30 Days of Gratitude - Day 9

I am grateful for food.

Without food, we would die. Period. It keeps us healthy and happy and allows us to do our day-to-day activities. It's yummy, mostly nutritious (depending on what you eat), and gives us energy and satisfaction and keeps our brothers, sisters, teachers, parents, and bosses happy, which is a huge blessing right there.

30 Days of Gratitude - Day 8

I'm grateful for education.

If there was no education, then our world would be horrible. We wouldn't have all of the electronics, food, jobs, houses, medicine, and many other things that we have today. We have teachers who teach and workers who work to benefit our world so that we wouldn't all go crazy. Even though I hate school, I know I'll be happy when (if?) the economy gets better and I've gone to college and I get a good job and a husband who has a good job and we'll be able to support our family and continue to teach others. Education, even though it's torture, really has it's benefits.

30 Days of Gratitude - Day 7

I am grateful for books.

Books allows me to think that I'm in another world and not stuck in my own. Anything can happen in them. They keep me very addicted and entertained and are so much fun to read. Books like Harry Potter I love because I forget where I am sometimes and I get really into my book. It's a nice break from the real world. It confuses me when some people say they hate reading when it's just like watching movie but with your mind. I love books!! Book worm!

Oh Great

During mutual last Wednesday while everyone was going to the gym to play pictionary, I had Joye sit on my lap and we read the book "Guess How Much I Love You?" Brother Wilcox, a member of the bishopric stayed and shared that touching moment as we read that book about a young bunny and his Mom, and so did Kayla Paul.

After I was done reading, Brother Wilcox asked if he could talk to me so I said sure and so we did indeed talk. He asked how I liked being in the BNY choir and I said I loved it and it was such a great experience. He then said Oh good, because I was wondering if the Sunday after this one, you could go up and bear your testimony and give a talk about being in it.
Oh... okay... I gave one two weeks ago, but what the heck? I'll do it again... He said that he knew that I had just given one but he really wanted me to go up again. Alright, no problem! How many get the opportunity to give two talks in Sacrament meeting in one month?

I told him that I had actually kinda expected this. I remember talking with my friends during the BNY practices and saying that You know what we're going to have to do since we're in this right? Our ward isn't going to just let us walk away with that experience, we're going to have to give talks in Sacrament Meeting I bet. And lo and behold! Here I am, giving another talk.

Yay me!....?

30 Days of Gratitude - Day 6

I'm grateful for all of the pets I've ever had.

I'm grateful for my turtles that I had when I lived in Sugar house, Tiny Tim and BJ. They provided entertainment and made me happy. Our bunnies that I hardly remember, Samantha and Sam, were also very cute and entertaining. I think they starved to death... Blake, our little white cat that I named after a boy I liked at Aspen Grove, was really sweet and also psycho. We had to get rid of him because everyone was allergic. I loved Lilly, the chihuahua/weener. She was sweet and I was so thrilled when Dad brought her home one day unexpectedly. Lizzy scared me to death when I first saw her because in all of the TV shows, bulldogs were evil. She was so sweet and really funny. I told Mom when we had to get rid of her that I'd rather have her than Emma. Mom still wishes she had her. Daisy was my special dog that I got for Christmas. She was very good with Emma even though she chews and ran away a lot. She was my best friend when I was home schooled. Zippy was a very special guinea pig. I loved to play with him (which I don't think he enjoyed) and he was so cute even when Emma poured purple nail polish on him. I liked his daughter, Tootsie, too, but not as much. She was still fun. Toby was my little Taco Bell dog. Because of him, I got cute guys to come over to my house to see him. He never bit me and was a wimp, but he was sooo cute and sweet and I loved him so much! Misty was a stray cat that we took in. She was dirty, shaved, cut, and starving. She was so funny and Mom was in love with her. Her and Sylvester were best friends and she eventually had a litter of 5 babies (1 boy, 4 girls). I loved her babies, they lived in my room for a couple of weeks and were so adorable and entertaining. Floppy and Harry, Hannah's bunnies, were okay and were cute, but weren't my favorites. Moppy the guinea pig (named after her hair) was so cute and sweet. She was my baby girl and I got her for helping out when we moved here. Emma hid her in a basket of hats and I couldn't find her and when I did, she was starving. She was shoved in a gallon size zip lock bag and nearly suffocated but Mom came to the rescue just in time (also the work of Emma). She was lonely so I got her a friend, Spaz, who was also a girl guinea pig. I love them both but I'm relieved they're gone because they were a lot of work. Sylvester is our special cat. We got him over a year ago and he is huge now. He makes us laugh all the time and is a huge teddy bear. I would be devastated if we got rid of him. Charlie is my beautiful baby girl cat. She is weird but really cuddly like Sylvester and I'm so happy to have her.

Those are all of the pets I remember. If there is one that I didn't mention, he/she must've been not too important to me, but I think I covered them all. I'm grateful for all of those cute pet memories!

30 Days of Gratitude - Day 5

I'm grateful for blogger.com.

Without blogger, I couldn't communicate more with my family and I would have no idea what's going on. I love to read other people's blogs, and one of them has tons of sheet music
http://my-piano.blogspot.com/. I like to write a lot also, so this allows me to write things and have a purpose for writing it other than English class. I feel more social when I post and when I read other people's blogs. Keep on posting everybody! Don't give in to temptation to stop!!!!

30 Days of Gratitude - Day 4

I am grateful for pianos.

I love to play the piano and I use it a lot when I'm angry or sad. It allows me to express myself and feel good. I love hearing people play the piano. I especially love it when I'm over at Marjorie's house and Stephanie gets on and plays for around a half hour, I love just sitting on her sofa and listening. Pianos also "complete me".