A Quickie

Yesterday started off pretty rocky. I woke up with plans of sewing and going grocery shopping...........None of that happened. My mom and a friend of hers, who is a mechanic, wanted to do something nice for us. So, they are getting the little things on our cars fixed. I thought that was very sweet and thoughtful. Everyone wants to do something for us, to help us, and make them feel like they are being useful in this situation. This is a big help.

So, I took my car down to my mom's school, where he was going to pick it up, and then my mom was going to take me home. This turned into a long process, because my mom had things to do, and he was finishing up his stuff. Finally, I got home in time to pick up Sarah. Allan came home earlier in the day, to work from home, because he knew I was really stressed, trying to figure out how I was going to do my day. He ended up walking to the school to pick up Sarah, in the meantime, the mechanic called and said my car is ready. So Allan came home, left to go pick up my car, and drop his car off. He got home in time for me to go upstairs and cry over clothes that I look ugly in and then leave with Norma, to go to the Stake Women's Conference.

Initially, I didn't want to go, but I'm glad I did. I'm not sure I got a TON out of the conference, but I sure did have a lot of fun being silly with Norma and Trisha. The topic of the women's conference was about being a mother. Could've been disastrous for me, but as uncomfortable as I was, it was good. In between giggling at Trisha for sticking chop-stick holders up her nose, like a nose clip ring, or Norma complaining that she ate too much of everyone else's cake, and now she's uncomfortable, I got out of it, that I am a good mother. Even if all I got to do was give Ellie a body, I did my job. I got to do all of the mom things, just without being able to snuggle her and hold her like I would've liked.

I came home, in time for Allan to leave for a meeting, and me to put the kids to bed. The kids and I knelt on the boys' bedroom floor and said our prayers. Sarah said the prayer tonight, and it was all about Ellie and TC. She kept asking Heavenly Father to comfort Ellie and instructing Him to "hold her right and snuggle her". She asked him to tell her "we love her and we miss her and that mommy is sad she's not here, because she loves her very much". Sarah is so sweet and really gets, sometimes, what's going on.

I laid in bed and was actually happy, not depressed. Allan came home from his meeting and quick stop at Walmart, with some food for me, and some really cute flowers. I have a sweet husband, who tries so hard to take care of me and make sure I know that he loves me. He supports me in everything I do, and makes sure to push me when I need to be. He loves me perfectly.

I couldn't be too annoyed that my day didn't go as planned, because people were trying to do service for me, that was much needed. My day ended pretty good, aside from the sinus headache that I had right before bed. My family is amazing, my friends are fabulous and all in all, things went pretty well. Horray for a pretty good day. Maybe I can get my sewing done tomorrow.