Thankful Thursday Long Over Due

This is what a mom of 6 (broken arm and all) looks  like at the pediatricians office. Quite hilarious I know. I'm sure I got lots of snickers and rolled eyes as I marched happily in and out with my entourage of children! I much rather think of it as my fan club :)

So today being it is Thursday and long over due for a "Thankful Thursday" post (thanks Jan F. for the reminder) I thought I'd recount a few thinks I'm grateful for.

I am grateful for a big family. I know some people think we are nuts but I LOVE it. Every bit of it! And it IS hard, but not as hard as you'd think. You gotta keep a pretty tight ship with this group or you'll start to sink. The trick is being able to predict the weak spots before they spring a leak and start causing problems. If I can do that then we smooth sailing.

I'm grateful for a great husband and super kids. That makes having a big family all that more awesome and fantastic!

I am grateful for so many things. Hard to really say ALL that fills my mind today as I contemplate my many blessings. It goes without saying that family really tops the chart. Family is awesome! But best friends are awesome too
and my bed
and bubble baths
and nursing is awesome
and TJmaxx
and my sisters
the example of an amazing mother
and warm bread (that she taught me to make)
and having a burning testimony of something (restored gospel) powerful and meaningful is SUPER awesome.
And so are patient doctors :) (thanks Heidi)

Today is a good day. I'm tired and ready to rest my eyes but life really is great if you can just roll with the punches. Grin and bear it. Fake it till you make it. Take what is dished out with a smile, cuz that feels so much better than a frown. Today, that was me ... being grossly out numbered in a tiny doctors office, but I can be happy & be grateful because at least I was with 6 of my most favorite people that have ever come and will ever be!