Abby started dance class a couple of weeks ago. She absolutely loves it! She is in a combo class, ballet/jazz/tumbling. So cute!
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Dance Class
Abby started dance class a couple of weeks ago. She absolutely loves it! She is in a combo class, ballet/jazz/tumbling. So cute!
Thursday, September 9, 2010
My Little Tender Mercy
Let me start by painting you a picture of my day.
The last week or so, Lexi's sleep has been sporadic. She got a little cold last week, and also has a tooth just millimeters from braking through. The last couple of nights I have been up with her quite a bit, and she decided to start her day at 5:30am. A little early for me, but whatever. So, I'm tired. And when I get tired, I'm even more forgetful and scatterbrained than usual.
I needed to get to the store to get some groceries. So, we were off to Smith's. Abby brought a book in the car that she can draw in with a dry erase marker. When we arrived at the store, she had managed to color all over her arms, legs, and little on her face. And I was out of wet wipes. So, she would have to walk around with that stuff all over for awhile. Oh, yeah, and I'm pretty sure I forgot to comb her hair this morning.
I'm desperately trying to stay on a budget lately, so grocery shopping requires more prep work and more time in the store. I have to make sure I get the best price on every item, and add up every item placed in the cart to make sure I don't go over my budget. I realized about 10 minutes after we entered the store that this was not going to be easy.
When I finally got to the check out, I was very frazzled. I was nervous about having more groceries than I had cash for, so that was what I was totally focused on. Meanwhile, Abby was throwing several items on the belt, and the cashier was trying to have a conversation with me. But I was still only thinking about money. When the total came up, I was $1 over my budget. So, I asked the cashier to take a few candy bars out. The lady behind me heard and said "oh, I have a dollar." To which my response was "oh no, it's only candy, don't worry about it" But of course she insisted. I was so frazzled and embarrassed. I thanked her, and nearly ran out of the store.
I know that lady didn't have a clue as to the horrible day I had been having (or maybe it was totally evident on my face), but her offer of a dollar was just the tender mercy that I needed. I didn't NEED those candy bars (but I really, really wanted them), and on the way out to the car I realized that in my tired, frazzled state, I had forgotten about a couple of coupons I had intended to use, and how I probably could have scrounged up enough change, or that I had wanted to take off the items Abby had been sneaking onto the belt. If I had thought to do any one of those things, I would have had just enough money. But I didn't. I think I needed to see that people can still be kind. Yesterday I saw this horrible news story about a 4 year old girl who wandered away from her Mom at a Deseret Industries, and later was found in the Men's bathroom with a sex-offender. When you hear stories like that, it's easy to lose faith in human decency. So, I'm glad that this lady helped me. Of course, by the time I got home, I was feeling so bad because I was worried that I didn't thank her enough, and I think I was a little rude to the cashier when she was trying to talk to me. I was so distracted when she was trying to talk to me that I didn't really give her my attention and I can't even remember if I responded to some of her questions. Instead of focusing on how embarassed I was, or whether I was rude, I decided to pay it forward. It's like that comercial for some insurance company, where a person does something nice for someone, and another persons saw and decided to do something nice for some one else, and so on. I want to remember to take every oppurtunity to help someone out. All the time I find myself thinking "someone should do fix that" or "someone should help that person out" and I rarely realize that "that someone" could be.
The last week or so, Lexi's sleep has been sporadic. She got a little cold last week, and also has a tooth just millimeters from braking through. The last couple of nights I have been up with her quite a bit, and she decided to start her day at 5:30am. A little early for me, but whatever. So, I'm tired. And when I get tired, I'm even more forgetful and scatterbrained than usual.
I needed to get to the store to get some groceries. So, we were off to Smith's. Abby brought a book in the car that she can draw in with a dry erase marker. When we arrived at the store, she had managed to color all over her arms, legs, and little on her face. And I was out of wet wipes. So, she would have to walk around with that stuff all over for awhile. Oh, yeah, and I'm pretty sure I forgot to comb her hair this morning.
I'm desperately trying to stay on a budget lately, so grocery shopping requires more prep work and more time in the store. I have to make sure I get the best price on every item, and add up every item placed in the cart to make sure I don't go over my budget. I realized about 10 minutes after we entered the store that this was not going to be easy.
When I finally got to the check out, I was very frazzled. I was nervous about having more groceries than I had cash for, so that was what I was totally focused on. Meanwhile, Abby was throwing several items on the belt, and the cashier was trying to have a conversation with me. But I was still only thinking about money. When the total came up, I was $1 over my budget. So, I asked the cashier to take a few candy bars out. The lady behind me heard and said "oh, I have a dollar." To which my response was "oh no, it's only candy, don't worry about it" But of course she insisted. I was so frazzled and embarrassed. I thanked her, and nearly ran out of the store.
I know that lady didn't have a clue as to the horrible day I had been having (or maybe it was totally evident on my face), but her offer of a dollar was just the tender mercy that I needed. I didn't NEED those candy bars (but I really, really wanted them), and on the way out to the car I realized that in my tired, frazzled state, I had forgotten about a couple of coupons I had intended to use, and how I probably could have scrounged up enough change, or that I had wanted to take off the items Abby had been sneaking onto the belt. If I had thought to do any one of those things, I would have had just enough money. But I didn't. I think I needed to see that people can still be kind. Yesterday I saw this horrible news story about a 4 year old girl who wandered away from her Mom at a Deseret Industries, and later was found in the Men's bathroom with a sex-offender. When you hear stories like that, it's easy to lose faith in human decency. So, I'm glad that this lady helped me. Of course, by the time I got home, I was feeling so bad because I was worried that I didn't thank her enough, and I think I was a little rude to the cashier when she was trying to talk to me. I was so distracted when she was trying to talk to me that I didn't really give her my attention and I can't even remember if I responded to some of her questions. Instead of focusing on how embarassed I was, or whether I was rude, I decided to pay it forward. It's like that comercial for some insurance company, where a person does something nice for someone, and another persons saw and decided to do something nice for some one else, and so on. I want to remember to take every oppurtunity to help someone out. All the time I find myself thinking "someone should do fix that" or "someone should help that person out" and I rarely realize that "that someone" could be.
Monday, September 6, 2010
Cam's Moment of Fame
This year Cam was in charge of the MDA's Fill the Boot campaign at work. Part of what comes with the job is going to the MDA telethon to give them a check for the amount Orem City Firefighters raised this year. So, this morning he was on TV. We are so proud of our little TV star : ) I wish I could of figure out how to record it or something : ( Oh well. He did a great job.
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