Day 5

1. I am grateful for a roaring propane-fueled fire I can ignite with the push of a button.  It definitely doesn't throw heat like a wood burning fire, but we lazy folk can't be too choosy now can we?!

2. I am grateful a simple hobby such as putting rubber stamps and ink to paper has led me to my upcoming trip to San Antonio, TX!  The best thing I could never have anticipated prior to joining the Stampin' Up! company ten years ago was the lasting friendships I would make!  I am so excited to be going to this year's Leadership conference with my posse and creating more memories together!!  Let's see if I can beat last year's time on a mechanical bull!  (Yee haw!)  Pictures will surely follow....

3. Every time I look at our Christmas tree I am reminded of a fun day the kids and I shared together choosing it, getting it home and inside the house, and later decorating it with all the lights and pretty ornaments we've collected over the years.  I do believe this is our best tree to date!  (Sorry, Mark, but it's true!)  Thanks to our local Dom's Nursery for having great trees available year after year.

4. As I type these gratitudes with the sound of the fire roaring behind me, I am also enjoying the sounds of my children playing so nicely together.  It doesn't happen all the time, (don't get me wrong, they are GREAT kids but they are siblings after all) so when it does it is a symphony to my ears!

5. Lastly, I am grateful for my dad who's birthday is today.  I have one particular photo of the two of us from my wedding etched in my mind's eye that reminds me I'll always be my daddy's little girl.  Happy Birthday, Dad.  I love you!