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I've just put a post on HERE of some of the crafty things I've been up to. Check it out!

Yikes!!!!

My world has been rocked! - BIG TIME!!! Our bishop called Saturday and said he would like to come over in the afternoon and talk me. Ok, those of you who are LDS know that the bishop only comes over to your house to talk to you if he is going to give you something big, so I worried and stewed and stewed and worried all day. I felt robbed of my thinking that we were in a ward that didn't need US because their are so many capable and willing people in our ward. Then I thought, well, I've been a counselor before and I'm good at following directions, so... no biggy. I had decided I was ok with that. When the bishop asked me to be the new Relief Society president I about fell off my chair!!!! I actually asked him if he was kidding and said, "You meant to say counselor, right?" He assured me that no, he really meant what he said. Is he crazy????? I never thought in a million years that I would ever be asked to be the relief society president. I don't like to be the leader! I would much rather be given an assignment than be the one doling them out. I know there are so many women in our ward who are more capable and qualified... I'm still baffled and in shock actually. BUT, I also have faith that the Lord called me and that there is a work for me to do. I'm scared spitless, but I'm willing to do what the Lord wants me to do and I hope I can be the kind of RS president that the women in my ward need. I pray with all my heart that I'll be able to do it. I know with the Lord anything is possible and I'm hanging onto that promise for dear life! Aaaah! I am excited to get to know the ladies in my ward better and to be able to attend RS again, eventhough I will miss my little primary class. I know the Lord has a plan for me and for our RS and 'I'll go where you want me to go, dear Lord!' Please pray for me.

I scored!!!

Two of my main resolutions this year are to lose weight (I'm on a really good roll with that one) and to decorate my house finally. We've lived here 8 months now (I know, it's crazy how time flies) and I haven't really done any decorating. Part of that is because I don't want to put up the same old stuff I've had for years. My style and the things that I like have changed. But, when I go to the store to buy things, I can't stand to pay the prices (we were poor students for way too long). So, the other day I got onto craigslist and started looking for some of things I've been wanting. I ran across an indoor garage sale that had been postponed to this coming weekend because of the weather. I called on it and the lady said I could come look early, before the sale - she already had everything set up. I went yesterday and was sooooo glad I did. I spent $200 and came away with so much stuff. I know I would've spent WAY more than that at a store. She had a lot of the kinds of things I've been wanting, like wall art and a console table and a great big clock. Below are some pictures showing what I brought home. I'm sooo excited to start decorating now and finding a home for all of this stuff! I want to paint the console table and some of the frames. I'll take some before and after pictures and post them when I have them done.

Seriously?!

Ok, let me preface this post with the fact that I am originally from Utah where it snows a lot. Now I live in Tennessee where it obviously doesn't. Last Friday is was forecasted to sleet and snow, so Thursday night, before a snowflake had fallen, we got a call from the school district saying that school was cancelled on Friday. When we woke up, still no snow. Later in the morning it started to snow and snowed all day. That night we had freezing rain which basically turned all the snow to ice. When we woke up Saturday morning and walked outside, we could walk on top of the snow without sinking or leaving a footprint. It was amazing! The kids had the best time sledding. Fortunately I was finally able to find a couple of sleds a few days before the snow came. We have a big hill at the front of our neighborhood where we took the kids to sled and boy did they fly down that hill! It was slick and I was grateful that it was Saturday so that Adam wouldn't have to worry about going to work. We even let the kids sled in our yard on Sunday, which we normally wouldn't do in keeping with the Sabbath day, but we figured that it would be melted soon and they wouldn't get another chance. Apparently it hasn't snowed like this for about 6 years or so. Anyway, church was cancelled so we had our own little 'church' and then let the kids so sledding. They discovered, because of the icey crust on the snow, that they could start at the top our neighbor's steep driveway, who lives behind us, and sled all the way across their backyard, into and through our backyard, steer quickly (avoiding trees and things) and go past our house into our front yard and across the street! That's probably a couple of acres! It was so much fun to watch (from inside the warm house)!!

We got a call again last night saying that school was cancelled again today (Monday), even though the snow is melting and the main roads are pretty much clear. The kids went outside and did a little more sledding, but the frozen crust has started to melt away and so it's not quite so slick - they can't go quite as far, but they still had fun. I've enjoyed having them home and we've had a nice long, relaxing weekend.

Well, tonight we got another call saying that they won't be having school again tomorrow!!! I'm totally amazed! I know that they don't have all the equipment to remove the snow off of all the roads and stuff, but good grief, Walmart was packed today! People are shopping and going to work, but our kids can't go to school? Don't get me wrong, I love sleeping in with my kids and hanging out with them, but I'm wondering when they're going to make all this time up. I sure hope they don't have to go longer at the end of the year.

Anyway, like I said in the beginning, I'm from Utah so it seems a little too cautious for me, but that's ok, I still LOVE Tennessee! :) Here are some fun snow picures: