Gotta brag a little...

So I have to brag about my husband a little bit...

He's been working full time this semester as well as going to school full time. For anyone who hasn't done it, it's quite a feat. Finding time to study is the hardest thing of all. If all you had to do was go to class and go to work it would be great, but throw in trying to find at least 10 or more hours to do homework/assignments, and you're really pushing it...add in a two year old and a wife, and it's pretty much impossible. He's gotten up in the middle of the night to study (and I'm saying that literally, not making fun of the early morning hours)...He's been busy busy every day and still has time to do my dishes (I hate dishes and so he's my superman whenever he does them!).

So it looks like he's going to have pulled 3 A's and 1 B... I'm amazed that he pulled it off and so very proud of him. He's got three semesters left before graduating with his Associate's. We're really excited and that brings him one step closer to his ultimate goal, dental school!

Now for the bragging about my little girl. I'm so proud of how well she's handled my going back to work. She's always been the sweetest little girl, slept through the night since she was six weeks old, and only on rare occasions is she up or in our bed. So about six months ago we put her in a toddler bed instead of her crib. She's been doing awesome. Occasionally she'll come wandering in in the middle of the night, but most of the time she stays in her bed. We bought bunk beds this weekend because we needed more room in their bedroom, she stayed in the big twin bed all night. Loved it. Took her nap in it. I'm so proud of her!

Also, she's been using the potty by herself! It's been probably two weeks since I've had to change a diaper if we're at home. She'll go in and take care of all of it by herself...most the time I don't realize that she's gone to the bathroom until I hear the toilet flush. Although I think she's still peeing in her diaper most of the time, at least she's going and taking care of it herself. Next step is actually peeing in the toilet every time. At two years old I think this is absolutely awesome!

Also, she started singing the ABC song this week, she can't get all of the letters yet, but she can get most of them. She's also been counting up to 7 (usually to 5, but sometimes more) by herself withouth prompting. She also knows most of the words (and notes!) to Popcorn popping, Twinkle Twinkle, Jesus Wants me for a Sunbeam, ABC's, I am a Child of God, The Wheels on the bus, and Old McDonald.

There are so many other things I could mention about my beautiful family, but I'm just so grateful and happy that they are my family. I couldn't ask for anything better!

New business...

So ever since I was a teenager I have looked forward to some day owning my own business. Never really had any ideas for it, but knew that some day I would have enough ideas. LOL. So I'm going on 25, and I'm trying to decide what would be a good profitable business. I'm taking business classes right now and I have to say I understand better a lot of things and I'm glad that I waited to try opening a business until I had some financial background. Now I just need to decide what I would like to do. I would love to open a little girl's dresses shop. I think that would be so much fun. I love creating beautiful dresses. I just need to become a little bit better at sewing and find a way to make it cost effective because as it is right now, I could make a profit, but i would make better money per hour by just working as opposed to selling the little girl's dresses. Along with the sewing theme, I think quilts would be fun to do as well (can you tell I enjoy sewing?) however, again, I'm not sure that the per hour pay that I would get would be worth actually doing something. There are a lot of ideas floating around in my head, however I don't feel like any of them would be worth the amount of time that I had to put into it. The only thing that would make it worth it to me moneywise would be that even if I was making less money per hour, I would be doing something that I really enjoy doing. HMMMM.....

So after reading this long boring post, I realize that I could sum it up in these words...I really want to find something that I really enjoy doing that I could make money off of. I just haven't found it yet. :)

Lost...

There are so many thoughts running through my head today. My heart aches for so many people who are lost. New acquaintances...old friends...family.

Finding your way through the maze...watching other people live their lives...stop at every detour, peering down to see what it holds. Take a few steps...quick retreat. Forward you go, hoping it's the right way. Turn around you took at wrong turn. Round and round. Making progress...now I'm stuck. Where's the end?

Where can I turn for peace? Where is my solace when other sources cease to make me whole? When with a wounded heart, anger, or malice, I draw myself apart, searching my soul?

Where, when my aching grows? Where, when I languish? Where, in my need to know, where can I run? Where is the quiet hand to calm my anguish? Who, who can understand?

He, only one. He answers privately. Reaches my reaching in my Gethsemane, Savior and Friend. Gentle the peace He finds for my beseeching. Constant he is, and kind, love without end.
(Where Can I turn for Peace?, pg 129, LDS hymnal)

Abide with me; 'tis eventide. The day is past and gone; the shadows of the evening fall; the night is coming on. Within my heart a welcome guest, within my home abide.

O Savior, stay this night with me; behold, 'tis eventide.

Abide with me; 'tis eventide. They walk today with me has made my heart within me burn, as I communed with Thee. Thy earnest words have filled my soul and kept me near thy side.

O Savior, stay this night with me; behold, 'tis eventide.

Abide with me; 'tis eventide, and lone will be the night if I cannot commune with Thee nor find in Thee my light. The darkness of the world, I fear, would in my home abide.

O Savior, stay this night with me; behold, 'tis eventide. O Savior, stay this night with me; behold 'tis eventide.

(Abide with me; 'tis Eventide, pg 165, LDS hymnal)

O Savior, stay this night with me; behold, 'tis eventide. I am lost, please come to me. I need You by my side.

I feel You now, Your calming Hand. Bless me today to feel Your Hand and help me to do the things that keep You by my side.