toddlers

#6 hit his older brother,#3, with a wooden spoon. It made his brother laugh, and it was fun to do, so he tried it on #5 who did not laugh, but cried. Then little #6 was reprimanded by me, his mommy, and the combo of #5 crying and mommy's reprimanding made #6 cry too. He's sorry and he'll try not to do it again!

#7 learned where his nose is. He pointed to his toes once, but now he runs around and points to everyone's noses saying, "no, no, no".

They both love to be chased. They run away a lot and laugh and laugh. They also understand a lot and will try to help as much as they can. They bring me all sorts of things from the cupboard. They'll put things in the cupboard too. They'll also put things on the counters and table and they like to decorate the walls with marker. They will also help me find whoever I'm looking for. This really is a fun age.

Transition-- STIIIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLL............

Today was a little rough. As I've mentioned before we have been driving an hour each way to church each Sunday. We have to leave by 8 a.m. to get there on time. We didn't get up until 7:30 am last week, so this week we made sure to get everybody bathed Sat. night, but I forgot about gathering all their clothes. It didn't actually take that long to find them all, but it was just more than I could bear. I'm just running out of steam. We were very late again this week. It would be easier if we knew that we would get the lot we want and build the house we want on it to be in that ward and that neighborhood. I hate this uncertainty. I broke down and cried on the way there and held back tears when everybody was so friendly to me and wanted to know about us.

It's nice but it's hard to be so uncertain. I can't really tell them anything yet. It is a great ward, and they have all been really nice to us, but we aren't really a part of them yet. We can't move our records until we get our lot, and the builder/owner is being the same way with our new builder that they were with us- not returning calls, not making appts., etc. so it is moving way too slow-- it has now been 2 weeks since we signed with them and now it's Thanksgiving so we probably still won't hear from them this week. Day after day we wait, day after day, there's nothing new to report. Meanwhile, it's getting colder and snowier and later in the year. Plus the new ward isn't perfect. I'm very sensitive to picking out people's tendencies to be cliquish and mean and this ward does have a few of those. So it's hard to go, but I always leave feeling very thankful and glad that we did go (we did skip nursery and sunbeams though- the twins and the 4 yr old won't go to their classes without us-- we just drove around and talked/complained).

The other kids are very happy there. They all have friends. They all feel included and supported. I think the people are genuinely caring and kind overall, so we will continue going for the kids. It makes it worth it. I can hang on and keep going for them. I will just have to step up to the next level of organization again. I would never be well organized without all these cute kids. They have made me better than I every though possible and I guess there's still plenty of room for growth.

I do hope we will have something more definite soon. I hope we get that lot so that they can finally start the process of getting the permit and getting started on the house. Life is really tough sometimes. It's hard to fit everything in with all this driving. I think my cleaning time has suffered the most. I just have to make the kids follow through on their chores better. I think our new house will work out, but this is definitely the roughest transition we've ever had to make. Patience, faith, ENDURANCE. I will really try harder to not murmur.

Some great faith stories

My friend, Diane, just had a few people post their stories on faith this past week. I finally got around to reading them and they were well worth my time.

here's the link:

www.thoserobertsons.blogspot.com

Family Prayer

I love my boys. They love the wii and they will do just about anything to play on the wii-- it is a great motivator and they do a lot of chores and schoolwork for the privilege. Works for me. They've been playing super mario bros. and one of them prayed in family prayer that they would keep finding secret passageways!!

I'm sure they will!

kid stuff

#2 told my brother how she wants to be journalist because it uses no math at all, she also sold him 4 slingshots she makes out of sticks she finds in the backyard for $1.

I took #1 to milk the goat this morning, someone is supposed to be taking that goat, but not yet, she came back while I was getting the bucket to say that the goat was gone, I went to do a double take, and the goat was there!!

Miracle Music is a miracle you never saw so many little feet run to make their bed!

I'm so tired I can't remember any more funny sayings right now-- but they are plentiful. We laugh all the time. The twins are especially cute. #6 tries to push his brothers off my lap, and they both fold their arms and they want to get certain things themselves.

#4, 5 are really cute too. I watched a lot of jumping and rolling on couch cushions today. They built a huge fort out of them. "watch Mom", "watch again!!" very fun, very good kids!

2 Ne. 8, Isaiah 51

I read this chapter yesterday morning and got nothing out of it-- as I slammed the book shut, I remembered our Relief Society lesson and how important it is to meditate and listen for answers as we read, so this morning I decided to pay attention and look at these beautiful gems I found!!!!

7- Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart I have written my law, fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings.

12-- I am he; yea, I am he that comforteth you. Behold, who art thou, that thou shouldst be afraid of man, who shall die, and of the son man, who shall be made like unto grass?

22- Thus saith thy Lord, the Lord and thy God pleadeth the cause of his people; behold I have taken out of thine hand the cup of trembling, the dregs of the cup of my fury; thou shalt no more drink it again.

I just need to do what I know is right regardless of how strange I may seem and what other people think. It is what the Lord thinks of me that I need to worry about. Man really can do nothing-- only the Lord!

hands full today

We took the sides off the babies cribs, and they have done pretty well and slept most of the time- but not today!! I would lay them down and out they would both come smiling, knowing they were getting away with something and thinking it was a very fun game. We finally put the baby gate up in their door way so they couldn't get out, and #6 fell asleep right there on the floor by the gate. They didn't sleep well and they were sure cranky and tired. They went to bed fine and fell asleep fast when it was time for the night time sleep. So cute!!