1) Getting a chance to meet with Sister Jean Stevens of the General Primary Presidency today.  Six Activity Day Leaders and six Scout Leaders total from both stakes were asked to meet with her and discuss our programs.  What we thought worked, and what we thought could change.  I was asked to discuss both Scouts and Activity Days.  It was a great discussion and I came away with new ideas to try with my girls and a further strengthening of my testimony of how true this church is. 

2) Toby's Webelos leader Catherine Christensen is a wonder.  She tailored and sent home a plan for Tobbers to stay caught up while we are gone. 

3) Lissie's Girl Scout Troop was invited to hand out flowers and greet people at the Billings Symphony tonight.  In return the girls were given great seats and a chance to watch the performance for free.  She loved it and they loved the girls and invited them back for next time.  Wonderful chance to both serve and be able to listen to beautiful music.  Win~win!

1) A hot shower after the dusty, windblown 11 hours at the maize today.  I would not make a good pioneer.  On the plus side, maybe the dust and wind combo will scour away the wrinkles.  loll

2) Having a Heavenly Father who loved me enough to send me to earth now and not in the pioneer days. 

3) Shon loves his job.  When he is happy we are all happy. 

1) Having older children responsible enough to not only feed their little brother, while I was out at the maize and Shon and Alex were out of town, but they also helped him study for his spelling test, read him a story, said family prayer and tucked him in.  Wow.

2) Having a good relationship with the personnel in our children's schools.  It has made getting ready to leave easier.

3) Continued good weather at the maize....dare I say 77 degrees today!?!  Last year at this time we were ankle deep in sticky cold half frozen mud.  Hope it continues. 

1) I am so thankful that the Chilean miners were all rescued today.  It is such a miracle that they survived.

2) Beauty...The sight of the pumpkins in the field against the blue sky was breathtaking today.

3) Living in a country where we are fortunate enough to have clean water.  I know we take it for granted...but I am so thankful. 

1) So glad that Shon's boss encourages him to let the kids go on his trips as long as Shon can get his work done too.  Since they are all older, it hasn't been a problem AND they get that extra one on one time with Dad.  Today Alex went so it was triple bonus...Alex got to get out of the house and not do any English homework, Shon and Ali spent time together....and I got some alone time!  loll

2) Hanging out with Kelli today it has been a Kelly~Kelli week...Kelly B yesterday and one of my best friends Kelli Clark today. Much needed girlfriend time. 

3) Bedtime....love my comfy bed, can not wait to go and stretch out in it and watch the latest Bones on Hulu.

1) Making Halloween treat boxes with Kelli, having lunch at Soup 'n' Such, then crafting some more.

2) Hanging out with my kids tonight after family prayer.  I am so glad that they still like to talk to me about their day.

3) Recording a 30 second radio ad with Shon and Alex about the importance of donating blood.  Strangely I felt really shy doing it, so I said as little as possible.  :-)  We nailed it on the first take. 

1) It was so wonderful to spend the day in Fairview with Shon and the kids.  Long drive, but we had fun hanging out, singing to the radio and goofing off.  A nice escape day.

2) Being able to get two books read in the car.  One I really liked.  The other I would have really liked too, except the author threw in unneeded crass swearing.  The book didn't need it. 

3) While we were waiting for Shon's meeting to be done, the kids and I found the playground and took some great photos.