Load upon Load = Line upon Line

I had a moment of awakening last Sunday.
I was feeling the need to put my house in order.
I am a bad house keeper. This blog should probably be called 'Sometimes it's Clean'. Just being honest.

Anyway, I was thinking and pondering on what I needed to do to start to change that about myself, and the inspiration/conclusion I came to was that it is all a matter of time management. I am not so busy that I can't keep a tidy house. I'm just being lazy.

So I made out a schedule for each day, so that I could see open blocks of time and weekly commitments. I figured out that the best way would be to pick a chore every day (for example: mop and vacuum all down stairs floors), and when that along with 2 load of laundry & picking up the living room and play room with the girls is done, my cleaning for the day is done (besides the "clearing the table and washing dishes" part of life). Today is Sunday. And except for the toys in the play room the girls got out last night, my house is pretty tidy, and I had time to study and meditate every day this week (it was scheduled).

On Monday when I started my little plan, I got so excited about it I was going to just do all my chores! I caught myself just in time, and remembered the reason why I am doing it this way is because I get caught up, do it all in one day and then don't do anything for two weeks. I am trying to change who I am.

I can feel that this is my lesson to learn now, "27 And see that all these things are done in wisdom and ^aorder; for it is not requisite that a man should run ^bfaster than he has strength. And again, it is expedient that he should be diligent, that thereby he might win the prize; therefore, all things must be done in order." (Mosiah 4:27).

Wisdom, order and diligence.

Father and what's camp out?

Tonight is the Father and Son's camp out.
Once a year, all the boys and their fathers in the ward, pack up and go camping in a thunder storm. (just being honest).

This is Cori's second year organizing the Father and Son's Camp Out.
Are you saying to yourself, "But you don't have any sons."
We know. It's just part of his calling (job) in our ward.

So tonight the girls and I are hanging out at home, eating pizza and playing with friends who's dad and brother are also out "enjoying the weather".

The point is to brag on my sweet husband, because he has a lot of other things he could be doing this weekend. He has a lot of other things that he needs to get done, but he had a responsibility- and so he is sleeping 2 hours from home on a foam pad with Sadie.

I like him.

A lot.

Happiness is...

Playing with big bouncy balls in a warm rain,

and then taking your underwear off outside... even though you were told not too.