Today's Thanks

• I am thankful for Fall.  I like all of the seasons but like many of you this HAS to be my favorite time of year.  I like the fact that one day might be warm and the next may be chilly.  Today happens to be one of those smell good, sunny, warm Fall days.  I have my windows open.  I do that alot.  I'm a fan of fresh air!  I think it's good to air out the house whenever possible.  :)
• I am thankful for some quiet this afternoon.  After lunch I put Beau down for a nap and my mom who is visiting from out of town took the other two to the park.  I love being a mom but I've learned to cherish the quiet moments when I can get them.  I am learning to NEVER take the quiet for granted because, just for my brother Jacob's sake, it can get really hairy around here sometimes.  :)
• I'm thankful for good friends.  Some "old" and some "new".  I know that each person in my life is part of my life for a reason.  I like the comfort of "old" friends because we have history.  We have memories.  I like making "new" friends and getting to know them and finding out what we have in common and I like learning from them.  I can see how God puts different people into my life at just the right time and for the right purpose. 
• I'm thankful that my swollen knee is getting better although I did enjoy having an excuse to sit around.  I think my family would only put up with so many requests from the couch where I sat.  "Could you bring me a pumpkin cookie?  My knee, you know..." 
• I'm thankful for my mom who loves my family.  Emma and Cody love for Gramma to play with them.  I swear I think she loves Cory like her own too.  Yep, I'm pretty sure about that.