I am a follower...how about you?

So I didn't take the day off today.  I realized that if I took the day off then everything on today's list would just get pushed to tomorrow's to do list and that would only double my list for tomorrow!  I decided that it is best to just work at my today list one item, one day at a time, and not take the day off.  Besides, it was great to go visit the people I needed to visit today, what a blessing people are!

I had two people give me quotes today.  I think they felt sorry for me after my last couple of blogs.  I hope I am not to much of a complainer but rather I am just being me and letting things off my mind for the whole world to read!

One quote went like this "a good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctors book".  (I love to laugh, just ask my kids!!  I love to sleep, just ask my kids!! I wish I could get more of both, then maybe I would never be sick or feel badly about anything in the world...)

The second quote was this "As members of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints we
are expected to be righteous not just appear to be righteous. What we believe, what we say, and what we do should all be the same thing. This is the definition of integrity." 

I hope to have my beliefs match up to my actions and words.  Some times it seems harder then other times  but it is a choice we all make every day.  How we (meaning me) treat our fellow mankind no matter what their religion, skin color, language, income, education, beliefs and background, really shows if we are true disciples of Christ.

I am grateful for the pure love of Christ in my life.

Helping Hands

Today was much better then yesterday.  I got up this morning and right away called the Dr.  He promptly called in a prescription (I didn't even have to go to his office!) and I am already feeling better :)  I have only sneezed 2 times today and my head didn't feel like it was swimming in snot!  Much improved, don't you think? 

I got a letter from my dad after he read my blog last night and he gave me some fatherly advice..."slow down and take care of yourself Krys" he said.  So I decided to do just that.  I am taking the day off tomorrow.  So if you are reading this blog and live near me please pass the word around that the RS Pres. is taking the day off.  (Just Joking!!  I am not taking the day off!) 

I got a good laugh from something someone told me today.  I had called them to ask for some last minute help with something and they said to me "don't you know I am in a presidency and I am always asked to do everything, so I think I will pass on this one".   I think this person was forgetting that they were talking to the RS Pres....I can't even tell you how many calls I get each day to do something for someone (I lose track by 10 am but I am sure if you asked Elle she could tell you how many calls I get because she doesn't like to relay all the messages to me when I am out doing things for other people!)

Really people I am just playing around here, I love to serve and help others, it just seemed so funny to me what this person said.  I hope I can always have a great attitude when serving those in need and do it  with a happy heart and treat others the way I want to be treated.  I don't want to feel like I am some one's hundredth phone call of the day but rather like I am the first phone call of the day.  That is my goal to be that kind of person.

If any of you need anything tomorrow please don't hesitate to call, I can't wait to hear from you even if you just want to chat!

I am grateful for all those who serve me!

The List

Ooh Yawn.  I am so tired. 

Monday list.

1.  I think (actually I know) I am feeling worse today then yesterday.

2. I am starting to get a UTI on top of fighting a head cold.  Which one is worse?  Of course the UTI.

3. I have drank 100 gallons of water today to try to get rid of my UTI but now I am having to pee like every 30 minutes and it is annoying.

4.  What is more annoying...A. having a head full of snot and having to sneeze and not having any Kleenex nearby and so you have to sneeze down your shirt and all over your boobs instead of all over the people next to you (you should thank me Valeri)...or B. having to pee suddenly and not being close to a bathroom so you just freeze in place and try to hold your pee so you don't pee your pants but you just can't hold it and so you run to the bathroom and pee your pants a little because you are not fast enough to get their in time?

5. I can't hear very well because my ears are all plugged up with fluid that is swimming around in my head.

6. I hate having to breath threw my mouth.

7. Remember last week when I was grateful for my health?  What happened?  Things can go down hill very fast!

8. I think I miss Scott more because I am sick.

9. I think I am glad Scott is gone right now because I don't have to worry about cleaning the house (the kids don't care if it is dirty) and cleaning the house is the last thing I want to do right now!

10. Nobody should come to my house right now.  It is very dirty and I will feel bad if you come over.  So DON'T!

Okay I am going to bed now.

I am grateful that I was able to accomplish so much today even though I felt yucky and Tanner says he loves me even though I am sick!

What language do Cambodian's speak?

The four hardest languages to learn (based on the State Dept list) are:
1.  Chinese
2. Japanese
3. Korean
4. Arabic

Just a tid bit of trivia that I know you are all dying to know!  But this is the kind of conversations that we have in our house on an average Sunday night.  We are always learning really interesting things about language and other really odd facts about things that Emma really doesn't care to know about.

Khmer is the language that Tanner will be learning it is a level 3 language according to the State Dept.  The State Dept. labels all languages according to its difficulty.  Only 4 languages make it onto the State Dept. hardest level 4 list and they are listed above.  Level 1 languages are Spanish, French, Italian, German (they are Latin or Germanic languages, like Western European languages).  Level 2 Swahili, Finnish, Greek, and Hindi are among the second easiest to learn.  Some other level 3 languages are Timil, Hebrew, Russian, Turkish, Mongolian, Indonesian.

Emma and I have decided that we think any language other then English is a level 4 to us and even English is a level 2 to us!

I am grateful for my family!  Like my friend Valeri tells herself when she is struggling with her children "Children are a blessing".  This is what I have been telling myself all night long!  But at least we are ending on a good note :)

Another Saturday....

Once again my Saturday was busy as can be.  I started out with helping to make 1500 cookies (I of course only helped with a small portion of that task but still I was a part of the effort) then on to a baptism where I gave a talk on baptism.  I felt like I was going to puke and pass out during my talk and I am not sure why.  I never get stage fright but this time I almost didn't make it through the talk.  I think I might have had my knees locked.  It was one of the strangest feelings I have ever experienced.  After the talk I went to watch a football game but actually had a much better time visiting with a few friends then watch the Utes get their butts kicked.  Later I worked on my lesson for tomorrow and also ran to the store store with my friend.  Now as I am sitting here blogging I am listening to my kids debate the silliest things like what song lyrics mean.  Elle is getting very angry about all of this.  Tanner is annoying her greatly!  Okay I am so tired and am fighting a cold so I must end my blog for tonight and go to bed.

I am grateful for life!  Even at its worse it is pretty wonderful!

The Office vs Devil Wears Prada

I don't have much time to write anything of interest tonight.  I just got home from making a shake run and now I must hurry to bed so I can put The Office on before Scott can put The Devil Wears Prada on.  This is our nightly ritual lately.  Who ever gets in bed first gets to choose the movie and we each are obsessing over different shows right now. 

So good night all....

I am grateful for raspberry shakes from Culver's!  The best in the world (maybe Iceberg in UT has equally great shakes).

New Craft Idea

Thanks to my friend Kathy for showing me this really cool new obsession Wordle.net and to Tanner for helping me get my creation onto my blog!  I hope you all like it.  I think I might do this for a craft for those of you that might be interested in making one let me know.  I am going to figure out how to send it to Sams and have it printed out in a poster size and then get it framed.  I used the Proclamation on the Family document but you can use anything....like for instance I could put in words like Greer, Love, Family, Emma, Elle, Tanner, Mom, Dad, Family, Crazy, Fun, Loud,  (the more words you use the better just come up with lots of adjectives to be descriptive about your family) or maybe do something like favorite movies and movie quotes the possibilities are endless...

I am grateful for my kids they make me laugh :)

My boring life

All I want to do is lay down and veg but that is just not my fate today.  I have been on the run since my eyes opened today.  This is the first time I really have had any time to myself so I thought I better use it wisely and get my blogging done for the day.  So that is all I have to give you today....I know really boring blog you are asking yourself right now why the heck did I waste these last 30 seconds of my life reading this junk??

I am grateful for my health.  I have had a couple of reminders today of when I had my hysterectomy and how sick I was. 

Which is better, to be a nag or lazy?

I miss my sweetheart.  Scott is in NY and I am here in Rochester.  I think a trip once in a while is a good thing.  It helps the heart grow fonder.  I know that every time I go to Utah without him I come back home to Scott wondering why I went in the first place because I  miss him so much when I am gone. 

Elle told me tonight I was a nag. All I asked her to do is clean her room (at 9am this morning, then I asked her if she had finished her chore at 9pm tonight, I didn't bring it up to her at any other time today).  I told her I would quit nagging if she just did it!  I mean there would be no such thing as a nag if whom ever you are asking to do something just did it, right?  I hate when people refer to others as a nag.  That only tells me that that person calling the other a nag is actually lazy.  If they don't do what they are being asked to do and enough time has gone by that the asker of the task has to remind the person that they have a job to finish (or start in Elle's case) then that person is really just a lazy butt and needs some reminding (or nagging) in the first place!  Don't call me a nag....just do what you are asked!   Is this to much to ask for????????????  HONESTLY this annoys me JS!

I am grateful for my family's imperfection...life would be so boring if we didn't have virtues to work on!

I wish I had a three year old sometimes!

A little friend of ours came over to play today.  He is 3 years old and smart (possibly smarter then Tanner was at that age, if any of you knew Tanner at that age you might agree that is amazing).  I went to the store with his mom and Tanner was left behind to watch him for a short while.  Unlucky for Tanner while we were gone our friend had to go to the bathroom.  Tanner asked him if he needed any help but he replied "no, I am a big boy".   So naturally Tanner left him to his business.  A couple of minutes later he came out of the bathroom and announced to Tanner "I have to poo now" so Tanner naturally thought that this wouldn't be a problem for him either after Tanner told him to go ahead and go back in the bathroom and use it.  Tanner then said 2 minutes passed by and he heard his little friend hollering from the bathroom "Tanner where are you?  I need you!".  Tanner walked into the bathroom and asked him what he needed that he thought he told him he could do this by himself.  The little friend then said "well this is tricky!", as he grabbed Tanner and had a death grip around Tanner's knees while leaning far over the toilet.  The little friend then said that  "sometimes this hurts, that's what makes this so tricky, you never know".  Tanner was then forced into helping clean up the behind of this little friend.

When Tanner shared with me this story it made me laugh so hard.  I thought you might all enjoy it as much as I did.

I am grateful for 3 year olds.