Memory

As Livvy & I were going to lunch, I asked her about her morning at school.   She said, "We played "Super Heroes" at recess.  It was so much fun!!" 

I asked what she did during class time.  She said, "I colored a number chicken picture.  Number 7 was brown, and 8 was yellow.  Number 6 was red.  Hmmmm...what other numbers' were there?  Oh yeh!  Number 9 was green and number 10 was...............oh, I can't remember!!!  Oh wait, number 10 was blue."

By this time I finally figured out what she meant by a "number chicken picture"  I was thinking about which number could possible be made into a chicken.  Silly me.  It was a color-by-number picture of a chicken.

"Wow!" I said.  "You remember all those numbers & colors?" 

"Yep!"

"That's amazing.  I couldn't have remembered all of that. You have a GREAT memory!"  I said.

She said, "Yeh, like when  you were talking to Amber and I fell in the toilet."

I busted up laughing.  That toilet memory is from when she was 2, maybe just 3 years old!  But she was right.  My sister, Amber, and I were talking on the phone.  I knew Livvy was in the bathroom (she had been potty trained by this time), and was waiting for her to tell me when she was finished in there.  Next thing I hear is Livvy screaming.  I hung up on Amber & ran to the bathroom.  There was Livvy, feet, arms and head flailing above the toilet seat with tears running down her face.   Being the unsympathetic mom that I am, I giggled out loud as I pulled her out!  Such a fond memory!

Terry & I are frequently amazed at how far back and how accurate Livvy's memories are.  This is just one of the many times she randomly blurts out her memorable experiences.   I thought this is one that might bring a smile to those who read it!

So Weird!

Here it is 10:00 on Saturday night and I'M OUT OF PRIMARY STUFF TO DO!!!   What am I going to do for the next 2 hours?  This is so wierd!!   This hasn't happened for.............EVER!  Our Primary Sacrament Meeting Program is tomorrow.  We've had 2 practices and they went great! The girls & I went to the church to get things ready earlier this afternoon.  We took almost everything needed for tomorrow and put it in the closet.  So we had the rest of the afternoon to do other things like going to Walmart and the Library.  We had waffles for dinner.  They were great with homemade blackberry jam & cool whip (yummmmmm!).  We miss dad, but we know he's enjoying Japan!  He already has great pictures of castles & other sites from the one day they had before reporting for duty.  I can't wait to see them!  

I think I'll see what it's like to lay in bed before 11:00 p.m.  So weird!

I'm still here!

It has been FOREVER since I last posted!  It seems to have happened with the death of our camera.  But Terry finally convinced me to get a new camera now, rather than sometime later in the year, so that he could take it with him to Japan. This one is a short trip.  He is all excited about the "foreign" experience and the planes and the boat and whatever else all the brainy engineers get giggly about.  Me?  I'm just excited for the blessing of extra income, smaller laundry loads, breakfast for dinners, and a king size bed all to myself!  

I read a lot of my family & friends' blogs and I'm determined to post an update on my own. However, there won't be any pictures.  But then again, it's been such a busy couple of months, there hasn't been time to really do much outside of school work and church callings.  Terry's keeping (or being kept) busy with his Young Men's calling.  He enjoys working with the other member of the presidency.  "Other" is because one of the counselors moved last month & hasn't been replaced yet.  So it's the YM President & Terry.   Terry also gets the "opportunity" to be Scout Master.  He's been on a few camp outs already and enjoys every minute of it.  (insert sarcasm here!)  

I still have the same calling (Primary President).  I'm going on 2 and 1/2 years now.  Although I have been frustrated more times than should be allowed, I still would rather be in Primary than anywhere else.  I complain too much about the high turn over of teachers.  I'm a murmur bucket when it comes to that.  Well, I'm a murmur bucket on just about everything right now, but I'm trying to re-focus.  It's hard when people keep leaving our state to go with their spouses to California or Japan, for months at a time.  I think I'm the only spouse that chooses to stay here while "My Man" leaves to enjoy the foreign experiences alone.  I tend to resent people when I learn of their plans to leave.  Re-focus, re-focus.  I've written my 3rd Primary Program & we are going to be doing it this Sunday.  I can't wait till it's over!!   It's been put off a few weeks and has seemed to drag out forever. The kids will do great, no doubt.   These kids are the best! There are a few who have never wanted to do a speaking part before.  But this year, every one of  those kids have willingly learned their part.  It's amazing to me how much they have learned and grown!  I have watched all of the children learn & grow over the past 2 and 1/2 years.  Of course, they have the best teachers who love them & teach them!  

School.  Not much to say about that right now.  My murmur bucket "runneth over" with this subject.  I never liked school as a kid, I don't like it any better as a mom.  When I tried to get the twins to drop out of school last week, I knew I'd lost it. They're in 4th grade.  Yep, it was a long week.  But they didn't drop out.  Crazy girls.  I would have so jumped on that suggestion when I was in school!  Of course, last year, I tried to get Brynn to just take a zero on a project because there was so little time to get it done & it was stressing both of us out.  I have come to a conclusion......I just don't understand & probably never will understand why school work is so necessary. Usually I can imagine myself in someone else's shoes and see their point of view. I've tried that with schooling.  For years!!!   I just don't see it. It eludes me.  How am I supposed to be a better mom when I can't "get it"?    In the mean time, I'm looking into Home Schooling. (Remember, I told you that I'd "lost it" last week.)  Oh, and I also said that I didn't have much to say about school right now.  Hmmmm.......I lied!  I could go on forever, but I'll spare you all & I'll try to do myself a favor by holding my tongue. 

One thing that would help fix the gazillion holes in my murmur bucket would be to win the lottery.  I could pay for private tutors AND a housekeeper AND a cook.  Then I would be free to soak in a hot bath while reading a good book!  Doesn't that sound heavenly?  But since I've never even bought a lottery ticket & don't plan on doing it any time soon, reality bites & I have to try harder to roll with it.  Wish me luck!