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:: For taking the time to sew and fix a handful of little things. The liners in the kid's hats that my mom for them fell out probably the end of last winter. It took me a total of 20 minutes to do all 3 hats and so amazing how those things, as small as they are, can be heavy mentally. It felt great to get those done!!

:: For another snowy day. It snowed most of the day today and the kids were out there for hours...the girls were out there for 4! I love watching my kids play from the window and seeing them laugh and be together. Next snow day, I'm going to go out there with them.

:: For Davis calling for me after he is tucked into bed. Normally, I would not be grateful about this because I need that few hours once kids are in bed to not be in mommy mode, but I walked up the two flights of stairs (after I was all comfy and in the middle of a show) and opened the door to hear him say, "I never got my hug and kiss from you. " Thank heavens I didn't bark at him when I walked in! His kisses are so sweet to me and I know they are fleeting. I was grateful to be reminded how lucky I am to be a mom!

:: For my Father-in-law. Living with people for an extended period of time is never easy, no matter how much you like them or get along and I struggle with all of the extra stuff that is not ours that I can't do anything about or change... but Carl is one of the most agreeable, happy, easy-going person I know I'm trying my hardest to glean what I can from him and how he is purely wonderful.

:: For not having to cook tonight. We have an arrangement here where I cook on Mondays and Thursdays, Carl on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and then we kind of fend for ourselves on the weekend. The missionaries were suppose to come over for dinner, but because of the weather, they needed to cancel. It was nice, on a weekend, to have a real meal and not just cereal or frozen pizza. I will definitely miss this!