Christmas Time!

So, I got a little excited and put the tree up several days before Thanksgiving. 

IT FELT GREAT! 

I really think that next year I will get it up even earlier so we can enjoy it for most of November.

I LOVE CHRISTMAS!

It is by far my favorite time of year!

Finding Gratitude

Sometimes it feels like nothing goes right. Whenever this happens in my life, which seems to be pretty often this past year, my mom always reminds me to look for the little things to be grateful for. 

Several years ago when I was teaching RS in the singles ward, the 1st counselors wife made a comment in class about how she keeps a gratitude journal. She said that every day she writes 5 things she is grateful for.

I decided to do the same. Every night I wrote in my journal I would add a gratitude list to the bottom. 

Surprisingly,  I was always able to come up with 5 things to be grateful for. 

Here are some things I am grateful for right now:

Having a job.... that I LOVE!

Being married to my best friend and the most PATIENT person ever!

Having a GREAT family!

 

Breakfast at Mimi's

Dt. Coke 

 

Friends

Halloween Kumla

So, over Halloween weekend my dad and I decided to make the infamous Kumla. 

This is a delightful Norwegian dish that is basically a salty potato dumpling. It is served with salt pork, ham, bacon, melted butter, etc. All the good stuff!

It is mmm mmmm good!

An ultimate comfort food....assuming you don't suffer from kidney problems or high blood pressure...

We have had this several times on our visits to Norway and and after this last visit we swore we would learn to make it ourselves. So, out came the trusty Norwegian cookbook. 

We decided to stuff our Kumla with ham and serve it with salt pork on the side. 

A major SUCCESS!