Don't you just love nice people?

Today I took the kids to McD's for lunch and a round at the playplace. It is dang hot here and I am SO tired of listening to the builders working on our patio addition that we just had to get out of the house. Anyway, I forgot to bring something to do or read so I was just sitting there cleaning out my purse/being bored. A nice lady walked right over and handed me her People magazine and said she was through with it and I could keep it. Isn't that so nice? It bought the kids another 45 minutes of craziness at the playplace while I perused the latest celebrity gossip (and who doesn't love a gossip magazine every now and again?).

I've been meaning to blog about my new friend Karolyn for awhile now (no, she does not read my blog -- at least that I know of). Anyway, I met Karolyn my first day in our new ward. She sat with me in Sunday school and asked me a million questions about myself. She asked for my phone number and promised to call to get together. Well, she called the very next day and invited us over to swim. And she has consistently called and invited us to do things at least once a week. SO NICE. Anyway, she is just one of those people who is so great and obviously loves to serve other people. So, the day that we moved into our house she offered to take the kids for the entire day. She met me at their swim lessons and brought them back to my house 8 hours later. Not only did she watch my kids all day, she also brought us a DELICIOUS meal for our first night in our new home. How awesome is that?! She is a great example to me of the kind of person I strive to be (believe me, I have a long way to go.) So today I finally made a thank you card and gift to take to her tonight for everything she's done for me. From being a new friend to serving me when I needed it most.

(The card idea is a lift from the fabulously talented Stacy Kingman. I got these Elsie products in a kit club I belong to and they're not really my style but I think the card turned out cute anyway.)