Thankful A - Z

I saw this on my good friend Heather's blog and I thought it was kinda fun. I thought I'd give it a try...

Things that Kerri is thankful for from A - Z:

A - one of my best friends, Audra, apples with peanut butter, and Almond Joy's. Mmmm!
B - books! I love, Love, LOVE to read! Hot bread at Texas Roadhouse with cinnamon honey butter! Deeeeelish!
C - my son Cameron. He is fiesty and ornery, just like his mom! :) I'm thankful for fresh corn on the cob and Crown Burger! Yes, I said Crown Burger NOT In-N-Out!
D - my Daughter, Taylor. She is my favorite little friend and I hope we always will be. my Daddy...hands down, he is the most forgiving, loving, Christ-like man on this planet. I heart you dad! Krispy Kreme Donuts and dates with my Granty.
E - baby Evie!
F - my unbiological sister, Dawn Farr. She was put on this earth, just for me. My freedom, my faith and my family & friends all over the world.
G - now, I wasn't sure if I should put Granty, or Toren (looooong story, but those of you who know it, ha ha!) I love my Granty like none other. He is truly my sweetheart. :) I'm also thanful for goldfish crackers, Trident gum, and my Grandma Jespersen!
H - another of my best friends: Heather, my wonderful home, and hot chocolate!
I - soft serve ice cream from McDonalds! I love that stuff! I'm also thankful for insurance and instacare. We've needed that place more than once!
J - the Jespersen (my dad's) family...every last one of 'em (and there's a LOT of 'em!)
K - the Kidd (my mom's) family, my Koosharem family. My littlest son, Kaleb. He makes me laugh EVERY DAY.
L - the smell of clean laundry, licorice and licks from my dog, Hershey.
M - my mom. I don't know what I'd do without her. She is honestly my very, very best friend (next to Granty). Yummy dinners like meatloaf and sweet & sour meatballs.
N - my sweet Nana.
O - orange juice (especially when I have a cold!), having a working oven, and orthodics (yes, I admit I'm old and I need them! bah!)
P - my dog Peetie. I'm thankful for the time that I had with him! He was a wonderful friend. I'm also thankful for diet pepsi and movie popcorn!
Q - quiet time when everyone is gone or asleep. I covet those moments!
R - recreation time! I love camping, 4-wheeling, bike riding, being outside...anything that gets me out of the house!
S - SUMMER! SWIMMING! SUN BATHING! Sugar cookies with lots and lots of frosting, squash with lots and lots of butter, school, and sunflowers!
T - my son Timothy. He'll always have a special place in my heart. He was my first and I searched so very hard for him! The temple and forever family!
U - thankful Granty is NOT unemployed! We kinda need that income! Umbrellas and the movies Underworld 1-3.
V - my van. I don't feel all that sexy driving it, but it sure gets me, and everyone else I'm responsible for, where we need to be!
W - my brother Wade & his wife Sarah. They are the reason I have a niece EVE! The ward we live in. We really live in a great area!
X - X-rays/CT scans. Two and a half years ago I would have died without them.
Y - the Youth Program of the church.
Z - the zoo of a household I have! 4 kids, 1 husband, 4 babysitting kids, 4 pets--we are always busy and I love it!

Never a dull moment!

I am disgusted with myself. I'm such a terrible blogger! Anyway...

A few months back (September I believe) my three best friends (the goddesses) and I got together to celebrate Audra's birthday. Birthday's with our group are never a small thing. Each time we get a bit more creative.

For MY bday, the goddesses came over and surprised me. I was in my jammies and pissed at the persistant knocking at my door--hilarious! For Dawn's bday, we were camping (minus Audra *sniff sniff*) and surprised her with a camping princess bday party. We even managed to surprise her with a princess CAKE! For Heather's bday we told her we were going to the temple and took her to dinner instead. Her husband STILL gives her a hard time in regards to that every time we go. "Are you REALLY going to the temple this time?" Ha ha!

So, for Audra's bday, we had a hard time figuring out how to top the previous bdays. We have a thing for the movie "Xanadu" amongst ourselves--it's kind of an inside joke! Anyway, we decided to surprise Audra and take her roller skating at Xanadu complete with LEG WARMERS! Imagine our dismay when we got to Xanadu and found out the roller rink was being used as for a hockey practice! Well, we COULD have lamented the fact we couldn't skate (I think we did...just a little) but instead...well, let's just say a night of sheer delight ensued!

Dinner at Paradise, a missed opportunity to skate at Xanadu, naughty picture taking at the Valley Fair Mall, stopping at Albertson's for more batteries, dessert at The Cheesecake Factory, and meeting our new friend Chad. *sigh* Chad!

Such good times girls. SUCH.GOOD.TIMES! I thank the gods of friendship for helping me find you guys! You are seriously the BEST friends a girl could ask for. I HEART YOU GUYS!