Grateful

1. I am grateful for tutoring. Friendly Hero loved going over and talking to the children I teach Math too. He picked out the order and then he told me what to teach them. I am grateful that the kids just kind of laughed at him and they enjoyed his side comments--"Mommy, you teach C, about multiplication and give me some Life."

2. I am grateful that in the car ride today I realized that I can use the time to teach Friendly Hero things like, octagons, rectangles, and what excellent means. Friendly Hero is getting quite bossy--he has a way things need to be done since he's now developing a sense of order and is paying attention to how things are done. I tried hard not to let him bother me as he bossed me about driving. Once I started using the time to teach him things--we had positive interaction and it was really good. I am grateful to watch him learn and grow.

3. I am grateful for our Bishop's family. We had a short play date this evening with them. They came over to see the LEGO room and play with the Bug Hero. I got to talk with the mom, and she is an inspiration. She cares about everyone and notices little details. She saw that I had made a few of our wall hangings and she asked to be taught how to do some of them. She has most of the ward over to teach her children and her things like computer use, to sewing machines, to crochet, to piano, to violin, etc. I am grateful for her example of love and humility. It was also so funny to hear her say things like "Now, I'm going to call up that there's five minutes left, Math Hero, and the boys are going to moan upstairs, you watch--" and she predicted accurately, every time.

4. I am grateful for the Peaceful Hero. I had been telling the Bishop's daughter and wife about how the Peaceful Hero crawls and pulls himself up to a kneeling position but I've never seen him get his feet underneath him to stand. He crawled over to the stairs and then he knelt down and two seconds later, he was on his feet!! I was so proud of him, we all clapped and he flashed his award winning smile, and started bouncing--his happy happy dance. I am grateful to watch his development and be a part of it.

5. We met with a financial planner today and I am grateful for the whole experience. I'm really grateful for the time we spent.