I am grateful for...

• (this turkey was from the kit "Stuffed at http://www.sweetstuffdesign.com/ - super cute kit!)

• laughter - especially the kind of laughter that you can't stop, or children's laughter


• a sense of humor


• television - and uplifting programming


• all things Disney - Disneyland, Disney characters, Disney movies, music from Disney movies....(a little sad we won't be there this week...)


• holidays


• reading


• cheesy LDS fiction (I love Anita Stansfield books!)


• gas prices going down (it's $1.71 at our local station!)


• watching my kids learn new things


• good nights sleep


• modern medicine - especially simple things like Advil and Tylenol


• vitamins


• hopes and dreams


• sunshine and blue skies


• puffy clouds - especially ones that look like fun shapes (last week Gabe was certain that the trials from airplanes in the sky were shooting stars - there was no convincing him otherwise!)


• green grass


• ranger rides with my boys


• hugs and kisses


• soft textures


• flannel sheets


• Diet Dr Pepper


• forgiveness from others, and most importantly from Heavenly Father


• repentance


• music of all kinds - rock, classical, country, children's music, church music - but most of all I love to hear my kids sing (I wish they'd do it more - Gabe's not that into it)


• excitement - that feeling that settles into your whole body and makes your toes start tapping because you're so excited.


• I'm grateful that we all have different hobbies and talents - isn't it great that there are people who enjoy all different kinds of things in life?


• hobbies - I'm gratefl for scrapbooking (and just wish I had more opportunties to do it!)


• ice cream - I've recently been loving peanut butter cup ice creams (Blue Bunny's Peanut Butter Explosion or Dreyers Peanut Butter Cup - YUM!)


• Choices and variety - even if sometimes there seems to be too many choices.


• smells of all kinds - especially yummy Scentsy smells (today I tried some free body-spray that came with my deodorant. Gabe came up to me a little later and sniffed me and looked disgusted and said, "Mom - you STINK!" Thanks.)