Whoa!

Ok, so I know I've been a little MIA this summer. Tons of things have happened and I've needed to blog them. Things like Ashlyn's birthday. And even now as I'm writing this blog, I keep thinking of other blog items. But right now I'm going to blog my excuse for not keeing up. Here is what I've really been up to:

• Straitening up the house
• Boxing up the house
• Washing walls
• Taking boxes to our storage unit in Pocatello
• Scrubbing floors
• Trying to sell our home in Sugar
• Looking for a house to buy in Pocatello
• Stressing out about my new job in Marsh Valley (although there's nothing I can do right now.)
• Taking an online class
• Stressing out about teaching at IDLA (again, there's nothing I can do right now.)
• Wondering what school to enroll Kenny in next year
• Trying to figure out day care for Ashlyn
• Keeping up with the neighborhood weight loss challenge

Wow, just writing it all down stresses me out more. I need to go take a nap. Wish me luck!

Happy 4th of July!

So I did it. I ran my 5K. It was long and there were tons of people there. Definitely some real runners. You know the type, the kind that show up 2 hours early to preview the course and warm up. Not me, I just show up early because I'm terrified that I'm going to get so far behind, I'll be lost. All in all, it was not as horrible as I thought it would be. I did finish the race in just 40 minutes. And I wasn't the last.....close though. I'm glad I did it....even though half the course smelled like sewer. But I couldn't have done it without Megan's help. Thanks Megan!

Later, we went to the parade in Rexburg and that night, we went to the Lenz's for fun, food and fireworks. What great friends. And bonds are always deeper when blowing stuff up. Check out the video. Allen was putting little dynamites inside water bottles and they were shooting up into the air as high as the roof. Later that night we had a great time with fireworks, Allen's favorite part of the holiday.

Primary Activity

Well, I had another Primary activity that I was in charge of and this time we had bubble fun! It was great to talk to the children about their testimonies and the importance of breaking out of your bubble to make new friends and try new things. The kids wrote down their testimonies and we're sending them to a mission president and his wife from our ward to share with another Primary. We're also sending the pictures to the Friend. Who knew that bubbles could be so much fun. The sad thing was, the Sunday after the event the presidency was released and now I'm not in Primary any more. I love those kids! Here are few pictures.