I'm bored at work today; so what do I do?

I just thought I should write a post about my life in general. With hearing a lot of conference over the weekend and watching a few movies last night by myself...I thought about a lot of different things. First off:
I am extremely blessed to have a wife that is smart, funny, beautiful, diligent, patient and a hard worker. I can't imagine choosing a better lifemate. I'm still working each day so that she'll say the same thing another 10-20 years from now.
Second: The Lord has blessed us more than we deserve...I don't know why, I don't know how, but we feel very blessed and grateful for what we have been given.
Third: Although I may complain and whine at times, I love the kids with us. They each have their unique challenges and quirks, but they are our kids and we feel blessed to have them in our home. Some praise us for what we do, but that makes us more uncomfortable and completely wrong...we are doing what we can to help kids that might otherwise not have a normal home to live in. I can't imagine them not in our life. They have a piece of my heart.
Fourth: I'm grateful for our rational and sometimes boring thinking. We make some mistakes, but we haven't had too many that are hurting are family for a long time. It has been hard to know the Lord's will in some of our decisions..but we think things out and do what we feel best. Overall things have turned out very well. Hopefully our home being built continues to follow this pattern.
Fifth: I miss my father-in-law. Jim was very loving and kind to me and a big support. I wish the kids would have his kindness and love in their lives right now. It still hurts me to think about this. Not that my parents don't love us and accept us, but something seems to be missing at times. Maybe Marie will help fill that void if she comes and lives with us for a bit when she retires...

Sixth: I don't like small houses. No offense to those who have them. Call me a snob or schmuck, but whatever. There isn't enough room for us in this small house!!!

Seventh: Weird that my sister is pregnant and having a baby in the fall. I wish I could be there to see it..I'm not sure how often I'll see her. I wish we could all live closer. I think our Fechter family got a little spoiled by having almost all family in Sacramento growing up.

Eighth: I need to do and be better.

That's all.