I am not feeling particularly grateful for anything today. My students are out of control, my belly is itchy, I have to pee every five minutes, and I'm so tired that I was ready for bed two hours ago. (Current time: 8:09 PM) But, despite all of the things I have to whine about, I realized today that I have a lot to be grateful for. So instead of my usual pessimistic post, I am going to tell about all the great things in my life right now. First, I am married to the greatest person in the world. He listens to me whine, lets me buy pet rats, cooks dinner, does dishes, does laundry, and rubs my back any time I need him to. Second, we get to have a baby! Even though being pregnant isn't as awesome as I thought, I am so excited and grateful that this baby is going to come into our family. I'm grateful that I have a stable job. I am also grateful that I only have 6 weeks until I get to retire so I can hang out with the little person in my belly full time. I'm grateful that Jared is graduating and willing to work hard to support our family. I'm grateful that both Jared and I have amazing families. They love us, feed us delicious food, and give us good advice. Our kids are definitely going to be spoiled in the grandparent department. I'm excited that my little brother comes home from his mission in three days! I'm grateful that I have the gospel and am sealed to my family forever. I'm grateful for good friends who are so positive and help me remember to be grateful for what I have. Wow, that's a lot of gratitude. But the crazy thing is that it doesn't even scratch the surface of the blessings in my life. Writing it all down makes the itchy belly, shrinking bladder, and rotten fifth graders seem pretty insignificant. And to end this post...here is a picture of my big fat belly (that I am very grateful for.) 
