October 13th musings

It has been a long time since I have blogged so I thought I would take a minute. My laptop (which is 11 years old anyway!) is dying a long, slow death and I have to go downstairs in our basement to use the computer there and it is a lot harder.   I love the convenience of my laptop because I can monitor my kids better. Excuses, excuses. So I feel like I am pretty much recovered now from my surgery 2 months ago. I've got my old energy back and it has been great. I'm still struggling keeping my weight up though. I'm going to the doctor today to check my THS number to see if I need to up my thyroid medication.  when they tested it 6 weeks ago I was almost at a 12 and you are supposed to be between 1-4. We shall see what it is today. I have faithfully taken my medication everyday :-)
It has been great to cut back my activities to the bare minimum. I have spent some really good quality time with my boys each day and I have just been enjoying them.  It has been nice to be home when my older kids get home from school and be with them and help with homework and listen. Not that I didn't do this last year, but I think that I have done a ton more of being home now and that has been a good thing.  I keep thinking about how time flies so fast and next year I will have all my kids in school. I am just trying to enjoy Ammon and Aaron at home as much as possible. We have had fun "Playing" school. Aaron is practicing his writing  and he can even read some small words now. He loves it when he finds the word "the" because he recognizes it. He will be reading before he goes to kindergarten next year. Well, okay, he is reading already! Just a little. It is an exciting time. So I have  a movie of his fifth birthday downloaded. He really enjoyed it.
Our primary program is this sunday and the kids will do a great job but I will be relieved when it is over. I am coming up on my 2nd anniversary as Primary president and I can't believe it has almost been two years. When I was first called, I just didn't know how I would ever do it. It seemed so overwhelming but I have learned so many good lessons in my calling and I hope that I am not done yet. I have learned to rely on the Lord more and to trust the revelation He gives me. I know that this is His church not mine and I am just an instrument in his hands.  I have learned to have more patience and more love but as always, it is a work in progress :-) I'm not perfect, of course, and I make mistakes but I keep trying.