Happy Valentine’s Day!

Roses are red; daisies are white;
Valentine, you make every day a delight.
Violets are blue; daffodils are yellow;
Valentine, you make my heart jiggle like Jello!

By Joanna Fuchs

I love you Will!!…Forever!

Tee Dum Tee Dee…

Will and I took the kids up to Disney for a couple of days this week.  It’s always nice to get away from the day to day to mix things up a bit (Will might argue I leave the day to day a little too often).  Everyone was most excited for the Matterhorn since Annie is finally big enough to ride.  Can you believe she is tall enough?  Annie is only half an inch from being able to ride on everything.  She has become quite the roller coaster junkie.  Too bad they shut it down every year in February for maintenance.  It won’t be open again until March.  I guess we better schedule another visit.

We had a few mixed emotions through the day.  No, really it was only when I made them stop to take a picture.  The feelings are pretty apparent in the picture, wouldn’t you say?

The park was empty both days so we thoroughly enjoyed all of the rides.  We have another fun family adventure to add to the bank.

A Dinner Date?…Not Really

Will took me on a great date this last Saturday morning.  I know you’re thinking, morning?!  Can they be any crazier?!  In reality it was one of the best dates.  We were headed to Richard Walker’s for breakfast, but the wait for a table was out the door and down the block(I do plan on making it back there another morning though).  We found a cute little bakery in Seaport village instead.  All the drizzling rain made it that much more cozy to enjoy my waffles and hot cocoa.

We then spent the remainder of the morning wandering through the Museum of Man.  I always appreciate these little breaks from everyday life.  What a fun surprise to find out the museum only charges half the normal price on Saturdays from 10-12.

I can’t claim this pictures…Will took it:)

Sleep Tight!

I pulled Will into one of my more recent projects.  I found a killer deal on a bed for Annie a while back, but decided it needed a bit of refinishing.  He took over sanding after I found out I was pregnant.  After everything happened, I stole my project back and finished it out.  Annie is now snug as a bug in a rug.  It was a fun distraction while it lasted.

Juggling Spikes

So I was reading scriptures this morning and had some interesting thoughts come strolling through.  In Mosiah, when King Benjamin is giving his address to the people he says, “They shall stand as a bright testimony against this people, at the judgement day; whereof they shall be judged, every man according to his works, whether they be good, or whether they be evil.”  This got me thinking about my daily workings.  What kind of testifying will my works be doing for me?  Am I going to want to own them or try and slide my actions behind me, embarrassed by the choices I have made?  I don’t mean horrible choices, but sometimes when the great and the good choice stand side by side, I take the good over the great.

This led me to other skittering thoughts.  How well am I balancing my life?  It seems so precarious so much of the time.  I have glittering moments here and there where absolutely everything feels aligned and the balance feels amazing.  In reality most days, I’m mostly balanced, but this isn’t hand grenades or horse shoes so I want better than most.  After considering the whole balancing act, I started to wonder if I’m even balancing the right things?  I know what I am supposed to be balancing, but how often do I throw useless or unimportant things onto my pile.  Hi, my name is Jessica, I will be juggling an assortment of spikes, broken glass and rubber balls this evening…front row, you having no need to worry, I’m mostly balanced most nights.  If a spike comes your way – duck.  Pay no mind that I’m only required to juggle the rubber balls I just forgot and threw the other stuff in there because I got carried away.

Through all the spring cleaning that has occurred in the last few weeks, I’m attempting a spring cleaning of the soul as well.  Be advised that I’m currently sifting through tons of stuff and am under construction…metaphorically speaking(I am dumping spikes and broken glass).  Tread with caution:)