30 Days of Thanks - Day 8

I am thankful for the abundance of technology which is available to us.

30 Days of Thanks - Day 7

I am thankful that L has landed safely and was able to fulfil a full-time mission.

30 Days of Thanks - Day 6

I am grateful to the people of Argentina who loved, fed, and took care of my brother-in-law for the last 2 years.

Confessional

Ever since we bought our home we've got the question, "so how do you like your new place."  Our answer varies at times, but only slightly between, "we absolutely LOVE it" and "it feels like home."  So let there be no doubt that I love our home and I am completely satisfied here, well almost.  There is one thing and only one thing that I have come to miss about our apartment.

It's not the awesome view of the lake each and every day, or watching the ducks swim in it.  It's definitely not those loud, annoying and mean Canadian Geese that seem to only honk as they fly over in the middle of the night.  It's not even the ability to have the maintenance guys come fix my every little complaint.  No, it's none of those things.  By now you're probably wondering what it could be.  Well, I miss not having to pay a gas bill each month, more specifically, I miss having FREE heat.  You see, it was like having a piece of Florida in Michigan!  Cold and snowy on the outside but nice and toasty on the inside!  I could, and did, turn the heat up as high as I wanted without a second thought.  If it was one of those really cold, blustery days outside it didn't matter to me...I just cranked the dial up a little higher.  Sure the windows allowed for some cold drafts of air to creep in, but it didn't matter because I just cranked the dial a little higher!

Now I suffer the harsh realities of home ownership...keeping the thermostat at 69 degrees (F).  Might not seem to bad to most but when you're used to setting it between 75-80 it can come as a big shock.  I tell myself that by the time January gets here I'll be more accustomed to it and that 69 will feel pretty warm to me.  But for now I must confess...I MISS MY APARTMENT (if only for the free heat)!

30 Days of Thanks - Day 5

Today I am expressing my gratitude for family, immediate and extended, and for being able to have positive, loving relationships with each and every member of my family.

30 Days of Thanks - Day 4

I am so grateful for Y and the blessing that she is and will continue to be in my life. She is such pure joy!

FYI:

All Systems Are Go...

I'm pretty sure most of you know what I mean!  If not, then I think it's time you did some catching up on reading our blog!

30 Days of Thanks - Day 3

I am grateful for B and our eternal marriage.  I wake up everyday and fall more and more in love with him!

30 Days of Thanks - Day 2

Today I am thankful that I can vote!  I may or may not like the outcome of the process but I know there were times in history when I never would have been allowed to participate in such an important process.

30 Days of Thanks - Day 1

I am thankful to be alive and breathing!