November 19

I am thankful for imagination. Mary has started pretend play and it is quite entertaining. I am so glad that she doesn't always need me to sit with her, my chores actually get done in a timely manner now. Though, I do enjoy playing with her, Abraham is getting a little more attention as well.

Abraham is a very well mannered baby. I am so thankful for him. He makes an excellent second child. He loves his older sister, and is beginning to follow her about. I think they will be great friends.

I am thankful for my calling at church. My calling really is simple, not very time consuming and I'm learning a lot. I help the youth write or practice their talks. I think I must have given a pretty sorry talk when we moved in and this was the easiest way for me to gain more experience. But I do enjoy it.

I am thankful for books. I don't read as much as I used to, I wonder why? But I have read some very great books in the last couple months, and have recently begun rereading a series. I love books. I really enjoy the quite, relaxing, though provoking moments they provide.

I am thankful for my car. I am thankful that it can not only transport me and my children in a safe manner, but that it usually has all the essentials packed somewhere inside it so that I never go far without books, diapers, blankets, old crackers, tissues, maybe an apple, phone chargers, a first aid kit, gum . . . you get the idea. I am very thankful for my car. (And it is beautiful.) (And reliable.) (And comfortable.) (All in comparison with my husband's mode of transportation.) :)