Things that don't work

So, I have to register for my 401k by Friday. I've tried twice to do this. I entered the login ID and PIN as they were given to me and, guess what? It wasn't a match. I tried again and it locked me out of my account. So, tonight I tried to call the customer service number with "extended hours." Only extended on the other side of the country, apparently. Too bad I have a job during those hours and all.

I bought a pen light about a month ago. It's basically useless now. This is an important tool in my job and I'm not going to be too friendly about having to get a new one every month. Suggestions?

When times get hard, and your heart is breaking

There is a Primary song that's always meant a lot to me, "I Feel My Savior's Love." I was thinking about it today in church. When my Bapa died many years ago, we, his grandchildren, sang this song at his funeral. In our lives, we are constantly blessed by the love of our Heavenly Father and our Savior and Redeemer, Jesus Christ. I pray that I will always be grateful for these blessings and that I can serve as an instrument in the Lord's hand to bless those around me.

Things I'm grateful for.

This week's list:

1. My family's patience with me when I'm grumpy.

2. Friends to whom I can say anything.

3. Knowledge of the Plan of Happiness, specifically post-mortal life.

4. My heritage.

5. www.hulu.com

6. Snow. The giant, heavy flakes are my favorite.

7. Dancing.

8. My sisters.

9. Cary Grant

10. The baby shower I get to go to this week.

Attitude of Gratitude

I've decided to post 10 things I'm grateful for each week. Several years ago, my good friend Andrea gave me a Gratitude Journal and I started writing things down. Over the years, I've written daily, weekly, or not for months at a time. I've included 5 items or 3 items or 10. I've listed by category, order in which I noticed things in the day and, my personal favorite, alphabetically. Well, I still keep a Gratitude Journal and I always feel better when I write in it, but some of those things are very personal and precious to me. Still, I'd like to make public some of those things I'm grateful for, both significant and ridiculous, and in no particular order. Let's see if I can remember to do this. :)

1. My family.

2. The love of reading.

3. Best friends.

4. My mattress.

5. A CD player in my car.

6. Modern medicine, a blessing inspired from above.

7. Really soft, fuzzy socks.

8. Milk.

9. The newest 4-year-old in my life.

10. Scheduled posts.

So, maybe I'm a party pooper.

You know how I said I LOVE the Olympics? Well, I do. But, here's the thing, and please don't hate me for it. I don't like ice dancing. Why? Not completely certain. I like figure skating and I like dancing. But the combination of the two becomes like synchronized swimming to me. (Yeah, I don't much care for that, either.) The music is weird and, somehow, it always feels disjointed to me. And this, my friends, is my Olympic confession. Kind of silly, but what can I say?