Michael's birthday is April 16th. Nels' birthday is April 18th. Dashiell's Birthday is April 30th. I am due April 12th. Nobody gets birthday presents this year!
I have been feeling great, other than I am tired all the time. I think I'll go take another nap.
Sunday, October 7, 2007
Friday, October 5, 2007
A month is too long
We have been busy.
My mom and dad have been in and out of town for the last month and a half and are finally back for the week at least. They are leaving again next week and taking Nels on a train through the Grand Canyon. He is so excited.
Me... I have read three books, all great reads. Lisa See probably best known for her book Snowflower and the Secret Fan was in town last week and my book club went to hear her speak. It was very interesting to hear where she got her ideas from and a little history of her life and the life of several of her books. We read Peony in Love and all really enjoyed it. It was an interesting look at Chinese afterlife. I also wanted to read Snowflower as well, a book about relationships and misunderstandings. Snowflower was the better of the two books, but both were well written and interesting reads. Lisa made a comment that I thought was interesting relating to how she hoped she inspired or touched people with her books. It was something to do with women wanting to be heard...I don't remember the comment exactly, I just remember thinking is she really trying to be altruistic with her writing or is she just trying write a good story and sell lots of books? Are authors just trying to make a buck? I also busted out a third book this weekend. Apparently the new rage in some circles, particularly LDS teenage girls. Twilight was another good read, but I don't think it was worth all the rage. I will read the second and third books in the series and probably the fourth when it comes out next year. I usually hope to make it through one book a month, but this month I read and read and read and wondered why I didn't like reading when I was younger and had more free time.
About two weeks ago we went to Arizona to visit family and see my nephew Zac baptized. It is always a fun trip to visit Michael's brother in AZ and get to see my good friends Shauna and Emily We also got to see Emily's sister Sarah. I think it has been about 10 years since I have seen Sarah and she is still as beautiful as I remember. (Just a side note, sometimes if I ever feel down on myself, I think about the awesome friends I have and realize that I can't be that bad if they want to hang out with me! Is that some weird thinking or what.) Michael and I will often get in the car and drive away from a visit with good friends and just comment to each other about how lucky we truly are.
I also gave a talk at church on Sunday. My topic: Jesus Christ, our Savior and Redeemer. Our Stake has been asking all the members for the last several months to invite friends and family to come worship with us and they had asked me to speak that particular week. The bishopric wanted there to be no doubt that any visitors to our ward would leave knowing that we believe in Jesus Christ and charged me with this task. What a tough topic to prepare for and speak on. Michael gave me several good quality hours away from the boys and I feel like I did a pretty good job. There were actually about 25 visitors at Church on Sunday so hopefully they left knowing how I feel about Jesus Christ.
This week Joy School was at my house. Although I am much more relaxed and comfortable than I was last year, it still takes some prep time and paper cutting to get things ready for the five - three and four year olds I had at my house. We had a good time, but I am always glad when I am done with my week.
I stopped running. The girl I go with hasn't been feeling well and I used that as the lame excuse to not get up at 5:45.
I started running again. I decided I could do it on my own, so Wednesday I actually woke up and went running by myself. I only missed 2 days of running. Even more than being proud of myself for waking up early to go, I am proud of myself for waking up early to go by myself. I do have some will power. Not much but some.
Does that make up for a month of no posts on my blog? Probably not, but it will have to do for now. Nels wants to play Chutes and Ladders. Yipee!
My mom and dad have been in and out of town for the last month and a half and are finally back for the week at least. They are leaving again next week and taking Nels on a train through the Grand Canyon. He is so excited.
Me... I have read three books, all great reads. Lisa See probably best known for her book Snowflower and the Secret Fan was in town last week and my book club went to hear her speak. It was very interesting to hear where she got her ideas from and a little history of her life and the life of several of her books. We read Peony in Love and all really enjoyed it. It was an interesting look at Chinese afterlife. I also wanted to read Snowflower as well, a book about relationships and misunderstandings. Snowflower was the better of the two books, but both were well written and interesting reads. Lisa made a comment that I thought was interesting relating to how she hoped she inspired or touched people with her books. It was something to do with women wanting to be heard...I don't remember the comment exactly, I just remember thinking is she really trying to be altruistic with her writing or is she just trying write a good story and sell lots of books? Are authors just trying to make a buck? I also busted out a third book this weekend. Apparently the new rage in some circles, particularly LDS teenage girls. Twilight was another good read, but I don't think it was worth all the rage. I will read the second and third books in the series and probably the fourth when it comes out next year. I usually hope to make it through one book a month, but this month I read and read and read and wondered why I didn't like reading when I was younger and had more free time.
About two weeks ago we went to Arizona to visit family and see my nephew Zac baptized. It is always a fun trip to visit Michael's brother in AZ and get to see my good friends Shauna and Emily We also got to see Emily's sister Sarah. I think it has been about 10 years since I have seen Sarah and she is still as beautiful as I remember. (Just a side note, sometimes if I ever feel down on myself, I think about the awesome friends I have and realize that I can't be that bad if they want to hang out with me! Is that some weird thinking or what.) Michael and I will often get in the car and drive away from a visit with good friends and just comment to each other about how lucky we truly are.
I also gave a talk at church on Sunday. My topic: Jesus Christ, our Savior and Redeemer. Our Stake has been asking all the members for the last several months to invite friends and family to come worship with us and they had asked me to speak that particular week. The bishopric wanted there to be no doubt that any visitors to our ward would leave knowing that we believe in Jesus Christ and charged me with this task. What a tough topic to prepare for and speak on. Michael gave me several good quality hours away from the boys and I feel like I did a pretty good job. There were actually about 25 visitors at Church on Sunday so hopefully they left knowing how I feel about Jesus Christ.
This week Joy School was at my house. Although I am much more relaxed and comfortable than I was last year, it still takes some prep time and paper cutting to get things ready for the five - three and four year olds I had at my house. We had a good time, but I am always glad when I am done with my week.
I stopped running. The girl I go with hasn't been feeling well and I used that as the lame excuse to not get up at 5:45.
I started running again. I decided I could do it on my own, so Wednesday I actually woke up and went running by myself. I only missed 2 days of running. Even more than being proud of myself for waking up early to go, I am proud of myself for waking up early to go by myself. I do have some will power. Not much but some.
Does that make up for a month of no posts on my blog? Probably not, but it will have to do for now. Nels wants to play Chutes and Ladders. Yipee!
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