Check, check, check.....

I like lists. I do. I like to wake up and while still in my P.J.'s I make a nice long list. I love to check off each item as I finish it. It brings joy to my soul. I have been known to break up a medium to big job in to four or five items so I can 'check off' more things. Silly girl. Lately my life is not following my list theory. In fact I have had to change the whole list several times lately. Well, last night the whole list changed again! So this morning, here I am in my P.J.'s making a new list of my life.

When all of a sudden it hits me. It doesn't really matter where I sit to make my list. It doesn't really matter if it's not where I thought I would be making lists. It matters if my husband and kids are on there. It matters if I am happy and they are happy. Maybe I should make lists of the people and the things that make me happy!

1. The Gospel
2. Kim
3. Dakota
4. Kade
5. Kennedy
6. Kassidy
7. Kort

Now, if I do things for those reasons. If I can do something for each one of those things daily. Maybe this is the new list. Hmmmm......interesting. Let me think on this.

I blame Kim for this. We always tease each other by saying that Kim ALWAYS thinks outside the box. Like never puts one little toe in the box ever! I on the other hand would never even dream of getting outside the box. I do what I am supposed to and never even consider the other options. I am glad we make a good team and even each other out.

Here's to thinking outside the box! Maybe you need to make a new list too. ....just sayin :)

Funny 2 Times

Two points of humor in my day;

1.) Yesterday was the first time since 1989 that I got sunburned in 'the part' in my hair. My hair is almost long enough for a ponytail and yesterday during Field Day at the little kids' school I got sunburned! It really hurts when you blow dry a part sunburn. Just so you know.

2.) Not only did I get asked to help with Field Day, I was in charge of the very prestigious rubber chicken throw. I know the 'new' mom getting that much responsibility is pretty much unheard of, but whatever. When the third graders were at my station, I lined them all up to explain the rules. One little boy raised his hand and asked me if I was the lady that killed mice with spoons. Sadly, that is me. When Kim & I were first married that was what we did for entertainment. I did get pretty good at it. And I'm happy to say that during the first couple of weeks at our new home in Idaho I realized that it is like riding a bike. There were several mice that were pelted with my Excedrin bottle--direct hit might I add. How did that little boy know about that? Well let me just say----Congratulations Sister Scott, Your son was listening in Sacrament meeting when Brother Summers was speaking several weeks ago!