Blessings 5/10-16

5.16- A lovely Sabbath day, on time to church without rushing, great talks and great Spirit during Sacrament, interesting and thought-provoking Sunday School lesson, wonderful RS/YW lesson by wonderful teacher Sis. R, dinner ready faster than I thought, new beds for Baily and baby for free along with a fun new slide for kids delivered to our home by wonderful ward members, delicious Sunday dinner at dad's, Baily's excitement at her new bed that Robert put together, family prayers and scriptures, bedtime books with kids, kids went to bed with no fuss and slept in their beds all night, nice long good-night's sleep

5.15- Saturday is a special day- house is sparkly clean and smells heavenly, lawn is mowed and looks great (and my dad's as well thanks to my man;), nice chat with my Abuelita on the phone- love her so much!, lovely bike ride with the fam in beautiful weather, fun little trip to the park, garden talk with Patty and loving my yard!, home-made Navajo tacos for dinner (first time making pinto beans- success!), kids' nails trimmed and are all cleaned up and ready for church tomorrow, reading books with B before bed- she's got her bedtime routine down and is finally sleeping in her own bed- woot!, going to bed feeling productive and proud of myself for sticking to my goals

5.14- TGIF!, got the basement cleaned up FINALLY- whew that feels good!, got the pantry and laundry room cleaned out, laundry all done & folded & put away, man it was a productive day!, nice chat with Patty while kids frolicked and played, Robert's home early and off for the weekend- it's like Christmas!!, sausage and peppers for dinner and it was perfectly cooked- delicioso!!, beautiful day outside, Baily's oodles of kissed and hugs and expressions of "I love you forever mom. I'm never gonna let you go."

5.13- prayer got me through the day, grocery shopping tender mercy- pantry, freezer & fridge are fully stocked, love my dad, Robert's game cancelled so he was home earlier, hearing my kids laugh while they play with their dad, hide and go seek- Baily's secret spot, Joaquin's new way of saying "oooo-kaaay" when he has to do something he doesn't want to

5.12- hubby home this morning and kid's loved playing with him, finally had some energy and had a pretty productive day- got all the rooms cleaned up, wise & loving Bishop, stormy weather, clean sheets and comforter

5.11- husband's trip to VA was a safe one- he felt really good about his interviews, feeling a peace that if we move it will all be ok, kids had a blast playing in the basement all day with friend Amber, scripture study and prayer, Baily's sweet night-time prayer, not getting mad at Baily when she got scared and wouldn't go to sleep by herself but cuddling with her and enjoying her and loving her so much, Joaquin watching Glee with me and dancing and singing even though he was sooo tired- oh how I love that boy, hubby home after missing him so much and his sweet kisses to me

5.10- made it through a very sick day without having a melt-down, kids were very well behaved and very loving to me, husband made dinner for the kids and had them laughing and having fun, watched "Prince of Egypt"