Five Things That Have Helped Me Survive The First Semester

1.  My family.

2.  My new MacBook Pro laptop (thanks and props to my amazing husband).

3.  Spotify.

4.  Sundays.

5.  My Heavenly Father.

Five Things I Love About Zacharry

Happy 15th Birthday to Zacharry!

1.  He is the most empathetic teenager I know.

2.  He strives to please those around him.

3.  His love of the color red makes me smile.

4.  He tries so hard to be a good big brother to Noodle.

5.  His height makes him so handy to have around!

Five Things I'm Grateful For Today

1.  Having three healthy children who teach me daily the meaning of patience and love

2.  Being able to wake up with a man who supports me and loves me through all things..

3.  The chance to become what I was put here on this earth to become.

4.  Music that lifts me when I need it, rocks me when I'm exhausted, and pushes me on as I study.

5.  A God who hears and answers my prayers.  Even when the answer is no.

Five Things I Love About Brianna

Happy 17th Birthday to Brianna!

1.  She is so witty and funny!

2.  Her kind heart towards those with disabilities puts me to shame.

3.  She is a great cook.

4.  Her eye for art and graphics is amazing.

5.  She is finally seeing who is she and who she can become.

Five Things I Love About Noodle

Happy 12th Birthday to Noodle!

1.  He is happy 95% of the time.

2.  He will often hold my hand when we are in a store together.

3.  He an ear for counter melodies that makes me jealous.

4.  His hair is crazy.  Always has been.  Always will be.

5.  His laughter is infectious.

Five Things I Learned From Downton Abbey This Season

1.  I want a ladies maid to make my hair jolly every day.

2.  Do NOT sneak into your crush's room when he's sleeping to smooch him unless you know for certain he feels the same way.

3.  Giving birth in the Grantham family is a lethal thing.

4.  Edith does the best despair-flop onto a bed ever.

5.  I wish the Dowager Countess was my GrandMama.

Five Things I Love Most

1.  Scott

2.  Brianna

3.  Zacharry

4.  Noodle

5.  Bailee (our Puppy-Luppy)

What (or whom) do you love most?