thankful

There are a lot of things I am thankful for here in Scotland, and in my life in general.

So, here are some, in no particular order!

- a great flat to live in while we're here, where the boys each have their own room
- a king bed to sleep in, which means I don't get elbowed in the head in the night anymore
- wonderful landlords who are super helpful
- beautiful scenery to make me thankful to our Creator daily
- wonderful parents who are supporting us greatly on this venture
- being in the same town as my brother, sister-in-law, nephews and niece
- lots and lots of green space for the boys to run and play
-  Skype, which keeps us connected to home and keeps me sane
- the internet in general, without which I would most certainly lose my mind

And then there are things to be, um, not so thankful for. Two in particular

- the electricity here!!! it is so different and we have ruined too many things to even mention on here. GGRRRRR....
- apparently there are US DVDs and UK DVDs. this means our DVDs do not play on the UK DVD players. LAME. so the boys are watching everything either on our computers or on our portable DVD player (thanks, Mom and Dad!)

All in all, I am grateful for this opportunity, thankful to the people who are making it happen, and glad to be here!!! I just wish our stuff worked here!!!!!! :)