Oops

I have the ability to stick my foot in the mouth better than most. My friend made a comment on her facebook page that she is having a problem with mice. She is trapping and killing them constantly. I meant to make a comment on her post that said, "My friend had that happen a couple years ago, dozens of them just popped right out while I was talking to her on the phone..I couldn't help but laugh". It turns out I made the comment on the wrong page...unfortunately it was on the KSL news page under the story about the Attorney General's colon cancer. I laughed for at least an hour.

A couple of years ago when I was in charge of the ward bulletin I misspelled a very important word. Of course I didn't notice until I was in Sacrament and nearly fell of the bench laughing so hard. I had to climb over the kids and make my exit while the bishopric looked on disapprovingly and half the ward frantically searched the bulletin to see what had set me off. There was a golf tournament and it was supposed to read, "18 holes for a $20".... I had written "18 HOES for $20". I was released not too long after that :)

Happy New Years

New Years has never been much of a holiday to me. I've never liked staying up late and partying just isn't my thing. I've also had a hard time with the idea that somehow making a resolution to change on a specific day is going to result in real change. I have yet to keep a resolution. This year will be different though. I have decided to make my resolutions retroactively. After I accomplish something I will decide that it was part of my resolution. So far I picked up all the clothes off my closet floor! Wahoo!!!! I am accomplished!

Some of the things I hope make it on to that list are:
1. put Christ first in my life
2. read my scriptures regularly
3. cook dinner with more than one dish involved
4. be more patient
5. keep my house cleaner
6. fold and put laundry away before it's time to wash again
7. make my craft room usable...again (as soon as I clean it someone uses it and it's buried again).
8. be more thoughtful
9. only buy things I REALLY need
10. play more games with my kids
11. be less judgmental
12. build a better relationship with extended family
13. think before I eat
14. worry less
15. be less negative
16. organize my recipe collection
17. try new foods
18. learn to knit
19. remember peoples birthdays(without Facebook)
20. find happiness in the moment