Blog Slacker

I am marked as the Blog slacker for the year! I need to keep posting even if not much is happenening around here. It seems like I just try to survive these winter months! Everyone has been doing really good. The kids are plugging along in school. I am always glad to hear through their prayers that they are thankful to be able to go and learn each day. I think many take that blessing for granted. Dave has been traveling quite a bit lately. But we are thankful for a job in these crazy times! The snow is still here and it seems strange that it is almost March. I am jealous of all those who have flowers budding and birds singing! Someday.... I keep telling myself! I have a new calling at church which has put me upside down for a minute! I am in the Young Women's organization (1st counselor) This is actually the first time I have been in YW. I am loving it! I am learning and growing each day! I think I am most relieved to not be teaching gospel doctrine anymore! That was a very scary calling. Yet, as I look back I have never learned so much about life and about myself as I did teaching that class.

Brownies are not my friend!

I do have to tell of a great story that happened last week. I was baking brownies for a YM/YW combined activity and tried to put too much batter into one pan. Needless to say... I had brownie batter everywhere!! I was trying to scoop the batter off the bottom of the stove but I couldn't keep up and next thing I know the stove is on fire and the smoke detectors are blaring!!! I was one of the only people bringing brownies to this activity (so I thought) and tried to problem solve. I didn't have time or anymore brownie mix to start over so I cleaned the oven as best as possible and put the brownies back into the oven. They didn't overflow anymore but took FOREVER to finish baking. They looked horrendous!! Luckily others brought brownies so mine weren't needed after all! The great ending to this story... My husband came home to this tornado of brownie mess. I hadn't even had time to warn him. But when the kids and I got home he had cleaned EVERYTHING!!! He was my hero and I can't even tell you how much that meant to me!! Thanks Honey!!