Loving It!

I know, I know, "Come What May and Love It." Right? Well, it's coming and I'm really trying to love it.

Last week the water heater stopped working. The plumber came and fixed it. $775 later we had hot water again. YAY! That kinda made my stomach turn, but such is life with an old house. I can love this. Worse things could happen.

They did. That night Lain was let go from his job. Manufacturing companies just aren't spending as much so his company's numbers were down. Lain was the low man on the totem pole- BYE BYE! So, here we are again with no job, 4 kids and a crappy old house. I am loving it.

I had a root canal this morning and Preston's been barfing all day. Loving it! I have a big paper due this weekend that I am totally lost on. Internet classes do NOT rule. They are very hard to manage while your toddler is climbing all over you and your kids are fighting over someone hitting the "pause" button on the Wii remote. I decided it is Lain's moment for school, not mine. I dropped my classes today. There is only so much I can deal with at once. I'm a wimp! BUT, I'm loving it!

As negative as this post sounds, I really am happy! My decision to take Elder Wirthlin's advice this year has really helped change my perspective. I am grateful for the little things and I'm trying to seek for learning in my trials. I know we will be okay. There are bigger things out there waiting for us! Besides, look at this cute little girl......

That's all I need to help put a smile on my face!



Hope you all are LOVING IT!

Long Time, No Blog...

The Holidays have come and gone with no blogging for Sarah.

December was a crazy, but great, month. I had a hysterectomy on the 12th. My mom came up to help out with the kids and I didn't want her to go home! We sewed a lot and I got to eat some of my mom's excellent cooking! I really appreciate her coming. Preston's birthday was on the 13th (as was my Anniversary) and he had fun having Grandma here for that. It was a good day for him.

I did really well with my surgery. The first week, I didn't feel like I had had surgery at all. I felt really great. AS SOON AS MY MOM LEFT, I had pain! I guess I partied too much with Debi! Thankfully, Meg came and stayed for a couple of days, and we laid low the whole time. It was great to spend time with her, too. I popped a couple of pain pills and we built the cutest snowman ever! GOOD TIMES! I'm feeling great now!

Christmas was wonderful! The kids had a lot of fun playing with their new toys and we just enjoyed spending time as a family. Abbie got a new play kitchen and she adores it! We also got the family a Wii and it has served as an excellent source of bribery for the kids. The problem is, it is HIGHLY addictive. That doesn't help out when you have papers to write and homework to do! If only there were a way to incorporate the two. HMMM.....

Now we're back to the daily grind. Lain and I are taking our classes. The kids are in school and life is just rolling along. I am trying to keep my New Year's resolutions of 1)Come What May and Love It (Elder Wirthlin's talk from last conference- a MUST read) 2)stick to my budget 3)get skinny and take better care of myself. So far, #1 and #2 are coming along, but my surgery has not helped out #3. I'm hoping to get back to the gym this week! I have been trying to eat better, though.

I hope all of my blogging buddies will have patience with me. I will try to write more. I miss the blogging world! I'll post some pics from the Holidays!