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Welcome back to our review. I'm amazed at how fast 2009 is progressing. I'm barely learning to write 09 and before I know it, it will be 10! What to report ??!? Well . . .We are expecting number 7!! Just kidding but I got your attention, didn't I?! Most of you know we are perfectly happy with 6 children. I'm in awe of those who do so well with more children.

I try to make my entries worth your time. This week I'm happy to report that I just want to share some of the typical wonderful moments we have with you. I only regret that I haven't kept a journal of these through the years with my kids. I tend to rely on memory and am finding that the older one gets, this resource tends to betray you in reliability!!

Here are the top 5 "tickle" moments of this last week:

1) I gave Landon a glowing rock to put under his pillow at night after telling him the story of the Brother of Jared. He asked me if he could make a wish on it, well OF COURSE (why not??!) So immediately he wished for Super Powers. Good wish - I want super powers too! It made my night thinking about what super power I would want to have exactly, so many possibilities!! Later as I went downstairs, I finally concluded that I would delegate my super powers to the laundry - to do itself!!

2) I wake up and go to aerobics three days a week at 6AM. Usually my three older kids get themselves off to school by the time I get back so I kiss them before I leave. For the last week and a half, I've come home to the dishes being put away out of the dishwasher and dirty breakfast dishes cleaned up. WOW! I try to keep the compliments rolling so this will keep up.

3) Braden is really reading well. Last night he insisted on reading from the scriptures. OK, I said and let him have a go at it. All the other kids were in the room listening and trying as hard as myself to not laugh at some of the pronunciations (not bad for a Kindergartener). We all held it in well until he read the word "marriage" as mar i a g eee. I laughed and told Whit that I was so glad that he mariageeed me so that I had such adorable kids.

4) Kendall made dinner last night as he is trying to learn how to cook something besides grilled cheese or mac & cheese. He made cornbeef hash. It was spectacular. He smiled as there were no left-overs and Shannon was disappointed that there wasn't any more for her to have seconds.

5) Now this is one I will hopefully never forget and it's both cute and humurous. I'm walking around the kitchen when I all of a sudden have an extra appendage attached to my leg. It's Landon hugging my leg and telling me he loves me. He usually does this so I waited for him to move on but he didn't. When it became extremely difficult to move around, I told him that I needed to do my chores just now but will play later. He puts me in my place by letting me know that later never comes. OK - so I relent and immediately become Batgirl BUT. . . I learn that I just don't play it right. What a good reminder that we need to let the creative side of ourselves become a child again.

There you have it, take it or leave it. I would love to hear some of your tickle moments as well. Take time to live life instead of letting life live you!