Monday, June 21, 2010

Blessings 6/14-20

6.20- Happy Father's Day to my awesome dads (Dad & Gerald) & Grandpas (all are in Heaven now) and the best dad I could have asked for for my wee ones!!- I'm so blessed in this department!, virtue covenant for my Heavenly Father's Father's Day gift, Spirit was so strong during Sacrament meeting, exciting Brazilian World Cup game- love me some good soccer!, kitchen cleaned just in time for hubby to get home, made his fave dinner- spaghetti and garlic cheese bread with delicious home-made sugar cookies and cream cheese frosting, dropped off gift to my dad- love him!, reading time with Baily and while reading Friend talking the gospel with her, love the scriptures and loving reading the Psalms!

6.19- my babies were excited to see me this morning and missed me, my sweet girl is my savior- helped me not lose it completely with her sweet hugs and telling me how much she loves me, nice little nap time and movie time with my B and my boy, went and saw Toy Story 3 as a family and it was AWESOME!- kids loved it and watching their excitement (especially my sweet boy who is OBSESSED with Buzz and Woody and my little girl who was just so excited to go to the movies as a family) was just as good as the movie (of course the popcorn and soda and candy rocked too!), solace from my scriptures- loved reading Psalms tonight- they spoke to me and touched me and gave me so much hope, so grateful for prayer and repentance!

6.18- yummy breakfast (killer bran muffins!) to start off day with 2 awesome girls for Youth Conference, serving at Hawthorne Glen Park for service project- such awesome youth!, delicious sun sandwich lunch, chatting with other awesome youth leaders, awesome updates on USA World Cup game- we should have won but glad we didn't lose!, awesome thunder and rain storm, yummy pizza and salad for dinner, nice refreshing shower and scripture study at Sis. Lundberg's, sweet Spirit at devotional before dance- love our youth!, fun dance- Electric Slide and Cupid Shuffle baby!!, awesome drive home with gorgeous lightning storm and the fields looked magical with thousands of lightning bugs

6.17- Robert got up with kids since he went in to work a little later than usual and I got to rest in bed, egg and cheese sandwiches and chocolate milk- can't get enough of them!, peanut butter cookies, nice ride to Milwaukee for Youth Conference with windows down & music jammin' & beautiful country side, youth conference dance- love dances!, had fun with 2 great girls- nice Sis. Lundberg let us stay at her house

6.16- lemon cake-mmmm!, nice long time with scripture study and all caught up- loved Elder Packer's talk "Power of the Priesthood," hot shower helped my aching body, finally able to find enough help for Youth Conference-whew!, Robert home earlier and we all sat together for a yummy dinner- beef & broccoli stir fry, home-made peanut butter cookies, left Mutual early because only 2 girls showed up and not with the materials they needed, snuggling with my kiddos while watching Little Rascals, Robert put B to sleep so free time for me!, lovin' the book I'm reading- The Holy Road

6.15- egg and cheese sandwich for breakfast (I love cheese!), a much much better emotional day for me, playing outside with kids and pushing J on the swing for so long, nice little lunchtime with the kiddos, J went down for his nap nicely (he's been refusing it a lot lately:/), feasting in the scriptures, Baily's nice little walk with her grandma & grandpa, my beautiful flowers I love so much, playing tea party and restaurant with my best girl, more great World Cup soccer- Cristiano Ronaldo is hot and Brazilians are amazing!, I love rain!, lemon cake-mmmm!, managed to have FHE, bathe the kids and get them to bed with clean teeth and having read the BOM on what felt like a crazy night, cuddling and watching The Office with my hubby

6.14- rough, rough day, kids did well entertaining themselves, listening to my kid's laughing with each other, overhearing B apologizing to Joaquin without my asking her, World Cup soccer- texting Beau during Italy game (funny British commentators), life's so much better when hubby is home, family scriptures during dinner- kid's did better paying attention, nightime family bike ride in beautiful weather, reading Book of Mormon & Friend magazine with Baily, Robert put kids to sleep, smooching with my hubby

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