Sunday,... the Sabbath

Amazingly and shockingly, I went to church yesterday. For some of you this is a shock simply because you didn’t know that I hadn’t been going. For others it is a shock because I have not been going. ;) Got it? Last year church started at 9am. When you don’t go to bed until 6am from the day before, 9am is a little too early. On the days it was my turn to teach the lesson, I would stumble in just to teach class, go home and crash. Well, church is at 11am this year….I had full intentions of going, my body said no. Rude how it wins arguments all the time! Needless to say, I was released from my Sunday School teaching job and put in as the Visiting Teaching Supervisor. Yay for no more zombie teaching Sunday’s . So if none of this has made any sense or if you are new to reading my blog I should explain. For the past year I have not been able to sleep. No I’m not a typical insomniac, my body and my brain have been arguing for a long time. I’ve been to Dr’s, reflexologists, done all the book “self help” things. Sleeping pills are like Nyquil for me, I am a walking zombie with my body crying for sleep and my eyes wide open. Yeah, no fun. Therefore, yesterday, I went to church for the first time in oh maybe 9 or 10 months? No, I am not proud of that and no I am not gloating…..I’m saying YAY ME I went to church!

I’ve always known who it was that missed me while I was gone and it was nice to see them again. Interesting part about it is that they are ALL older than me, some could even be my mother. I think I have a few friends in the younger than me set but it’s hard to tell. They seem to stick together in the nearly dead or young married/newly wed set. There are 1 or 2 though that are my age =0 shocking I know that were glad to see me. Now, why did I go? Anthony got ordained a priest. My in-laws were here from Oregon and came up from Eagle Mountain. I would have gone even if they had not been there. I’ve actually tried to go the past 3 weeks but the first week I ended up with a lung infection, the 2nd week Olivia was sick and last week, everyone was sick – including me. I love the gospel but I am not one of the contributors to “we have to go to church no matter what”. If my kids are sick – they stay home. If my hubby is sick he dopes himself up and than the Bishop sends him home, via the fact he’s the Executive Secretary to the Bishop and the Bishop is a germaphobic. Hmm, I believe I started typing this just to say how nice it was to be missed. I was in fear of the dreaded, “look who’s here!” but it didn’t happen. The people who greeted me knew I’d been having health issues and asked first how I was doing, than shook my hand or gave me a hug and said they were glad I was back. Being welcome is always a good thing, especially when it doesn’t go too far.

Getting Ready...........

Officially by Monday I will be dead. My body is majorly complaining at me for everything I've tried to get done this week, let alone today. I used to be superwoman and this would have been nothing and I still would be going. It really stinks when you can't push yourself just a little bit more to be kinda "normal". =P Thankfully I've been kinda sleeping this week which has allowed me a bit more energy to tackle the stuff I have. =] (YAY) Dean has made 1 trip to DI, 2 to the school recycling bin and has returned from picking up the borrowed chairs. Chicken is trying to thaw in the sink >.> I need it thawed by tonight so I can put everything in pans, cover it with foil and leave them in the fridge for tomorrow. :D Shoot - I just cleaned the kitchen and realize I have to make bread >.< crap. Guess I'll be "re-cleaning" the kitchen tonight. The blank spots left on the wall downstairs are just boards needing to be cut- WAHOO! It's not perfect, you can tell a pro didn't do it but my hope is that it just looks better than it did! (the hole is gone now!!!! YES! can you see my happy dance?)

Left on the docket today......call and receive remaining visiting teaching reports - go to the church and do the report >.>, make bread, re-clean the kitchen >/, scan pictures for the Eagle boy and for myself, entertain the in-laws, get the wood cut, oh yeah- TAKE A SHOWER =P......it's almost 4 I think that's all I'm going to be able to squeeze in. Toodles!

Alien Abduction....=S

Have you ever heard yourself say something and wondered why it was coming out of your mouth? Felt yourself react yet it isn't what you were thinking and you can't stop it? Okay, well that is happening a little too often to me these days....I'm going to blame it on an alien abduction. =] See, I'm not going crazy - it was an alien >]. The scary part about that comment is the fact that the actions really are alien to you if that isn't what your thinking; therefore, that statement is true 0_0.

I don't know why I'm blessed with the friends that I have. A really good friend I haven't seen for 20 yrs until this year =] sent me some good advice. It wasn't advice I didn't know, it just needed to be heard again. Thank you. However, it still hasn't made the aliens that have taken me over leave. Last night, once my brain was functioning logically again, I realized and had it confirmed that my friend was simply trying to invite me to the fun. He wanted to include me but for some reason my pea-brain decided I don't know what and made it physically hurt. =/ I'm really confused by this one, am I getting Alzheimer's? No that's not the one - bipolar? split personality? Those sound really scary 0_o we'll forget I said anything =].

Mr Junior, (my life is possessed and I don't want it to be I still want to be a kid) has a big weekend. He stayed after school to practice for the concert next week, the artist performing came to practice with them. He's now currently at the Layton Lancers Football game (GO LANCERS!) where he marches the team out with one drum and than switches to a different once the band hits the bleachers. Than he heads to his favorite place - Susan's cabin - his grandparents come tomorrow sometime from Oregon and Sunday is church, his ordination and everyone at our house for Linner (lunch/dinner) afterward. I think I'm REALLY glad that Monday is a holiday for ALL OF US! He complains he has no time to do anything but honestly, he is Mr Schedule...he has always had to have something to do or he goes nuts and takes it out on siblings. So, sorry fb fans...he can vent there all he wants but know that at home he's just busy and not spending 4 hrs a day on his xbox =P. I told him if he can pull a C or higher from Alg 2 and Chemistry than I will consider letting him get a job. Right now he is helping to clean up at Susan's house so that they can finish their remodel.

Yummy pancakes for dinner again. I hate the last pay week of August to Sept. It ends up being almost 3 weeks before payday and I have 2 kids bdays in the middle. >.< Anthony received his presents before his birthday so all he got was a cake and his new rules (curfew, etc). Previously he received an xbox harddrive, game controller, 2 games....yeah he got enough. Olivia wants a sleepover for her bday next week and hasn't decided on her cake yet so that will be interesting to tackle. Okay, back to the mess in my house before my mother-in-law arrives =].