Blessings

• Having a night out with Cori this week. We went to a Christmas party for the Northern Michigan Regional Manufacturer's Society (or something like that). Cori was profited an invite courtesy of the Honeywell site at which he works. It was at a beautiful country club in Charleviox. Dinner was delish--we got our first taste of the famed Michigonian white fish--, we met some neat people, and we even won one of the door prizes.


• Our branch family. Friday night, a couple escorted us to the annual Christmas celebration in downtown Petoskey (post about this to follow). We had a lot of fun with them. And I always have help on Sundays with Grace and Grant. During Sacrament meeting, Gracie has her favorite people to sit with, and I'm free to take care of Grant. This Sunday, I taught during the third hour and my Relief Society pals insisted on taking Grant with them. So very nice. We really feel that we are part of a family out here.


• Being in Young Women's again (if only for a little while). Our young women's organization is staffed by 1 (only one) superwoman. She was out of town this weekend, and asked me to sub. I loved being in with the girls and getting to know them better.


• The sunshine this afternoon. It has been weeks since we have had blue sky and sunshine. But this afternoon we opened all our blinds and took a lavish nap in the brilliant light! It was made all the brighter by the blanket of snow outside.