ABC's of 2008

My friend Sophia did this MEME on her blog, so I decided to also do it. Thanks Sophia ; )

The ABC's of 2008

A- Attitude plays a big part of how I decide to view 2008. Many words run through my head when I reflect. I plan on calling 2008 "The Year of Growth ".
B- Blessed, beyond words.
C- Coldest winter we have ever been through, no kidding. I have never, ever felt real brutal cold, until living in the Midwest. Yes, I know you might think Utah is cold and it is, but nothing compares to the Midwest!
D- Dream House, We bought it on January 8, 2008. I read the secret a couple years ago. It said to visualize what you want. I visualized my dream house with all wood floors, not a stitch of carpet. Central vacuum. A Bonus room for the kids. Double Ovens. A four Car garage. So 18 mos later, when we walked into it after looking at 30 homes, we were speechless. I loved my house. It had everything I had ever wanted in a house.
E- Early mornings. We all had to wake up early because we lived 17 miles from school. So we had to leave extra early. I love that the kids just go a few blocks now!
F- Fast Friends. I made some dear friends in a very short amount of time. Friends that I will have for a lifetime.
G- Gratitude has got to be the Emotion of the year. Never in my life have I felt so many prayers from family, friends and strangers. Christmas Eve, as we sat around the table. I said a prayer on the food. In my prayer I asked that heavenly Father please watch over and bless those who were less fortunate than us, who might be cold, hungry, or alone. After the prayer, Hayden looked up and said," I just realized that during the tornado, and right after when we had nothing left, there were people praying for us, strangers we didn't know. Can you believe how many people prayed for us? I don't think we will ever know how many." This choked Wes and I up, with Gratitude for the prayers, and the invaluable lesson that Hayden learned that night.
H- Happiness, finding it in the little things. Something we learned because of the circumstance we were in.
I- Insulin, made my pregnancy with Sophie go much smoother. Six shots a day beats almost dying from pregnancy complications any day!
J- June 12 , the day we got our little Sophie.
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L- Lot's of early morning Bishopric Meetings for Wes.
M- Miracles, every other day. We had big ones and small ones.
N- New, House, Baby, Friends, Furniture, Cars...
O- Obstetrics appointments once a week for 30 weeks!
P- Picketing writers, no new TV shows! This was ridiculous, it was the year of reality television!
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R- Relocation, we moved 3 times!
S- Mrs. Sartorious, the best teacher Hayden will ever have. He adored her as did Wes and I. She cared so much about Hayden.
T- Testimony, the Growth that took place this year was like nothing compared to any other year.
U- Uno attack, we Played this almost every night from Dec 25'07- May 25'08. It was our fave family activity!
V- Valuables(material items) mean nothing to you, as long as you and your children are breathing, that is all that matters.
W- Wealth is all in your head. You can be the most Wealthy person in the world, and not own a pair of shoes. I learned this from experience.
X- treme WEATHER, enough said!
Y- Yelling, Screaming and crying for our little Puppy Pepper who fell through the Icy River and drowned right before our eyes. Love you Pepper.
Z- I got nothing for Z.