REASSURANCE...

AMAZING HOW WHEN YOU ARE AT A VERY LOW POINT DURING YOUR DAY, A QUOTE HAPPENS YOUR WAY AND HITS YOU IN THE HEAD.

"It isn’t as bad as you sometimes think it is. It all works out. Don’t worry. I say that to myself every morning. It will all work out. If you do your best, it will all work out. Put your trust in God, and move forward with faith and confidence in the future. The Lord will not forsake us. He will not forsake us. … If we will put our trust in Him, if we will pray to Him, if we will live worthy of His blessings, He will hear our prayers." - Gordon B. Hinckley. It's great to be reminded of this.

THANK YOU

MY WEDDING UN-HAPPINESS

SO THIS IS PART OF A MOTHERS LIFE IN WHICH SHE SHOULD FIND JOY AND HAPPINESS AND YET THAT IS NOT THE CASE WITH ME. JESSICA IS GETTING MARRIED IN AUGUST AND I AM AFRAID THAT IF I BLOG ABOUT IT THIS IS JUST GOING TO BECOME A PLACE FOR ME TO COMPLAIN AND BE DISCOURAGED. SHE WANTS EVERYTHING HER WAY BECAUSE SHE "DESERVES IT" AND DOESNT WANT TO HEAR WHAT I HAVE TO SAY OR OFFER. I DON'T WANT EVERYONE TO THINK THAT I WANT THE WEDDING MY WAY, BUT THERE HAS TO BE BOUNDRIES, ONES WHICH SHE CANT ACCEPT RIGHT NOW , LIKE A $1200 WEDDING DRESS? AND I DONT WANT TO BE SHARING OUR CONFLICTS WITH THE WORLD. THEREFORE, I HAVE ASKED JEFF TO BE OUR WEDDING MEDIATOR AND I WILL NOT BE POSTING ANYTHING ABOUT THE WEDDING PLANS. WISH ME LUCK IT IS GOING TO BE A LONG RIDE TO AUGUST. BUT LIKE ALL GOOD MOTHERS DO, IN THE BACK OF MY HEAD I HAVE ALL THE PLANS READY TO BE PUT INTO PLACE WHEN THE DAY COMES AND JESSICA NEED MY HELP I WILL BE THERE.

YOGA... HAVE MISSED YOU!

IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I HAVE BEEN TO YOGA CLASS DUE TO A LONG SEQUENCE OF EVENTS... STARTING WITH MY INSTRUCTOR LEAVING FOR INDIA IN NOVEMBER AND HAVING ONE OF HER STUDENTS SUBSTITUTE HER CLASS WHICH WAS GREAT, BUT SHE COULDN'T BE THERE ALL THE TIME.... THEN, BECAUSE MY CLASS IS AT THE TECHNICAL COLLEGE, THEY CLOSED DECEMBER THROUGH JANUARY FOR SEMESTER BREAK, AND AT THAT POINT I WAS FINDING IT HARD TO GET BACK TO MY CLASS WHEN IT STARTED BACK UP.... AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST THINGS STARTED GETTING BUSIER AS WE STARTED GETTING READY FOR OUR TRIP TO ITALY. SO FINALLY BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE ONE THING TO GET IN MY WAY OF GOING TO CLASS ON TUESDAY NIGHT I FINALLY GOT BACK AND IT FELT SO GREAT. EVEN THOUGH I WAS SORE THE NEXT DAY, IT WAS A GOOD SORE AND I COULD TELL THAT I HAD LOST SO MUCH IN SUCH A LITTLE AMOUNT OF TIME. AFTER THIS TIME AWAY I REALIZED HOW MUCH I REALLY LOVED MY CLASS AND HOW GOOD IT WAS/IS FOR ME. SO YOGA CLASS...I AM BACK!!! YEAH!!!

DID WE HAVE WINTER YET?

THE GIRLS AT TARGHEE

PRESIDENTS WEEKEND WE HAD ALL THE KIDS IN IDAHO TO CELEBRATE JEFFS BIRTHDAY AND WE SPENT A DAY AT TARGHEE SKIING... IT WAS HAILEYS FIRST TIME ON SKIS (I'M SURE HER GRANDPA AND DADDY WERE VERY PROUD, EVEN THOUGH HAILEY WAS NOT HAVING SUCH A GREAT TIME.)

HOWEVER, THIS YEAR HAS BEEN THE CRAZIEST WINTER I THINK WE HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED. WE HAVE NOT HAD A LOT OF SNOW. IT SNOWS AND THEN IT IS GONE. WE FINALLY USED OUR SNOW BLOWER LAST WEEK FOR THE FIRST TIME ALL YEAR. WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SKI A LITTLE BUT NOT NEAR AS MUCH THIS YEAR AS LAST. WE WENT THIS WEEKEND AND 1/2 THE LIFTS WERE CLOSED, AND IT WAS ALMOST 50 DEGREES IN THE PARKING LOT, NEEDLESS TO SAY WE DIDNT STAY. I AM REALLY HOPING FOR ONE MORE SKI DAY BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR BECAUSE WE HAVE TWO PASSES LEFT AND THEY REALLY NEED TO BE USED.

THANK GOODNESS FOR OUR TRIP TO ITALY. IT WAS THE HIGHLIGHT OF OUR SKI SEASON THIS YEAR. AND IT MIGHT BECOME SOMETHING WE COULD GET USED TO. MORE TO COME ABOUT THE TRIP.