Still Going

Life for the last 2 months has been so crazy. We have had new developments in our lives, as well the same old schedules that seemed to take on a faster speed.

About 6 weeks ago, I was put in as the 2nd counselor in the primary presidency in our ward. That has been a fun and challenging change.  Time to get to know lots of new names. Working together in presidencies can be so rewarding and brings its own challenges at times.

Summer has finally decided that it's really coming here in Idaho Falls, so I've been putting in lots of time on our landscaping and yard in the last 5 weeks. I trimmed down 3 tree/bushes and took out 4 of those lovely evergreen-y bushes. You know, the flat lying ones that grow HUGE. That was my least favorite job. Those things are monsters. I still have to take out the main body on one of those and yes, I'm procrastinating it because I'm always being stabbed when I take them out and it's a very messy job. My parents thinned their raspberries at their house and gave us all the plants, so we have our own little raspberry patch that is still deciding if it's going to survive or not.  We need to get a garden in and planted. I want to chop down our 2 pine trees. Still so much to do outside!

Bronwyn has been in a tap/ballet/jazz dance class this spring. She had her dance recital just a few days ago and if I had a way to upload a video, I totally would. But I don't at the moment, so, sorry.     :(

Aftyn has been accepted into Bronwyn's charter school for next year and we are excited for her! We have really loved American Heritage for Bronwyn and can't wait to see what good things it does for Aftyn.

Something that has been a big thing in our lives for the past 2 months is that Reed and I are going through the process of becoming certified and licensed foster parents. This has been a very long process and not one that we're done with yet but we started it back in January. Just a few weeks ago, we finished taking the last of our 9 3-hour training classes. The 5 weeks of those classes were so hard, challenging and growing for our family. We learned to pull together, to get through hard things for a divine purpose. Reed and I learned SO MUCH from those classes that have changed us and really opened our eyes to the needs of not only the need for good foster homes but also how to foster attachment in our children and how to help foster safety in discipline for our kids. It's all been kind of a lot, this idea of foster care, but we're interested to see what Heavenly Father wants us to do with it. Our  kids are excited at the idea of loving and accepting kids who need a safe home until their home is safe for them.

I am going to try going without comments here. I'm not getting many anyway, and maybe I just want a family record that you can read about with no pressure to say anything. I think I'm just going to give it a little try. Maybe it will help me want to write more often. Let's see!