Few and Far Between

Dan says I need to post more. He's right. I used to be so good at posting once or twice a week, but it seems that as the kids grow and their lives get busier, my life tends to do the same thing. I miss blogging. I think it's something I need to make more time for.

I discovered something else this week. I am officially a nerd. Really, you can laugh, but it's true. I like dancing in my kitchen with my kids to Rio songs (belting out the lyrics as we shake it), and watching foreign sit-coms ('Lie To Me' from South Korea is a really good one all you other nerdy chick-flick/netflix users!)  I am hopelessly a romantic. I've been hooked on Doctor Who lately, but it's not as much for the sci-fi as it is for the relationships between the Doctor and his companions.  I watch all the BBC romances movies and fast forward to the confession of love scenes, and I really enjoy prunes. Weird, I know, but I feel healthy when I eat them. The list could go on and on...I love playing scrabble, I mess up my colloquialisms on a regular basis (sharp as a rock and hard as nails), I use words like 'colloquialism' and really enjoy it, I like messing with my kids faces in Photoshop, (Logan looks so funny with big bunny eyes and a pig nose!) I talk to myself...outloud...often and...well...let's be honest, the Disney channel might just be my favorite (I get excited everytime the boys turn on 'Wizards of Waverly Place'). I'll spare you the rest. The point is, I am a nerd, and I have decided to embrace it, and declare that, "It is a-a-allll good baby!" (nerd).

Whew, it feels good to have that off my chest. (nerdy, nerd.)

Moving right along...

The past few weeks have been busier than ever. I held my mini-shoot photo sessions Saturday. Last Saturday and Sunday was my church's General Conference. They hold and broadcast it twice a year. It includes five sessions of talks and uplifting music and messages from the leaders of our church. When I was little, I remember feeling tortured as I sat through the "boring-shmoring" talks, but now that I'm older, I really look forward to them. I feel "filled-up" and ready to keep moving ahead through this life that can be so hard and yet so rewarding.  We try to make conference a fun thing for the kids. We eat lots of treats and have fun little games to keep them occupied while listening. Saturday morning we have donuts, and Sunday morning we do french toast. I really love spending time with my family!
My favorite talk from this conference was actually a talk given the week before at the women's conference by President Uchtdorf called, "Forget Me Not". Here's a link if anyone is interested. It is really good!

http://lds.org/general-conference/2011/10/forget-me-not?lang=eng

The rest of our time has been spent trucking back and forth to school, walks, libraries, and cleaning the house. It seems like an endless job, that one. :)

I have a lot to get done today, so I think this will be all for now. My sweet Ellie and Owen have been so good while I catch up on things, I better go be with them for a bit.  Before I go, here are a few pictures. Have a great week everyone!

A Hymn I've had in my head for a while:

General Conference:

Ellie doesn't really get bingo yet. :)

My new haircut:

A Fun little walk: