Mama Kay

We had a wonderful week in Arizona albeit crazy trying to see so many people and get so much accomplished in one week.

Here are some of my gifts from the last couple weeks (#456-511)

457. A fresh blanket of snow.

458. Laundry: 10 loads in just one hour.

465. A trip to Arizona

466. Spending good time with my mom.

465. Getting together with friends that I haven’t seen in over a year and having it feel just like normal…

466. Enjoying a sky ride over the zoo with 4potato

471. Feeling loved and missed.

477. French onion soup with a friend!

478. Sweet potato fries – yum!

479. Bringing home a bucket of lemons picked right off the tree.

480. Shopping at Fresh & Easy

481. Shopping at Sprouts

482. Getting my haircut

483. Getting contacts!

485. Safe Travels

486. Time to talk & dream with my dh.

490. Hope of friends visiting us here.

491. Feeling good about moving to Montana

492. Bringing home the rest of our stuff

493. Washer is fixed!

494. Furnace is fixed!

497. Having multiple sources of heat in this house!

502. The sun shining and making the snow sparkle.

503. Taxes completed!

507. The smell of fresh bread coming out of the oven.

509. A husband that works so hard to provide for us.

511. Grace!

Oh how I have been enjoying Ann’s book. I’m trying really hard to savor it and apply it instead of reading hastily through it. I’m back on working daily on my list of gifts although I haven’t been posting them all here.

444. We have a piano once again!

445. 1potato’s love of playing the piano

446. Listening to the songs from The Sound of Music—played by 1potato;)

447. Ann V’s book: a thousand gifts

448. Joy is possible!

449. Giving Thanks changes me & there is hope…

450. Phone calls from my sister—any time of day.

451. Awesome friends—who even help move pianos!

452. Generous friends who gave us the piano.

453. Chicks on order!

454. Planning the garden

455.  Preparing for our trip to see friends & family in AZ

311. 10 days with Nana & Papaw

312. 2 date nights with my husband

313. apples overflowing buckets

314. bags of apples saved in the freezer for months to come

315. time spent with grandparents cutting apples

316. Hearing my grandpa say that he was afraid when they sold the farm & the apple orchard they wouldn’t have apples but every year they have had plenty of apples….God certainly provides

317. Jars of pickles made with my own hands

318.  Pickled beets just like my mom used to make from my own garden

319. fun at the water park

320. Amazing finds at the Farmer’s Market

321. Running into cousins and friends from long ago wandering the streets at the Farmer’s Market

322. a Mother of many who are nearly grown stopping to help me with little ones during church services

323. A Walking Baby Boy

324. 5potato is 3!

325. Time celebrating life with our loved ones near & far.

326. Princess Dress made with love by Grandma Di

327. Answers even if they weren’t the ones we wanted

328. The changing of leaves—our first fall in Montana—beautiful!

329. New mercies every morning

330. Hope

281. Children doing their chores without complaining
282. Visiting with extended family
283. Dreams of our homestead
284. Friends getting their heart’s desire quickly
285. Fresh fruit from the Farmer’s Market
286. A nice breeze
287. Dry Erase Crayons—what a fabulous invention!
288. Kingdom Tales—what a wonderful allegory
289. Being able to keep in touch via email
290. A very thoughtful grandmother

Wow its been awhile since I updated my list. I’m going to try to be better about posting here…

261. Time with my quickly growing eldest daughter

262. Back to School shopping

263. My Father’s World: Countries & Cultures study

264. New Notebooks

265. New Routines

266. Fun VBS for the kiddos

267.  Storytime with my 2 year old

268. A cruising baby boy

269. Peas fresh picked from the garden

270. No more beetles!

271. My sacrificial husband—he gives so much so that I can be at home to take care of our family!

272. Quiet time in the morning

273. Cool breezes

274. Montana summer especially in comparison to Arizona summers!

275. Good friends who call to share their good news!

276.  Our church family where my husband can use his God given talents

277. Friendly neighbors

278. Sisters who are friends

279. A storage room that is now navigatable

280. Time with my grandparents

246. Late night talks with my husband
247. Beautiful piano music playing in the background
248. gentle rain
249. God watering our garden & trees
250. kids plugging away at their lessons quietly
251. bread rising
252. baby sleeping
253. school year coming to an end
254. a clean kitchen this morning
255. yummy foods coming out of the kitchen
256. my sister getting a house with a backyard
257. dreams
258. old friends
259. new to us books
260. Amazon Prime

236.  A baby boy who is on the mend

237. the school year is nearly over

238.  planting baby trees

239. getting to sleep in this morning

240.  chocolate cake & mint ice cream

241. my new Nutrimill

242. new music

243. new books

242. new kitchen tools

(Can you tell we just celebrated birthdays & Mother’s day?)

243. crazy spring weather

244. It is NOT 100 degrees.

245. Family Worship

211. Tulips blooming in our front yard

212. Perfect weather for 3potato’s birthday party at the park

213. Wonderful visit from my in-laws

214. Packets of potential in the form of seeds

215. Long talks with my dad on the phone

216. A sweet husband

217.  My Father’s World curriculum

218. 4potato’s love of  “school time”

219. Yummy golden potatoes wrapped in a red skin roasted in olive oil with a little sea salt

220.  children enjoying playing outside nearly every day