I DID IT!
I finally did it! Every fast Sunday for the past 3 months-ish (I really can't remember how long), I've felt that burning, shaking, nervous feeling that I needed to bear my testimony and ignored it or tried to rationalize myself out of it. I used all the obvious excuses and felt horrible for the rest of the day. But today! I did it! We were almost to the end of the meeting, 5 minutes left, and I'd already talked myself out of it by then, but it got quiet and nobody was going up there and the Spirit just jerked at me! Molly had even woken up and no longer needed me, and Erika's leg wasn't bugging her right then. It was unavoidable!!! The feeling was just too strong. Which I'm actually really grateful for because I've felt so guilty each month with not getting up there. I am grateful that The Spirit kept at it for me and that I didn't just miss my chance. It was a good thing. Even though I don't love going up there in front of everyone and rambling on. I felt more in control this time and knew what I needed to say. That's never really happened to me before. It felt good. I still have all the regrets about things I didn't say right, but I am so relieved. I finally shared the story about getting the flat tire on the way back from the church one Sunday and how I learned that I don't need to rely on my phone. I was able to rely on prayer and Heavenly Father's help. It was awesome to have so much help and SO quickly when Heavenly Father was involved when even if I'd had a phone, I don't think I could have got those kind of results so quickly. (one of the things I wish I'd said) I hope I didn't offend my kids when I said that I don't go up because they do, what I meant to say is I'm a wuss and too scared to get up there. 4-30-17
PATANES
After last week's awkwardness with the Patane's stopping by and my being asleep, I decided not to take a nap this week. Lucky I did too because they came again :). We stood out there and talked to them for quite a while- lots of fun. The kids think Jeff is the funniest person ever and Kelly thinks he is like Wreck-It-Ralph :). I like having them for friends. 4-30-17
AP TEST
Charity's first AP test was Monday. This was a much anticipated, very nerve-racking event! She was not allowed to do any studying all weekend and had to go to bed early the night before (as per teacher's orders- Huggins and Holbrook take their jobs very seriously), even ditched the visiting with the Patanes to go to bed! Pretty dedicated! I know that took a lot of discipline for Charity. She got up early Monday morning to get showered and we did her cute braids- she seemed very ready for things and not too nervous at all. Her awesome teachers provided breakfast for them before the test and then walked them over to the church. She said it was a lot easier than she thought it would be and had a lot of good feelings about it. I thought that was cool. We weren't sure when she was going to be done, but she knew she didn't want to go back to school for the day. They went back to the school, had Subway sandwiches and lots of other food, and then I picked her up to avoid thinking for the rest of the day :). It was actually a lot of fun to have that afternoon with her. We talked for a while, went on a little walk over to the park, talked some more and then she got to watch her Jazz game that she missed the night before. It was nice and relaxing time that I haven't been able to have with my Cherry in a long time. I really loved it. I'm so proud of all her hard work this year and that she is learning such good time management and able to stay focused on her schoolwork. She's on her way. She's got one more AP test in a couple weeks, so we're gearing up for that one- but now that she's crossed the "first time" bridge, should be fairly simple for her. 5-1-17
FHE
For FHE we went up to the DATC's frisbee golf course. This ended up being a really fun activity! Everyone had a great time! Even Jack stayed pretty focused and played the whole time. He got a 2 :). I think we were smart to not keep score- that would have taken much longer, but everyone kept track of their own scores. I did horribly. Nate was probably the winner and he even had Molly hanging on him the whole time. It was a fun new activity for us though, glad Nate thought of it. We came home, had my lesson on communication, watched Kelly's cool video, and then ate messy no-roast S'mores from Claire. Good times. 5-2-17
BANANAS
The coolest thing happened on Tuesday. Monday morning I had a strawberry smoothie for my protein shake and didn't love it. I was missing my bananas. We were all out of bananas and I wasn't going to be able to get more until the next Monday. I said a little prayer that Heavenly Father would help me get some bananas (same thing I prayed for a few weeks ago when he helped me find a hidden bag of them in the freezer). Well, sure enough, the produce guys gave us two huge boxes of bananas this week!! Such a cool answer to my prayer!! I took a whole box and then took the leftovers after everyone else had helped themselves. I have enough bananas to last me at least a couple months now :). Such a cool little blessing. I love putting my trust in Heavenly Father. Cool things happen when I don't try to do everything myself. 5-3-17
HEALTHY KIDS RUNNING SERIES
We had our first races on Tuesday. I was a little frustrated because when I asked the kids if they wanted to do the races again, they all said yes, so I signed them up, but then on Tuesday when it came time to go- I had nothing but grumbly complaints! I was a little bugged. Once we got there though, and they had their free shirts and bibs on- we were good to go- everyone pushed themselves really hard! I was super impressed! Jack got second place, Erika got first place by about 20 seconds! Noah got second place. Luke second, and Bradley second as well. Pretty good! And this was after Noah had already run a mile for PE, Luke had had a gnarly, huge tooth pulled and was still a little woosey from the gas, and Bradley had a hurt leg! So pretty impressive. I think this was a great base time to be setting. It was lots of fun. I really love doing this with the kids- I hope they keep doing it. 5-3-17
1/3 OF THE WAY!
On wednesday I hit my one third mark :). I've lost a third of what I would like to lose. Way back when Brad was a baby, I was going to the gym regularly and had my two free sessions with the personal trainer, he told me I could get down to a certain weight and that is what I have my sights on. I don't know if it's still the same, my body has changed quite a bit over the last 12 years. My uterus alone must weigh more than it used to. But anyway. That is my goal and I'm closer to my goal than I was two months ago :). It's been so awesome to be making this progress. I never would have imagined this going so well. I've consistently lost 1-3 pounds each week, never going back up, which is a huge blessing. I can't wait to get down to my pre-Jack weight- well, not just down to it, but down below it- that was a big struggle 5 years ago when I was trying to lose weight and going to the gym regularly. I would just bounce around that number 1 or 2 lbs above or below- that will be cool to go below that. This is just a really fun thing for me lately. I hope I can keep it up. I know I have had help, and I'm so grateful for that. It's been a fun little miracle for me. Reminds me that my Heavenly Father loves me and wants what's best for me and now that I finally have the discipline and self-control for it- he's making it happen. It's just awesome. 5-4-17
KELLY'S BRACES
Kelly got her braces on Wednesday! 8:00 in the morning! We were both relieved when the doc realized he'd been wrong about some of her issues and that she could in fact put on the wires and not just the brackets on that first visit. She seems almost happy with them! Surprisingly. And they are not as painful as she had anticipated, so win/win. She has had a lot of trouble eating, which stinks, but she's made lots of smoothies. 5-4-17
LUNCH WITH STEVE
On Wednesday, after Kelly's ortho appointment and a little bit of playgroup- we met up with Steve at Costa Vida for some lunch. It has been SO LONG since we hung out! This was much needed. Plus, we got to celebrate Steve's awesome promotion! He got to see our new car finally (even though he didn't let me take him for a ride in it- something about being to embarrassed to be seen in it... jk....), and then he also stopped at the WB park with us with Sarah and Savannah a little later- pretty fun. I need to see Steve more often. 5-4-17
WB PARK WITH THE THREE S's
Sarah, Savannah, and Steve at the park- it was so warm and such a beautiful day- it was fun we got to spend so much time outside! Jack and Molly are a little small for that playground still, on their own, but they had a good time. It was fun to visit with Sarah a little too. I keep feeling like we need to hang out more, but it's just not happening!! It's so crazy! They'll be gone before we know it and then we'll regret not doing more. This was fun though. 5-4-17
JAZZ PLAYOFFS
The Jazz have been in the playoffs these last couple weeks- it's been so much fun to have everyone all excited about this. Nate is raising a bunch of Jazz fans. I love seeing them get all into it. 5-5-17
ADULT SESSION STAKE CONFERENCE
I miraculously remembered the adult session this time! I'm not even sure how it happened, I had gone up to my closet to change for the evening, get in my comfy pjs, and somehow ended up in a skirt! I gave the kids some last minute instructions for the evening and left! I wasn't sure why I was going, I really hadn't given it too much thought, but by the end, I was well aware of why I needed to go. It was SUCH A GREAT MEETING!! I really loved it. We had Elder Joaquin E. Costa from the 70 there. He and his wife gave really great talks. Hers was about keeping the Sabbath day Holy and how we need to stop teaching our children the do's and don'ts of the Sabbath day and start teaching them the WHY's and the What we want to become because of it. This really rang true to me. I loved the things that were said about strengthening our marriages and family relationships. I really want to do more in this area. More of the little things that tie people together. Elder Costa also talked about teaching in the Savior's way. He said some things that I would like to use and apply to how I teach Sharing Time. Engaging the kids, teaching with the Spirit and sticking to the doctrine. He was hilarious, looking at his phone while he was standing at the pulpit because it was vibrating... very funny guy. 5-6-17
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