Attitude of Gratitude 255-280

255. I am so thankful for laughter!! I laughed out loud a lot and probably have embarrassed a family member and my husband at one time.. but that is okay!
256. I am thankful that we were able to get our heater fixed, being cold is no fun.
257. I am thankful for pain relief finally from my work injury.
258. I am thankful that I had more contact with my little brother more then the past 3 years.
259. I am thankful that my husband plays so much with our neighborhood boys all the time. They have a blast playing football and basketball along with our sons.
260. I am thankful for curly hair, I thought I would never say that.
261. I am thankful that my husband and I laugh all the time!

(Check out AJ's cheeks here.)

262. I am thankful that my husband and I celebrated 7 years of marriage. It seriously does get better as the years go by.
263. I am thankful for life, and that my husband and I get to "Continue" to grow old together.
264. I am so thankful that Gabe has been able to help my mil with her house and land and have made good progress!
265. I am so thankful for good insurance!
266. I am so thankful for my son's teachers that challenge them everyday.
267. I am so thankful for new friendships, especially one from work.
268. I am so thankful that I feel so free to worship in my church, hands raise and dancing around if I feel like it.
269. I am thankful that our church has flags to worship with. I love seeing my boys using the flags, as long as they don't use them as swords.
270. I am thankful that we were able to finally get a "new" van!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
271. I am thankful to the all the special people involved with this purchase.
272. I am so thankful for the wonderful mechanics that we bought it from that we can trust!
273. I am thankful that we have worked harder at keeping our house more clean and organized. It still needs some work, but much better then before.
274. I am thankful for new family pictures at Christmas time.

275. I am so thankful that my oldest brother has chosen life, and is living again and doing well.
276. I am thankful for a new upcoming arrival of my new nephew Luke Andrew, due in May 2013.
277. I am thankful for a new street light on our street. We are so thankful that my friend, Ruthie made it a point to get 35 signatures and ask for it. Many thought it would never happen, and it did!
278. I am thankful that my boys have such good friends on our block that they play with daily.
279. We are so thankful for the use of our good friends car for the past almost 2 years till we were able to get our van. We will continue to pay it forward.
280. We are thankful for a wonderful visit from Dad and Claudia last week.

Attitude of Gratitude 231-254

231. Thankful that one of my friends had a safe delivery of her twins 2 days ago. They are 6 weeks early but doing well with supplemental oxygen.
232. Thankful for health insurance! My hubby had a big time appt this week with the specialist.
233. Thankful that we are finally able to get all his genetic testing done.
234. Thankful for co-workers that make me laugh all the time!
235. Thankful that we get to go to my dad's house this month.
236. Thankful that I get to hear my dad preach this weekend.
237. Thankful that our crazy mountain of laundry is almost all done.
238. Thankful that the darn tv station that God continues to tell me not to watch.. somehow doesn't work on our TV anymore. Prayers answered!
239. Thankful for needed alone time with my hubby this week. We actually had a few mini dates.
240. Thankful that I got to go to the gun range with my hubby last week, fun fun!
241. So thankful that my prayers were answered for one of co-workers! They almost gave up but God prevailed!
242. Thankful for tickle time with my boys.
243. Thankful for downtime after work.
244. Thankful for needed family time this weekend.
245. Thankful that I have insurance to get new glasses, muchly needed!
246. Thankful that I am able to pay my bills.
247. Thankful that we had a fun Halloween as a family.
248. Thankful for laughter when my AJ calls me Cha-Cha now and thinks it is so funny.
249. Thankful that AJ is slowly catching on to reading. Hallelujah!
250. Thankful that Jared is being nominated for GT. He is so smart and needs to be challenged!
251. So thankful for electricity, a roof over our heads, water, heat, clothes, etc. Praying for the east coast!
252. Thankful for a few new decorations for my house.
253. Thankful for good food made by my hubby.
254. Thankful that I have learned more at work as a Team leader.

Attitude of Gratitude 215-230

215. Thankful for homemade creamy mash potatoes.
216. Thankful for Kari Jobe's music. So anointed! I tend to wash more dishes when praising Jesus with her praise music on.
217. Thankful for rain this past week.
218. So thankful for diary queen blizzards.. those are such a treat for me. I try to make them a rare treat.

219. Thankful for yummy Jalapeno cheese burgers from Whataburger.
220. So thankful that our family had a chance to go with 18 kids and 4 other sponsors to church camp in Dallas back in July. We had a great time and so thankful to our church for the opportunity.
 

221. SO thankful that we know have health insurance through my job, taking full advantage of that.

222. Thankful for a clean bill of health from my last "female" doctor visit. (Maybe TMI, but my mom's history of health, you would want to share as well.)

223. Thankful for a midday nap, especially when I have to get up so early in the morning. (4 am)

224. Thankful for enough money to buy school supplies and school clothes.

225. Thankful that we have been able to sell a few things on the online trading post and buy a few things especially clothes for the boys.

226. SOOOOOOOOO thankful for my job right now. My husbands unemployment just officially ended and thankful that all bills are covered with my job. We may not have as much income as we used to but that doesn't matter, we are taken care of, and that is what matters.

227. Thankful I got to be apart of my son's activities at the end of his school year, both of them, especially seeing AJ graduate from Pre-K.

228. So thankful for the miracle God provided for the Brown family. Little Lexie Brown is only 2 mths now and just came home after having open heart surgery last Monday. She was in the hospital for 5 weeks, and very critical in the beginning. She is doing well at home with her parents. 

 229. Thankful we got to have a fun day with my good friend Steffanie and her boys this summer at her friend's place. We had a great time together, I am so thankful for our friendship as well.

 230. I know I might of said this one before, but I am so thankful for my Momma D below here. I have known her since I was a young teen in San Antonio. She has been so helpful and so loving to me and my family.

Attitude of Gratitude 203 - 214

203. Thankful for a fun filled day with my hubby. I had the day off and we took full advantage of it. We got to have lunch together, then go to a shooting range, and then finish the night with supper and a movie.

204. Thankful for a good job that I didn't want at first because I want to continue in the medical field but that isn't God's plan for me right now. We need to be obedient and he sure has blessed us in our obedience.

205. Thankful that my husband got over the flu, even though he had it on his birthday.

206. Thankful my husband saw a chick flick with me tonight, doesn't happen often but we sure enjoyed it, even Gabe admitted he liked it.

207. SO Thankful that my husband celebrated his 37th birthday this week on Wednesday. He had a big medical scare 2 years ago and had a second chance at life.

208. Thankful that I can make good Filipino fried rice now. I have made it many times and practice does help.

209. Thankful and excited that my MIL is getting to come this next weekend for my boys birthday party. This will be her first one that she has been able to come too.

210. Thankful that my Dad and Claudia will get to come too!

211. So thankful for my wonderful true friendships here in Snyder. Hunni Chillleeee! =)

212. So thankful that we finally got to paint our living room.

213. Thankful that we now have the chance and the supplies already to paint the kitchen.

214. So thankful one of my best friends that is an amazing designer is going to help me decorate the my living room.

Attitude of Gratitude 185 - 202

185. Thankful to be blogging again.
186. Thankful that we have had much needed moisture, and more to come hopefully.
187. Thankful to be apart of an amazing church body, The WILD Church. (This was probably mentioned before but that is okay I am just very thankful for all of them.)
188. Thankful for my talented friend Mindy, that is so creative and I get to buy a few of her creative, homemade things.
189. Thankful for my cross wall in progress. I received a few new crosses for bday and anniversary.

190. I am so thankful for new friendships I have made over this past year.
191. Thankful for a new flat iron that I got for xmas/bday. I can also curl with it. Extra Bonus I was able to sell my other one.
192. Thankful that I get to wear some of mom's jewerly that was past to me everyday. I love it, and makes me feel like she is near.
193. Thankful that we had the privileged of having my MIL here for Christmas and few days after.

194. Thankful that we all had a stocking at Christmas.. what a sweet thing that Claudia did!

195. Thankful to add that she also did a sweet kid/grandkid tree. It meant so much to me and my boys!

196. Thankful for a white Christmas at my dads house. It was a little crazy.. 9 inches mainly just in Hale Center.

197. Thankful for fun snowball fights with family.

198. Thankful for new pictures of all 5 grandkids. It would of even been better with Carson and Cutter.
199. SO Thankful for fun times with all my nieces at Christmas along with my boys.

200. Thankful for nacho dip with white velvetta cheese, rotel and taco meat with chips.
201. Thankful for quality time watching a season of 24 with my hubby night after night.
202. SO Thankful for relief in my back pain that I have had on and off for 2 yrs. I am not pain free yet but with lots of prayers, good meds, ice/heat and chiropractic therapy, I am getting there.

Attitude of Gratitude 172-173

172. I am so thankful for policeman that put there lives on the line everyday for our community. Our prayers continue to be with our local officer, Darrell Campbell whom was shot in the line of duty last week. He is has now gone from critical condition to serious condition. Miracle in progress for sure!

(This is Officer Campbell with his precious daughter, Rylin.)
173. I am so thankful for our firefighters/paramedics that also put their lives on the line everyday protecting us from harm. We pray for one in particular everyday, my son's godfather, Matt Baldys. He is a Houston Paramedic/Firefighter.

Attitude of Gratitude 161-171

161. I am so thankful to find a few video clips that are so dear to my heart.

This is my maternal grandmother singing Jesus Loves Me to my kids 4 years ago.
162. I am so thankful that we are worked harder to get our house in better shape and have gotten ride of lots of clutter.
163. I am so thankful that we had a very successful garage sale a few weeks ago.
164. I am thankful for my antique couch that was given to me by my pastor's wife. I love it and now I am using in my photo shoots as well as a fun prop.
165. I am so thankful that my mom always took time to read and sing to my boys. I love this video that I found that show's how awesome she was.

166. I am sooooo thankful for a working air conditioner. The heat is not lovely!
167. I am thankful for when a baby coos/smiles, it is so sweet and I can't get enough of it.

(This is AJ when he was just over 2 mths. old and Jared's voice when he was 2 in the background.)
168. I am thankful that my AJ finally has his own opinion and isn't afraid to tell you!
169. I am thankful for my fabulous friend Danielle. She is from New Jersey. I met her long time ago when she lived in Texas for a short time. She is a Math teacher and loves her students so much and does so much for them. She is one of my few TRUE friends. I love her Italian accent, it is the best!
170. I am thankful that my son loves to interpret songs at church through his dancing. It is a sight to see, he isn't just being silly either, he is giving glory to God.
171. I am thankful that I have had the privileged to start learning how to sign some praise songs. I feel it brings the song to a deeper form of worship for me.

151-160 Attitude of Gratitude

151. I am so thankful for my charm bracelet that my hubby found a few weeks ago deep in the sofa. I had lost it for 2 years and have given up on finding it. It has special meaning to me.


152. Thankful that God's gives me patience for my kids, some days I need it more then others.
153. Thankful for all the fun books from the library so that I spend more time reading to my boys, and Jared reading to me.
154. Thankful for the money to pay my darn fee at the library, and be able to get books again.
155. I am thankful that I getting to do some photo shoots again. My creative juices are flowing again and I have enjoyed being in my element again.

156. I thankful to freely worship whenever and wherever I want too. We so take this for granted here in the states.
157. I am thankful for skype. It is nice to actually see people's faces along with their voices.
158. Bacon, egg, beans, and cheese breakfast burrito. Yum!
159. Gabe's barbecue. Anything he grills, even grilled fish is so good!
160. Lego's,toys that help with the child's imagination.

101-150 A attitude of gratitude

101. Thankful for a Savior that has unconditional love for me!
102. Adoptions.
103. My best friend and her husband are going through the process of becoming foster parents. I am thankful for their open hearts to love a child(children) that need a home and needs love.
104. I loved and was thankful for my charm bracelet that meant a lot to me. I unfortunately missed place it over a year ago. I hope to find it, it is so special to me.
105. Thankful for quiet last moments with my grandmother.
106. I am so thankful for getting to spend some time with my oldest brother, Jeremy this past weekend. He was driving through to see my dad for Father's day. It was the best time. I was in the middle of a yard sale, but he just jumped right in and helped with the boys. He took Jared out to breakfast, and then came home and played with both him and AJ for 2 hrs straight. They LOVED having him here, and so did I. I hadn't seen him in a long time, and we were able to chat some as well, and he got to see Grandma too.


107. Thankful for feeling more connected to my brother, Jeremy now.
108. Thankful for finding a new frozen pizza brand that is so delicious!!
109. Thankful for peaceful cool mornings on my porch.
110. I am so grateful to my neighbor/friend, Michelle that came this past Sunday and helped me reorganize my kitchen, and washed my dishes.
111. I am so thankful for a successful garage sale and selling all my Mary Kay inventory to a new consultant. Wahoo!
112. I am grateful that Jesus died on the cross just for me!
113. I am thankful for a sweet and caring dentist for my boys.
114. I am thankful for a new puppy, Jelly. I just hope she survives my two boys.

115. I am thankful for getting off of facebook again, I was just getting tired of it, and hope to stay off of it longer this time.
116. I am actually grateful for our first dog, Biscuit. I have grown closer to him, he does look after my family, and sits under grandma's bed protecting her as well.
117. Thankful for my quiet times with the Lord.'
118. I am thankful to be apart of a praise team at church once in awhile.
119. I am so thankful to be apart of an awesome church family, where I feel free to worship, and have grown so much in my faith.
120. I am thankful to have some of my mom's jewelry past down to me and enjoy wearing it almost daily! I saved some pieces for my boys, and a future daughter.
121. I am thankful for my mom's willow tree collection that was past to me as well. I gave one to each of her sister's and the rest are with my collection. My favorite is the one that represents courage. I think a friend of hers gave it too when she was going through chemo/radiation. I started her collection with the grandmother figure. She loved it, and one for my dad, his grandpa one.

"A unique love that transcends the years"
122.I am so grateful for 7 good years of remission from cancer for my mom.
123. I am so thankful that she got to be there for both my pregnancies and both of my births.
124. I am so grateful for the close relationship that she had with both of my boys, especially Jared.
125. I am so thankful for all the extra time I had with her when I moved back home when I was pregnant, and then was a single mom. She helped me so much, and learned even more from her. That time was priceless!
126. Evening bowl of cereal, like Honey Bunches of Oats.
127. Family time today at the community pool. AJ even jumped off the diving board. Jared was doing front flips off the boards for the first time.
128. Connecting with old friends, I found my best friend from kindergarten awhile back on a social media site. Amanda Campbell.. she was the best, and still is!
129. Sonic drinks.. they are evil but they are so good!
130. Watching comedy with husband in the evenings. =)
131. Facebook most of the time, it gets on my nerves sometimes.
132. Photography, I really enjoy looking at others as well to learn new things.
133. Summer fruit that is in season, we love watermelon for sure! AJ is a major fruit eater!
134. Getting to watch old family videos or even newer ones. I love seeing ones of my mom.
135. Watching my boys have fun with their daddy in the backyard pool.

136. Grateful to finally getting to paint my living room for the first time.. this is big time for me, if you know me.
137. Finding some new decorative items for cheap at our Saturday garage sales.
138. I am so thankful that my grandmother has made her trip to glory. No more pain!
139. Grateful for food for our family after the loss of my grandmother. That was so helpful and sweet.
140. Grateful that my God is BIGGER!!! =)
141. I am thankful that we are going to all be getting together at the end of August to celebrate my grandmothers life and have a Schoeneberg family reunion as well.


142. I am grateful that my dad found my baby book.
143. I am thankful to find older pictures of our family. Great memories!

144. Stir Fry Chicken and Filipino Fried Rice. One of our family favorites. I learned how to cook it from my MIL and my hubby.
145. Snuggled time with my husband and my kids.
146. Freshly grated cheese. Yum!
147. A 3rd bedroom now in our home. We just have to figure out if we are going to move into it or make it a guest bedroom.
148. Grateful for a nice scanner to scan older pictures.
149. Thankful for my cross wall, that my hubby put together. We are now going to do a new one after we paint.
150. Thankful for sunscreen, a lifesaver. I just got more freckles today.

My list of gratitude 51-100

51. Watching my son read to his little brother.

52. Turkey Spaghetti with Whole Wheat Noodles
53. Army Wives on Lifetime Tv
54. My mountain bike
55. Klove Music, so thankful it is online, because I do not get it on my stereo.
56. I enjoyed having our small intimate wedding with just immediate family members and then our big celebration a few months later.
57. Lamaze- had my second child naturally.. it really worked, I also had a great labor coach, my hubby.
58. My second son, AJ. He has come so far with his special needs. I can finally have a conversation with him. He can tell me what he needs, how his day went, and what makes him happy, etc, etc. He still has a way to go, but has come so far!
Praises to Jesus, his great teachers and his therapists.

59. I was SO thankful and honored to be the one to take care of my mom in the end. I miss her so much and not a day goes by that I don't think of her, but I glad I got to do it.
60. I was thankful that my mom waited with me on the sidewalk for my dad to come pick me up to take me to my first day of kindergarten.
61. I am thankful she always took time for us, especially reading to us.
62. I am thankful she always took time to make cookies with us or for us.
63. I am thankful for growing up with such great rolemodels, as my parents were such great ones.
64. My promise ring from Gabe that he gave to me while we were dating, I actually use that as my wedding ring right now. I still have my diamond, I just enjoy wearing this one too.
65. I love love all my nieces. I actually have a total of 5. I wish I could talk to them more and see them more.
66. I have 2 nephews. Love them and miss them!
67. I am thankful for my favorite drink, Coca Cola, especially from Sonic.. just have to stay far away from it, I slip up once and awhile.
68. I am grateful that I don't enjoy drinking much. A margarita from time to time is okay.
69. I am grateful for my curly hair most of the time. =)
70. I am grateful to have a great camera that my hubby got for me, I love capture blessings that God has given us.
71. I am thankful for water droplets on roses after it rains.

72. I am so thankful for strawberry smores. (Use strawberry marshmellows)

73. I am grateful for time spent camping with my family, and playing games in the camper.

74.BNML!!=)
75. I am grateful for this special thing my husband and I do together. Wherever we are, if we pass each other or even if he is sitting in another room, and we are within ear shout of each other, we blow kisses to each other.
76. I am so grateful when I get to teach my boys about Jesus, or they learn from others as well.

77. I am grateful for long exposure pictures of an amazing spirit filled performance at church.

78. I am grateful that we get to use the family table that I grew up using.

79. I am grateful that birthdays keep coming every year for my boys.

80. I am SO grateful that my mom got to attend my brother's wedding before she passed. Well we planned one because we knew that she wasn't going to be here for the big one. Dumb Cancer!

81. I am SO thankful that my mom was here for my wedding, both of them.

82. I am thankful that my parents adopted my little brother John Lee from Korea, he completes our family for sure!
83. I am thankful for cowboy hats and boots, especially on Jared, he looks so handsome.

84. I am grateful for our troops. It is because of them, we have the freedom we have!God bless all of them and their family.
85. I am grateful that my dad has such a sweet love for my boys. He is their # 1 Papa.

86. I am grateful for 1st cousins that crack me up like no other.


87. I am grateful for time spent at the park as a family, in the cool evening air.
88. I am grateful for family dinners AT the dinner table.
89. I am so thankful for laughter from my boys when they are swinging high on the swings at the park.


90. I am so thankful for hugs, real ones, with meaning to them!
91. Kisses and hugs from my boys and hubby!
92. Peach cobbler with ice cream.
93. Mrs. Kathy's Apple and Peach dumplings with ice cream.
94. Going garage salin'!
95. Old Lady voice impersonations..and the laugh as well..the no teeth one =)
96. Fried Chicken with the fixin's
97. Mary Higgins Clark, one of my favorite authors.
98. Videos of Babies laughing!

99.Videos of my babies, playing on the waterslide.

100. My german exchange student,Susanne Subklew, that is my schwester. She lived with us in 1999. Go Spurs Go! Leavin' on a jet plane.

A collage she made while she was here for my parents.

Having an attitude of gratitude, 1000 things of gratitude 1-50

A Dare to live fully Right where you Are!
1000 things of gratitude (1-50)
(In no particular order.)
1. Remembering my Grandma Boerger telling me to read Psalm 91 when I am afraid or scared. I read that over her tonight.
2. Honoring and thankful for the privileged to take care of my grandma in her last days.
3. Thankful for the time she spent with us finger painting, showing how to make clouds and flowers while finger painting when I was little. My boys and I finger painted the other day and put the art up in her room.
4. Seeing my boys read to their great grandma, at her bedside. ( I wanted to take a picture of AJ on his knees, on the bar stool telling Grandma all about his Thomas book, but he was naked.. silly boy.. has this thing about no clothes right now..Grandma didn't seem to mind.)
5. A lot of family time together. Especially when we spent so much time separate when my husband or I worked out of town.
6. A bigger pool in the backyard, so we can all spend time together without leaving the house.
7. Seeing my dad play games with my older son, at the same table that I grew up playing games with Him.
8. AJ leading Dia by the hand to play a game with Him. =)
9. My boys having their first turn out with their Dia.
10. Remembering turn outs with my dad when I was little to Grandy's for a cinnamon roll.
11. My mom taking my son to watch the movie "Bolt" and eating at Mcds when he 4.
12. My husband being a great cook, doesn't use recipes, just makes it up as he goes. Delicious!
13. Potato, egg and cheese tacos with green salsa.
14. Playing Red Rover with my brothers when I was little in my Grandma Boerger's backyard. She always reminded me that I got my brothers to play that, and how much fun we had.
15. Playing in the Haybarn on the farm growing up. Running from the Momma cows going back to the farm house.
16. Walking in the corn fields on my dad's farm. Eating fresh shucked corn for dinner.
17. Getting to sing along side Deanna Biediger a few Sundays ago.
18. My times on the phone with Deanna, as she encourages me to be a better mom and has been like a mom to me.
19. My times on the phone with Debbie Lopez, as she has been such a great encourager to me and mentor, and surrogate momma for many years.
20. Getting to keep Jared, my older son, and not having to give Him up for adoption when he was a baby.
21. Gabe getting the privilege of adopting Jared officially on August 6, 2007.
22. Thankful that his biological father was selfless enough to give up his rights, and having the guts to say outloud that he was not doing the job as Jared's father like he should, and knowing that Gabe will and always will. Thankful that he gave me the special gift -Jared, and God allowing us to have Jared, even not in the best of times or choices.
23. My sweet friend, Sarah Lett whom celebrated her 32nd birthday today (well yesterday). We have been friends for a long time, and I am so grateful for her, and so thankful that she still picks up the phone when I call. =)
24. Thankful for a amazing Savior that still loved me when I went through all my trying years and still loves me for the flawed person I am today.
25. Thankful I stopped being in denial and got professional help a few years after I was raped due to my drink being spiked.
26. My best friend, Alexis. We have been so close for over 12 years now. She has been my prayer warrior and always stayed by my side.
27. I lived with her for 6 mths when I first found out I was pregnant, and didn't have a place to live. We have been through so much together, both losing our mothers to cancer. We know too well how each other feels, but always their for each other to lean on.
28. Her daughter is my goddaughter, she has special needs, but Hallelujah, has come so far! I pray for her daily.
29. Thankful for yarn and the ability to crochet, and make people homemade gifts with love and a lot of prayer over them while I crochet it.
30. Thankful for my amplified Joyce Meyer bible, given to me by my sister, Sherese.
31. Thankful for my bible of many years given to me by my godparents, Jeff and Renee Gibbs when I was confirmed at age 14.
32. I am thankful for my talent of singing, God gave me this to sing His Praises.
33. Thankful for my hubby of 5 plus years. We were coworkers back in 2001, and he found me again in 2005 with a newborn, and he never looked back. God made Gabe specifically for me and my boys.
34. O so grateful for my boys, Jared and AJ. I know their are days that go by that I need to check myself and be more thankful for them.
35. My boys laughter, especially AJ's deep belly laugh when I tickle him.
36.Praise Music!
37. Jelly on homemade biscuits!
38. Strawberry tapioca made by Grandma Neuenschwander.
39. My mom's cheesecake and fudge.
40. When my mom would rub my head, when I had trouble falling asleep.
41. My mom's angelic singing voice, she is now using in heaven.
42. Grateful for all the nights my dad stayed up with me and listen to me go on and on about whatever my heart was feeling or aching about.
43. Grateful for each of my brothers, they each have their own personality for sure.
44. One of my other best friends, Brenda. We have been friends since high school, met in middle school. She is my beavis, that surely sums it up!
45. All the summers spent at Lake Webster with the Neuenschwander family for a week with no tv, no internet, and no phones. Just plain ole fun together, as families need to do!
46. Thankful for the freedom to express my opinion, and free to be a believer of Jesus, and not prosecuted to proclaim it.
47. I still wish I had a sister growing up, but thankful for my SILS.
48. My dad's pancakes while camping.
49. Thankful that I had the privilege to learn 2 instruments growing up, piano and violin. Hoping to pick back up the violin one day.
50. Thankful that I have now learn to cook a lot better, thanks to my mom and my hubby.