A few thoughts about the week...

So I've been trying to go to the gym on a more regular basis. I know it's not like me at all!!! but I have just felt like it lately. Kelley usually goes with me and is a fabulous trainer. He shows me some killer exercises and is quite encouraging when I want to quit. I miss having Candice go with me. We had some fun times, (if you can call anytime at the gym fun) I have never really got to the point where I enjoy going to the gym. Katie tells me that it willl happen if I keep going, but I can't see it happening any time soon. Anywho, I guess I'll keep at it till the feeling passes.

We went to the Temple dedication last Sunday and it was really good.

It's hard to believe, but we do need another Temple in that area. Kelley and I have been doing sealings for a bunch of people who needed work done on Kelley's side of the family. Kelley's dad and Kim have been doing a lot of work at the family history library and have found quite a few people that needed some things finished. We go once a month with our ward sealing group, and were able to get a bunch done there, then we went a few other times to do the rest. There was a lot of women that needed initiatory work done, so I went myself one day and was suprised to see a whole line of ladies ahead of me waiting to go in. When I took my names in, the lady there said she didn't know why, but there has been a huge increase in people doing this work and it is like this all the time now. I waited quite a while to get in, but felt blessed for the opportunity to be able to do it and felt the love of the sisters I was doing the work for. We are so lucky to have Temples so close. Anyway, the man that has been doing the sealings for our group, ( Brother Vandenburg) is being moved to the new Draper Temple. We will surely miss him. He is such a kind man, and always made us feel welcome and needed. He had the ability to make each sealing feel very special and important, as I am sure it is to the people we are doing them for. I always leave there feeling that the worth of Every soul is great in the sight of the Lord.

There was a Thai cooking class on wednesday night at Nancy's that Candice and I had planned on going to, but it was also American Idol night. So I called Nancy and asked her if we could just watch for a minute while Megan sang, and she said" Oh sure...I want to see it too!" She is a sweetie! So we made some yummy thai food, (unfortunatly all with meat, so Candice didn't eat any) and were able to watch Megan too. The song she picked wasn't very well suited for her and the judges really tore her apart. I felt so bad...Candice can't watch her without crying...either good or bad. Megan is really handling it well though. She takes the critiscism really well and just stands there smiling and looking georgeous. The next night we were a little nervous to find out if she was voted off or not. Candice came over and we both waited with our sick stomachs. Sarah didn't get to see it this week so she was no help. Well she wasn't even in the bottom 3. We were so happy for her. So...another week of nervous stomach.

I went up to stay with mom this weekend. I always enjoy the time I can be with her. She seemed a little confused when I first got there, I don't know if it was because she hadn't eaten anything or just woke up from a nap, but she was telling me about Daddy's horse and how Alan was keeping it in his pasture up in Smithfield. She said they couldn't keep it at their house because it would eat all the apricots off the tree. I don't know where that came from. Daddy hasn't had a horse since 1950. I don't ever argue with her, but it made me sad to realize how her mind is slipping. She repeats herself a lot, which is fine because the things she is saying really happened...at some time. But she said a few things this weekend that kind of suprised me.

Teina and Brenda and Leslie came over on Saturday and we all went to the Bluebird to celebrate Teina's birthday.

It was sure nice to be able to sit and visit with them. I made Teina a embroidery picture with the words to the song "Forget Me Not" on it. It is one of my favorite songs that mom taught us when we were little girls. Then we all sang it together and I think it made mom happy.

I had a hard time saying goodbye to mother this time. She has just seemed kind of lonely. And when we were all leaving she said " oh I wish you didn't have to go." It breaks my heart to think of her there alone. I know people stop in and check on her, but there are so many long hours sitting there alone. I would give anything if she would come stay with me. But then she wants to be in her own house and I don't blame her for that.

I had to hurry home saturday to help get the Young Women general meeting set up at the stake house. We had planned on decorating the front of chapel and side tables with big vases of apricot blossoms. They were all blooming so pretty. Well Jody came over that morning and Kelley went out and helped her cut a bunch off the tree. only one problem...it froze the night before and the blossoms were all wilted and dropping off. Jody tried to make them look nice by adding some greenery, but they didn't look too great. I was running so late I had to just run in the house, change into a skirt and grab my punch bowl and go. When we were setting up the refreshment table, Shawna comes running up and grabs my skirt and pulls it down in the back. I had gotten dressed so fast, I didn't even look in the mirror to see that my skirt was stuck way up under my slip in the back. I was so glad she saw it before I went into the meeting! It could have been epic like when Laura walked up to bear her testimony with her skirt tucked in her pantyhose. Thank you dear Shawna! It was a disappointing turn out for the YW meeting. Probably about 20 people, most of them leaders. Which is sad because the speakers were wonderful and the music was so beautiful!