Clairissa's Party

Wow, that was a lot of work and really fun. For the most part anyway. Thursday night I stayed up until 4:45 in the morning sewing the last 2 aprons. I had a Remington Steele marathon and sewed at turtle speed. I finally was so tired I couldn't handle a minute longer so I laid down until 6 a.m. when the kids I babysit were dropped off. I then finished sewing the last apron and once the kids aunt picked them up I started cleaning like a mad person. At 11:30am I stopped cleaning, got dressed and was heading up to SLC for an endowment session for our sweet friend Brittany who is leaving on her mission in January. At this point I still had food shopping to do for the party as well as picking up some party decorations.

We were out of the SL temple by 3:15, ran down to the South Salt Lake Costco and then to Zurchers for balloons and streamers. That is where we encountered the most "Twilight Zone" experience I have ever been through.

There we were, waiting in line for an empolyee to finish ringing up the people in front of us. Generic island music was repeated over and over again as it played on the overhead speakers with an seventies distant echo reverberating repeatedly.

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Pushed to the Limits Sometimes

I have been pretty overwhelmed lately. Actually it seems to be a recurring theme in my life that I am not very pleased about. I tend to wonder why it is that I get into situations where I feel overwhelmed. I question my ability to put my life in the right perspective. So, next week in particular is going to be beastly! My larger roles will include....teacher, preschool teacher, employee (24 hours next week), mother, maid, and cook. The problem is that I don't feel like I am excelling at any of them. For instance Zach. He needs me to be a great teacher, to give him my best and most undivided attention. Instead I am giving my all to stay awake and the rest goes to him and Jillian.

Loving Moments

I had one of the most tender moments as a mother the other day. Somehow, as our family was sitting around the kitchen table talking, we got on the subject of who we would like to meet when we die. We all felt like there isn't anybody famous that we would even care to meet. We then started talking about biblical people. I said I would like to meet Noah, or Captain Moroni. I was sure that I am not the only one that wants to meet them, I'm sure they will be inundated with people wanting to meet them! Then Andrew got very solemn. He got very emotional as he said he would like to meet his Heavenly Mother. He then looked at me and said, if she was more amazing and glorious than me that he couldn't even imagine how incredible meeting her would be. He cried, I cried and we hugged a gentle, loving, mom and son hug.

Broccoli Salad

My children have this thing for broccoli salad and they beg me to make it weekly. Every time I make it I become mom of the week around here which I happen to like! One would think that it might be odd for kids to love broccoli salad, and I am not necessarily thinking it is normal, but I do know it is pretty tasty. I decided for today's post to share my recipe. Beware, I am all about easy so don't expect something elaborate, and I cook for a crowd so if you want to make this adjust to your size of family. 1/2 package of broccoli florets from Costco (chopped) 1/2 red cabbage (shredded) 2 handfuls (or add to desired preference) of Craisins 2 handfuls (or add to desired preference) of real bacon bits 2 handfuls (or add to desired preference) of unsalted sunflower seeds 1/2 a bottle of Kraft Creamy Poppyseed Dressing Mix Seriously, if my kids scarf this salad down I promise most kids will.

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