I Survived!...... Mostly!

Well, we got back from Girls' Camp yesterday in one piece.  It was a great week, with lots of laughing, crying, mosquitos, camp songs, not sleeping, deer, skits, potguts, moose, flies, good food, hiking, canoeing, bug spray, weird tan lines, testimonies, manicures, crafts, rain, screaming about bugs, cold showers, mud, awesome girls and leaders, and hard beds.  I'm very grateful I was able to go.  I'll write a longer post later.

Hi Ho, Hi Ho...

It's off to Girls' Camp we go!

This should be a great week.  Daughter #1 and I are very excited this morning, even at 5:31.  We've got our backpacks packed, our "Be True to the Who(Wonder Heavenly Offspring) t-shirts on and our pillows ready for the bus.  This will be great!



Run Like the Wind?

One of our Young Women leaders is organizing a 5K run for us to do in September.  Since the majority of those participating are not runners, we are meeting weekly to run/walk to practice for the 5K.  I have never been a regular exerciser, so I knew this wouldn't be easy.  This morning was our first time to practice.  Yikes.  I was given the assignment to bring up the rear to make sure no one was left behind.  That was the perfect job for me, as I was quite a bit behind already.  I know I'm not in shape, but really?  We'll see how this goes.

Daughter #1 joined our group this morning and did really well.  I'm very pleased she is doing this with me.  Well, way ahead of me, really!

Overheard

"Mom, did you know that when you are laying down and you hit your tummy, if it is hard then you are hungry and if it is jiggly then you are not hungry?"

Hmmmmm.  Thanks, Daughter #4.  I wondered why I was NOT hungry all the time!  ;)



Motivation

“Life is meant to be enjoyed, not endured.” ~President Gordon B. Hinckley ~

“You pile up enough tomorrows, and you'll find you've collected a lot of empty yesterdays.” ~ Harold Hill~

“If you delay till to-morrow what ought to be done to-day, you overcharge the morrow with a burden which belongs not to it. You load the wheels of time, and prevent it from carrying you along smoothly. He who every morning plans the transactions of the day, and follows out the plan, carries on a thread which will guide him through the labyrinth of the most busy life. The orderly arrangement of his time is like a ray of light which darts itself through all his affairs. But where no plan is laid, where the disposal of time is surrendered merely to the chance of incidents, all things lie huddled together in one chaos, which admits neither of distribution nor review.” ~ Hugh Blair ~

“A life lived in fear is a life half-lived.” ~Fran~

“You do not find the happy life – you make it.” ~President Thomas S. Monson ~
  

“Fear of change keeps the individual from seeing problems as they truly are and from creating effective ways to solve them. It seems much easier to rely on the old familiar but nonproductive ways than to risk creating new ways to cope with recurring problem situations.” ~Jonathan M. Chamberlain~

Carpe Diem. Seize the day.

“Wherefore, the Lord God gave unto man that he should act for himself....” 2 Nephi 2:16

“Remember that fear always lurks behind perfectionism. Confronting your fears and allowing yourself the right to be human can, paradoxically, make you a far happier and more productive person.” ~Dr. David M. Burns~

“Those who act, win; those who react, lose.” ~Morgan Wootten~

“Acting involves making a choice. Reacting means someone else is making the choices.” ~Tim Kopperud~

“Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.” ~Carol Burnett~

“Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make, the better.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson~

Allergy Eye and Clover

One of my eyes is red and itching like crazy from something in the air.  Why the other eye isn't joining in the fun is a mystery.

For our Beehive class activity tonight we went to meet a new Beehive that was supposed to move in yesterday.  Instead, we met her father and learned that their furniture won't arrive from Connecticut until Saturday, so they aren't moved in yet.  So we ended up going to the park down the street.  The girls made clover chains and played grass tag and basically acted like 12 and 13-year olds.  Very entertaining.

There is a thunderstorm going on tonight, which explains why my aching legs are keeping me awake.  Silly legs.

Our AC is lovely. 

We had a fun 4th of July spent with family.  Get-togethers are always great fun.

In 3 weeks, Daughter #1 and I will be at Girls' Camp.  I'm getting quite excited.  It should be a great experience for the girls and the leaders.  We have some awesome people in this ward.

I'm still mostly sane this summer vacation, but am very much looking forward to school starting back up next month.  All the kids in school all day?  Yes, please!



85

That is how hot it is in this house right now.   Even with a fan blowing directly on my face, I can't seem to fall asleep.  Maybe a bowl of corn squares with honey, blueberries and milk will help.  And reading blogs.  That always works.

The Beehives were in charge of the combined YW/YM activity tonight.  Which means I was in charge.  Being in charge of things like that is not my favorite thing.  It went well, I think.  I'm glad I'm done being in charge for a while.  Hopefully.

We are getting a new AC and furnace on Thursday and Friday.  Happy day!

Pansy the broody chicken is still broody.  She's back in the broody cage.

We are getting peas and strawberries from our garden.  And the dill has nearly taken command of the entire garden.

It is hot.

Balderdash is a very fun game.

I'm out of things to type.