THIS is what it is about....

This last week has been nice. I truly love Fall. I love the colors, the crispness, the smells, the baking, the fun festive attitudes... It is just fun. Of course I have a massive anxiety about Fall preceding Winter…and I won’t let myself think about what is right around the corner. Being stuck in a frozen hellish wasteland until next April or May is not my cup of tea.

Anyways, we have had a few fun things over the past week. We took the kids to get pumpkins for FHE last week. We took the dog, and I think she had more fun than the kids!:



We kept extremely busy last Tuesday and Wednesday. I don’t think I stopped once. Phew….and it is about to repeat itself this Tuesday and Wednesday. I went to the park with some friends last Thursday. It was so nice to soak in the sunshine and be out of the house. Friday was busy busy as usual. The kids had friends over to play that night, and I ended up going to the movie with my friend Holly. Saturday we were lucky to get a lot of yard work done before a storm rolled in. Yesterday I was busy in Primary preparing for our upcoming program on November 14th.

Anyways…before I share this set of pictures-here is the insight I had over the last week. My life is great. Sure…it is often derailed by unexpected illness, accidents, messes, frustrations, etc. But whose life isn’t? I am also ashamed to admit that I am probably frustrated, annoyed, and depressed a LOT more than I should be...I am working on it.

It was only as G.J. blew leaves on the grass and my 3 beautiful children played in the piles of leaves giggling and smiling…along with our dog, that I had an overwhelming realization of how lucky I am! Most people would give anything to have a wonderful religion to be a part of, great family, great friends, a beautiful home, extra beautiful and sweet children, and a truly wonderful husband who has a great job that he loves.:




Speaking of our sweet puppy Mollee the Goldendoodle, she really is a GREAT dog. I would recommend this breed (half golden retriever/half poodle) to anyone. If you want a quick learning, no shedding, hypoallergenic, smart, kind, calm dog…this one is for you. She sleeps all night (for the most part!) eats on a schedule, and poops in the same spot, what more could I want right?!? (note: G.J. would NOT agree. He doesn't love pets....neither do I, but I learn to compromise for the sake of my kids!):



It is like MY version of a newborn baby. ;) I was joking that when Hallie and Gavin are at school, Kayler and the puppy are like my twins! They do the same naughty things, frustrate me the same, and require the same amount of attention. I caught this picture of them last week “fighting” over the same toy!:



And one final thing, I have received almost ¼ of my supposed invited readers with a comment. I will give it about a week or so and then try to fix it. I did some reading on blogger, and it said that if you don’t log into my blog, or leave a comment in a 120 day time frame, it is “inactivating” readers. It is frustrating me….but what can I do! Just keep blogging I guess~! ;)