COLORADO! John Denver nailed it with that song! I am in Colorado with my mom. She has remodeled the family cabin. It has come to the point where. Myriad of decisions must be made. Paint, carpet, cabinets, light fixtures, doors, flooring, tile and so on. My mom made all the other big decisions about contractors, floor plans etc. But I have gotten to help with this phase. And it has been fun!
Who wouldn't love the fun of picking stuff out without the pain of footing the bill?
Anyway, it really has been wonderful. My mom ALWAYS spoils me ROTTEN. And it has been awesome getting to see her vision and dream come to life. And I LOVE Colorado. Really, I think Heavenly Father created these mountains first and then saw to the rest of the world. Most of my favorite childhood memories are here. Sometimes at night I close my eyes and page through my mental scrapbooks and let my heart remember. Most of my ancestors are buried here. These are my roots and I am grateful to be able to be here.
And today I went to a Whole Foods for the first time. WOW. It was truly amazing!
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Celebrate the lasts!
I once read a book by Karen Kingsbury about celebrating your children`s lasts. We all celebrate their firsts, but there are also significant lasts. Like their last primary program, their last time registering for high school, their last first day of school and so on. Well, yesterday Brigham and I celebrated a last.
His last elememtary parent/teacher conference!!!
From now on I will just go stand in line to talk to his various teachers. It occured to me that most of HIS lasts will also be MY lasts. We will share them. I will never have an elementary parent/teacher conference again. And that is weird. I started in 1994. I figured out I have attended 84 of them between 7 children. Yesterday was also his last grade school program, and my last one. And I gotta admit, I`m not too sad about that milestone! It will be a bit strange next year not to have a grade schooler. But a good strange.
After the conference I took Brigham to Subway to celebrate. I can`t think of a better person to share so many lasts with.
His last elememtary parent/teacher conference!!!
From now on I will just go stand in line to talk to his various teachers. It occured to me that most of HIS lasts will also be MY lasts. We will share them. I will never have an elementary parent/teacher conference again. And that is weird. I started in 1994. I figured out I have attended 84 of them between 7 children. Yesterday was also his last grade school program, and my last one. And I gotta admit, I`m not too sad about that milestone! It will be a bit strange next year not to have a grade schooler. But a good strange.
After the conference I took Brigham to Subway to celebrate. I can`t think of a better person to share so many lasts with.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Potpourri
I really have no specific post in mind. Nothing to say or get off my chest, but I promised myself I would post more regularly. Because I know Robin, Connie and Britta read this! And I don`t want to let down my faithful readers! ; )
Last night I finally deactivated my facebook for awhile. When I found myself in the middle of a rather stupid, yet mean-spirited teenage disagreement. And really, the only reason I said anything was because my own child was being "attacked",and nobody does that! I have also found myself hurt when I am not included in things, things I don`t even want to be included in but still wish I had been invited. Gary calls it my high school insecurities. Boy does he have that right! So I just decided for my mental health to get off for some time. I will miss seeing what old friends are up to, but not enough to keep driving myself crazy.
Conference was good. So good. I am such a visual learner though, that while I remember being uplifted I can`t tell you by which speaker or what they said. So I eagerly await the Conference Ensign issue so I can read and remember and savor all the divine counsel. Was anyone else sad to find out Julie Beck and her counselors were released? Sister Beck has inspired me and pushed me through her years of service. At times I have felt very challenged by her expectations of women and mothers today. But at the same time so grateful that she sees us for what we can become. She taught me about living with intention, or rather striving to live with intention. And I love Sister Thompson`s real-ness. That she is a single woman who has found a happy, fulfilled place in a family oriented church. And Sister Allred for her unfailing optimism and loving talks. I will miss them, but look forward to learning from the new presidency.
Well, this was definately a potpourri of thoughts. I am looking forward to spring and summer. Letting warm air in and watching the flowers bloom. Trips to Disneyland and Colorado. So many good things to look forward to! Life is good.
Last night I finally deactivated my facebook for awhile. When I found myself in the middle of a rather stupid, yet mean-spirited teenage disagreement. And really, the only reason I said anything was because my own child was being "attacked",and nobody does that! I have also found myself hurt when I am not included in things, things I don`t even want to be included in but still wish I had been invited. Gary calls it my high school insecurities. Boy does he have that right! So I just decided for my mental health to get off for some time. I will miss seeing what old friends are up to, but not enough to keep driving myself crazy.
Conference was good. So good. I am such a visual learner though, that while I remember being uplifted I can`t tell you by which speaker or what they said. So I eagerly await the Conference Ensign issue so I can read and remember and savor all the divine counsel. Was anyone else sad to find out Julie Beck and her counselors were released? Sister Beck has inspired me and pushed me through her years of service. At times I have felt very challenged by her expectations of women and mothers today. But at the same time so grateful that she sees us for what we can become. She taught me about living with intention, or rather striving to live with intention. And I love Sister Thompson`s real-ness. That she is a single woman who has found a happy, fulfilled place in a family oriented church. And Sister Allred for her unfailing optimism and loving talks. I will miss them, but look forward to learning from the new presidency.
Well, this was definately a potpourri of thoughts. I am looking forward to spring and summer. Letting warm air in and watching the flowers bloom. Trips to Disneyland and Colorado. So many good things to look forward to! Life is good.
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