Sunday, August 21, 2011

Some things just don't work out like planned.

One Sunday morning on our family trip to visit family, I unintentionally wore my fuzzy pink flip-flops to church.  Not the best choice of footwear with my turquoise skirt.  I wore these flip-flops in motel rooms and houses to keep from running around barefoot.  I fully intended to wear my sandals to church that morning.  But this is how it happened -- my MIL, SIL, and neice & nephew were ready to go, so they left for church across town -- a 20 minute drive I was told.  One of my boys was not wanting to wear his shoes.  So, Russ took the other two kids out to the van as I assisted with the shoes on this child.  Russ told me the front door was locked, all I needed to do was pull the door shut behind me.  I was half way across the yard when I realized I had forgotten to change my shoes.  What could I do?  I realized even though it wasn't the most appropriate choice of footwear, at least I was at church with family.  I wonder if anyone even noticed.  ???


Then, during Sacrament meeting I looked in Jacob's bag and found a treat that he had recieved in Primary the previous Sunday -- a snack bag of baby carrots.  You can just imagine what a snack bag of carrots looks like after a week traveling across country in a hot van.  Let's just say YUCKY! and smelly too.  Russ to the rescue -- he took the bag out and disposed of the carrots.  :-)

Monday, August 15, 2011

Makes me Happy

Do you ever find something that just makes you happy? On the way home from the kids' last day of water week day camp at Garbry Big Woods Reserve, we stopped at a couple of yardsales. I don't need anything really. I just like to look around. Lately, I haven't found much that I can't live without. But I found these little jars. I think they are old creamer jars. My mom had some when we were little. And, as I think about it, I'm sure I have one in a box somewhere. I picked one up wondering the price. The lady told me I could have the whole bunch of them for a quarter. Now, I don't really need 8 of these little jars. And what will Russ think about me bringing more junk into the house? But remembering dandelions we would take to mom that she put in these little creamer jars turned vases just made me smile. So, I bought all 8 for a quarter.


I showed one to Russ and told him that they just make me happy. And he understood. I have two in my kitchen windowsill waiting for one of my children to bring me a dandelion. And it will make me happy all over again.