Monday, July 12th, 1999
Life has been chaotic since I got back. Thursday & Friday I had lots of work to do since I'd been gone so long so work just flew by. Court was nice and short Thursday - only 2 people came and they both got continued so they could consult an attorney before making a plea. Boring. So we were done by 5:30 p.m.
Friday night after work I went shopping and got some movies at Albertson’s. We didn't feel like doing much so we just stayed in and watched movies. Not too exciting.
Saturday we had our first presidency meeting. The bishop's counselor (Steven Haddox) came and went on for about 1 1/2 hours. Then we had to do our part (getting things semi-organized -- the ladies that just left had NO CALENDARS - nothing written down about what's going on!!!) So our meeting ended up being almost 2 1/2 hours. Yikes. And we only planned July. Geesh. This better stop in a hurry.
We've got some good things planned though. This week the girls are doing a "camp" bulletin board and having treats. Next week we are having an ice cream and swim party with the old leaders - it'll be a get to know you for us and a good bye for them. It should be fun. I'm in charge of that whole activity.
The following week I think they are going to get together with all the girls and plan our stuff for the rest of the year. My Laurel has a stake activity that night.
So far it's not so bad. I don't feel overwhelmed. I do feel the need to get things on paper though so I know what to feel overwhelmed about!
I did a newsletter this weekend with a calendar on one side and the birthday's for the month, thought & scripture for the month, write-up about activities, our phone & address, etc. Then I mailed it out to anybody who wasn't in church Sunday. I hope this will help to get some girls out. Our whole miamaid class is inactive and only 1 laurel is active. We have about 15 girls between the 2 classes I think so that is pretty pathetic!
I think next month I'll try to hand deliver some of those and meet the girls who haven't been out yet. This would be a whole lot more fun if we had some kids to work with!
Last night we visited Kim - our little Korean old lady friend. She has a Richard Scarry book that the kids love to look at. So the three of them sat on the couch looking at the pictures while I talked to Kim for about 1/2 hour. Then we walked a little and AJ served dinner. (Every Sunday he does a restaurant for us. He makes menus and asks each of us what we want and then makes it for us. Afterward he cleans up the kitchen. He really loves doing this and I like it cause I don't usually eat Sunday so I don't feel like preparing anything.)
You know I think having a death like that so close makes you realize how special our time here is. I have been trying to be extra nice to my kids and not be so impatient. I've been trying not to let the little messes they make bug me and read to them & play with them more. You know I think it's working a little. AJ and me clash sometimes because we are too similar and last night he came out and asked me if he could help me clean-up. I said sure and handed him a mop. I went and got another mop and we cleaned the kitchen together. After I am done mopping I always get towels on my feet and "skate" around the kitchen to dry the floor. The kids LOVE this. So me and AJ "Skated" afterward. He couldn't go as fast as I could. He kept saying - How do you do that! It was funny. I need to appreciate him more (and the others too.) And having Becca die has brought that home to me. It’s sad that bad things have to happen for us to realize how special this life is.
