We had a RS presidency meeting tonight at my house. We are having a board dinner next week that we needed to go over details for. (I'm making the glazed carrots and a cheesecake - okay, Ryan is making the cheesecake :naughty:.)
They surprised me with a gift - a Willow Tree ornament, the angel of remembrance. And they brought a strawberry swirl cheesecake - :lick:! I am going to miss working with them so much! I can't imagine not serving with them.
I have another week of duties to take care of before I'm totally done though. This week is Home, Family and Personal Enrichment. Then there's the board dinner we're cooking next Tuesday. I might still be at the HFPE planning meeting next week - infact I probably will. But that will be it. Even if they don't have a replacement for me by then, I will need to transition over to the new calling. They will be on their own! :lol:
I am getting used to the idea. I didn't cry nearly as much today as I did yesterday and Sunday! I know its the right thing and I feel that comforting me and helping me to adjust.
Today we got alot of work done around the house. That is always nice. Tomorrow will be busy. I'm in Cadi's classroom, then dance and then girl scouts. Busy, busy!
Tuesday, November 30, 2004
Monday, November 29, 2004
Another funeral?
Acadia is mourning a hair that has fallen off her head.
No kidding.
She is clutching it and holding it to her, "weeping and wailing".
"I will miss you, my hair! Why did you have to fall off? I love you so much! When will my hair stop falling out?"
"Mommy, can we have a funeral for my hair?"
I guess I should count myself lucky that Ryan doesn't carry on like this everytime he loses one! lol
No kidding.
She is clutching it and holding it to her, "weeping and wailing".
"I will miss you, my hair! Why did you have to fall off? I love you so much! When will my hair stop falling out?"
"Mommy, can we have a funeral for my hair?"
I guess I should count myself lucky that Ryan doesn't carry on like this everytime he loses one! lol
Closing one door and opening another.
I talked to my bishop and Relief Society president and told them that I would accept the new calling. I know its what I'm supposed to do. But I don't want to. I'm very sad and wish that I could just stay where I am. I love my calling so much! My heart is in Relief Society. This is going to be a very hard move for me.
I did tell the RS pres that she can steal me back whenever she wants! :naughty:
We've come up with a temporary solution to our scheduling problems and I am taking the leap of faith that things will continue to work out that way. I do see some really good things about being in the new calling. I believe that in a couple of months I will feel strongly about the new calling too. I'm sure that given time I'll feel just like I do now about my current calling. But right now that's hard to imagine.
Since I don't know if anyone here reads this (I doubt it, but you never know), I don't want to post my new calling until after I'm sustained on Sunday. I know you are all sitting on the edge of your seats to find out what it is.:lol:
I did tell the RS pres that she can steal me back whenever she wants! :naughty:
We've come up with a temporary solution to our scheduling problems and I am taking the leap of faith that things will continue to work out that way. I do see some really good things about being in the new calling. I believe that in a couple of months I will feel strongly about the new calling too. I'm sure that given time I'll feel just like I do now about my current calling. But right now that's hard to imagine.
Since I don't know if anyone here reads this (I doubt it, but you never know), I don't want to post my new calling until after I'm sustained on Sunday. I know you are all sitting on the edge of your seats to find out what it is.:lol:
Sunday, November 28, 2004
Just call me Madame Pomfrey
Acadia asked if I wanted to play doctor.
I said, "Sure, I have a headache. Make it better."
She looked at me and asked what I wanted her to do. I told her she was the doctor, she should tell me. Then I told her that a hug would make me feel better.
She smiled sweetly, said "Okay", then hobbled over to give me a hug.
That's when I realized she was hoping I would be the doctor and "fix" her foot.
I thought it was sweet for her to be my doctor when she had wanted to be the patient, so we switched roles.
She had broken all the bones in her foot and asked me to grow her new bones.
I told her that it was a good thing she came to me instead of some muggle doctor because it just so happens I could grow her new bones. I asked my assistant if he knew where the bone growing pills were. He did!
I told Cadi that since we were growing 5 bones (yes I know there are more than 5 bones in the foot), she would need to take 5 pills. I warned her that they were really gross, but it was important for her to eat them all, otherwise her foot would never heal.
She bravely ate her nasty pills (cleverly disguised as "m&m"s). When her bones had grown and her foot was healed she said, "Now I think I need to grow new bones in my leg!" :naughty:
Nice try.:lol:
I said, "Sure, I have a headache. Make it better."
She looked at me and asked what I wanted her to do. I told her she was the doctor, she should tell me. Then I told her that a hug would make me feel better.
She smiled sweetly, said "Okay", then hobbled over to give me a hug.
That's when I realized she was hoping I would be the doctor and "fix" her foot.
I thought it was sweet for her to be my doctor when she had wanted to be the patient, so we switched roles.
She had broken all the bones in her foot and asked me to grow her new bones.
I told her that it was a good thing she came to me instead of some muggle doctor because it just so happens I could grow her new bones. I asked my assistant if he knew where the bone growing pills were. He did!
I told Cadi that since we were growing 5 bones (yes I know there are more than 5 bones in the foot), she would need to take 5 pills. I warned her that they were really gross, but it was important for her to eat them all, otherwise her foot would never heal.
She bravely ate her nasty pills (cleverly disguised as "m&m"s). When her bones had grown and her foot was healed she said, "Now I think I need to grow new bones in my leg!" :naughty:
Nice try.:lol:
I hate growing!!!
I'm on a roller coaster today. I was asked to serve in a new calling - one that frightens me even more than the Relief Society presidency did. I cried and cried, but said that if the bishop was asking me to serve there, I would.
Then I get home and call my RS president to cry to her. She was shocked. She said that she and the bishop talked this morning. Bishop told her their plans and she told him my schedule and that it really wouldn't work well. Once the bishop heard that Ryan's work schedule and my having a 5 year old would interfere with the new calling, he agreed with her.
So, am I supposed to be called or not? Did the Bishop change his mind again after talking to the RS pres, and decided to go ahead with the change? Or did he just not talk to his counselor in time before the calling was extended to me? I have no idea which way it will go.
The new calling would be extremely difficult and very "heavy". It would be even more responsiblity and much more time and work. But, I do believe that if that is where the Lord wants me, it would work out.
I do feel like I've finally learned how to do this current calling well. I have learned to delegate and "let go". I am enjoying just serving the Sisters the way the presidency needs to. I love being in Relief Society on Sundays. I do not want to be released! And that means that I probably am going to. I was hoping to have this calling for at least another year or so.
Why is it that some people get "stuck" in their callings for 5 years or more, when others get changed up every year? And why is it that the ones people are "stuck" in are the ones that are least desirable while if you are in a calling you love it is for such a short time?
I know, I know...It's the whole growing process. Once you've learned what you need, you move on to another challenge which will help you grow some more.
I HATE GROWING!!!
Then I get home and call my RS president to cry to her. She was shocked. She said that she and the bishop talked this morning. Bishop told her their plans and she told him my schedule and that it really wouldn't work well. Once the bishop heard that Ryan's work schedule and my having a 5 year old would interfere with the new calling, he agreed with her.
So, am I supposed to be called or not? Did the Bishop change his mind again after talking to the RS pres, and decided to go ahead with the change? Or did he just not talk to his counselor in time before the calling was extended to me? I have no idea which way it will go.
The new calling would be extremely difficult and very "heavy". It would be even more responsiblity and much more time and work. But, I do believe that if that is where the Lord wants me, it would work out.
I do feel like I've finally learned how to do this current calling well. I have learned to delegate and "let go". I am enjoying just serving the Sisters the way the presidency needs to. I love being in Relief Society on Sundays. I do not want to be released! And that means that I probably am going to. I was hoping to have this calling for at least another year or so.
Why is it that some people get "stuck" in their callings for 5 years or more, when others get changed up every year? And why is it that the ones people are "stuck" in are the ones that are least desirable while if you are in a calling you love it is for such a short time?
I know, I know...It's the whole growing process. Once you've learned what you need, you move on to another challenge which will help you grow some more.
I HATE GROWING!!!
Saturday, November 27, 2004
Look what I found!
I was cleaning out my junk drawer (The drawer in the desk by the computer where I throw all the stuff I don't want to lose but don't know what to do with.) and I came across my list of journal jar questions. And you know what that means...
What are your dreams? Have you reached any of them?
When I was very young my biggest dream was to be a killer whale and dolphin trainer at Marine World Africa USA in California.
The closest I got was working there in the playground watching kids play all day. But since I was employed there, I was able to volunteer with the dolphins whenever they needed it. I volunteered a few times when they had some baby dolphins. I fed the moms and documented the behaviors of the mom and baby.
Hand-in-hand with that was a dream to swim with dolphins.
'Nuff said.
I still want to go killer whale watching in British Columbia. (I'm really hoping to go for my birthday next year.) And I wish there was a way I could swim with one. That would be awesome! But not likely to happen.
Other dreams I have had...
I married the man of my dreams.
We have a happy, loving family.
I want to learn sign language and French.
I dream for all of our home improvement projects to be completed! :lol:
What about you? What are your dreams? Have you reached any of them?
What are your dreams? Have you reached any of them?
When I was very young my biggest dream was to be a killer whale and dolphin trainer at Marine World Africa USA in California.
The closest I got was working there in the playground watching kids play all day. But since I was employed there, I was able to volunteer with the dolphins whenever they needed it. I volunteered a few times when they had some baby dolphins. I fed the moms and documented the behaviors of the mom and baby.
Hand-in-hand with that was a dream to swim with dolphins.
'Nuff said.
I still want to go killer whale watching in British Columbia. (I'm really hoping to go for my birthday next year.) And I wish there was a way I could swim with one. That would be awesome! But not likely to happen.
Other dreams I have had...
I married the man of my dreams.
We have a happy, loving family.
I want to learn sign language and French.
I dream for all of our home improvement projects to be completed! :lol:
What about you? What are your dreams? Have you reached any of them?
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