A GOOD President's Day!

Today was a GREAT and PRODUCTIVE day! I got over 400 lines doing my MT work and did over 2000 steps on my Nordictrack stepper. Not a bad day. The kids had some fun with NO school. Brock and friends went sledding and Jentry went to a friend's to watch a movie and play games. A GOOD day ALL around! I finished a knitted beaded hat (NEW pattern) and it turned out SO cute! It's for little Sunnie. I promised her a pink hat with beads and a blue flower. I posted a pic of it. I will make more of these. I finished the 2 hats that a friend, Christina ordered (from TX) and posted that pink crocheted hat too. I used a chunky, very soft yarn for the knitted and beaded hat. It is SO cozy and warm! It's almost time to NOT make those kind of hats since we are getting into springtime soon here. I will be making lots of variations of those beaded hats to see what I can create. A FUN pattern! The crocheted hats are good for anytime of year...since they are lightweight and I use a lightweight yarn. I could use a lighter weight yarn for the beaded hats too! There's an IDEA!! That'll be my next project...after I make Ty a hat and Teresa is going to order some more flowers soon too. This little hobby is FUN and I make a little bit of money on the side that sure helps out! Of course, I don't charge what I should because I didn't really get into this for selling, mostly just for fun, but when I saw that people really liked what I was making with the pics on Facebook, over 450 pics so far, which is 2 1/2 albums of photos. I have all the hats, flowers, bows, headbands (fabric, ribbon woven, nylon, and crocheted) in those albums on Facebook. I usually have people see something they like and then they tell me to make something like what is pictured or "something like it" so I know what they want and so far, the people I've sold my "creations" too have really liked what they ordered. It's FUN! I just got a Hana-Ami Flower Loom and will start creating cute yarn and ribbon flowers with that....making the flowers is SO fun! I also have a darling pattern for poly-satin flowers and I've made 3 (1 pictured here) with an electric blue color of material. I am ordering different colors for those flowers cuz I've received a lot of LIKES on those & I love making them...cuz each one comes out ONE OF A KIND because I use candle heat to melt 'em into the shapes and sizes I desire. A LOT of FUN! My job as an MT is SO GREAT! I just LOVE working for the company I work for! I learn MANY NEW things daily! I LOVE when I'm able to produce 250 lines or more a day! I don't get burned out and I make enough to help pay a couple bills...which makes me feel like I'm contributing! A GREAT FEELING!!!

Last night as a family we watched The Outsiders movie. A tradition we've had in our family on Sunday nights for over 4 years now. We all enjoyed that movie too. It was a GOOD one! Jentry is in charge of FHE tomorrow night...I gave her the Liahona June 2010 lesson by President Monson with the story called "Canaries with Gray on their Wings." It's on TRUE BEAUTY and how the Lord looks on the heart. This is her 2nd time taking charge of FHE and I know she'll do a GREAT job! I think at their ages...it's a good thing for them to take charge of 1 FHE a month (each). A NEW thing that I was inspired to do...after praying about it. More on that next time...

Brock is still shooting for his diploma and wanting to go into the Marine's after he turns 18, which is only in about 6 months. It's a GOOD goal for him and I think it'll teach him a lot of GOOD things! I just want the BEST for him and for EACH of my kids! Britnee got a little anchor tattoo and she wants me to see it. She has wanted one for a while and although I don't really agree, she says it is small and it means something to her. The next one she wants to get, down the road, is a shell...to honor me! She is sure an independent and strong girl! VERY proud of her!!! Jentry got a Chi hair straightener from Britnee and she is having fun straightening her pretty red hair out. She has sure grown out of that awkward stage and is turning into a BEAUTIFUL young lady! Inside AND out! I just LOVE my kids SO much!!! :)

My marriage is still on hiatus and we are going to our 4th session of counseling on Wednesday (23rd) together. I don't know if we are going to be able to work things out...but I am sure prayerful and open to do what NEEDS to happen after we see how counseling works for us. I pray EVERY night for us and for him too! I love him very much and that will never change. I want to be HAPPY though and I want him to be HAPPY too. Whatever road we take in the future, I know will be the RIGHT one for both of us! The bishop believes in miracles and so do I, but I am not gonna get my hopes UP either because reconciliation may NOT be the answer and I have to protect my heart from getting hurt again. I just HOPE and PRAY for that MIRACLE! Time will tell! More on that later....

I am signing off cuz it's 2 a.m. and if I want to get 300 lines a day or more...I need to get a good night's rest and get a decent start in the latter morning. I am shooting for waking at 11 a.m. this week, cuz lately I've been getting up at 1 p.m. because I don't get to sleep til after 4:30 a.m. every night, so I need to shoot for something "doable." I am a "work in progress" and just trying to DO BETTER each day!

2 NEW quotes I heard and REALLY like for this week are: "Live to Give" and "I'm too BLESSED to be STRESSED!"

Be back to post...later this week. :)