Happenings

I was reminded today on two separate occasions that I did not post this past week.  And my response to both was this:  I just don't have much to say.  I lead a very boring life. 

We've been potty training Londyn this week.  I say "we" because my mom has been doing just as much work at it as I have.  Londyn has had lots of success and a few accidents.   She is making progress, so that's all that matters to me.  I have stocked up on carpet cleaner so we'll just keep plugging away at it.  She's actually doing pretty well.

My folks are here and getting all settled in.  Jacey and Londyn are getting S-P-O-I-L-E-D with all of the attention they're getting.  And I am getting S-P-O-I-L-E-D with all of the help I've been getting.  And all the company I've had in the evenings.  Will's been working busy-season hours these last two weeks, so it's been nice to actually have some company in the evenings.  Hopefully this week will be the last of the late hours for a little while.

We had a little family reunion last night with Will's mom's family.  We don't see much of that side of the family, so it was nice to get together and get reacquainted with them.  I took my camera but left it in the car the whole time.  That's kind of been the story for the last month or so. 

We had Stake Conference today, along with the rest of Utah County.  I never head into Stake Conference with a very good attitude, mostly because it's hard to keep kids entertained and quiet for 2 straight hours.  But I really enjoyed the meeting today.  And the kids weren't half bad.  (They weren't half good either.)  But Londyn only ended up in the hall for a small portion of the meeting, and so I really got to listen and hear several of the talks.  I loved Elder Jensen's talk.  It made me want to be more kind.  I get grouchy a lot, and I tend to be short with people (mostly my family) when I'm grouchy.  And I justify it by saying "Well that's just how I am."  But that's a really lame excuse for being unkind.  Anyway, Elder Jensen's talk made me want to try harder and do better.  And I dig it when a talk gets to me like that.

Londyn's birthday is coming up this week.  I had a really great idea of what to get her for her birthday.  It was something we didn't already have, something she would LOVE, and it wasn't very expensive.  But I can't remember what it was.  I had the idea about 2 weeks ago.  And now it's gone.  And it's not coming back to me.  I swear, one of these days I am going to have a computer built into my walls.  And it will be voice activated, and it will keep me from going insane.  Because I'll be able to say "Computer!  Shopping list!  Add q-tips!" right from the bathroom while I'm standing in my towel and looking, once again, into the empty q-tip container and thinking "Dang, I was just at the store.  Why can't I ever remember to write this stuff on my list?"  And when I have a brilliant gift idea, and I just happen to be laying in bed, I can whisper, "computer.  gift list.  Londyn. __________  (insert the brilliant idea I can't remember here)."  Someday. 

See, I told you I shouldn't post when I don't have anything to say.

But since I hate to post without a picture, here are my nephew and niece this afternoon in their Team Mara T-shirts.  We're keeping Mara and her family in our prayers.