So much to be THANKFUL for...

In just a few days it will be Thanksgiving. I've been thinking of all the things I'm Thankful for. Lets see how many I can list in the next 10 minutes... I am Thankful for, A great Dad & Mom, a terrific husband, 8 great kids (this includes my children's spouses), 5 grandchildren (almost six). I'm thankful for 28 years of marriage, the good times and the rough times, that Jason and the boys have been able to move past the tragedy in their life to find Katie (she's a great girl), that Steffanie will graduate from nursing school this June, that Shadd will also graduate from school, that Ashlee and Ben are going to have a baby, that Emilee stays around to keep us company. I'm Thankful to be a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I'm thankful for good friends at work, that's why I stay at my job. I love life even when it's crazy. I'm thankful for my crafts, free time, being lazy, reading, watching the grandkids, playing games with the grandkids, playing games with anyone, talking to Ashlee everyday as she drives home from work, lounging around in my pj's, christmas lights, the holidays, Emilee even when she makes fun of my hair, watching the girl's so Steff can sleep after working Friday night, quiet, and even Mark when he can't stand the silence, SNOW (except its a little cold), seeing everyone happy, food, Coke (I do like a cold Coke), airplanes (takes just a couple of hours to go see Ashlee and Ben), Family.... These are a few things I'm thankful for, I could go on forever...but you get the idea. Life is great and I have everything to be grateful for. I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING.

My great investment...in more ways than one!

I bought this great picture about 6 weeks ago, I've been meaning to blog about it and just haven't done it... anyway I have been looking for this picture for a while in a smaller size of course, and without a frame, because it is a little pricey. Anyway they have a booth at the quilted bear that sales these pictures so every time I go in there I look to see if they have it, they have the square version but not the wide version like this one. So the end of September, Amy and I went to Deseret Book after the General Relief Society Meeting and we were just wandering around looking at quotes when I came across 4 of these pictures of different temples and they were in the clearance section, the front one was a different temple and I thought I'd just take a look to see what other ones were they had. Guess what they had this one of the Provo Temple, the exact one I had been looking for but in a much larger size. It was regularly $440 and marked down to $300. It had a 75% off sticker. I figured that was off the original price, but it was off the $300. I ended up paying $84 for this picture. I think the $84 was less than the smaller size I was looking at framed. What a steal, and I found a nice home for it. I did a little rearranging just for this picture. Doesn't it look great. This is the Temple Mark and I were Sealed in 28 years ago. We have been truly blessed by being sealed in the Temple, and having our Family sealed to us for Eternity.