Step...Step...Step

Did I mention that I work out at the Gym and that I dislike exercise with a passion?  I however, love time to myself and I get that while I work out and the kiddies are playing to their hearts content in child watch.

Therefore...I workout...a lot...well, enough to break a sweat...while I am reading the Ensign.

I have proof.  Those are my feet and yes according to the machine I am actually moving.

Butter

I've been complaining about my butter being cold.  It tears holes in the pancakes and you know how that upsets the natives!  

Apparently Land O' Lakes is aware of my dilemma and has issued this video to solve my problem.  (must be the connection I have...wink, wink.)

I leave my butter out in my handy dandy butter dish 24/7/365, but with it being so cold this winter, it has turned into a cold unspreadable lump.

Thanksgiving already?

Is there Triptaphen in Mexican Food?  I know there isn't, but did I ever get sleepy after a plate of Nachos at Maria's Mexican Retaurant.  Zzzzzzzzz

Today was Parent Teacher Conference at Miss Boo's Preschool.  It is always gratifying to know that your child is excelling in school.  Even at 4 years old!  And yes, there was the usual comment about her language skills.   Code for "Boy, she sure can talk"!  I expected it, I would have known they were lying if they didn't say something.  Miss Boo has a fondness for the sound of her own voice and values her opinions immensely.  

I wouldn't have her any other way.  But, that is today and we will see how I feel after the week is over and she has been at home all week due to parent/teacher conferences.

Pruning

Time to pull myself out of the funk I have been in.

It all started with the turnover of the HOA (homeowners association). Every time I thought about the turnover I would get the biggest knot in my stomach. After much contemplation I realized that I was worried about being thrown off the board and I wasn't ready for that. I liked being in "control" (I believe that is a figment of my imagination) of what was going on in my neighborhood and truly frightened that if I wasn't on the board the neighborhood would fall into disrepair. Boy, do I think a lot of my abilities!

Reality Check was in order!

After MORE contemplation, the right kind, not born out of survival mode I realized that being on the Board is one of the things that causes me undue stress almost daily. Our home teachers shared a message on pruning the bad branches out of our lives. Bro. Klein used the term "sucker branches" that are pretty, have all their leaves but do not produce anything and take unnecessary nutrients from the rest of the tree that is bearing fruit.

Since I have made the decision that I do not need to be on the Board and that there is a better use for my time and mental health, I have felt at peace and a need to get things in order with the work I have done for the HOA. 

Originally, I tried to get Mr. Finn to make the decision for me, but he was wise and let me make it, knowing that I would be able to let it go more easily and most importantly...NOT BLAME HIM! Ha! Poor guy, he gets a bum rap sometimes.

Maybe now I can shake the yuckies of the past several weeks and get on living. My apologies to my children who have to be with me 24/7 and had to live with the sorting out phase of all this. They are troopers and I love them with all my heart. They are my good branches and they need my attention and focus at this time in their lives. I am a mother first!

Birthday Wishes