I decided that I complain too much, and therefore am going to start listing things that I am grateful for. We all need a little positiveness these days, right?

1. I feel so blessed in so many ways. I have a loving husband who day after day goes to work to provide for me and the kids. He keeps me sane in this hectic life. He puts up with me and the kids, and just makes me laugh all the time.

2. I am so grateful that I have had this blessing of fertility. I know so many who have struggled to have babies, and here I am struggling to tame the baby machine inside me! I have three beautiful kids who are healthy, and who give me three reasons to be the best person I can.

3. My life would be completely pointless without my faith. I am so thankful to have grown up in a family that pounded and set my foundation in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. without these first three things, I seriously would be either dead or close to it.

4. This might sound weird, but I am grateful for mistakes. I have made many, and have witnessed others, and have come out a stronger, wiser, and better person because of them.

5. I am eternally grateful for modern living----running water, houses with A/C, cars, airplanes, hospitals, pain medication, microwaves, you get the idea!

6. I have always loved this Earth. It is just beautiful! I am grateful for the places I have seen, and the ones I will see in the future.

7. I am grateful for having such wonderful friends. Friends make life so much more bearable and have dug me out of so many depressing times!

8. I also have the greatest Dad, Mom, and siblings! My Dad is responsible for me meeting Tyler, for my love of the outdoors, and for teaching me so many valuable lessons on real life. My Mom is a pillar of strength. She held it together through the mess of raising 7 kids on a teacher's salary, and is the best shopping partner! Matt is also responsible, as well and Wendy, for me meeting Tyler. He is also the biggest little kid, and makes me laugh! Mark is the smartest guy I know! I should have listened when he told us not to buy a house back in 2006....best advice I never took! I have always looked up to Kerra. She was like my idol growing up. Now we are closer friends then we've ever been, and chat about our kids for hours! Gina was my childhood roommate, and college roommate. We've always been close, and had so much fun....you put the lime in the coconut... Tyler is the coolest...I always thought he was so cool! I told everyone that I wanted to find a husband just like my brother Tyler...hum..I married a Tyler...I guess I was pretty serious about that! Andrew was the sweetest of us all! He would tell me "I love you" and I would just laugh at him...poor Po! I have so much fun with his baby, Jaxon. He got Andrew and Alecia's sweetness!

I could go on and on! Life isn't so bad, eh?