Recent Events

It seems like I just need to do a little journaling. This weekend we had Grandma here which was great for more reasons than just one. Since Ryan and I are still a little under the weather, it was fantastic to have someone for Clark to play with; also she helped us work on our house and even cleaned windows. What more can you ask for in a guest?

Bella is doing much better without the hurty ears, so that is nice. Maybe someday soon Ryan and I will follow suit. Luckily we don't have ear infections - just lost voices and congested heads.

Lastly I wanted to mention President Hinckley's passing. It is amazing that a man who I don't even personally know has meant so much to me over the past years. When I was at BYU as a freshman I waited outside the Marriott center for hours just to get a 'good seat' at his devotional address. (Not that the seat really mattered.) The testimony that I felt when he walked into that huge arena was undoubtable. And every time at conference I felt that same spirit. I am grateful to the Lord for his love in giving US a prophet to love.

Sweet Moment

It comes as no surprise that after what seems like weeks of wiping runny noses and having kids that sneeze and spread germs everywhere that the adults have succumbed to being sick with colds as well. This morning I woke up with almost no voice. (As a side note, Ryan's is just about gone as well but Clark didn't know that since he was already gone before Clark woke up.) So when Clark came in and I croaked like a frog he wondered what was wrong with his mom. He is almost 8 and is starting to not be so clueless when it comes to observing things around him. I didn't know if this day was going to come! I explained that I was sick and my voice wasn't very good today. He asked if it was going to come back, which I assured him it would although I wasn't sure when that would be. Anyway, I am getting to the sweet moment. He got ready for school and went to say prayers before he left. I asked him to say them to conserve whatever sound I haven't lost. He said his usual things and then said, "...and especially bless mom that she can get better soon." That is the sweet moment. He is growing up and saw a way to help me and did it!

Sick Baby Girl

I took Bella to the doctor today because we have had a rough couple of days. She cried when we held her, she cried when we put her down. Normally she is happy little girl. Although I don't want my kids to be sick, when they are, I am happy when we go to the doctor and they find something wrong. I think it is the worst when you know your kids are sick and need some help and you take them in and they say, "Oh they will be fine in a week. Just keep suffering through." Luckily in my case today, they did find that Bella's little ears were both infected. I walked out happy to have a prescription to give her under the assumption that she will be feeling much better tomorrow.

One other thought on sick kids. I think you can tell how sick the kids are by looking at their mothers. I was getting ready to go this morning and looked at myself in the mirror with my bloodshot eyes from not getting enough sleep and thought, surely they will take pity on us. A mom that looks like I did, a baby that cries and cries and has a red nose. I was looking around at the doctors office and saw similar moms; hats on over the pulled back hair; more puffy eyes; disheveled clothes, etc. At least I had company!

A New Beginning

I am about the worst journal keeper in the whole world and every time a church lesson comes around about the importance of keeping a history I feel really bad about it for at least a week until I hear the next lesson. So, I am trying this method of keeping some sort of family history around so when I get to heaven they don't have a totally blank page for me. Our life if full of so many things, mostly good, but it also includes an occasional bump. I hope this will be a somewhat fair representation of our life - not too rosy but not depressing either!