Changes

So, if you know me, you know I hate change.  I've always been that way and I probably always will be.  :)  Steve and I were given new callings at church today.  I'm kind of sad because we have only been in the nursery for 3 months.  I have been having so much fun being in there with him and Hannah.  There is something so sweet about watching your husband play with little kids.  Makes me fall in love with him all over again every week.  I have loved actually getting to spend time with him, especially after he was in the bishopric for five years.  Hanging out together, not having Sunday meetings, etc.  It's been a wonderful three months!  I won't say yet what our new callings are, because we haven't been officially released or sustained, but his is one that will once again require him to be gone for meetings several times a week, and mine is going to be fun, but so busy, lots of work and overwhelming!  The other couple we have been working in the nursery with are so much fun.  I used to work with Doretta in RS, and I've missed her friendship since we've been doing other things.  Makes me sad to be leaving.  My calling isn't absolutely a Sunday calling, so I'm thinking I might just go in there anyway and help out as an "unofficial" nursery worker.  I can get away with that, right?
So, how do I learn to be excited about change?  It's something you'd think I would be able to be ok with by now, since it's part of everyday life.  I think I just wish I had gotten more than 3 months of a break before jumping back into crazy time!

It's a blah day!

I just can't seem to get motivated.  I look around me and just get so overwhelmed, so I shut down completely.  Today it is pouring buckets outside and I just want to lie in bed snuggled up with Hannah and a few books in my jammies.  I did shower (even washed my hair!  Gasp!), and get Hannah dressed and we took Daddy and Jakey's suit to the dry cleaners.  That's pretty much it so far besides running two loads through the washer/dryer.  Now I'm here playing around instead of working.  I think I would like to get this office taken care of today.  Hannah has been waking up 3-4 times a night and I am exhausted.  If I get my craft stuff off the futon, I can lie down in here with her instead of going back and forth between our rooms or trying to share a bed with her and Steve.  Yes!  That will be mu goal for today!  I will be back with a picture of a clean(ish) office later!!

January

I can't believe we are almost to the end of January!  I swear the older I get, the faster life goes.  Although there are definitely some days/weeks that seem to never end.  We have just been doing our usual things this month.  I still haven't caught up from that first week of this month when everyone was sick.  The house is a totally disaster and I'm trying my best to avoid it as much as I can.  It's driving me crazy though, so I need to get busy and take care of it. 

I have decided to set aside this month and next month (we'll see, I might need March too, lol) to go through all of our junk and get organized.  I've already taken about 6 bags of extra "stuff" to DI, Can't wait to get the rest of it gone.  I tend to be a packrat...saving things in case I might need them again someday.  Problem is, I'm not organized enough to do that.  I can never find what I need when I need it, so I end up wasting tons of time looking, and then usually just give up and go buy what I need.  It's really beginning to weigh me down.  It's depressing to look at a room full of clutter, piles, boxes filled with who knows what. 

Last week, I decluttered the bathrooms (started small!) and playroom, I've been working in the office now for about two days.  I'm not spending huge amounts of time doing it because I know I will get bored or tired or overwhelmed and just stop.  Then it ends up worse than it was before I started!  I am eventually going to get this place together and then I plan on having lots of lovely time to finish projects and make things I've been wanting to make.  I personally think nap time should be a break time for me instead of "hurry up and cram as much cleaning into this time as I can."  I'm excited!

Here is what I've been working on for the last little bit.  My desk area is awful! 

Before:

After:

Still not done, but it's a big improvement!  The pile of junk on the far right side of the pic is actually Steve's desk, not mine, that's why I didn't clean that part up.  Our desks are up against each other.  

Updated!

I finally got my P365 pics up.  The link should be in the post right below this one.  The pictures are from my phone, so they aren't the best quality, but I can't find my camera charger.  Once I get that, the pics should be much better!  I will be back here asap to update you with all the happenings in our family.  :)

P365

Just a note...I am starting a P365 blog again this year.  It's the same address as before, that's easier than making a new one.  :)  I am hoping to get some pics up there by tomorrow.  It's hard because Hannah naps in the office and that is when I can get on the computer.  I will have to figure it out though!  I have lots of catch up to get done.  :)

Here's the address for my P365: http://heidis365.blogspot.com/

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year everyone!  I will be back in a few days with pictures of our adventures over the last few months.  Right now everyone in our family is sick or getting over being sick, so it's been an eventful weekend.  Just wanted to pop in and tell you all that I am planning on keeping up with this blog better, and I am planning on starting another P365 this year.  I will be back with the blog address for it asap.  But, for noe, Happy New Year!

More sadness

Grandpa Parker (Steve's grandpa) died on Oct. 4.  We had gone to visit him and Grandma in July and only a couple of weeks after we were there, he got sick and really had a hard time of it.  I am so sad that he had to suffer and not feel good, so I am a little bit comforted to know that it didn't last a long time for him.  Steve and I went to Utah for the funeral.  My mom kept the kids here at home.  I missed them terribly, but it was so much easier without them.  Especially since they had just made that long drive.  Steve hates driving anyway, and with grouchy bored kids, he almost goes crazy.  I am so, so, so glad we had the opportunity to visit Grandpa.  The kids always love going to their house and playing in their beautiful yard, inspecting the garden, feeding the fish and looking at Grandpa's awesome mustang.
I hate to admit it, but it was actually a really nice time for Steve and I.  That sound so selfish of me.  We were enjoying ourselves while we were there for something so sad.  It was nice to be able to just get up and go somewhere without worrying about getting kids ready, naptime, mealtimes, a diaper bag, etc.  We got to go to "Music and the Spoken Word" at Temple Square on Sunday morning.  Steve had never been, so he was extra excited about it.  We toured the conference center, swam at the hotel, went out for meals at places we had never been, visited and took pictures of several temples we hadn't seen before.  Grandpa's funeral was really nice and I loved hearing stories about him.  At the cemetery, the army did their ceremony, which I love.  Makes me fiercely proud to be an American when I see the soldiers there playing Taps, shooting the guns, and honoring someone I loved.  It reminded me of my dad's funeral, which was also nice. 

I will post pictures when I can.  As you know, I am not so great about getting things up on here.  I (once again) promise to do better.  :)