{ Thankful Thursday and some 2009 goals ETC....}

"Gratefulness is the key to a happy life that we hold in our hands, because if we are not grateful, then no matter how much we have we will not be happy -- because we will always want to have something else or something more.
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I'm so thankful for family, friends and good, healthy kids

and for
a new year 2009

to begin new things and new resolutions and some of the things

I should already be doing and some things I want to continue with.

I am so grateful for my kids and want to take every opportunity I can
to teach them respect and to be honest and strong and stand up for what they believe in.
SO this year
I want to be able to be more diligent in having prayers and scripture study in the mornings

we always do it at night but mornings get a little crazy around here sometimes.
I want to keep reading to them every night have a deeper meaningful family home evening, this manual is awesome for little kids. To print off lessons from the Internet click here!

I want to take more opportunities of getting down on the floor and play or read to them no matter what time of the day it is.
I want them to know how much they are loved and how very important they are.
I want to be less impatient with them and more loving and kind everyday.

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I want to SIMPLIFY the things I do out of the house
{I have soccer board stuff for the town
and Parent Council for the school and my church calling-
enough to keep me busy.}
But I also want to be available to help others more to fill in when needed, to see a need and do it so my kids can learn by example.
I am always in awe of the number of times D is called and willing to help everyone and any one who needs it he is such an example to me and our children. I am so thankful for him. It's one of the big reasons I fell in love with him he's kind to everyone and would give you the shirt of his back if you needed it!
so you see he felt sorry for me and knew I needed lots of help so he married me j/k !
He does teach this feisty, stubborn girl a lot though everyday !
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So for me this 2009

I want to keep doing this everyday
and add a little of this every week {does anybody have an awesome Pilate's workout that they love or recommend? I have some cereal box ones but need something else!
I want to read some new books to learn deeper things
I want to learn how to use my photo shop and my rebel xti to its full potential I probably use about 20% of what it can actually do!
I want to get our food storage where it should be
I want to work on our 72 hour kits for each of us
I just want to have a year of health, I want to feel prepared for the future and

be organized and feel good about our overall well being now and for the future.
Inside and Out.
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ONTO a couple

of my favorite things right now:

Victoria Secret Beauty Rush lip gloss love it use it everyday

And if you are a professional back comber like me and have been for a long time this CHI backcombing brush is awesome and under ten bucks it is so so good!!

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I am so excited that American Idol is back at least its something D will watch with me occasionally and really there hasn't been to much on in the last four months worth watching. Anyway AI is so funny sometimes. Could have done without bikini girl, but I do like the new judge and I am loving a few contestants already, jill about the same thing on here blog and I totally agree

I LOVED the black guy that was the band leader and dad, so cute.

I LOVED the black girl at the end with 3 kids, they thought she was one of the best!

(her husband was awesome and they were so cute!!)

I LOVED the white guy that just lost his wife, he was one of the best too and made me bawl.

I LOVED the white girl that lived with her 93 year old Gpa.

and best of all did you see Ryan high five the blind guys then remember he was blind. I laughed so hard it was too funny!! I like Ryan because he makes stupid mistakes kind of like the rest of us you know he just said in his head oh no I did not just try to high five the blind guy!! oops Ryan!! -----------------------------
Anyway hope everybody has a great weekend! Make it a good one!