Becky's Top Ten

First let me start by saying that just because it's Friday, and I'm just finally getting around to blogging my "10 things that make me happy" does not mean that it was hard for me to think of 10 things! Actually, just the opposite I have WAAAAAAY more than 10 things so the challenge was finding time to blog it and trimming it down to 10!
OK, here we go... (no particular order)
1. A good nights sleep! You know the kind of sleep when you fall asleep fast, no interruptions during the night, and waking up just before your alarm does feeling rested!
2. Walking the "hill". Which by the way I haven't done in months and months and months! I have a hill on the other side of town that when I leave my house and walk to the top and back is a little over 4 miles and it is an awesome workout! Katie and I did it quite a bit last summer but winter has taken it's toll...
3. This might sound silly but I love being organized. One of my dreams after our house is completely done is to have each drawer, closet and cupboard organized with "everything in it's place"! I realize that this might take a while but in the meantime I am happy that at least some of my drawers and cupboards are that way. Oh, and one junk drawer is O.K.
4. Being prepared. Enough said, prepared applies to all and any areas of my life.
5. Finding and wearing the perfect pair of jeans. I love jeans, maybe border on obsessed, but nothing like putting on a great pair.
6. My weekly e-mails from Elder Richardson, and an extra bonus is when there are pictures attached to the e-mail.
7. Surprise picture/text messages of Sean! It is so awesome to be sitting at work and suddenly I have a new picture/text message and it's from David or Tiffany and when I open it there is a new picture of my grand baby :) Makes my day.
8. Getting a kiss and an "I love you" each morning from my husband before he heads off to work. ) I'm still cozily tucked in bed enjoying my last few minutes of sleep.
9. This one is rather broad but I love watching my kids play sports. Of course with David, Brian and Kyle it is past tense, LOVED, but I still get to enjoy two more softball and one more volleyball season with Katie. It is stressful, frustrating, and at times disappointing but I still love it.
10. And last but not least I want to include the lines from a favorite primary song, the fact that I "know who I am, I know God's plan" and can hopefully "follow him in faith".

I could go on and on, really. There are so many more. Thank you Shannon for helping me to count my blessings. Sometimes we forget.

Can You See It?

We spotted an eagle in one of our trees the other morning. I joked with Bob's employee's that we should lure the neighbor dog out and see if the eagle is hungry (just kidding, sort of). The neighbor dog is at our house 24/7 lately. We have a certain female dog having her time of the month! Ugh! I was leaving for work and only had the chance to grab my camera for the picture.

Happy New Year

We didn't get a white Christmas but a white New Years!
Here's to 2010! Time will tell what this year brings...

A Second Celebration

We had a second Christmas with David, Tiffany and Sean. They came Sunday night and stayed until Wednesday. he's still a cutie and David seems to always be able to make him smile!
we had presents

lots of baby holding

and picture taking

and naps!