I'm grateful for these chopsticks. They are just plain awesome, as are the people who gave them to us. Beth and Collin, our old next door neighbors, brought them back from their humanitarian trip to Vietnam before they moved to Cali earlier this year. We miss them so much and our BBQ's we used to enjoy regularly with them. So it's fun to find an excuse to use our chopsticks and think of Beth and Collin. As Beth would say, "Cheers!"
I'm grateful for happy food. To go along with yesterday's post with the fresh fruit, I wanted to share this fun photo of my kids with their spinach/chicken meatballs and cucumbers. They eat healthful food better for me when I make it more fun. Wouldn't you? Look at that cute happy face on their plates. Tempting, eh?
I am grateful for fresh fruit. It's so bright and colorful and just makes me happy knowing my body is getting the nutrients it needs. I often pack Wade a lunch for work, but this particular day, he put his own together. When I opened his lunch bag to double check if I could add anything for him, I was pleasantly surprised to find all this yummy fruit on top of top of the leftovers. It made me smile. 
I'm grateful for Wade's example as a dedicated athlete. No matter what sport he's involved in, he gives 110% and makes sure he has a blast doing it, too. The kids and I were at the finish line to support him and cheer him on as he completed the Salt Lake Half Marathon today. He ran it in just over 2 hours, which is awesome for his first one. Way to go babe!
I'm grateful for our kitten. Since we brought her home as a two month old in May, the baby has been fascinated with her. They are very playful together, and it's the cutest thing ever! Once Diamond was 4 months old, we helped her adjust to becoming an outside cat since so many of our family and friends are allergic to cats. When we realized a few weeks ago that kittens can get pregnant that young, we immediately brought her back in until she could get spayed, which happened Thursday. Now she's just healing from the surgery. :( Poor kitty!
I'm grateful for Tae Bo with Billy Banks. It's more than a great workout for me, it's comedy relief first thing in the morning. I laugh so hard at some of the moves they do as well as their awesome attire from the 90's. Let's be honest, don't you want a singlet like Billy's? It's hot. haha ;)
