I took him in and told him to go sit by his friends and he did, but then he noticed that his teacher from last year was sitting in front of him, and he promptly got up and went and climbed up on her lap LOL We worked long and hard last year to have him always sit in his own chair, but that didn't mean that he wouldn't try to snuggle up and worm his way into Sister J's lap from time to time. It took a little convincing from Sister W to get him to come with her, but he did :) He was just so sure he was supposed to be sitting with Sister J :)

that I got some fabulous deals at Kohls for winter coats and snow pants for my boys for next year. You gotta love 75% off :) And, after much searching, both locally and on the internet, I finally found some snow boots for J - not for 75% off, but, the fact that I actually found some in his size was close to a miracle. They came and are working out just fabulously :)

that we got to do some fun things this week - from tubing with Oma and the cousins, to playing with friends, to almost finding the Christmas tree deal of the year (unfortunately it's missing a crucial piece - ummmm - the tier closest to the top) so we're trying to see if we can't locate another one or something so we can keep it - it was also 75% off, to going to a movie (and getting boxed in by a cadillac that double parked and as a result taking the movie theater manager, a policeman and 45 minutes of manuevering on my part to get out (not to mention sweating bullets everytime they directed me to within less than an inch from the other three cars - it was exciting!)

and last, but definitely not least - that I am so blessed in so many ways.

What are YOU grateful for today????