planned on doing so much today. where did the time go? time is flying by very quickly. i was going to do laundry, clean the main level of my house, spread manure all over my yard, drop by the store, shine my sink, and do my finances.
so really.... wha happened? what did i do today? i made it to the store with all 4 boys. that's a big one!!! they even all did great. no fighting. no running around. just a fun day at the store. this was a change. i usually want to rip my hair out within the first 2 minutes. christopher and james had earned some money and wanted to buy something. they each chose a small toy. james got a ninja sword and christopher got a bow and arrow. they wanted to get dylan something and said they would buy it for him. he picked out bubbles. (i paid for them.) my boys were sweet to offer though. we went to the check out and each older boy paid for their own toy. i didn't even need to help them count their coins. i just got to stand there and watch. i was impressed. my children are growing so quickly. soon they will all be off on missions, going to college, getting married and having my grandchildren....... i am almost a grandma.
president Monson gave a talk last conference about 'finding joy in the journey'. in this journey of mine i can focus on all the negative, or i can find the joy in it. my attitude makes all the difference. so even though i only did one thing on my list of things to do, i will look at it like this, "wow!!!! i did one thing on my list today!!!! what a great accomplishment! tomorrow i will chip away at the list more." there is a wise woman out there who gave my mom some advice. "make a list and pick 3 things to do on it a day." i can do that. today i started with 1 thing a day. i will have to work up to 3 things. hee hee.
well i'm off to enjoy the rest of my moments of today!
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Sounds to me like we're living parallel lives--you with boys, me with girls . . . but slow down, turbo, about the whole grandma bit!! :)
I'm still working on being pleased with what does get done rather than fussing about what didn't--you are wise.
I am almost a great-grandmother! Whoa!
Wise woman, Judy Pearson Francisco, helping everyone along for years and still wondering about her "niche".
I laughed out loud at the 'grandma' thing--then Mare's 'great-grandma' thing. But seriously, I am so DANG impressed with the positive twist you put on this day's experience and about enjoying the journey and about focusing on what IS instead of what ISN'T. As I see it, these skills are good 'fertilizer' for a happy family 'garden.'
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