Many of you know that I'm in a play, Pure as the Driven Snow. That play is ending this weekend and I have many mixed feelings. First I'm excited to have date night back with Conan and also I'm excited to have weekend nights back to do what ever I want, (usually nothing except for our date night). Second I'm a little sad because I'm just now getting to the point where I don't feel like I'm going to pass out from being scared out of my mind with stage fright, and I'm enjoying my little part and adding little things that are a lot of fun. Third, I've met a few people that I will truly miss and will probably not keep in contact with because we our in different stages in our life. This has probably been the coolest thing I've accomplished in a really long time. I really enjoy acting and will probably do it again. Thanks to everyone who has encouraged me to do this and has stood by while I vented about the things that go on in the theater.

Mommy Woes

I was talking to a friend who has 4 kids the other day, and she was saying how she is always yelling at her kids especially the older 2. But when somebody asked her 8 yr old what his mother means to him his response was, "My mom is never mean to me." She was so surprised and it made her realize that in the time that we have our children there are very few years we have with them before they really do start thinking that we are mean and don't understand anything. We should love our children for making silly mistakes for being too emotional for silly things like they didn't get as much ice cream as the other person or what ever the case might be. Or for getting into make-up, coloring on the carpet with non-washable markers, eating your mothers day chocolates, or cutting their own hair. I've been having a hard time with this lately and it's nice to be put in my place by another mother going through the same things, because we do only have them when they are little for such a short time. I need to relax and enjoy them for who they are. Now for a happy moment from Madelyn. She has been having nightmares lately and last night when we were saying prayers she said that she wanted to thank Heavenly Father for laying down with her last night when she had a bad dream. I asked her if he does that all of the time and she said that he did. Kids are the best! They give me gray hairs and stress and pimples but they also give me great laugh lines!

Happy Birthday Sarah!!!!!!!

Sarah just celebrated here big 33rd birthday on Friday. It was so much fun. She is so thankful to everyone for their thoughtfulness for remembering her. She looks so good for being a year older.We had a humungous and delicious cheesecake from cosco to celebrate the occasion. She blew out all the candles on the first try so all her wishes will be coming true. Getting out of the play that night to go out and do something fun was not an option so the whole family took her out to lunch at roadhouse grill instead. The cast of the play even surprised her with a chocolate cake and sang happy birthday to her.