Another Short One

I really need to stop doing these blog posts late at night when I don't have much time to write about them, and when Abigail is getting fussy because she's tired and ready for bed. It doesn't give me long to sit down, reflect and write, and it's hard to concentrate on what I want to write about because Abigail is sitting there fussing in my ear (or so it seems.)

I had a great day today, that involved showering (always a plus!) Stake Women's Day, delicious food (seriously, what is better than a baked potato bar? And tuxedo cake?) and shopping at Once Upon a Child. I love that store! I think they're strictly Canadian, so I'll just explain now that they're a chain of consignment shops, and the best place (in my opinion) to buy cheap, nice kids clothes and other stuff. Some of them are run down and have yucky things, but the one we went to is in a wealthy city, so the things there are generally nicer, and you see more expensive brands there, because parents in wealthy cities can afford to buy designer clothes for their kids. And I come along and buy it second-hand! Ha, I love it.

Anyway, then I came home and Matt had made dinner, followed by his amazing milkshakes, and life is just...complete. Or it was, until Elijah jumped on me, elbowed my spine repeatedly, and grabbed a fistful of my hair as Matt was picking him up. I'm not going to lie, I shrieked like a banshee, it hurt so bad. I felt bad for upsetting him and Abigail, but it was completely involuntary.

So, some things I decided today, in list form:

-I want to play the violin. Like, buy one and take lessons. I think I will.
-I am going to do family home evening and scripture study with my family. We WILL do this.
-I love Peggy and need to be more like her, listening to the Spirit and being excited about the Gospel and the Atonement. Also, read that Tad Callister book, and anything by the guy who wrote the introduction (Rob Millet I think?)
-it's not something I decided, but a quote that I liked, by Elder Maxwell. The gist of it is that if you don't like someone, it's because you don't know them well enough.

There were other things, but, true to form, I can't remember them all. This seems to be a recurring theme for me.

I feel like there are so many good things I want to do with my time, and that I don't have time to do them all. It gets a little frustrating sometimes, but is rather exciting too. It is SO nice having a ton of things I want to do. Right now I'm loving crocheting, editing photos, taking pictures, reading my book, and working on Elijah and Abby's memory binder.

Ah, and there's Abby crying, letting me know it's bedtime. I'm reeeeeally not looking forward to this time change business! Argh!

Oh, and before I forget, a couple photos. I'm not going to lie, I totally took these just so I could say I took a photo today. I'm feeling sleepy and not very excited about taking photos at this exact moment, but I'm trying to take one photo every day for a year (lofty, I know. Really, let's just get through this week, this month, this QUARTER, before we talk a year!)

But, either way, I do like the photos. It's Matt concentrating on his model-building, and then filing a miniature. Except, he's not really filing. I posed him for my picture. But that's okay, because that's what photographers do, right? Either way, I love my man, and I'm glad he has a hobby that he enjoys so much.



That's all for now. G'night!