Life seems to have a way of putting me in my place. When I get too comfortable as a mom the kids throw something new at me. When I complain about the weather and living in Utah (poor me right) it floods in Laie leaving tons of people "living" in some bad conditions and having lost a lot. I've put together a small list of things I'm grateful for while living here in Utah in the snow:
1. We live really close to Nana, Pop-Pop, and Grandma Letty. Their help has gotten me through many a cold day.
2. I don't really feel obligated to shower after an outdoor run because it's so cold I don't sweat. (I usually do anyway).
3. We have an excuse to cuddle and drink hot chocolate-yum.
4. Taj loves Snow Plows, so it's something to look forward to, kind of like police cars or the garbage man.
5. Taj likes to play in the snow so it's a pretty good time burner to get him in all the snow gear (usually very pleasant through the ordeal). It can really break up a long day stuck indoors.
6. My kids have seen and played in snow at a young age, verses my first real experience in college.
So it's a pretty short list, but I really feel so blessed. I'm especially grateful that I get to experience all of this with my sweet husband. He can make me smile through anything.
4 comments:
jill! i so miss utah this time of year! nobody can do christmas like the beehive state!!
here's my (unasked for) additions to the list! haha!
white christmases
christmas lights
the heater
winter scarves
winter sweaters
winter CLOTHES
indoor movies
sparkling snow
snow against sky against mountains scenery (look like a post card every day over there)
a million flavors of hot chocolate
rhodes orange rolls
yummy smelling candles (way more accessible over there than here)
and my favorite favorite favorite:
the 50 different nativity scenes at temple square
ok, i'm missing utah right now. now i need to do a gratitude list about christmas in hawaii. haha!
Merry Christmas! and send hugs to your mom, sis, and bro.
Wow Liz! I was just on your blog. I guess we're a little bit in tune. I needed that list cuz it's sooooo snowy that we probably wont leave our house for a few days-eek.
Jill, what a great idea! I deserved to see your list and Liz's list as well. This snow is CRAZY but we are enjoying it.
Yeah, I'm pretty much loving the idea of snow right now. :)
It's probably REALLY lucky we didn't come to Utah this Christmas, because I think I would have been pretty freaked out to think that all of this would have happened while we were gone. I'm thankful we were here to pile our stuff up higher so we wouldn't lose everything!
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