Good teachers

I need to be more grateful so I'm trying  :)

Yesterday was the first day of school for the year. I am so grateful for the spectacular teachers that my kids are blessed to get every year. Kamaryn's kindergarten teacher is the same lady that taught me in 6th grade and it's great to know and trust the teachers that your child gets in school. Kyler's teacher taught 3 of my sibblings as well. I know they will be taught and loved by their teachers and I'm so thankful for that!

Mattress

I have been TERRIBLE at counting my blessings and I think that's contributing to my feeling down lately... that and my lack of exercise that I really need to fix. But anywho......

Here's my latest very obvious blessing. I recently bought a set of bunk beds that was an awesome deal. I realized that I was short a twin mattress because Ashton has been using the crib mattress and toddler bed. So I found a "mattress" for sale at a local store and got a rain check for it so they could order it for me. Fast forward a month later... I call them to find out if it's in or what's going on. They said it's in so I arrange to borrow dad's truck to pick it up the next day on my lunch break. I go to get it and it's this big, rolled up, blue THING! Long story short.... NOT the "mattress" I was expecting so I told them I didn't want it. I told my story at work later and to a few people. One lady at work told me she was getting a new bed and asked me if I wanted her old mattress! WHOOHOOO! Such a huge love note! Exactly what I needed at exactly the right time! She's the sweetest lady anyway... just love her! I also got the hardware manager at work to cut me a piece of plywood to use for a mattress support for Ashton's bed. They don't usually cut plywood there but he found a way to do it for me and even delivered it to my house! Thanks Jamy, it's perfect!

And now tonight the bedroom is like new with fresh, cute bunk beds and a big boy bed for my big boy Ash!