Today is one of my most favorite Fridays of the year, Black Friday. It has been a tradition in my family for many years for my Grandma Hettie, my Mom, sometimes some aunts, and my sisters to hit the after Thanksgiving Day sales. My Grandma is one of the best bargain shoppers around, and is the one who I need to give credit to for originally saying the title of this post. Yes, we've been know to be one of those crazy ladies at 5 am bustling around trying to hunt down the best deals. The general plan would consist of shopping for a couple of hours, going out to breakfast together and then heading for home.
THE "Thankful Day"!!! I can hardly believe how fast this month has gone. It has been fun posting (almost) everyday. (And I'm thankful for the "post options" feature so I can catch up when needed.)
Today I'm thankful for exercise. I love a good workout, how I feel after, and how it helps me be a more positive, happy person.
Today, I'm thankful for music. It's amazing how it can change a mood, lift the spirits, ... energize.
I become my most efficient self. It's especially hard being a mom and trying to get "extra" stuff done because there is ALWAYS something else that needs to be done. Enough of my rambling already.
Today, I am thankful for a mundane, uneventful, low-key day. After a crazy week last week, it was nice to be able to catch up on the laundry, cleaning, and all of that. It was so nice be able to relax a little and let the girls move at their own pace. So we didn't get Emma's hair done until just before leaving for dancing at 2pm. The girls had fun playing together all morning, I'm almost caught up on laundry, and we had a really nice dinner. Other days I could see myself getting 'cabin fever' (literally) and feeling restless. Not today, today it was just what I needed.
Today, I'm thankful for Primary. I get to teach the 11 year old class, and although I do hope that those who were in my class today learned something, I think the lesson was for me.
Today I am thankful for the Temple and for the blessings it brings. I know that if we live worthily we can be together as families forever. We often have reminders of how short life is, but it is nice to know that when this life is over, it is not the end.
Today it is more of the same. I'm just so thankful for my mom (who helps directly with speech), my dad (who spent his day off yesterday watching my girls), and my hubby (who takes on the role of primary care giver to my boy during the times that I'm away). Sometimes I feel like I should be able to do it all... on my own, but then I realize how impossible that would be. I'm so thankful for each and every person that helps to raise my children. It really does take a village.
Today I'm thankful for a fabulous family and for an amazing job. I feel like I have the best of both worlds. I get to be home most of the time taking care of my own kids, but I get work some too where I get to interract with other amazing children and hopefully make a difference in their lives as well. I just couldn't do it without the support of others. Thanks to everyone that makes this all possible!
Today I'm thankful that we made a safe trip over a dark, rainy and snowy mountain. I really don't like to drive all that much, so each time we make it safely to a destination I feel a sense of relief.
While bathing Em and Al this morning, I suddenly heard a shriek. Emma came running in with not a stitch on yelling, "Ali pooped in the tub!" Where as she is my third, this wasn't the first time we've experienced this predicament, still it had been a while. Ali was a bit upset herself, but was fine after we cleaned and disinfected her and the tub. We don't have a ton to do today, just clean and pack for our road trip this week, but each task I undertake seems to take longer today. Not too long after I got the girls cleaned up and dressed, Ali got into some powder blush which she emptied all over the inside of my make-up bag. Some things take a while to clean up. What do you do?
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Today I am thankful for technology. Sometimes I complain that the computer, TV, whatever takes up too much of our time. Then the other night Tom reminded me all that we can do with technology, that if we tried to do without it... well, there's no way it could ever get done. Just imagine me trying to take pictures, write correspondences, print the pictures, mail them out, connect with everyone that this blog alone allows me to connect with. It just wouldn't be possible. Then there are cell phones. I love the "in" network where I can talk to my fam whenever and for however long I want, anytime! When I was first married there were times we'd go for weeks without much talk because long distance was so expensive. I also love that I have been able to connect with friends I haven't talked to for a few years via blogs, facebook, etc (although I don't know what that etc would be:). Digital cameras are another amazing thing. Gone are the days of having to pay out the nose for pictures. My amazing hubby takes the kids pictures and does a great job. Scrapbooking is simplified by going digital (although I don't think I'll ever totally give up paper), and I can't write about technology without mentioning that it is what Tommer does. Its his employment and our livelihood. He is amazing at getting things to work; in fact sometimes we joke that all he has to do is look at a computer and it starts working correctly just out of pure intimidation. I'm so grateful for his knowledge and skills. I also love that because of him I get hooked up with a nice camera, a sweet iPod, a cool new phone and it was actually him that set up this blog as well as my facebook profile. Thanks for helping me along technologically Tom, I really am so grateful. (And I'll try not too bug you so much about being on the computer... "or not" ;)
This morning at breakfast while passing out vitamins the conversation went like this:
Before the official votes were cast, the kids of Utah were able to vote at school for who they wanted to be our next President of the United States. Bentley came home from school excited to tell us about how he got to vote. I asked him who he voted for, and he told me Barack Obama. He said that most of his class voted for John McCain, so I asked him why he voted for Obama. His reply was, "'cause he's got a cool name". What else do you need?
