Little thoughts right now...

Things I am loving right now:

1. Our healthy family: We have had the common cold but nothing out of the ordinary! Tanner has been healthy the longest...SHOCKER!! We are so thankful for good health!
2. Tanner getting dressed in his suit to go to daycare...priceless! Helps that his little lady is there too, but seriously, it is great to have your kids happy to go to their "places" each day!
3. Rummy: Trista is a rummy princess! The two of us play every night; she is getting pretty intense so watch out!
4. Trouble: Since Trista rules rummy, Tanner's game of choice right now is "Trouble." This game seems to take forever sometimes but luckily Trista plays with him quite a bit too.
5. Our wood fireplace: Man are we warm this winter! I love snuggling up on the couch with a book when it is 77 degrees in the great room! Curt has finally quit opening windows right when I am in the comfort zone so that helps too!  And, I also love that the bedrooms stay more comfortable (around 68-71) so we all still sleep good. The fireplace hasn't let us down yet, even when it was -24 the other morning we were all warm and toasty inside. AND...the greater benefit is our heating bill. We are paying less than what we did at our old house (2200 SF) and now we are heating double that space (counting Curt's shop which has gas heaters in it)! Rock on fireplace...we'll keep you!
6. Winter: I am loving winter because it is getting closer to spring! I wish we would get more snow because it is way too dry, but maybe it will come with the warmer, spring storms.
7. Movies: It takes a good movie for me to sit still long enough but I watched 3 in the past week. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl who Played with Fire, and The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest. All very tense...which I knew from the books, but there will still parts that made me question watching. Overall, very good and intriguing!! After about 20 minutes you don't even notice the subtitles any more.
8. Sports: Tanner is done with wrestling but he was pretty cute, once he figured out you don't have to take turns in the matches (just practice). Trista is still playing basketball and does pretty good. It helps that she is a head taller than all the other kids (and a little on the aggressive side to put it lightly).

I'm loving lots more things, but these all come to mind at this moment!