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:: That we have been able to live here with Mark's parents while we are waiting for our housing situation to change. I know that I haven't really acknowledged that because I have been irritated that we are still here, but honestly, it really has been a ginormous blessing that I need to announce more. All of my things today will be about that!

:: I'm grateful that my kids will have great memories of their grandparents.

:: I'm grateful that we can help them with Steve. Having lived with Steve several times, it can become exhausting to think that they have been caring for him for 26 years and there will be no break until he passes on. That is a LONG time to take care of anyone. I'm glad we can give them a break.

:: I'm grateful I don't have to make dinners on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. It has been a huge blessing to come home from a long day of piano teaching, we're all hungry and ready to be home, and have dinner warm and on the table.

:: I'm grateful we don't need to stress about a mortgage any of those things that come with owning a home. It's been a perfect time for us and I'm confident that it hasn't been a coincident. :0)