Giving Thanks

Since it is Thanksgiving, I thought I would list just a few of the things that I am grateful for.

• my family--my great husband and our little mischeivious boy
• that I have a knowledge of the reality of my Savior and Heavenly Father
• cleaning up after a little boy all the time
• when hard work pays off
• that we survived the blizzard of 2010 (haha)
• cars, electricity--all the things that those poor pioneers lived without--I know I would have never survived a winter without these things
• the wonderful family that grew up in and the wonderful ones that I married into
• Christmas and seeing peoples' faces light up when you give them their gifts
• my talents
• good friends that still hang out even when they have kids and life slows/speeds up a little for them
• black friday deals--mostly I think it is fun to see Gary get so excited about them
• Gary's contagious smile--(his Grandpa Schaugaard has it too!)
• the funny things that Tucker does that Gary and I can't seem to stop talking about
• that when Gary and I are trying to go to sleep at night we think, "Let's go get Tucker up and play with him!" because we just can't get enough of him
• honest people
• uplifting entertainment
• music
• our home
• being a mom and being able to be a stay-at-home one
• summer time--when you don't have to wear 50 layers of clothes to be at a decent temperature
• my new sewing machine
• thoughtful people
• my computer
• my camera
• Paypal
• when Tucker snuggles and lays his head on my shoulder
• moments when you start laughing so hard that your stomach gets a workout
• that I get to watch cable at the gym and that it is literally 2 minutes away from our house
• when you can't think of too many things you want because you are so happy with what you have
• my ancestors and their lives that ultimately affected my own

Oh...I feel so grateful and I couldn't possibly list everything. I hope to remember to be grateful everyday!