Thankful For: My Car

Stupid post I know, but seriously I love my car. I love my ski rack, I love my bike rack, I love my heat seaters (I always inadvertently call them that), I love the leather seats and the red and blue interior lights and I love that it is a diesel and gets CRAZY gas mileage. I love that we are driving out to Utah tomorrow and truly wouldn't need to fill up until we got there-although we'll stop in Grand Junction like we always do. New car-no. The only car our little family has-yes. But I really am grateful for it.

Thankful For: My Little Buddy

Obviously I was going to include this little man on my list. Here are some pictures from Halloween. He was in rare form at my work's halloween party and was a total nut job halloween night. He is obsessed with dum dums, if there was one available in his bucket it was in his month within seconds. He'd stick out his bucket, say thank you and then turn around and say bye. Every single time. Then the sugar would kick in and he was crazy.

This little stud is one of my favorite things I have in my life. Every morning he wakes up and yells for his mom until I come in. The he starts asking for "Vroom." (Vroom is the movie Cars). I think we've watched it at least once a day everyday for the last 2 weeks. Sometimes we'll talk on the phone during the day when I'm at work, and when I get home he's in the kitchen with me while I'm cooking dinner (sometimes he even gets to help) and then we play all night or go on walks or bike rides until it's time for him to go to bed. He gives the best kisses and will even grab my face with both hands and pull me in for a smooch (look out ladies, he's an aggressive kisser). Then he'll push Keith and my head together so we kiss. I am so grateful that I get to be this little man's mom. I can not express the love I have for him-it's something I never felt before I was a mom. He has taught me so much and I just hope that I am doing enough to prove myself worthy of holding this divine role.

(I love this picture, I wish it wasn't so dark. This is the moment right before we left for church. Yes, you can probably guess there was a football game on the TV)

Thankful For: The Lost & Found System

I found my camera! Obviosuly we left it somewhere during my work's Halloween treat or treating and carnival over 2 weeks ago.

This reminded me of a funny story from college. Then again, I was 19 or 20 when I did this so it was probably more funny at the time. My roommate and I found a pen at the library and decided to be dorks and go turn it in to the lost and found. Yes, it was just a normal ballpoint pen. So we drop it off and say, "We just figured. You never know, someone might need it or come looking for it." We got some weird looks but the guy took it. About 10 minutes later we sent our buddy in with an obvious concerened look on his face trying to find his pen. He described the pen and the guy behind the counter was like, "Are you serious? We JUST had 2 girls drop one off...is this it?" My buddy took the pen thanking the guy numerous time who turned to his coworker and said, "Wow, this system really does work."

Like I said, funnier when we were 19 but still a true statement, this system really does work. Thank you to whoever turned my camera in, and why I just now chose to check the lost and found is beyond me (pictures are on their way stay tuned...)

Thankful For: 4:30 PM

Although I do enjoy my job, my favorite time of the day M-F is 4:30 PM. I love love walking through the door after work and being home with my 2 boys I haven't seen all day. Everyday I am thankful for this moment.

Thankful For: A Living Prophet

Shout out to the President of the LDS church woop woop. (Is that inappropriate?)

Seriously though, I know a lot of very faithful Christian people who believe we had prophets in the time of the bible who received revelation and they believe their words, but the idea of a modern day prophet is so foreign to them. I am SO grateful for my knowledge that we have a modern day prophet who leads, teaches and inspires me. I'm grateful for all the prophets who have preceded him and I'll be grateful for all the prophets who follow him. But for today, and for where I am in my life right now, I am eternally grateful for Thomas S. Monson.

"Let us never despair, for the work in which we are engaged is the work of the Lord. It has been said, 'The Lord shapes the back to bear the burden placed upon it.'"
(Pres. Monson, "Be Your Best Self", May Ensign 2009)