10 on tuesday - Thankfulness and Halloween

 1.  So last week, Kris said that she was going to take a picture of something that she is grateful for each in during the month of November - while she has done a better job posting them but here are mine so far - Nov 1st - so grateful for my kids!  They make me laugh, cry, experience more joy, want to make me pull my hair out, but I can not express how truly gratful I am for each one of them!

 2.  Nov 2 - My new running shoes - I used to wear a different shoe - I went to Road Runners Sports and got fitted for a new pair of shoes and also insoles (way expensive) but they have saved my right knee from having the issues that plagued me last year - it is amazing what they can do.  I am running a 1/2 marathon this weekend and know that these shoes will carry me through it and straight onto my full in March in 15 weeks!  Just hope the rest of my body can keep up now!

 3.  Nov 4- My crockpot - I love the fact that when I put uncooked and sometimes frozen meat in it on Sunday mornings, when we get home from church around 1:30 pm and open our front door that I am hit with an overwhelming smell of yumminess from this!  I never thought that I would use it that much when we bought it!

 4. Nov -3- My glasses - I am now officially old, over 40 and need glasses.  I am grateful for my glasses because when I wear them and am at the computer, I don't get headaches any more.  I am grateful that when I wear them and on a date with Bryant that I don't have to ask him to read me the smaller print on the menu.  I am grateful that I found this cute pair at Costco and they were cheaper than at my Eye Dr's office.  I am grateful that I now know that my arms are longer enough to see some things and need to wear my glasses.

 5.  Nov 5 - My Ipod Touch - I got this for a birthday present 1 1/2 years ago and I can't beleve how this has changed my life.  I am grateful for it that it can hold tons of songs for me to run to, dance with my kids to, rock out in the car to and listen on Sunday to.  I am grateful that I can put the conference talks on it and listen to them on my way to work and help me start the day off on the best foot possible.  I am grateful for it because I can get streaming general conference on it and with one small cable attach it to my TV so that we are not huddled around the computer monitor to watch/listen to conference.  I am grateful that I can put my crazy busy life on it and I can keep track or try to keep track of the different this going on in our live!

 6.  Nov 6 - My dishwasher - I am grateful that I don't have to wash all of our dished by hand.  I am grateful that one of my kids loads it and another one empties it for their jobs.  I am grateful that I can put a filthly dish in and get a sparking clean one out. 

 7  A friend of mine tooks some pictures of me and the kids for Bryant's christmas present and here are two that I love but probably won't use for gifts.  I love the way that Maya and Max are - they truly are friends and like being together!

8.  THis one make me laugh because even though it is far for this way most of the time, our kids do really like being together.  They can play for hours and hours without a problem or be together for 5 minutes and are ready to kill each other.  Hopefully they can be friends when they get older just like me and my siblings are!

9.  Today is Tuesday november 6th - Election Day!  I am so glad this day is finally here - it has been a long 12 months of ads, backbitting, and lots of other things.  I voted for Mitt Romney and I sure hope that he beats Obama.  I voted for him - not because he is a Mormon but that fact that I believe and know that he will make this Country great and that he truly loves this country.  I sure hope the rest of the country agrees with me!

10.. rAndom thought of the week - I love my car - we bought it in June and I still love to drive it - a Mazada CX9.  It is was to fancy for me but I still love it after these past 6 months or so.