Could it be Christmas?

Remember when you were a kid and Christmas Eve was soooo exciting waiting in anticipation for Christmas morning? We'd stay up all night, and then get up really early Christmas morning and one of us kids would go upstairs with our eyes shut and fumble to find the Christmas tree lights and plug them in and run back downstairs. Then, all five of us kids would go up the stairs, holding hands with our eyes closed, to see the lit up tree and array of stockings and gifts all at the same time. Those were magical moments and has made Christmas my favorite time of year. But, I'm totally getting lost in memories when Christmas has nothing to do with this blog. What I'm trying to say is that I am THAT excited on the eve of owning my own home. The count down is on, 12.5 hours left before I can pick up the key and it's officially ours.



Drum roll please..........

So the big moving day is Thursday and we would love all the help we can get. 12 hours 20 minutes... (I'm not going to get any sleep tonight)

Things I Am Grateful For

I have so much to be grateful for and today I thought I would give thanks for my blessings (we'll see how many I can list before Charlie gets into something)

1. Bob - he is my best friend, my rock, the love of my life.
2. Charlie - she makes me laugh and smile even when I am in a terrible mood.
3. Liam- I love to just hold and cuddle him and I melt when he smiles at me. He's doing this new thing where if he's looking at me and crying he'll start smiling even while he's still crying...crazy child.
4. My parents- they are always helping me and my family sooo much and are just always there for me and supporting me in everything. My mom is my best friend and I love that we talk every day and my dad makes me laugh and always has wise words of advice. Recently, my Dad just helped us soooo much buy our first house that my mom picked out for us!
5. My siblings - I love each one of them for different reasons. I love living so close to Addy and hanging out with her. She is always doing so much to help me out and I am soo touched and it means so much to me how much she loves my children. I also know that when I don't feel like there is anyone in the whole world that will understand what I'm feeling, I can call her and she gets me. I miss Justin. I love hanging out with him and wish we we lived closer. I really hope that when he's done school, he'll move back to Lethbridge. My sister Jenee amazes me. I'm so proud of her and all of her accomplishments - she lives an amazing life being sure to experience everything and try everything and I admire that. Jon, is the kindest, most gentle, sensitive soul you would ever meet. He is a deep thinker, questioning everything and I think he's extremely talented and love to listen to him sing and play the guitar. The song he wrote me is my favorite song ever!
6. My parents-in-law. We've been living with them for the past 6 months and they have been great. My father-in-law is cool. I enjoy hanging out with him and like that I can just be myself around him and the relationship is easy. I like that- we've got this understanding between us and it's nice. My mother-in-law is a tremendous example of faith to me. She is one of the kindest people I know and appreciate her example. I always hear people complaining about their in-laws and I always say I have the best parents-in-law ever.

Well, I could go on, I could mention my new house, and my family's health, and my husband's job, and vehicles that work, and my love for the gospel but I better find Charlie and see what she's into....