So yesterday was Mother's Day...the most dreaded day of the year. Actually, it wasn't too bad. I knew there was no way that I would be blessed with peaceful, obedient and quiet children, so I didn't even hope for it. Brandon didn't have early meetings before church, so he helped get the kids ready (very nice, since usually it's tough to just get to 8:00 church with 
everyone dressed, let alone fed and hair brushed). Church wasn't too bad, I had Sam and Julia sitting on me, but they didn't fight over me, so another bonus! Primary was good, too. No disasters and lots of men willing to help fill holes for me--I especially loved that the 2nd Counselor in the Stake Presidency filled in for me in Nursery. After church, the kids mostly got along (remember, no perfection expected). I told them that what I really wanted was to be able to scrapbook, and amazingly, I actually got some scrapbooking done yesterday! I also managed to help Dan with some homework projects, call my mom, make dinner (Brandon offered, I declined), play checkers
with Sam, play "Scrambled States of America" with Olivia, snuggle with Julia, sit outside in the nice weather, and watch a movie after the kids went to bed. All in all, a really nice Mother's Day. And, yes, I really am grateful to be a mother. I love my children, I'm learning to love the challenges that I have because of them, and I know that I'm growing as a person because of those beautiful, talented, rambunctious, energetic and noisy children.
everyone dressed, let alone fed and hair brushed). Church wasn't too bad, I had Sam and Julia sitting on me, but they didn't fight over me, so another bonus! Primary was good, too. No disasters and lots of men willing to help fill holes for me--I especially loved that the 2nd Counselor in the Stake Presidency filled in for me in Nursery. After church, the kids mostly got along (remember, no perfection expected). I told them that what I really wanted was to be able to scrapbook, and amazingly, I actually got some scrapbooking done yesterday! I also managed to help Dan with some homework projects, call my mom, make dinner (Brandon offered, I declined), play checkers
with Sam, play "Scrambled States of America" with Olivia, snuggle with Julia, sit outside in the nice weather, and watch a movie after the kids went to bed. All in all, a really nice Mother's Day. And, yes, I really am grateful to be a mother. I love my children, I'm learning to love the challenges that I have because of them, and I know that I'm growing as a person because of those beautiful, talented, rambunctious, energetic and noisy children. 
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