Yard work... bleh! It is a never-ending battle. Curse those weeds... which can grow so fast and huge. Curse the plants and flowers... which die no matter how much I take care of them!
I go to the nursery and drop loads of money, then come home and spend all my time and energy getting it planted. Why would someone pay so much to work so hard! Oh how I need a magic wand.
I had my sister and her family over for dinner Monday. It was so wonderful! She's got a great husband and an adorable little girl. It was so nice to see her and visit. We haven't always had the strongest relationship, so I have loved feeling close with her again.
My girls are in love with babies now. Cori can't wait to babysit... and Sophie thinks it's cute when a baby pulls her hair!
Mike left for Scout Camp this morning. He's lucky to have awesome leaders going with him this year... he always has a great time, and I'm happy he can get his testosterone fix. He has had the most amazing boys in our ward. They are such good kids!
The girls and I party pretty hard while he's away. 'Girl's Nights' we call them... and it's always fun for me to catch up on all the latest chick flicks.
I've been walking in the mornings... seriously. I think we've gone everyday this week, and I want to say we did at least three mornings last week. Wahoo! It is so nice to have a good friend to walk and talk with. I love her!... just sayin'
We are setting goals together and celebrating victories together. I'm so glad to have someone to do it with!
My Primary class came over today for a party. I teach the CTR 7 class... I have 8 kids and a sweet summer visitor from Alabama. They earn points every week for bringing their scriptures and participating in class, then whoever is the most reverent earns the 'reverent point' that Sunday. It's worked well, and I promised them a party when they hit 100 points... they hit it really fast!
I must admit I was nervous. They are good kids, but I wasn't sure I could keep them all entertained for 3 hours. We had pizza, played Mario Kart, watched 'Despicable Me', ran through sprinklers, and jumped on the trampoline. It was great!
I LOVE my Primary kids... even the challenging ones. I prayed really hard at the beginning of the year to be able to love ALL of the kids I would have in my class. Last year was a bit of a struggle for me... and I knew that the Lord would help and bless me if I sincerely asked for my heart to be softened. Well, it worked! I feel blessed because they really are the best class!
On a sad note... a friend of mine is moving far away. It is breaking my heart, because we only became friends a little bit ago. I worked with her husband in the nursery, and she was one of Cori's leaders... but our paths just never crossed.
I haven't had many friends in this ward... shocker! I just haven't felt that I fit in. I was burned pretty badly by some people I was close to, then just pushed everyone away. I can't do drama, so I've tried to remove myself from situations where I get in trouble. Although I still find myself in trouble way too often.
So I remember hearing this person's amazing testimony and she talked like a REAL person. So refreshing! I thought "I could totally get along with her!". She recently told me that when she was helping in nursery, I was singing the snowman song and when I got completely flat on the floor she thought "Oh! I could be friends with her!"
So sadly it took us two years to find each other... and as soon as we did, her husband got a new job and life got complicated. While I'm so happy (and quite frankly jealous) that she gets to have new adventures, I'm so sad to lose her.
I will miss her amazing testimony... which she somehow shares in subtle and somehow powerful little ways. I'll miss her great example of honesty and humbleness. She is hard-working, a loving wife, a sacrificing Mom... and a dang good friend! I know the impact she has made on me will last my entire life... she'll never know how much I treasure our short time together.
I will admit that she has given me hope... hope that there are other hidden friendships I just need to explore. Who knows what I've been missing?!
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LOVED this post! But then I love all your posts... Thank you for taking your calling in Primary seriously. It's the place our little children are learning about the gospel, and I love that you care! Especially for those difficult children. You never know what is going on in their lives to make them difficult, and they so deserve to be loved.
So sorry that your friend is moving! I cherish those kinds of friendships. But I do think it is true that good friendships can be found in people you least expect to find them in.
Love you, girl! Let's get together again soon!!
I freaking love you Sherian. I hate, hate, hate that we wasted so much time before becoming friends. You will always be one of my kindred spirits and you have given me the same kind of hope. :) I'm leaving on an adventure for a couple years, but don't think you're gonna get rid of me that easy.
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