So I've been a little bit absent as a blogger, journal-er, family record keeper etc. I don't know what happened to my life since last summer .... ok well yes I do know what has happened but still it seemed like I was a lot more on top of things than I feel like I am now. Maybe its because I have more things to be on top of? or I am getting older and loosing brain cells? or I need to start taking my omega 3's ? or all of the above.
Not just blogging has slackened, but my workout schedule definitely took a little nose dive too (although there has been recent improvement!)
So last summer I found myself training for a half marathon that I was going to run in August. I hadn't run one since before being pregnant with Maren so I was ready to get back into it. Well between my kids doing summer sports and getting ready for Garrett to start 1st grade and planning Maren's 1st bday things got a little busy. The date for the 1/2 marathon wasn't going to fly with M's birthday so I decided to change that idea, I was struggling to keep up with the training schedule anyway. We have year round school so Garrett was getting ready to start that big mile stone of all day school in August, and I signed up to be the room mom for his class. Exciting!
By the end of August I was also planning a big extended family picture photo session and trying to get everyone on the same page for that. And getting ready for my annual Witches Tea which I was planning to write my own murder mystery dinner, so you know.. a little more involved than usual. Man, what was going on? I was just keeping myself really busy I guess.
Pretty soon I found myself sitting in the bishop's office one Sunday with Brad, thinking that Brad was getting a new calling, after all I had just received a new calling a couple of months previously as a RS instructor (intimidating calling btw). Not what I thought. I was a bit surprised to be getting another calling so soon. Nothing could have prepared me for what I was about to hear. I kept thinking to myself ... ok I still think to myself, I am not "president material". No seriously. Do you know how many things I forget??? That I am not as organized as I should be, that I can become an anxiety mess? Not to mention that I am more imperfect than I care to admit. So I am the Primary President now in my ward. (a more intimidating calling btw) All I can say is thank Heaven for my wonderful counselors and those who serve dilligently in their primary callings! I realize how much I have taken for granted. There are so many awesome people who serve and give and do it willingly. I am so thankful for my Lord and Savior! I haven't been alone. And I love these primary kids. All 230 of them. Yep its a lot. 135ish active primary kids and 70ish nursery kiddos. Adults are out numbered in my neighborhood. But I tell you these children are amazing. I have served in the primary and nursery a lot in the last 10 years and almost the whole time I've been in this ward (6 yrs). And I loved these kids before this calling, but I can definitly say that that love for them has grown. They are such sweet, smart, spiritual giants. I wouldn't change a thing (unless it meant making myself more worthy to serve them).
This year Embrie has had preschool and dance, with some indoor soccer in the middle. Garrett has had 1st grade and 2 seasons of soccer, and Maren is keeping us on her toes the little smarty-pants. Brad is still working his hind end off and so am I. So to sum that up, we're doing good!
That was September. Here I am in June still struggling to keep up with my life ha ha! Oh well, aren't we all? I can't think of anyone else who isn't just as busy or more. So I don't know what my excuse is really for not blogging much, but I am planning to get caught up. ;)
