Daily Journal - January 2010

Tuesday, January 5th
I'm back! Let's see how I do this month...
Today I realized that Rachelle is growing a mullet. It is seriously getting much longer in the back than in the front. So I decided to put her hair in pigtails, this time down at the nape of her neck instead of little bug antenna at the top of her head. A few hours later, I notice that one piggy has just been pulled out - elastic band in hand. Before I can do anything about it, I think the elastic band was popped into her little baby mouth and swallowed. I'm a little (but not too) nervous about it. But I will be checking her poop over the next few days to see if it makes an appearance.

Thursday, January 7th
Today was one of the worst days I've had in a long time. Canceled preschool. Cried for a better part of the afternoon. Went to bed at 8:00, and except for waking up to nurse Rachelle at 4:00 AM, slept for 12 hours. Feel better after some sleep...

Friday, January 8th
Today was a much better day. Went to the library with the girls and did a fun painting project. Picked out new books, which always makes me happy. Met Michael for lunch - went to Moe's. Shaelyn ate her entire cheese quesadilla and 1/2 her cookie! There was very little arguing, very little fighting. My soul's not soothed, but I didn't feel like crying all day.
Michael had his 1st stake basketball game tonight. The girls had a blast, and Shaelyn probably watched 1/2 the game. "Go Daddy! Number 9!"

Saturday, January 9th
Working on my lesson and a talk for Sacrament tomorrow. Don't feel like doing either one. I was hoping such assignments would get me out of my funk. On the contrary, they just make me feel like a big hypocrite. AAAAAHHHHHH!

Sunday, January 10th
Ok, much better day. It took me forever, but I finally felt inspired about both my talk and my lesson. And of course was grateful that I had to do them both - because they got me once again to focus outside of me and my little pity party and instead on my assignment. Our church day was great - very spiritually fulfilling. Shaelyn did GREAT in Primary today. I got through both my talk and lesson without spontaneously combusting. And found out that a friend has just been called to be the Relief Society President for our ward. Which of course made my troubles seem miniscule in comparison! :) Started a new class function of prayerful meditation at the end of each lesson. I think it went well.

Tuesday, January 12th
In preschool today we learned about the insides of our bodies. And when I said that the heart pumps blood through our body, one of my students said, "Like my mommy pumps after nursing my baby sister!" HA HA! I love what 3-year-olds say!
Had a great afternoon of playing pretend with Shaelyn. And had the new 89 cent 5-layer burrito from Taco Bell for lunch. It was good, filling, and a great way to spend 89 cents!

Sunday, January 24th
It's official. I love Sundays. I've been really good lately about eschewing things I do on other days (ie: reading, watching tv, doing stuff on the computer), so I feel like I'm really taking a Sabbatical from my normal life. It's been really refreshing and uplifting. The Sundays that I'm good about this usually lead to better weeks overall. Michael and I have gotten into puzzles, now that Shaelyn is obsessed with them, and are spending our evening putting together an old Star Wars puzzle we bought back when we were in college.

Monday, January 25th
Rachelle is starting to act like a big girl. I feel like it's come on all of the sudden, just now right before her birthday, and it makes me OH SO SAD! And happy - because it's so darn cute. Today, after being at the nastiest place on earth (aka Walmart), I announced that we needed to wash hands. Rachelle knew exactly what I meant, went right over to the bathroom, climbed up the step stool in front of the sink, and started rubbing her hands together. I was amazed! She giggled while we lathered up the soap. And giggled again when we rinsed it off. And really giggled when we dried them. I'm so happy she's such a happy child.