Yesterday...

Hallie went to a sleepover at her cousin Alli’s house-she loves going to sleepovers, and I am very grateful that she has a cousin the same age that I feel safe letting her go there. G.J. took the boys to the Father Son campout. This is a huge step for us…lol. This is the first year he has gone and he took both boys. Not only that, but he had to come up with his own “pot luck” which meant going to the grocery store alone with the boys. (he "made" chips and cookies for his potluck) They just went for the dinner, and I was an annoying wife and made him take the camera along-here are some pics:




It is a good thing that I was not there...big dangerous dirty hills, campfires, and men and boys without their very wise women to guide them is not my idea of fun!
I don’t know if many of you have noticed my favorite quote on my sidebar. It reads:
"Life is like an old time rail journey-delays, sidetracks, smoke, dust, cinders and jolts, interspersed only occasionally by beautiful vistas and thrilling bursts of speed. The trick is to thank the Lord for letting you have the ride." Pres. Gordon B. Hinckley (quoting Jenkin Lloyd Jones)
Well, that has proved so so true for me lately. The past few months have been filled with “delays, sidetracks, smoke, dust, cinders and jolts.” I will not bore you with the details, because my struggles are not unique in any way, and I am not alone. I just have been missing the part about being grateful to the lord for letting me have this ride that we call “life”, and quite frankly, I have been miserable lately.
So I mentioned that Hallie was at a sleepover, and the boys were having fun, I on the other hand, went somewhere that was SO needed-the temple.

I was looking forward to going almost as much as the first time that I went there almost 8 years ago. G.J. and I try to go at least once a month, but for some reason this time I just wanted to go alone. Our temple is so beautiful, unique, and we are so very lucky to have it so close by. It was the most peaceful, blissful, and emotional session I have ever done. I left feeling very renewed, not so alone, more positive, and truly blessed.
I have a HUGE week coming up. I have a group of people coming to my house Tuesday night, a Modbe party for my next door neighbor Candace on Wednesday, Hallie’s birthday party Friday, and another huge Modbe/At Home Open house at my friend Whitney’s house on Saturday…not to mention the chores, bills, groceries, errands...lol. I get tired just typing it all!!! So wish me luck, I am actually excited for all of it. Have a great day!