gratitude

Today i'm grateful for chocolate. Extra dark

wahoo!!

we had our last class tonight (family culture essentials).
we did a potluck, and talked about how the class has helped us, and what changes it's brought about for our families. we were also encouraged to continue to seek out opportunities to learn and grow, as well as finding them to teach others.

one of the members of our class is an army rotc teacher. he offered to teach us self defense and firearm training! i was so stoked!! so, thursday, we have the basics class, and friday, we go shooting!!

I CAN'T WAIT!!!

changes

there are big changes on the horizon, and although i'm ready to face them, it's not going to be an easy road. there will be many bumps in the road, and times when i feel like i've chosen the wrong path. but i know that this is the path i need to take. i am so grateful that i have supportive friends, family, and leaders. i will definitely be leaning on them a lot in the near future.

gratitude

Today i am grateful for further knowledge and understanding

gratitude

today i'm grateful for everything that has made me stronger!

house

shaun was gone to a conference in SLC this week, so the kids and were planning on going through and getting rid of things. all good plans...

sadly, it didn't go as i had hoped.... i did get rid of 3 bags of clothes...
and got through the huge bag that the bishops wife dropped off.

huckleberry picking was planned, but blythe got sick, and it was not worth the effort on my own.

i was able to sell a good portion of my stamping supplies. i now have a start on savings.

migraines

oh, how i despise them! they take me away from my kids and duties, and make even basic things extremely difficult!

i've had 3 in 5 days. but i finally figured out the cause!

i am UBER sensitive to artificial sweeteners. at first i made sure to just stay away from aspartame. as this last bout showed me, i need to stay away from them all.

i've been drinking something called mommies moonshine. it's an apple cider vinegar concoction, sweetened with truvia.

i will be sticking with straight sugar or hone from now on.

Extracising

Michael, age 4, "I'm extracising."

(The things these kids come up with!!)

Gratitude

today, i'm grateful for temple ordinances and the added blessings they bring

Fourth

Living in two places really stinks. I don't quite belong in either one. 

Williamszoo started the day out with the annual ward breakfast. Yummy biscuits and gravy with eggs and fruit. Then we headed up to monkey rock with lunch and snacks. The current was too fast for the kids, so we fell back to our usual place, the sandbar.
When the storm started rolling in, we left. 

Gratitude

today i'm grateful for witch hazel