The Crazee Chick's View of Life

"A goal  unwritten is only a wish." I am in love with the idea of goal setting, prioritizing and organizing but I have one small problem and that is that I am exceptionally disorganized, a procrastinator, and have the memory of a knat so all the great ideas and goals that come to me while I'm in the shower are forgotten the minute I step out and grab the towel to dry off. I've heard that you should keep a notepad by the bed so that you can write down your dreams and inspirations as they come to you. This is a great idea but you have to remember to put the notepad by the bed....and make sure one of the kids doesn't steal your pen. I'm so pathetic that I actually have GOALS to set GOALS! It's true. Last week, while procrastinating, I stumbled upon a video about creating a vision board. Luckily enough (it must have been a Higher Power at work) I remembered to discuss the concept with the family and today we set out to make our own vision boards. We plopp...

See this beautiful building? This is a temple for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is almost finished completion and is due to be dedicated on May 2, 2010. The granite is on, the scaffolding is down, the angel Moroni sits atop beckoning all to come, the sign 'House of the Lord, Holiness to the Lord 'has been etched into the building above the entry way doors and the baptismal font, supported by the gorgeous oxen, is situated in it's place. Some of the special touches like the gold leafing on the ceiling, the beautiful windows and the chandeliers are also done. The other night I was honored to be asked to go inside the temple to hang crystals on the chandelier. What an amazing experience!  Just to see the temple fills me with the Spirit, but to actually go inside of it...well, let's just say that words can't describe it.  Despite the drywall dust, the power tools, the ginormous fans, the blueprints and the wooden walkways, it was easy to f...

Can I confess something? I suck at Family Home Evening. And scripture study... And prayer... My excuse?  (...and I do have one) I have to do it all myself.  My hub's not a member of the church and he works excessively long hours (and THAT's a whole other ranting-raving-cathartic post that I will write one day.  It'll be the one where I lament about the fact that Hub is literally trading his life for his job.   I'll bite my tongue for now on this...).  Where was I? Oh yeah, complaining about the absence of the priesthood in my home and the support that comes from having a same faith spouse.  Don't get me wrong, he's extremely supportive of my beliefs but I'm talking about the kind of support that arrives in the form of "Hey honey, it's Monday afternoon...what have you got planned for tonight?"  or "Hey hon, there's a bottle of pop in the fridge and some taquitos in the freezer, why don't we cook them up, drink the pop,...