5.17-23

5.23- made it on time at least for Sacrament, grateful to borrow dad's car for church, sittin' by my girl April at church- love her!, Sis. Emmily Taylor's sweet talk on motherhood at church, lesson on temple marriage to my Beehives went great, sweet girls' help with my crazy kids after church, watchin' Newsies with my best girl and relaxing, smell of grilling on a hot afternoon- Sunday dinner at dad's house, kid's having a blast outside in the water, strawberry shortcake, going strong on bedtime routine with kids- felt like a good mom tonight, I LOVE The BOM!!

5.22- hearing my kids tell each other "I love you," texting with family, studying awesome story of Joshua in OT, comfort from & growing testimony of BOM- loving my strong desire to "feast in it's words,"  letter from my sweet mother, playin' outside with my kiddos, hubby going with the missionaries to do the work of the Lord

5.21- personal revelation, walk & long talk with dad & his encouragement to have faith, great YW Leadership meeting- love my fellow YW leaders, MIL is so generous and we're so grateful for her help- an answer to our prayers, Lord is bound when we do what He says- He keeps His promises, soccer game in the rain with fam & good soccer memories, family dinner out to eat, nice talk with hubby about faith & revelation, Klondike bar, goin' strong with each family member personally reading The BOM

5.20- watching Newsies in the morning before Robert went to work, kids excitement at seeing their grandpa outside at the bus stop for Eyan, twice baked potatoes for lunch, prayer got me through a rough day, my dad's big bear hug- really needed it and he didn't even know I did, tickles with Joaquin and his adorable laugh and meltable smile, my sweet girl and her sweet spirit

5.19- egg sandwich with sharp cheddar cheese for breakfast, rationalization schmationalization- great talk by Elder Cook on stewardship, Baily at friend's house and Joaquin napping= free & quiet & CLEAN (wahoo for prayer & overcoming weaknesses!) time to read the Ensign, hang out time at dad's with the fam-kids having a blast running through the sprinkler, Baily's love of nature and the little caterpillars, playing outside and daddy home early, chips and homemade guacamole- yum!, Robert's dee-licious grilled pork chops for dinner along with my yummy twice-baked potatos = food bliss for this momma!, early bedtime after a no-fuss bedtime routine with kids- I was so super tired

5.18- a beautiful wonderful Spring day- 65 degrees with a slight breeze... perfection!!, laundry done and put away, house is still clean, I was a much nicer mom today, started cleaning up the big mess that was the on the desk and made some good progress, water's not going to be shut off- what a relief!, nice chat and hang out time with Patty in the yard, yummy dinner- chicken broccoli & rice casserole, Baily's back to being a great eater, loved Lee on Idol and loved his "Hallelujah" song, love my hubby:), delicious & juicy grapefruit

5.17- kid's slept in their own beds all night!, pb oatmeal for breakfast, touched very strongly by the Spirit while reading Elder Holland's GC talk "Safety for the Soul," working on PP (Personal Progress), reading Ensign, chips & salsa, better than sex cake, good news/bad news- no new job for Robert but no moving out of state, delicious beef stew and homemade rolls for dinner, FHE about BOM and family goal to each personally read BOM for at least 5 min. a day and if we do we get a sticker- 100 stickers= 1 awesome pizza party, Baily's sweet forgiving nature after I was a beast, repentance