Today I am Grateful.

Today I am grateful for the times my husband tells me I am a good wife, and I can tell that he means it.

I am grateful for the times that Zachary doesn't bite me while he's nursing (like right now), and I'm grateful to be able to type with one hand.

I am grateful when my daughter tells me "I want to be like you when I grow up." If no one in the world ever tells me those words again it won't matter, because she thinks I am worth emulating, and that means the world to me.

Arrrgh! Zach just bit me! Yeah...I'm really grateful when he doesn't do that.

Another thing I am grateful for: SLEEPING BABIES!

Ooh Say Can You Seeeee...

**Exciting News: This summer I get to sing the National Anthem at Angels Stadium!!

Of course, most of you just thought to yourself...but Dana doesn't sing...and scratched your head in confusion, but it's the truth. I really will be singing (in a group, I should clarify).

Anyway, I'll explain later. For now, mark your calendars...you know you want to be there!!

Happy Day

My card: I love that Adam drew a little shoe on the "M"

My present: my feet are in heaven!

"Mother, I love you; mother, I do.
Father in Heaven has sent me to you.
When I am near you, I love to hear you
Singing so softly that you love me, too."

"I see my mother kneeling with our family each day.

I hear the words she whispers as she bows her head to pray.

Her plea to the Father quiets all my fears,

And I am thankful...love is spoken here."

* Mother, I Love You and Love Is Spoken Here from the Children's Songbook

Oh...I think I am going to cry. These are the songs that my wonderful Primary children sang in Sacrament meeting today, but I wasn't there to lead them. (Thank you Mari for filling in!!) We were still home with the flu. I didn't get to hear Katelyn sing them either, but that's okay. Today was a perfect day. My wonderful husband and kids made it that way.

I love them so much!!

Mom and Mominlaw, I wish I could have been with you both today. Happy Mother's Day. I love you both!

NieNie, I can't stop thinking about you today. I have a hunch that you are one of the world's best mama's. I hope you had a special day...you deserve it!

Bertha, you too. I hope you feel better soon!

In other news, we're all feeling much better. Katelyn had the strength to lift her head again today (yesterday was a very hard, sad day), and by the end of the day she even wanted to help make dinner. She actually ATE it, too. Here's the best part: nobody threw up!! Once everyone's cha-cha's are over

I will be a very happy woman. So...

...let the deep cleaning begin!!

Carpeted dining rooms:
I don't understand why.

Blegh!

Littleman was sick on Tuesday. Katelyn and I came down with it on Thursday. It seemed like a 24-hr thing and I was looking forward to feeling better today, but La Chiquita (that would be Katelyn) still can't keep anything down this morning. Blah! That's how we feel.

Leah, I'll have to get back to you about this weekend. If things don't get better today we won't be able to come...I would hate to get your babies sick. :( I'll be in touch with you...

Here we are with Littleman, trying to catch his BM in the toilet.

You know...eliminate the middle man (aka the diaper).

Here he is with the thermometer. He thought it was a cell phone. He thinks a lot of things are cell phones, actually. Like this morning he was talking to the Wii controller. Ha!

Kate likes to talk on the "phone" as well.