Attitude of Gratitude

Here we go!

1. Snow - I love a fresh, white coating of snow on the ground...even when it comes on a Friday and gives me no hope of a snow day

2. Bath time - It's one of my favorite times of the day...it's so much fun to watch Maddie and Livie splash around in the tub together

3. Towels - With the stomach flu that attacked our house this week, we went through our fair share of towels...thank goodness we have so many

4. Tide - For taking out the MANY stains we encounter in our days

5. Non-fat peppermint mocha from Starbucks - It warms me up on a cold morning, without nearly as many calories as the "real" stuff

6. "Cold" (aka "ice packs") - We use these so often lately that the girls know where they are kept and how to access them for each other...they came particularly in handy this week when Olivia hit her head

7. Interwrite Board - This is a fancy tool I use in my classroom...it has a special pen and board, and when I write with them, everything I write shows up on an overhead screen...great for the teachers that HATE chalk (who knew we existed?!?!?)

8. My lap top - Although Steve might disagree about whose lap top it really is, it's nice to have a portable computer to use in various places throughout the house

9. Skype - It's been keeping me in touch with my family a lot more frequently...the kids love being able to actually talk to grandparents, uncles, etc.

10. Video cameras for computers - The new one that I got for Christmas has been making talking on Skype GREAT! We can video conference people, so not only can they see us, but that we can also see them. The girls really love being able to do that and we even got to talk to Uncle Rog in Japan tonight (once we pried him away from his video chat with Tais, that is!)

See you next week!