A Quick Little Post

Life feels weird right now. I feel really out of sorts. Between worrying about family members and friends with hard, hard trials, to wondering if Clint and I have our priorities in order…. pretty sure there’s a mid-life crisis coming on. Watch out people.

Over Memorial Day my parents and sister came to visit. It was nice to have them here for a few days and it was really nice to see many extended family members when we went to my aunt and uncles missionary farewell. They are currently finishing up their time in the MTC and will then be on their way to Turkey. We will miss them.

Last week was high school graduation for many of our neighbor friends, cancer friends, and some of Caleb’s good school friends. I was so emotional with the posts their parents were making on FB and hearing about graduation from Caleb. He and the other senior class officers were in charge of the flag ceremony. I can’t believe we only have another year left. Sigh! I really think it will be a great year though.

This week Caleb is helping out with the Special Olympics, and then both kids will be going to youth conference at Snow College over the weekend. After that we will pretty much be switching off kids as one goes to camp and comes home and then the next one goes. Right now my room is exploding with clothing, care packages, and plenty of other odds and ends in an attempt to get them ready. Pure craziness.

This summer we haven’t planned a vacation because we are in a huge rush to accomplish a big goal. Let’s just say it involves Clint and I both working around the clock. We’re tired. Hopefully we’ll find some opportunities to do fun things close to home as a trade off this year.

Grateful

I’m sitting here waiting for my turn in the shower hoping there will be some hot water left. I have dirt in my hair, under my nails, and between my toes. It’s a good kind of dirty though. The kind that is the result of hard work and service.

For some reason we have yet to identify it doesn’t seem to be the right time for us to move. It’s disappointing and at the same time okay. We are lucky to have this comfortable home and wonderful neighbors. Tonight the families up and down our street helped move and spread fresh dirt around our neighbors yard. It felt good to work together doing  something meaningful and helpful while enjoying each others company. Even if I don’t have the house I want, we definitely have the type of community I’ve always wanted to raise my kids in.

Yay for a Break!

Late last summer I bought Brian Regan tickets and have been waiting and waiting for the date of the show to roll around. Sometimes I feel hard pressed to find things to do that we will all enjoy and I knew this would be well received by both kids.

Finally on Saturday night my parents, sister, and our little family drove to St. George to see Brian Regan perform at Tuachan. It was so much fun, but the show was over too quickly. Having the opportunity to spend an evening laughing was much needed. My life is far too serious (and dull) these days.

Thanks for having us for the weekend, mom and dad. We love you!

You May Call Him Supreme Overlord

Today was Star Wars Day- May the 4th be with you! It also happened to be election day at the High School for class officers. It turns out Caleb ran for office with a Star Wars themed campaign… and he won! Now that he’s “in” he will be interviewed and then positions will be announced before the end of the school year.

Caleb’s friend Megan is responsible for the awesome artwork on the posters.

The t-shirts were a huge hit. Caleb had people offering to buy them. LOL

I Love this Quote

Thoughts

I admit it, I’m discouraged. For the first time in a long time I have no idea what the next step is. I thought I did, we planned for what we thought it should be, and for some reason expected or at least hoped it would be easy and effortless. Problem is, nothing is quite working out as I thought it would. I have about as much faith right now just to hang on and to keep exploring our options. I guess what I really want is Dorothy’s yellow brick road. A nice little laid out path that I simply have to follow. Instead we are caught in a maze and seem to be hitting every dead end.

So what do you do when you find yourself discouraged and a little on the hopeless side?

Prom

Caleb and friends got their prom on this weekend. Here are a few details, thoughts, and plenty of photos.

Caleb asked Amberlee. She isn’t quite 16 (her birthday is 3 weeks after prom), so we told Caleb he would have to ask her parents first. He did. They said yes.

 

It took two attempts to find Caleb a tux. We went to one place and were totally unimpressed with the customer service and cost of the rental. Soon after, we learned of a different place to go and had a much better experience.

 

The date of prom was decided on by the outgoing seniors last year. It was discovered this year that it would interfere with the Saturday evening Priesthood session of LDS General Conference. The kids were concerned about that and took matters into their own hands. By letting the Administration know of the conflict and then getting their Stake Presidents to call in, prom was moved to Friday night and they were able to keep the Capitol Building as their venue.

The boys picked up their dates and had photos at the girls homes, then back to the boys homes for photos, then to their friend Logan’s house for group photos and to be picked up by the limo. They ate at a downtown Japanese restaurant, went to the prom, then back to Logan’s for dessert and a movie.

It was fun to see the individuality all the kids showed in their prom attire. Caleb went really classic, but chose some fun retro shoes. Love them!

Great group of friends, fun time, good memories.