Homesick

Paradise Lost

Due to 4th grade time constraints, my teaching time has been greatly reduced.  I only get about one hour per month instead of one hour per week.  I am so sad.  I was really enjoying my weekly lessons on character related issues.   The kids would cheer when I came in & just beg to know what the weekly game was.  I hope they don't forget who I am!!!  Sigh.....

Daily Gratitude

 I am grateful for time.  

Time with family, friends.  Time to go places.  Time to be sad.  Time to feel joy.

Time to heal, learn, grow.  Time to love, time to get over hatred, anger.  Time to cry, laugh, explore.

Time to make new friends, time to remember others whose time is up.  Time to pray, worship, work, 

study.  Time to experience.  Time to think, to be thought about.  

Time that comes before eternity.

Grrrrrrrr!

I had to yell at several people this week in order to get something that was promised.  I hate doing that!!!  But I tried being nice & that didn't work.  Stupid satelite company!

My Daily Gratitude

Hot showers, cold showers, rain, lemonade, hot cocoa, laundry, teeth brushing, toilet flushing, swimming, in a tall glass:  I am so grateful for water.

This week I was able have a PPI with my Bishop.  I am so amazed at what our Bishop's accomplish & all the hard work they do.  We have an awesome Bishop!!!  What a blessing to serve with him!!!


Saturday, I was able to attend my first baptism as the Primary President.  It was so neat.  The entire stake gets together to have all the baptisms for the month.  There was lovely music, nice talks, then in groups of three wards, we went to see "our" kids baptized.  The confirmations were done by individual wards.  I was prepared to do what I thought was the "standard" congratulations/welcome to activity days, etc.  Little did I know that they didn't do things like we did back in Ohio & everyone liked it.  I just thought everyone did the same thing.  I have started a new tradition.  I'm a trend setter.  Who knew?


Remember my fascination with sprinklers here in Idaho.  Well, there's more.  The past month I've seen little signs everywhere advertising "Sprinkler Blowouts" for $25.  Having no clue, I asked my Relief Society President.  She explained it while a couple of other sisters were chuckling at my question.  At the end of summer you have to pay someone to come & blow all the water out of the sprinkler system/pipes so that they don't freeze & bust the pipes.  I had no idea.


My first Sunday not conducting, I took the opportunity to check out our GIGANTIC nursery.  Wow!  I am so grateful to have wonderful nursery leaders & a saintly counselor who's "only" responsibility is to take care of the GIGANTIC nursery & my wonderful leaders.  And, I have to call two more leaders & "borrow" another room to have them in.  Whew!!!


And, my wonderful Relief Society sisters insisted that they could teach me to make pie shells.  I came just to chit chat & get more acquainted (not really wanting to make a pie crust).  Well they quickly put me to work measuring, fluffling, kneading, whatever.  It was fun, but I'm not going to make pie crusts at home. The pre-made frozen kind are perfectly fine for me!!!  (But thanks anyways, ladies!)

Just 5 Thoughts.

Halloween in Idaho totally stinks!  We so got more candy in Ohio!



Had a nice R.S. meeting learning about making pie crusts.

Love having internet on my phone!





I got lost in Boise this afternoon.


Saw the capital building.  My phone got me home.

Reading a cute book called, "Lawn Boy.