Sunday

October 18

1. Apple pancakes from the Paw. (I know I am grateful for a lot of food this weekend but thats what we do on vacation...eat!)
2. Our drive up to Cedar breaks and the beautiful mountains.
3. Jayne such a trooper on the trip. Easy going and no naps. Finally just passed out on the ride home.
4. Coming home to a clean house.
5. Having Jason right next to me for the 5 hour car ride.

October 17

1. Delicious Bear Paw Vanilla Brule French Toast.
2. More swimming and loving being with my kids.
3. Nelsons Custard. (Carmel Cashew) Jason had 3 Doubles in on day.
4. McEwan and what a cute friend he is to Max.
5. New clothes for my kids.

October 16

1. The BEST massage from my husband for 1 hour!
2. The sunshine!!!
3. Sitting by the pool watching my kids play Marco polo with Jason and enjoying the warm weather!
4. The play Annie at Toucan and the beautiful red rock surroundings.
5. Getting away from the housework and craziness of everyday life.

Thursday

October 15

1. Going to the Kwanas Park today with the kids. Swinging with Jayne, watching Max cherry drop and fly like spiderman from the bars to the slide, eating creamery ice cream and enjoying the BEAUTIFUL weather!
2. That nothing happened in my little Creamery incident.
3. Going with Max and Jason to Los Hermanos on a date.
4. Fall break and having my kids home today.
5. Holding Jayne tonight while she was so sad and cuddly. She might be acting like she isn't feeling good. Please don't get sick!!!!!

October 14

1. The beautiful rainbow after all the rain.
2. Going to lunch with friends.
3. No bedtime tonight.
4. Shopping with Jason and kids at Kohls.
5. Jayne's toothless smile.

Tuesday

October 13

1. My Lucy's cute curly hair. It just fits her so perfect.
2. That I don't have to drop off my children at daycare everyday!
3. The smell of rain.
4. Getting a kiss from Jason every night when he walks in the door from work.
5. Memories of sharing a room with my sisters growing up.

Monday

October 12

1. Going to the pumpkin patch with Lucy. I have been going there every year with one of my kids preschool since Emilee was 3. And I love it. It is so fun to watch them all run around and play and then pick out the perfect pumpkin. Jayne was happy being pushed around in her stroller. I hope it's not to soon that I will be going with her preschool class.
2. 4 corners for family night.
3. A short week of school because of fall break which means less homework.
4. Oprah
5. Football is over. (Happy and Sad) Having all of my family home tonight for the first time in months.

Sunday

October 11

1. I team teach primary and had a Sunday off of teaching.
2. Sunday dinner at Grandma Millers and playing a fun domino game.
3. Good neighbors to borrow from.
4. Living in Utah.
5. Home teachers to teach my children important principles from someone other than me.

Saturday

October 10

1. A handy husband that can fix anything. He can do any trade and is one heck of a sprinkler man.
2. A Quiet house...finally. Sometimes I feel like I am the mother of 18.
3. My experiences out on my own. Israel and Russia. I learned more in those months than in a lifetime.
4. My memories of Jason and I back when we were just kids.
5. My bed.

October 9

1. A lunch date to Gloria's today with my two favorite people. (Jay & Jayne)
2. Our new basketball court is done! I can tell that it will be used and loved for many years to come.
3. Reading with Lucy this morning.
4. That all the kids congregate at our house to play. I like to keep my eye on all of my kids.
5. Lucy's apologies after she colored on our suede couch down stairs with a purple marker and lost Jayne's shoes at the neighbors. What am I going to do with her?

Thursday

October 8

1. Tylenol
2. Going for a walk with Jayne in her stroller and Lucy pushing her teddy bear in her's.
3. Colett
4. Dancing with Jason
5. Jason helped Abbie with her homework.

Wednesday

October 7

1. Having Jason at the head of this house. His wise counsel and knowing that he is always there to talk to the kids, discipline, and protect our family!
2. Watching Steph on Oprah today. Her courage and determination.
3. Good Reports from SEP'S. That my kids always give their best.
4. New cute clothes for my kids for family pictures.
5. A warm bath.

October 6

1. Putting my 5 kids hand prints in our wet cement out on the new basketball court today and what cute hand prints they are!
2. Hot Neman Marcus Cookies.
3. The GREAT life I have. Watching how hard Jason's concrete workers work puts everything into perspective for me today. We are so blessed and life is not fair!! Wish we could live the law of consecration where everything was equal for everyone!
4. Having family prayer every night.
5. Listening to Lucy practice her part for the primary program out on the porch this morning.

Monday

October 5

1. Having the kids home today to help me get a head start on the cleaning for the week!
2. My Testimony of the Book of Mormon. Now I just need to be a little more consistent and diligent in reading it.
3. Being raised in the gospel by my good parents.
4. Chips and Salsa from Tanya tonight. Of course Max can't get enough of them.
5. Bathing my girls tonight.

Sunday

October 4

1. Jenny. What a happy, humble, & sweet niece she is and a great Friend to Em. Emilee slept at her house this weekend, went to the Olive Garden, to the movie Fame, sold potatoes, and had a fun being with her best buddy.
2. Conference weekend. (The best weekend of the year!) Sleeping in, staying in our pajamas, yummy breakfast, cuddling up downstairs with blankets and enjoying all the great talks, the amazing Tabernacle Choir, Elder Holland's talk on the Book of Mormon, the in between conference program on Service in Honduras, cowboy caviar, throwing the football outside.
3. A living Prophet! President Monson and his message to love and serve others.
4. The smell of the heater on in the house and being warm on this cold weekend.
5. Apple Cake with carmel and whip cream.

Saturday

October 3

1. Jayne in her baby bunting bundled up and happy as can be at Max's chilly football game.
2. Listening to Lucy laugh hysterically all the way through ice age 3. Tonight we went to the movie with Grandma Clark during the Priesthood Session.
3. Watching Jason in his element on the mini ex today as he worked on our basketball court. That is one of the reasons that I married him. He has always been a worker!
4. My mom is my seamstress when I need a little help. Why can't I sew?
5. Having Jason to go to grocery shopping with tonight and his funny confrontation.

Friday

October 2

1. Going to Abbie's class today for Mrs. Bohrer's shower and seeing what cute little girl she is.
2. Our project we started for Max's basketball court.
3. Having a date with Lucy tonight. She chose chucke cheese and when I turned that down we hit Juice Press.
4. Having some time to myself tonight after the girls all went to sleep.
5. That Jason has his Max to go to the BYU game with.

Thursday

October 1

1. Seeing my beautiful girls dance pictures.
2. Talking to Jennifer on the phone.
3. Homemade chicken noodle soup.
4. Motrin. Jayne isn't feeling really good and she was fussy all night until I doused her up with a little Motrin. Thank heavens for modern medicine! I hope it is nothing at that she feels better soon.
5. Lucy saying "Okay mom" over and over again today with a smile.