Well it's official...Taylor is now driving. He passed drivers Ed, Wahoo! He has to drive with us for 6 months and then he gets his official license ...
So this morning I let him drive to seminary... I am not sure my nerves can handle this. He did great at most things.... he just likes to speed up and my heart sped up with every push on the gas.
Welcome to a new chapter on parenting. Wow I feel a little older and by the end of this I am sure way more grey hairs will be popping up. Yikes.
Way to go Taylor!
Friday, May 21, 2010
Sunday, May 16, 2010
CTR
So I just watched the cutest thing ever. I have been taking care of my neice and nephew this last week and it has been so fun....except I have been sick from allergies. I always get a horrible case when the cotton trees start blooming and the pollin goes flying. Anyway My kids have been so helpful with these two sweet kids. Aj is 3 and Ian is 1. My kids have just taken them in under their wings and it has been so tender to see. So this morning I woke up and could hardly talk and breath and my nose is running like a faucet so I decided I needed to stay home from church and all of my kids said "can we go anyway and take Aj and Ian"? (all except Isaac...he wanted to stay and take care of me...but he went anyway). So I called Joette and asked if she could take them to church because she is in our ward now...so cool by the way...so she said yes. She pulls up to the house and all my kids are in the car waiting for her and they have Aj and Ian all buckled up and ready to go. The diaper bag was packed full of coloring books and treats and juice cups and Ians favorite stuffed animal. And Joette gets in the car and starts to pull away... doesn't even bat an eyelash that she has 6 kids going to church with her today, oh and it just made my heart all warm and fuzzy to watch them drive off and still go to church even thought I am not going. Keith has to go early for meetings so all of my kids could have just as easily stayed home with me but they all made the choice to go and to take the two little ones also. I am loving them so much right now. And Joette thank you for being willing to step in and go the extra mile for me today. I sing your praises as I play a little Motab to help me keep the Savior in my thoughts this Sabath day.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Twilight fans
So for all you Twilight fans out there...Stephenie Meyer has a new book coming out on June 5th. Wahoo!
Thursday, May 06, 2010
Gumption
You know in the movie Holiday where the character of the old man says to Kates character that you are lacking gumption and that you need to be the leading lady of your life...
Well yesturday I sure wish I could have had gumption. I am so afraid of confrontation that I always just smile and try to keep the peace and put everyone else at ease. Well I think I am going to scream from letting this eat me up...I can't seem to put this behind me.
I just wish for once I could look this person in the face and say "You are being rude! and you need to shut your mouth and stop letting your insecurities show and you are lacking character and tact". This person and I go way back and I am always trying to give her the benefit of the doubt like saying to myself "oh she is just having a bad day" or "she is so overwhelmed by everything happening in her life that she just needs to get it out and express her feelings the only way she knows how" Which is to complain about others who she feels are lacking. I don't think I have ever been in a conversation with this person where she is not expressing her opinion on someone elses faults. It is constant with her and I am so tired of it. I am always going behind this person like with a dust pan sweeping up all the garbage that comes out of this persons mouth and trying to throw it away before it hits anyone elses heart. Always trying to smooth over what she says by making everyone laugh about other things. Trying to change the subject. I was always defending her and I ask myself now..... "Why Calie?" Why not just let her fall on her face in front of everyone? Or shock people with her tactless complaining? Why do I care?
Well no more! I am setting a goal to have gumption! And I will no longer be silent when she offends me or belittles me or tries to make me feel inferior to her "intellect".
Or maybe I should just say "thank you" to her for all the times I came home and got down on my knees and prayed that I could get over the things she said. Because of her I became closer to my Heavenly Father. I had to exercise restraint and patience and try to be a good friend in the face of adversity. Because of her I brought my questions to the Lord and had them confirmed by the sweet spirit of Him who knows how to comfort me in times of trial. Because of that I have learned how to love someone when they spit on you. To turn the other cheek and turn to the Savior.
There I feel better... I just needed to write about it. And maybe I need to have brownies for breakfast more often... nothing like biting into the softness of a brownie and letting your cares float away....(ok I know I have food issues).
Well yesturday I sure wish I could have had gumption. I am so afraid of confrontation that I always just smile and try to keep the peace and put everyone else at ease. Well I think I am going to scream from letting this eat me up...I can't seem to put this behind me.
I just wish for once I could look this person in the face and say "You are being rude! and you need to shut your mouth and stop letting your insecurities show and you are lacking character and tact". This person and I go way back and I am always trying to give her the benefit of the doubt like saying to myself "oh she is just having a bad day" or "she is so overwhelmed by everything happening in her life that she just needs to get it out and express her feelings the only way she knows how" Which is to complain about others who she feels are lacking. I don't think I have ever been in a conversation with this person where she is not expressing her opinion on someone elses faults. It is constant with her and I am so tired of it. I am always going behind this person like with a dust pan sweeping up all the garbage that comes out of this persons mouth and trying to throw it away before it hits anyone elses heart. Always trying to smooth over what she says by making everyone laugh about other things. Trying to change the subject. I was always defending her and I ask myself now..... "Why Calie?" Why not just let her fall on her face in front of everyone? Or shock people with her tactless complaining? Why do I care?
Well no more! I am setting a goal to have gumption! And I will no longer be silent when she offends me or belittles me or tries to make me feel inferior to her "intellect".
Or maybe I should just say "thank you" to her for all the times I came home and got down on my knees and prayed that I could get over the things she said. Because of her I became closer to my Heavenly Father. I had to exercise restraint and patience and try to be a good friend in the face of adversity. Because of her I brought my questions to the Lord and had them confirmed by the sweet spirit of Him who knows how to comfort me in times of trial. Because of that I have learned how to love someone when they spit on you. To turn the other cheek and turn to the Savior.
There I feel better... I just needed to write about it. And maybe I need to have brownies for breakfast more often... nothing like biting into the softness of a brownie and letting your cares float away....(ok I know I have food issues).
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