THANK YOU, from the bottom of my little-feeling-sorry-for-myself and grateful heart.
Moving on.
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We've been busy around here.
Tanner had his first swim meet on Saturday. A WEEK AGO! And I haven't even had time to go through pictures. It's been that busy. He swam like a champ! Didn't get disqualified, and took first in his age group (even if he forgot to move his arms, LOL!)! I'm so proud.
Ryan starts as the newest employee at Rocky Mountain Power in TWO DAYS!!! His last day at Target was today. Spent his time setting up and fluffing twenty-something Christmas trees. Poor guy. I admit, I wanted to cry a little, but remedied the situation with a little shopping therapy after running into a dear friend and talking up a storm. After all, in 14 days I will no longer be privileged to a 20% discount at that wonderful place!
Our ward Relief Society had a beautiful Christmas dinner that lifted my spirits and opened my eyes. Maybe even my heart. It was so wonderful to get away from my children for a few hours and have some intelligent adult conversation, even if most of it was goofing around and laughing hysterically. A girl needs that every once in a while.
I have decided that I don't mind re-creating the curriculum for a preschool I've recently started working at, and all that goes with it. What I DO MIND is having to have it done in a timely manner. If I had it my way, we'd all be capable to fly by the seat of our pants every.single.day. and the world would still go round and there would still be laughter and less stress. Just sayin'.
I've made a new friend. I don't know her very well, but love her to pieces. We wait at the bus stop each morning together, and she has more struggles than I'd know what to complain about...I want to give her the biggest hug and never let her go. I want to shove the gospel down her throat and MAKE her understand how much she is loved, but I won't. I'll just remind her subtly...because I know that she knows that God is good and loves her and is mindful of her and her boys. She just needs to put her feet in the water to see that it's warm and then she'll jump in, I'm sure.
I know two little boys who are getting glasses next week. We went in for a checkup because I thought one child was blind in one eye and couldn't see out the other, while the other was complaining that he couldn't see...so the one I thought was blind, kind of is, and the other just can't see anything that's close to him. If I remember correctly, I've made a record that says "Scoot back or you won't be able to see a derned thing!" and it plays constantly. CON.STANT.LY! I wonder how many times in one year a pair of glasses can be replaced under a year warranty.
I've been putting my camera to work. LOTS OF WORK. And while my computer screen has been gouged with a paperclip to form a nine-pointed star bigger than my head and my mouse is dying, I will finish the pictures I started and be done with them this week! (well, not the shoot we did tonight, but the others, for sure!) I am determined. They must not linger around!
I'm far from perfect, but gosh, I sure do have a lot of blessings and a full heart. Just had a little hiccup there last week. I hope those don't happen too often, because it was a hard blow.
My boys just need my attention, and I just need to give it to them. I am their mother, after all.
And just as proof that it's gonna be alright, "Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles encourages us to be "more diligent and concerned at home," because parents will be held accountable for rearing their children in love and righteousness. Parents have the responsibility to provide for the physical and spiritual needs of their children while they teach them to love, serve, and obey the commandments and the laws of the land."
"Fulfilling these obligations is the key to protecting our families in these last days," says Elder Robert D. Hales of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. "
So yeah. I can do that. No biggie. It's gonna be alright.
1 comment:
You're so beautiful, Deanna. I love you so. I wish that I could give you a big ol' hug and have a nice long chat. Someday i'll update my blog again and share what we've been doing. . . Anyway. Your boys are getting glasses? When I was a kid, my mom described me as "climbing the walls" I was far-sighted. When i got glasses I changed into an entirely different kid. Even as an adult, if I don't have my contacts in, I'm more than a little "tightly wound". :)
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