Thankful Thursday

Jen H. does this almost every week and I want to be more like her, especially this week.

Here are 10 random things, random order:

1. Food network online. Now we don't have cable, I can still get all the recipes online.

2. Maternity clothes. Comfort is paramount, especially after months of sickness, sore muscles and getting kicked about from the inside.

3. Getting kicked about from the inside. We're grateful for the pending arrival of another little boy.

4. Joseph's pillow. I use it whenever he's out of town. Best pillow and best gift ever, since I gave it. I'm a pillow snob and wish I could find one like it for me. (He has offered it, but I can't take something so good away from him!)

5. Good eyesight. I wanted glasses in third grade when my friends were getting them, but Joseph is agonizing over doing Lasik or not, and I'm glad I don't have to worry about that.

6. My mother-in-law is staying with us and it's sincerely a joy having her around (and no, she doesn't read this blog, yet). Who knew we'd get along so well, like "a house on fire?" as she would say.

7. Internet. Thanks to Al Gore. And we love our Sunday webcam talks with "Grandma Reindeer" and Gramps!

8. Toddlers - mostly Samuel of course, who came up with the name "Grandma Reindeer" yesterday.

9. Hot tap water. Remember Jane Eyre breaking the ice to wash her face at Lowood?

10. The Doctrine and Covenants. We started reading this as a family on General Conference Sunday and we are at section 76. I think we've only missed 3 days and it's been great. Samuel has read (call and response style) several sections all by himself!

and a few things I could stand to be a little less grateful for:

• Clearance candy - my latest binge was on $.80 bags of black and blue Batman-themed Reeses Pieces. I got 4 bags because no chocolate = no caffeine, unlike the last binge of $16 on Halloween candy bars.
• internet - what a time waster!
• Library hold requests- what do I do when I have the maximum number of items requested and then there's something I really need to get? They won't let Samuel get a card yet...and then things get lost so easily when you have 20+ items checked out...