Did You Make Forts as a Kid?

1. It rained and rained on Tuesday so we made a fort. Can't beat that. Madeline enjoyed it more than Faye. Faye's too cool. She would rather eat chips. :)

2. I have already started listening to Christmas music. I love this time of year. Absolutely. It warms my heart. Don't be a hater. "The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear!"

3. I made this 24 Days of Service calendar for my family to focus on during the month of December. I am excited to make it a tradition.

4. Madeline had a make-believe dinosaur named Sabrina at lunch today.

5. I love this picture.

My Grateful List this last week.

Sunday:

• Dinner with friends.
• Being invited to do things even though sometimes we can't participate/go. The thought touches my heart. I feel important when people extend invitations. 
• Good massages. 

Monday:

• When my sweet husband runs errands for me.
• The smell of fall and rain.
• People with musical talents.

Tuesday: 

• Breakfast in the morning with my children and a clean house.
• Christmas music (any time of the year...but not the crappy pop kind...the real stuff by Amy Grant and the like).
• How Madeline builds things out of random objects. Yesterday it was a dragon made from a computer mouse, chapstick, mascara, a brush, and a couple other things. She is just so creative.

Wednesday:

• Friends that will babysit in an instant when needed.
• Hot food fresh from the oven/stove.
• The smell of mulled cider.

Thursday:

• Modern medicine and technology. So many people are given the chance of not only a better life, but a life at all. I use my Inhaler often enough to know I would have died as a pioneer.
• Surprise packages from people who love me.
• The perfect outfit. The one I know I look good in so I carry myself more confidently.

Friday: 

• My testimony that is engraved on my heart and soul. It is woven into every particle of who I am.
• The fact that my husband and I are a team and that we have the same values/morals which guide us to make choices and life decisions whilst on the same page.
• Ponytails and messy buns because...darn it...I don't always do my hair. :) 

Saturday:

• Sweet treats like banana muffins or brownies.
• When people sit next to me in church even though sometimes it takes me a little time to start up a conversation.
• Pedicures. I haven't gotten one in a while, but I feel so darn cute and put-together when I do get them done.

Sunday:

• My sweet puppy dog Sampson. 
• Mascara and Lip stain,
• My old journals that I can look back on.