Lessons learned

Well today was interesting. I'm used to having daylight savings time the first week in April and the first week in October. Actually, I would rather not have it at all... but I digress. So, yesterday, in preparation for his 0-dark-thirty flight to Arkansas [I know, Dugway and Arkansas- how lucky can a guy get?], Jared was programming his phones for either 4:30am or 3:30am, so he'd for sure make it to the airport on time. Basically, that meant we had an alarm sound at 3:30am, and 2 at 4:30am this morning. Blech! It is impossible, no matter *how* you stretch or twist the words, to define me as a morning person. I simply do not function as a nice polite and friendly being until after 10am. Even with caffiene added :). But it all balances out- I can stay up till 2am easily, and most of my best creations [term papers, LOs, whatever] come to me after midnight. Anyway, it's a good thing Jared's parents are visiting, and took pity and stayed a day longer. Otherwise the entire church congregation would have witnessed a horrible quadruple homicide.
He had a nap, I had a meeting after church [adults only and we got something done besides talking], and my kids had some great grandparent time. Equilibrium has been restored at our house.

And, while waiting for said meeting, I ran across this cool quote in the children's magazine my church publishes [warning, link is to overtly religious stuff ;) so I put the quote below and you can ignore the link if you want]

“None of us need one more person... pointing out where we have failed or fallen short... what each of us does need is family... who believe in us, and who believe we’re trying to do the best we can.” --Elder Marvin J. Ashton of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (1915–94)

I really needed that reminder today. My kids are *not* out to get me, and my dh is *not* trying to ruin my life. Even if, today, it felt like it!

And a picture from last week's trip to the rock beds:

How's that for a do-it-yourself tonsillectomy?!?

He actually spent all day poking the dirt with this screwdriver. Mostly I kept it out of his mouth, but I was obviously not completely successful ;)