Always an Attitude of Gratitude

I didn't finish my gratitude posts in November & I feel like I can't move on to December happenings with the Roblyer's until I do so......

I was saving the best for last of course, so these last few are things I am eternally grateful for.

Starting with my favorite boy/manchild - Jordan. He is at that age where he is not quite a man, yet he is so tall that he's not really classified as a child. He is my baby and even though it drives him crazy, I still call him JordiBear! He will always be my JordiBear! I am thankful for Jordan because he brings so much laughter and fun to our family. I am thankful for Jordan's amazing attitude as he goes through all of his physical challenges. He always has such a great attitude with everything he has to deal with & I know it can't be easy for him dealing with all of these challenges and not having the normal 12 year-old boy life. Jordan is a great kid and our family is blessed to have him!

Next up is my sweet daughter, even though she is not always sweet to me (teenage-angst against mom, type of stuff!) Chloe is an amazing young woman. She is always doing some kind of service, whether it's baby-sitting for free in the neighborhood, or helping out around the house, she is always busy helping out with something. Chloe has an amazing spirit about her and is always showing a righteous example. When we aren't clashing, we are ROFL-ing (rolling on the floor laughing!) We always make each other laugh and it is fun. She is the best daughter a mom could hope for & I am thankful for all she brings to our family!
Matt is as amazing as ever! I am thankful for his dedication to his job and his desire to provide the very best for our family. I am thankful to his dedication to our Heavenly Father and his example of service within our home and outside. He is the best husband a girl could hope to have & I consider myself very lucky!

Last, but not least, Princess Fuzzyboots. I am thankful we have a kitty cat, and that she is so sweet and snuggly, for the most part, anyways! She did have a few psychotic episodes in the summer where she attacked Jordan & attempted to attack kids that were visiting us. She earned the name Princess Psychoboots, and I was sure we were going to have to get rid of her. But her and Jordan made peace and she is back to her sweet self, plus she is a cutie!
There are so many other things I am grateful for, but those were main things that I couldn't leave out of my gratitude posts!

Atitude of Gratitude: Many, Many Things!

Life kind of got in the way of blogging the past 9 days. Here are 9 things I am grateful for:

-My Home: it may not be my dream home or even the house I want to live in, but I am ever so grateful to have a roof over my head!

-My Ramp: it's so nice not being a prisoner in my house!

-My Friends: I have been blessed with many wonderful friends!

-My Brother: I don't get to see my brother much, but I am thankful to have a sibling that loves my kids!

-Veteran's: I am thankful for those that have fought in wars and helped secure our freedom & I am thankful to those soldiers who continue to fight for that freedom today!

-Beautiful Earth: We just finished with the beautiful fall season with all the changing colors of leaves, and as much as I hate the snow and the cold that accompanies it, I love it when the ground and surrounding mountains are blanketed in white. It is absolutely gorgeous!

-My Body: It may not be the body I wish I had. In fact I am often frustrated with its limitations, but aside from the frustration I am so very thankful for each and every day I get to be on this earth.

-Scrapbooks: I love working on scrapbooks, looking at scrapbooks, and I love shopping for scrapbook supplies!! It brings me much happiness!!

-Inventions: This is a weird one, but one I am thankful for all the same. When I think about life 10 years ago, cell phones were not an every person must have one kind of thing. There were no iPods! Gasp!! I am always so amazed with the things that are invented! (also thankful for those medical inventions as well!)

I am so crafty :)

:) For my English class my teacher decided we weren't going to use certain verbs in our writing anymore so.... we killed them. Not literally! :) We just had to make a coffin or tombstone, Obituary, and Eulogy for a verb of our choosing. Let me just say.... my coffin was amazing!!!! :) I put black construction paper all over a shoe box and filled it with red, black, and white pipe cleaners with the little fuzzy ball things as pillows. :) It looked awesome so of course I had to tell the world about it. :)

Halloween stuff :)

Honestly, I am not a big fan of Halloween. There's the ALOT of immodest costumes and just all the creepy feelings that come with the holiday. However, this year I had a little more fun just thinking about fun things to do for the holiday.
Two weeks before Halloween we had a young women/young men Halloween activity. We wore our costumes and played games. I went as a taco and got 2nd place in the costume contest :) hahahaha It was awesome!!! :)
This year, our school did a Halloween dance. Well it's not really a dance, more of a stomp and it was lots of fun this year! If you didn't already know I made dance team and at the Halloween dance the team preformed thriller! It was soooooo much fun!!! :D the rest of the dance was awesome too. They had a haunted maze which was really funny and the music was even pretty good. :) It was a fun night.
On the actual night of a Halloween (Well Saturday which was Halloween for me) I went to my friends house. We went trick-or-treating and had lots of laughs! :) It was awesome! :)
Then on real real Halloween :) my family just hung out watching movies and taking candy to some friends. :) It was a good Halloween this year. :)

Attitude of Gratitude: MuSiC!!

I so , so, sooooo, so wish that I had some kind of musical talent, either singing or playing a musical instrument. But I have not been blessed in this area. :(

However, I have been blessed with an iPod full of music! I love all kinds of music- except for most country music. I love riding in the car listening to music. I love doing housework with music blaring. And most of all I love listening to my kids play the piano. They have been playing for a couple of years now and are improving every year.

Yet we find ourselves at a crossroads with the kids, because they are dragging their feet when it comes to practicing and putting up such a fight that I am beginning to question if it's worth it???
Chloe is pretty busy with the multiple activities she is currently in, but Jordan doesn't have many activities because of the muscular dystrophy and I like to see him involved in at least one activity and piano is something he can do.

For now I am leaving them in piano lessons, hoping that one day in the future they will both thank me for making them stick with it! After all, I am thankful that they have this opportunity to develop a musical talent and I enjoy hearing them play!!

Attitude of Gratitude: America

I am so thankful to live in America, where it's all about democracy. I am thankful for the freedoms I am given. I am thankful for the soldiers that continue to fight for our freedoms and keep our country safe.
I am thankful for the opportunity to vote and have my voice heard. Even though my voice is more of a whisper here in the state of Utah. I consider myself Independent, but I lean more towards Democratic views- which is rare in the Beehive state. I am still very grateful that I get a chance to play my part in the political process.

Attitude of Gratitude

I can't believe it is November!

November & December always fly by, so in no time at all I am going to be saying, "I can't believe it is January 2011!!"

Aside from the fact that we sometimes get snow in November, YUCK! And radio stations start playing Christmas music way, WAY to soon! I actually enjoy November. It is the month that I get to focus on my own "Attitude of Gratitude."

I have so much to be thankful for and until Thanksgiving I will post something I am thankful for every day! My life is very blessed and I think this will be a fun way to really focus on those important things in my life.