Seriously, I AM so blessed!

If you're not into sappy, don't read on. . .I just have to say that I really can't believe how blessed I am to have so many family members live near me! Dave and I have always chosen to live as close to family as possible, but until the last two years--I only dreamed of actually being neighbors with my sisters and brothers! I used to say (and actually still do) that I would be in "heaven" if my whole family could live in my neighborhood! Well, that has practically (as much as is conceivably possible) come to pass over the past few years! Dave and I moved here to West Jordan nearly 8 years ago, since then Becca (my sis) moved to Sandy, Frosty (my bro) moved to SLC, my dad moved to SLC, and Julie (Dave's sis) moved to Riverton! But, as if that wasn't enough, just recently (in the past two years) Afton (my sis) moved to West Jordan, Rachel (my sis) moved into the neighborhood next to mine, and then, to top it off, Hobie (my bro) moved to the neighborhood next to her! My kids are in cousin heaven and I'm on cloud nine! I LOVE my neighbors/friends and NEVER want to move for that reason, but having family around has definitely been the icing on the cake! Everytime I sit down to ponder or think about what to write about--I just end up being so thankful for everyone I have around me--and wondering how it all came to be. It started as a dream, and now I'm living it! Now, don't get me wrong, I still dream of having MORE (I know it's hard to believe there's more, but there is) of my family live close, but. . .this is definitely more than I ever thought was really possible. I know it might not be this way forever, or even for very long, but I'm sure loving every minute of it--for myself and for my kids! Families really are a blessing--and I know Heavenly Father gave us families because he loves us. I'm just doubly blessed because I happen to really love my family! :)