The Training is finished

I should have updated my blog when it first happened, but I guess I wanted to make sure that it was working first. Connor has been fully potty trained for over three weeks now, including nap and bedtime. No more Pull-Ups! Shortly after Serena was born I realized I didn't like two kids in diapers, but I had no idea that Connor was going to be so good to me! I can't believe how easy it was! I thought potty training was the worst thing in the world before Connor! Especially because he can be so stubborn and independent sometimes. But he surprised us all. Way to go my boy!

Great Friends

We have so many sweet and thoughtful friends, sometimes I wonder if I deserve them! Yesterday my Mike mentioned to Mike Ashton that our mower wasn't working and that our grass was getting taller than Connor. After work, Mike Ashton shows up on our doorstep and says, "Ashton Lawn Care at your service." He insisted on mowing our grass! Thanks Mike, we owe you a lot more than ice cream!

So last night I mentioned our mower problem to Josi. Tonight after I put the two younger kids to bed, they show up to see if they can fix it! Well, by the time he was done, Dave said, "You can buy a used one for about $35." I guess if Dave says that, it's not worth trying to fix!

Both of these families are threatening to move out of state on us, but we really don't want them to go. I'm not so good with change. My Mike and Mike Ashton have been running together since they moved here about 5 years ago. That's a tradition we just don't want to break!

At least I still have my Jamie! (and family!) I feel bad for Jamie because I know how much she would love to live near her family, but thinking only of myself, I'm glad she is here! She had me and the kids over this past weekend to stay over Fri. night and all day Sat. while our husbands were up in NY at a race. Not only was she a great hostess for us, but kept a smile on her face the whole time with little sleep and being 18 weeks pregnant!

Forever Dishes

Sometimes I feel like my life revolves around dishes...and kids of course! But tonight is the first night this week I can go to bed with a sense of accomplishment, simply because the dishes are done! And when I don't get them done, I have failed for the day! I've been frustrated about being behind in housework, but because the weather has been so nice this week, the kids andI have spent lots of time outside. So I have to keep reminding myself that it's okay, as long as I am spending quality time with my kids, it will all work out.

Last night was book club and we talked about a book that was a compilation of letters written by Marjorie Hinckley, wife of the prophet. The letters displayed her everyday life, which at times are the same things that I go through. The book made me realize that it's okay to record everyday life, because one day I will be looking back on these days and wondering where they went. And I will be grateful for the little details that I recorded. I can only hope that they will be interesting for my kids and grandkids as well.