I Appreciate...

It's good for me to stop and appreciate things sometimes. Well, it's good for all of us to stop and do that sometimes... all the time really. So here's what I am appreciating today:

-the oldest two sitting on the couch behind me watching "Air Bud"

-the "back rub" that middle is giving me with her feet

-speaking of feet- the new pedicure I got last night with b-day $ from my MIL

-that as much as I try to tell him otherwise and he knows how to say it right, Isaiah insists on calling it a footbutt instead of football

-the staff that I get to meet with on Tuesday mornings at church

-my dad who came to watch the kiddos this morning so I could go to said staff meeting

-chocolate covered almonds and eating them with said dad

-oldest's impromptu sleepover last night with his BFF

-that the boy thought of a great solution to our "where do we put our hamper in our bedroom?" question

-skyping with my sis in Lousiana

-people who volunteer

-the MN State Fair and the fact that I get to go on Friday with my mom and aunt

-the impending start of school and the excitement that it ensues

-the fact that middle's pre-school teacher is our backyard neighbor and her daughter is one of our favorite babysitters

-the book of Proverbs

-that the kids had an incredible weekend at the cabin with Grandpa, Grandma & cousins

-each day that we receive with family and friends

-the thought of painting more of my family room

-that the boy got to the heart of why he was "opposed" to me getting an iphone or ipad and has gotten over it

-praise music

-the amazingly adorable skirt that middle got from Grandma and will wear on the first day of school

-friends

-that I have a husband who emptied out the pool after the filter had done the opposite of what it was supposed to and turned our pool into a swamp- ew. ew. ew.

-my mom who cuts my boys hair

-new school supplies

-positive people

-the fact that my dad has the hardest time committing to something if it's more than like 4 days in advance, but if you call him at the last minute he'll drop everything he's doing if you need help.

-that "one way" and "runway" sound the same coming from middle's mouth

-that "motor" and "murder" also sound the same coming from her mouth

-plans for Colorado this winter

-vacuumed family room floor

-the project room

-the mercies that God gives us new every morning

-the confidence we can have in Him