Home Again!

After a month and a half of travelling I can happily say that I am home. Yes, it is with mixed emotions, since I love our family time together and my being home means I am far away from them. However, on the upside it feels good. I love being able to be in my space that I have created with my husband; and I love that I can see him every day - not through skyping but in person! I love that I can be on my computer and don't feel guilty about using someone else's. I love that I can sleep in my bed, sit on my couch, cook in my kitchen and just be here.

I am grateful for our home. It is comfortable and cozy and clean! I am grateful that I love being here, and that I can miss those I love at the same time... and believe me, I do! All fourteen of them! (grandkids, kids and kids-in-law) ;) (and soon Rach will be added to that list since she moves to Oregon next week... :[  )

A Blessing

Today we had the opportunity to see our most recent grandchild, Jack Austin Westmoreland, blessed. We have only missed one blessing out of eight grandchildren.

Each time we attend a blessing I am grateful. I am grateful for having the gospel in our lives, I am grateful for each new spirit that joins our family and the amazing joy they each bring, I am grateful for the worthy priesthood holders in our family that stand in the circle, and I am grateful that I can be there to experience these blessings.

I am grateful for jack, who has a very calm and sweet spirit. I know he will be a blessing to our family.

beautiful colors

fall is in full swing here in eugene, oregon. there are golds, oranges,and  reds of many shades. it is glorious! i am grateful for the beautiful fall colors found here - how nice for them to have a real fall season!

pumpkin pie

today all the grandparents of james, gavin and jack are here in eugene. good thing eric is taking care of our home (and missy)! tonight we had our wonderful hero sandwiches for dinner (which i am also grateful for) with pumpkin pie for dessert! so yummy! it has been a long time since i've had any...and it was delicious, and i am grateful for it.

tomorrow!

pat flies in to eugene tomorrow...can't wait to see him and for him to see jack! yay! i am grateful for tomorrow.

support

a little over a year ago we took gavin in to get circumcised. it was not a happy experience...at all. to me it was pretty barbaric. today we had a repeat in taking jack to be circumcised. thankfully it was not nearly as bad an experience as gavin's was. amy and i were able to be in there with him, she stroked his face, and gave him sugar water throughout the ordeal. i let him hold onto my finger, which he had a death-grip on several times throughout the procedure. all in all it was a much better experience than last year. (i do prefer them being circumcised in the hospital, but you can only do what they allow you to do.)

i am just grateful i can be here to offer my support to amy and to jack, and that rach could through watching the little boys at home. blessings come in all sorts of packages, don't they?

jamba juice

we have been wanting jamba juice for a few days. today we were finally able to partake. mega mango! yum! tuesday is extra boost day so i was able to get the immunity and energy boost...just what i need! rach enjoyed their seasonal pumpkin smoothie and amy had the pomegranate. super good, all of them!

i am grateful for jamba juice - it is good for what ails you!