Dancing with Daffodils

Our trip is coming soon and we made a lot of progress on our Disney movies, but we still have nine to go. I don't know that we are going to finish because it is tough with school schedules to all be together, but hopefully we'll make it. 27. Toy Story--a big hit in our family. It really is so clever and creative. So much of what Disney had done up to this point was to re-tell a classic story but Toy Story is so unique and the story and characters are incredibly original. I still find Sid a bit creepy but we all loved it and can't wait to ride Toy Story Mania! 28. Hunchback of Notre Dame--This was a tougher movie to watch with the kids and I knew it would be because it is not a kids movie. It is so adult in theme and I was a bit nervous to watch it with them. However, they ended up liking it more than I thought they would. I did skip the hell-fire song but the other music is so good and we did talk about the importance of being kind to others. This movie is well done but...

So, I wrote this story out a week ago and went to go post it, had some internet issues and suddenly it was gone. I was very sad and have had a hard time writing it again because once I write something, the story is out of my head and it is hard to recreate. But here is my attempt, although it is not as good as the original. Three weeks ago in church we had a strange and unique experience. It was fast and testimony meeting, which means the meeting is open to any member of the congregation who would like to get up and share a short and heartfelt testimony of Jesus Christ and his gospel. Sometimes people get up and ramble on about trips or life experiences and what they've shared doesn't much resemble a testimony, but that doesn't really happen in our ward. Our ward is amazing and I love them so much and always feel strengthened after a testimony meeting. So it was quiet for just a moment before people started going up to share and all of a sudden this woman in the back lo...

Summer is over and I have been really sad about it. I love so much about summer and while I enjoy fall too, it is hard for me to give up all of the relaxed family time that summer affords us. I have been dreading my daughter's first day of middle school for at least a year, maybe longer. It means getting up super early (which I seriously dislike doing) and I was worried about the bad language, the fights, the innocence lost, mean girls, etc. Last year our schedule was pretty simple with all three kids at the same school. This year I have three kids in three different schools and I suppose I was pretty stressed about being able to keep up and feel like a good mom, despite being stretched in so many directions. The first day of school was long and exhausting and I'm not even the one who had to go! But I got up at 6am with one kid, 7am with another and then 8am with the last one. Then I had one very lonely and sad kid left home with me. It was physically and emotionally exhausti...