Super Mom

Some days it seems that I am working on the ever quest of being a Super Mom!! Ta DA da DA!
(Warning - long blog (sorry).

While I try and try, it seems exhausting and never achievable. This week has been one of those busy weeks and while I do it to myself, I get exhausted. There should be a big sign on my forehead that says "Yes" and "I am a people pleaser" and "Ask me, I'll do it" because this is who I am. I think I am more driven that I know my life as a full time Mom is quickly slipping away. Time goes by very quickly and I know the next 3 1/2 years will fly by and Brady will be out of high school and off to college and then a mission. I feel that I need to make the most of these few short years, even if it tires me out a bit.

I am such a home body that when I make plans to do things on top of my regular schedule, it takes everything out of me...... Here is a brief overview of my week.

Thursday was fill the temple day for our ward. After work I attended a session at the temple.

Friday I needed to get everything ready for the party of Saturday. I hit the stores to get the few items I needed. I set up the table, chairs and decorations so that I wouldn't have to worry about it Saturday morning. I then settled into preparing the craft kits to be kid friendly.

I pulled out the glue dots because I didn't want to deal with glue guns or Elmer's runny, slow drying glue. I put glue dots on every piece in every valentine craft kit for the party.

The door hanger bear was purchased from Oriental Trading Co for $5.99 a kit of quantity 12. The Bear Book marker was purchased at Joann's for $2.99 a kit of quantity 18. I thought it was a great deal for all of my children. Quick and easy! With the glue dots already on each piece it was a breeze and didn't take the children long to put these together. All the boys and girls had to do was to peel off the paper and stick together. This task took several hours to put on every piece - but well worth it. That was my Friday night.

Saturday was the party and clean up then start to work on my business taxes so that I can get them to my accountant soon. Really, I'd like to get them mailed off by Saturday and need to finalize all of my information. Sunday we had a special Stake Conference - we'll have 3 this year. It wasn't on the calendar and I kept trying to figure out why we would have a special Stake Conference. I thought maybe we would get a new Stake Presidency - but I was wrong. It was just normal - nothing out the ordinary. We did have a member of the Presidency of the 70's although I didn't catch his name.

It was an excellent and uplifting meeting.

Before the meeting began, I was sitting there minding my own business when the High Priest group leader approached me and explained that our ward had a temple assignment on Tuesday night to do initatories. He asked if I would do it. Remember the "yes" tattooed on my forehead -- I said yes. The other reason is because I haven't done this since I went through my first time.

When I returned home I realized that I had Brady's devotional on Wednesday and just shook my head that I said yes.

Monday I work all day and all evening and got home around 8:30 pm... Day totally blown to work on Brady's devotional.

Tuesday ... I kept thinking how I could get out of my assignment to the temple - how bad is that.??? In order to get Brady's devotional stuff ready.

Tuesday's work day was long.... I got home so late that Brady missed his piano lessons at 4 pm.. When I got home I went into a full blown dash to get ready. I decided to make traditional white bread in my bread machine for the cinnamon rolls. I took a shower, did my hair, ran to the store for Cupid Poop - OK... I ran to SEVERAL stores for Cupid Poop. Came home and rolled out the bread dough and knew immediately that it wasn't going to work very well - I was trying to hurry the process along.

I was frustrated because I needed to get to the temple. I gave Brady the instructions to cook the cinnamon rolls and gave him frosting in a can that I tinted pink and then I left for the temple.

Aaaahhh the temple experience was WONDERFUL... I LOVED it... I think it is one of the best times I have had doing temple work. If you haven't done initatories lately - you should try to get in and do it. The words are wonderful and I have pondered them all day as I worked yesterday. It was a very nice experience. I am glad I went again.

I came home and Brady did have the cinnamon rolls ready. They are tiny and they were not very moist. I was frustrated a bit for my lack of time... the perfectionist in me has a hard time when everything isn't perfect. I decided to let it go and wrap them individually and they would just have to deal with dry cinnamon rolls.

So much for the perfect super mom.... it's just me .... a mear regular mom who runs out of time, over schedules herself and goes, goes, goes. I think I can start resting now.

One thing I do know and love is this quote:

Happiness does not depend on what happens outside of you, but what happens inside of you.
President Harold B. Lee.

I am enjoying the journey and am glad I took time to attend the temple and enjoy the love around me during this season of my life.