I love, love, love my new calling!

Back in January I got called to be the primary pianist.

I have struggled with just about every calling I have ever had. Mostly the ones that require me to get up in front of everyone and speak. Totally out of my element. So when I got called into the bishoprics office I just knew I was going to get a teaching calling, but to my surprise it was so play the piano! I am very rusty, Rhett and I do not have a piano. So I have to go in 10 minutes early every Sunday to practise. But I love how this calling has still been a such a FUN challenge for me! I still get a little nervous every Sunday, but it is an EXCITED nervous. I know I was meant to have this calling. Heavenly Father helps me every Sunday. I get a lot of songs thrown at me that I have NEVER heard before( I rely on my ear too much), and so sometimes I will get done playing a new song and think 'how the heck did I just do that?' I still make ton of mistakes but I know I am being helped(: I love primary and I love playing the piano. The spirit is so strong in that room. I go home every Sunday with a smile on my face. And everytime one of those little ones get up to pray my heart just melts. Plus, I also get to spy on my Tacey Girl. Luckily I am hid in the corner so she can't really see me. And that's another thing I love, being hid in the corner! So perfect for me, the primary presidency is always apolgizing for me being hidden, but it is perfect for me. I have met so many wonderful new women (our ward is HUGE), I feel so blessed.

ps..everybody always asks me what Rhett's calling is...and that would be chasing a 16 month old through Sunday School and Priesthood. haha.

And, I also realize that my last few posts have been so random and a lot more detailed. It's a new goal if you couldn't tell(: I can't wait to print it off and give it to my girls. They love our blog! They will seriously sit down at the computer and just scroll through the entire thing. I think it will be so cool for them to look back on.

HOPE YOU ALL HAD A HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!

And Happy Mother's Day to MY MOMS. Love You All.

"one of those moms"

so, since my kids havent been feeling very well i seriously havent left my house since last sunday for church. rhett was home today so i took the chance to leave the house all by myself for a minute. but i seriously didnt even take a look in the mirror, i just dashed out the door for some fresh air. i decided to go to the grocery store and i promise you i never, ever run into anybody at the store unless i look like crap. seriously, no make up today, hair pulled back in a horrid messy ponytail, and spandex with a sweatshirt. yikes. and of course i run into people i know. haha, i was a bit mortified. i always swore i would never be one of those moms. yep, im ashamed, im officially one of those moms. even though i secretly vowed to myself that i would never go out in public looking like that again, i will never judge another mom again. haha, ya never know what kind of day or week that they have had.

update

Okay, so I really do think that this grapejuice thing works! We have been drinking it like by the gallons. Tacey, who normally gets soo super sick anytime she is exposed to anything really did good this week! She woke up one morning and threw up a tiny bit and that was the end of it. Seriously! She was asking for oatmeal and chicken nuggets the rest of the day. haha, too bad I wouldn't give them to her. I have been keepin my girls on the BRAT diet just in case.
So, I really do hate to get on my blog just to complain, but can I just say the the stomach flu just sucks and has ruined my week. This was supposed to be such a special week. Tacey's birthday was on Saturday and then she was SUPPOSED to start preschool on Tuesday. Luckily everyone was healthy for the party but Tacey didn't make it to one day of school this week ): Honestly my kids really weren't even that sick, but my BIGGEST pet peeve EVER is when parents take their sick kids anywhere and everwhere (school, church..). So, I try really hard to be considerate and not expose everyone else when my family is sick or still could be contagious. Okay, I swear I am done complaining now(: And if you hadn't noticed, I must sound like the most annoying, paranoid mama ever.
But anyways, next time you think your family has been exposed to the nasty stomach bug drink a glass of grapejuice three times a day and it is supposed to really help fight the dang bug off (100% juice). But, I have heard lots of times, DON'T drink it if you are already sick...MESSY. Anyways, hope this helps somebody else, I sure am glad I came across it! I know it could have and should have been a lot worse for us this week.

Science Experiment

so if you know me you know that i am a bit if a germ freak, even more when it comes to my kids. i try and keep them in a bubble so they arent constantly exposed to all the nasty crap going around. no worries, they still hang out with friends and go to church. but i did learn the hard way with tacey. she got very sick very young and had a rough couple years, so i vowed to become more careful and i feel like i really have done a good job at keeping my kids healthy. anways, onto my experiment. over the weekend while at a friends house our entire family got expsed to the stomach bug....my worst nightmirror. so i did my research and read and read and read up on how you could prevent it. turns out grape juice is the magic answer. something to do with the acidity...you can read about it at grammysuesnews.blogspot.com . so my family just started guzzling grape juice like crazy...everone except for brylee, she only likes milk. well, brybry woke up yesterday morning throwing up. the rest of us are still drinking the juice and just fine, i guess we will find out within the next couple days if this really is the magic juice. pray for us, i hate, hate, hate the flu. and i have the most queasy stomach ever when it comes to vomit. luckily brylee has been amazing. she prefers using the toilet to throw up in and gets excited to clean up and soap up afterwards. what an awesome one year old i have. well, i will keep ya updated on how the little experiment goes. wouldn't that be soo cool if it really worked!!
ps: i wrote this post on my droid, so it is a little sloppier than normal(: