Reader alert: my Prozac (aka, my 'happy pill' quit on me recently. Hopefully my gratitude will not be too affected by this.)
September 1-
Happy Labor Day! We were able to spend the day with Curtis parents & Celia & her family in Muldrow. It was a good day!
September 2-
Clara's first day of preschool at Explore & Discover. Curtis took her to school. :) N played with Jill's twins while I went to yoga. Ah yoga! :) It stormed the previous night & was rainy at first during the day. Overall, it was a good day.
September 3-
Happy 2nd birthday to our sweet Nancy! We kept it low key. I made cupcakes for her bday. Earlier I took C & N to play at the splash park. Those girls love the water!
September 4-
Clara's 2nd day of preschool. At first she didn't want to go, but she was fine after I left. Nancy & I had a good time doing some shopping for Gramma & Grampa Parent. When E & M got home from school, I took a much needed nap. :)
September 5-
No yoga today. But that's ok. There were other things to do to prep for the surprise trip to Branson for Mardee. I certainly feel blessed to know & be friends with such great group of ladies! We all had a good time. :) [Tara Flemming, Jill Smallwood, Mardee Clive, Karyn Bennett, Kori Hatch, Sarah Bredensteiner, Melissa Christensen & myself]
September 6-
Shopping & eating in Branson! The day was a little overcast but nice. (Oh yeah. I forgot my purse. :( Jill was very kind to lend me some $$ for the trip.) <---Thank you Jill! It was another good day being with such kind & sweet friends. It's nice too at times to take time to listen & observe. :)
September 7-
Fast Sunday. I'm continually grateful for my husband. He really is so good to me & our girls. Between being tired from the trip & my anxiety being out of whack, I went back to sleep before church & went late. Curtis took the girls to church, early/on time. I am very blessed to have him!
September 8-
Autumn is coming. I like this tiime of year. It's soup weather and I really like soup. And, I'm grateful for modern medicine. I have a Dr. appt with Dr. Johnson next Tuesday.
September 9-
Yoga! Joane took care of N today so I could go to yoga! Thanks to Joane! C, thus far, still likes preschool. We're having the Spanish missionaries here for dinner tonight. I'm grateful for the chance to make a meal for them. ( I also mowed the lawn. I really enjoy doing that.)
September 10-
Today I took some time to prepare my primary lesson and music for the program. I am thankful for this opportunity to serve in this calling.
September 11-
Today is the 13 year anniversary of 9/11/01. The day the US was attacked by terrorists. I'm not grateful that we were attacked, but I'm grateful to be a part of this nation that celebrates freedoms that other countries don't believe in. I do still believe that God protects and blesses this nation. He knows our needs as individuals and as a nation.
September 12-
Yesterday, my anxiety was kicking my butt. Curtis had to talk me into going for a motorcycle ride. (that's how bad it is) I'm glad he got me to go and I'm glad I went. It was helpful. The weather was cool and it was good for me to be out. I was also considering not going to yoga. Fortunately he talked me into going to that. I am still grateful for yoga and this 'give and receive' program that Yoga Story offers. What a blessing!
Curtis took E & M to the Daddy-daughter dinner and derby activity at the church. I think the girls had a good time getting their cars ready. M won some races and E won for most stylish! :)
September 13-
Curtis went to the temple with R2nd ward. I took E to art lessons and ran some errands. I'm grateful that E is able to take art lessons and that she enjoys them. After a nap, I worked some more on getting music ready for the Primary kids. E & M really are helpful to me. I appreciate their help.
September 14-
At church, the sisters who play organ/piano will rotate playing on Sundays for sacrament mtg. I had the opportunity to play. It was terrible! But, I'm still glad I had the chance to do it. Hopefully, I'll be able to be better prepared when its my turn again.
September 15-
Grocery shopping & dinner with the missionaries. Elder McKenzie is Elder Magana's new companion. Elder M is a good guy & good missionary. I'm grateful that God blessed me with the necessary energy to accomplish grocery shopping & the ability to have dinner ready on time. :) It helps that Curtis is too good to me as well!
September 16-
Yoga, getting C from preschool & helping the Harrington family. Poor Jenny. Her mom is very ill so Jenny had to take a sudden trip to NY. It just so happens that Nathan has a business trip to MO. We are having Lea & Bev stay here until Nathan gets home on Fri. Again, I'm grateful we have this opportunity to help friends in need. :) [Ps. Dr. Johnson gave me a new med. I'll know if it works in about a week or so. Thank heavens for modern medicine!]
September 17-
Today, I'm thankful that my girls, in general, are getting better about being ready for school on time. It really makes early mornings less stressful, and that is great!
September 18-
We had book group at my house. It was a small group, but a good one. We discussed 'The Lion, the Witch, & the wardrobe' by CS Lewis. I read it as a kid & this was the first time I read it as an adult. It was really good! (Prob better as an adult) I'm grateful for the help that Curtis gave in having kids ready for bed, so we could have book group here. I'm also grateful for book group.
September 19-
It was 'Pirate day' at Krispy Kreme. You dress like a pirate and they give you a dozen donuts free. E, M, & C all dressed like pirates so we got 3 dozen donuts, free! The girls really enjoyed that. (We went after school) I'm grateful for times like that so we can have a good time together.
September 20-
Clara went to her friend Camilla's bday party in the afternoon. Around 4-ish we went to Prairie Grove so Janet could do our family pics. It was fun! After family pics we had dinner at Briar Rose. (So yummy!) Janet invited us to play a game at Tim & Sarah's. We all had a good time. (I think) :) ps, I love Janet!
September 21-
Today, I'm grateful Curtis & I could attend the 'special meeting' in BV this AM. A new branch was created. A portion of SC & of BV were taken to create the Metfield branch. The growth of the church here is amazing!
September 22-
Wendy invited some friends to her place for a little lunch & a Mary Kay party. Good food, good company & good times.
September 23-
Curtis took M & C to school. I went to yoga. I appreciate Jill watching N so I can go to yoga. Curtis had to go 'out of town' this week for a business trip. He's staying in the Embassy Suites in Rogers, AR! So silly!
September 24-
Bikes, Blues, & BBQ started today! It's so fun to see all the bikes out! LOVE IT!! After school E & M had activity girls with R2nd & SC. Bc of when they were meeting, they were able to go to both. I think it worked out. (Happy bday to Ben!)
September 25-
Curtis is out of town until Fri. Jackie was supposed to volunteer with me in Fayetteville @ BBB, but she got sick. :( I went. The lot I was in was away from the action, but I checked out Dickson when my shift was done. SO MANY BIKES & PEOPLE!!! It was great! (Beth invited me rather last minute to go to AZ with her so our family could be there together to celebrate Adam & Michele's 10 yr anniversary. Thanks Beth! :) )
September 26-
No yoga today. But that's ok. After I took M to school, I was able to get stuff ready to go to AZ with Beth. Curtis made it home in time for us to say, 'hi' & 'bye'. Then we headed out to Tulsa. There are still plenty of bikes out. Our flight was safe. (That's always good!) We are staying with Beth's friend, Martin. Nice guy. We got to stop & see the new Gilbert temple. It's so beautiful! I'm grateful for all of this.
September 27-
Adam & Michele celebrated their 10 yr anniversary with a cookout at a ranch in Sedona. It was fun to surprise them. Nobody knew I was going. Of course, I didn't know until Beth invited me. :) It was cooler & wetter than expected, but it was still a good time. We took plenty of pictures & made good memories. Hooray for Parent family time!
September 28-
Time to go home. Beth & I stayed with her friend Martin. The 3 of us had breakfast at US Egg before they took me to the airport. Fortunately my flights were on time. It was good to get home. Though, Curtis came to the airport on the bike. He put my jacket & helmet on the back of the bike for me. When he got to the airport, both were gone. He gave me his jacket & helmet & we looked for my stuff on the way home. We found the jacket & after searching in the dark for 10-20 min, Curtis found my very busted up helmet. I was able to give Curtis' helmet & jacket back & wore my jacket & busted helmet home. I'm grateful we were kept safe.
September 29-
Grocery shopping day & FHE. Since I was gone Sat, I didn't get to watch Women's Conf with E & M. We watched some LDS videos & a highlight from the conference. After that M & Curtis went for a bicycle ride. E helped me stuff sock monkeys. :)
September 30-
I'm continually grateful Jill is able & willing to watch N so I can go to yoga. She's so great! It's also great that Curtis gets the girls up & off to school on Tues & Fri. Clara likes going to 'pretty school' on Tues & Thurs. :) I'm also thankful that I was able to go out for a night time bike ride. I really prefer day time rides, but as there's no one here to watch the littles, I have to wait until later. I appreciate some 'road yoga' time. :)
