AC

i know, i've posted about air conditioning before, but today is different, really.

our ac at church broke down this past week. it isn't fixed yet. so, i just came home from Sacrament meeting, with the rest of church being cancelled. you don't really realize how much you appreciate something until it isn't there or isn't working. today i am grateful for ac - at church - even though there are times i've been known to complain because sometimes it is just plain cold! seriously, not perfect over here, i've got such a long way to go.

at any rate, i am grateful for ac, in my home, my car, at stores and at church. when you live in the central valley it just makes life more bearable.

Linzi

Happy Birthday to our daughter-in-law Linzi! She has the distinction of being in our family the longest of all the children-in-law. We love Linzi and are grateful for her for many reasons, here are several that I am happy to share with you today, the day of her birth:
- she is a wonderful, loving mommy
- dedicated wholeheartedly to the gospel of Jesus Christ, and is determined that her children will be raised in the gospel
- she is adventurous - loves to travel and see the sights, and makes sure the girls have lots of experiences
- super supportive of our family togetherness and is up for anything we suggest
- loves being an aunt and shows it
- makes sure that the girls know that even though we are far away we love them very much
- desires for our family to be a happy one

All in all, Linzi is dedicated to our family; to Sam, to the girls and all of us. We are grateful to have her as a part of the Dell clan. =)

A new WinCo!

well, new to me anyway!

we received an ad for winco with freebies and while looking at it i realized it was for a winco i had no idea even existed! seriously?! i am pretty positive i've driven past it several times without noticing it. (if only i had my eagle-eye husband with me at the time, surely he would have noticed!) in defense of myself i should explain that it isn't really visible from the street we use that it is near...which probably makes no sense to you, but it does to me.

we have had a winco in modesto and stockton for years, and sometimes i will shop there, but they aren't my favorite areas (just my favorite grocery store, which is why i only sometimes shop there). now we have one in tracy! right by the mall! in fact when you get off the freeway there you go straight rather than turning and there it is...about a quarter of a mile down the road, but still, it is there!

pat, rach and me went shopping there today and i was giddy with excitement. i cannot even tell you how silly i felt when i found out it has been open since november! november?! where on earth was i?

probably in modesto or stockton shopping at their winco! well, those days are over!

i am grateful for a winco in lovely tracy! yay!!!

off predictions

the weathermen have been predicting that it would reach 100 today and tomorrow. fortunately for us they were wrong. i love it when that happens in our favor! seriously, one of the worst things weather related is when in the summer they are off - and it is way hotter than they thought it would be.

i am grateful for an off prediction - it's only going to be in the mid-90's! i can so live with that!

hope

i love hope. it just makes life so much better. when we lose hope life is not fun, at all.

i have a few hopes i am hopeful for right now that i will share:
- that our computer/desk, etc. will soon be returned to its rightful spot in the study
- that our brand new tile on our beautiful bathroom floor will soon be accompanied by the former and spiffed up base boards
- that i will soon find a juicer that is a great price and can begin juicing on a regular basis
- that my mom will be able to move closer to us relatively soon so that i can take care of her
- that angie's delivery will go well in august
- that rachel's half marathon will be wonderful
- that rylee will love kindergarten
- that amy's delivery will go well in october
- for all or our children/grandchildren to be happy and healthy

of course there are many other hopes in my life, but these are a few of them right now. i'm not going to tell you all of them! ;)

i am grateful for hope - and for the wonderful feeling it is to hope for things of importance and sometimes not important.

helpers

brad and amy began moving across the street from their 'current' apartment in oregon to their 'new' one yesterday and today. i am grateful for all the times my kid's families have moved and people have shown up to help. it makes such a difference! i just love the kindness of others... inspires me to be better.

flick

tonight rachel and i went and saw harry potter 7.2. she saw it opening night, well morning.  i have been busy lately so didn't have a chance to go until tonight.

i absolutely LOVED it!!!!

i decided to reread the 7th book and finished it today. i also watched the 7.1 movie today (did a lot of fast forwarding) just as a refresher.

i laughed, and boy, did i cry. some scenes were so touching. it totally surprised me that i reacted this way. harry, ron, hermione and the bunch of them have been 'a part' of our lives for a good long time now. i didn't realize how attached to them i was.

i am grateful that i could go see a flick with rach, but especially that it was harry potter 7.2.