Don't know what to blog about...

I am actually feeling nice and Christmasy as opposed to last year. Tonight we put the tree and some light's up, plus the advent calendar Nate's mom made for us. We have some yummy candles and it just feels festive. Yay! Not much to report around here, just doing stuff, living and readying for the holiday.

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Trying To Be Grateful

At the last general conference, Elder Bednar gave a talk about prayer. He suggested that perhaps we should pray sometimes without asking for anything. It really stuck with me.

I realized that when I prayed, I often asked for more than I said that I was grateful for. So for about a month, I kept thinking about it and finally, a couple weeks ago, I thought that I would take him up on this challenge. I have been praying mostly without asking God for anything, unless there was something that was very essential I needed.

It has actually made me feel much happier and far less stressed. Stress and worry seem to be a big force in my life. I have been grateful, and I have been given some of the things that I usually pray for. Just the spirit of gratitude in my life has improved it.

It really is just coincidence that I am writing this the day before Thanksgiving. But, I hope that I carry this spirit of gratitude throughout the year. I also challenge you to pray with gratitude. Let this holiday be the starting point.

Happy Thanksgiving!

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3 Whole Years!

Can you believe it? My darling Cecily is 3 yars old today! It has gone by crazy fast. We still don't know when we are having her party, but today we just had a cake and Cecily loved it. That was the highlight of having a birthday. I don't think she even realizes about presents yet!

Cecily is so much fun, but can be quite a pill at times, just as any toddler. Sh is very caring and extremely empathetic. That is always something that I have loves about her. She wants to make people happy and is always wanting to mend a problem when she sees it. She has a wonderful imagination is starting to come up with fun stories and scenarios. She still loves to dance and wearing pretty dresses. She also believes that she is a princess. She also loves superheroes and reading books. She certainly is a multifaceted little girl!

I love watching her grow and become such a big girl. I just have to keep up!

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New Members of the Family

Time may tell if I am crazy or not. We have new members of the family! My sister's cat, Yoda, got a neighborhood kitty pregnant (he has since been neutered). The mommy cat is such a sweet pretty thing, that I might have taken her myself. Unfortunately that wouldn't work as she is an outside cat.

So, sh had 5 kittens at the end of August. Hannah had been very insistent that we take one. (I think her ulterior motive was that she could visit it later). Nate and I thought about it and we thought we might get one. When the time came, we both thought that we should get two so that they could have a friend and playmate.

We wanted two girls. Originally, Hannah had determined that there were 4 boys and one girl. As it is rather difficult to determine the sex of kittens before they are two months old, three of them were seemingly incorrect. So the count went to 4 girls and one boy. It was under that assumption that we got "Socks" and "Button" both girls. I thought after a day or two that I should double check. One was a girl and the other a boy. Hannah turned out to be right on most of the kittens!

So, in the tradition of Princess Victoria Cherries, here is Sir Louis Buttons "Louie" (Formerly Louisa)

And Duchess Georgiana Socks "Gigi" (Cecily came up with the name Gigi!)




They are settling in well and have thus avoided death by child love! The girls are getting much better at handling them, there's a lot less neck grabbing and such! We have only had them a week and they are already bigger!

It is lots of fun watching them play and explore! It's great entertainment!

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