I admire

Jake for being the wonderful, dedicated man that he is, he tirelessly works toward his education and our future with very little complaint and finds time to spend with P and I too. He is a wonderful father and P just adores him. I fall in love with him more each day.

Marsha for being a wonderful Mom, always being so positive about everything and being such a great example to me of compassion and kindness. She's fantastic about keeping in touch with everybody and everybody likes her, I envy that often. (in a good way. I want to be more like her). She figured out who she was early on in life and she's comfortable in her own skin, I love that!

Tyler for being a Dad, even when it's hard. For overcoming hurdles in his life and coming out on top.

Warren for being such a cool guy, he's a great father and I love just talking with him. He's knowledgeable in just about anything and he's self taught in many things, I'm so impressed by him.

Darrell for being so adventurous, it's obvious his kids love him and he's got such a free spirit, he'll try just about anything, I am envious of that too, I'm quite a scaredy cat. He works hard for his family and makes the most of his time with them and that's a big deal.

Katelyn for trying to be herself. She hasn't met Paisley, but I know she'll be a great Auntie. She has a true desire to make people happy and most often is very conscious of how other people feel which is a truly wonderful thing.

That's just my immediate family, I also admire in a nutshell, Suzy Grannis, for being a super mom! I can't believe the things she is able to do with her 2 boys even and I hope she knows she's so much like Barry in her kind spirit, I love her. Suzy Foutz, for being my friend, I know it's not that easy I'm kind of a pain sometimes :) and for being a super mom too, I love watching her play with her kids. Gel for being such an inspiration in so many truly important aspects of life, food storage and coupons are just her recent things, she's also very devoted to being the kind of parent she wants to be and she's good at it. Amber also just makes me laugh, I know that even though I hardly get to see her, she will always be up for a chat on the phone and we can talk about just anything. She's raising 3 beautiful daughters and she's dedicated to doing the best by them, I enjoy talking "kids" with her. Crystal Foutz has got to be one of the most patient mothers I've ever watched! Heather Cammisa is an amazing woman who has lived through everything that's been thrown at her and I am grateful she is my friend. Carol Nielson, my friend no matter how long it's been since we've talked. Sarah Shelman, she's such a cool woman and I always enjoy being around her and we can just talk and talk and she's a great Mom!

This hasn't even touched on all the people who have impacted me and I haven't even delved into parents and grandparents or anything else.

I'm blessed and I just feel like appreciating that today.