a sunny day...

It was a strange feeling to go about today--sunny and warm...TLC wore shorts and a t-shirt while I kept pushing up my long sleeves--with the knowledge that it's supposed to snow tomorrow. And again later in the week. After meeting RVC at the top of the street from her walk home from school, I told the kids it might be their last chance to jump on the trampoline for a while, at least in warm weather. So they did. And we spent a good while out in the back yard enjoying the sunshine. I finally got around to picking the last of the tomatoes from our garden--a bucket full of red ones and even more green ones to pack away in newspaper so they can ripen (I hope that works). I also put away the garden hoses for the year, put away a few of the outside toys and reminded the kids to go back outside for their shoes. I'm not even sure how much snow we're supposed to get, but for some reason, tonight, it feels like we're settling in for winter.

I'm enjoying the beginning of a week much less busy than last week. There was just something about the week of October 19-25...every responsibility I have just so happened to be drawn to it. My friend and I signed up to help with the PTA board this year and "Red Ribbon Week" was one of our events. Everything went really well; I really enjoyed being at the school, going into the classrooms, being at the assemblies, talking with teachers. On the other hand, I learned that I could never do all of those things regularly--at least not at the stage of life I'm at right now. My kids got more than a bit tired, I think, of hanging out at the school and not having more attention from mom. And I got behind on things at home. So it was a good experience, and it's nice to have it over with.

Our Primary program was this weekend. "My Eternal Family" was the theme. Kids are so great at getting a message across through music and simple testimony. Everything came together well. We had an interesting past month as our Primary president and her husband suffered a horrible car accident several weeks ago. With six kids at home, they had much to live for, yet were lucky to survive. The young man that hit them, after running at high speed from police, did not. They are an amazing family, and face weeks of recovery ahead. October was a tough month on many families in our ward and neighborhood. I'm grateful for the perspective of the gospel and for the Christ-like goodness of others that I have witnessed over and over recently.