It's the Mom's Job

A few weeks ago, because I've been having such interesting sleep habits--if I am awakened and have to get up to help someone in the middle of the night, I can't go back to sleep--the Warden told me that if there is ever a reason to get up in the night, he will do it. So, since I'm the only one that hears the kids crying out at night, I wake the Warden and turn right back over and go back to sleep. So far it's worked out very well.

Last night, we put #7 to bed with a super bad cold. She hasn't been sick in so long--none of our kids have--that we've gotten kind of spoiled by it.

I checked on her before we went to bed, and she was asleep on her back with her mouth wide open. It was clear that her nose was really stuffed. Poor little thing. I covered her up and went to bed.

Three times last night, I woke the Warden when I heard her crying. Three times, he went to take care of her needs as I rolled over and went right back to sleep.

This morning, when she woke up, #7 came into our bedroom carrying her Tinkerbell blankie. She snuggled up to me and said, "Mom, I called you and you didn't come. Dad comed, but I wanted you. Why didn't you come?"

Sad! I guess it's nice to be needed. Some things are just the mom's job, I guess.

Here Are Our Guesses

We sat down tonight at Family Home Evening and went around the circle three times. Each time around, we chose a foreign mission and a stateside mission. We referred to this list, so we could guess most accurately. You'll notice that instead of guessing which Washington, D.C. or New York New York mission, for example, we just gave them all of Washington, D.C. and all of New York New York.

If you want to get in on the fun, go ahead and guess. You can leave your guess as a comment on this post, or on my Facebook page (I'm not sure if this link will work, but you can give it a try). Just make sure your guess is for a specific mission. To help you out, you can go ahead and refer to the link we used.


THE WARDEN
England  London
China Hong Kong
Thailand Bangkok
Colorado Denver
North Carolina Raleigh
Texas Houston

JULIE
Japan Sendai
Slovenia Ljubljana
Finland Helsinki
Salt Lake City Temple Square
Ohio Cincinnati
Iowa Des Moines

#1
Canada Toronto
Guatemala Quetzaltenango
Chile Santiago
Arkansas Little Rock
Washington D.C.
Indiana Indianapolis

#2
Russia Moscow
Brazil Sao Paolo
Italy Milan
Oklahoma Oklahoma City
Florida Miami
Alaska Anchorage

#3
Tonga Nukualofa
Czech Prague
South Africa Cape Town
California Los Angeles
New York New York
South Dakota Rapid City

#4
Germany  Berlin
Brazil Rio
Australia Sydney
Hawaii Honolulu
Utah Provo
Massachusetts Boston

#5
Spain Barcelona
England Manchester
Portugal Porto
Illinois Chicago
Florida Orlando
California San Diego

#6
Japan Tokyo
Japan Kobe
Paraguay Asuncion
Idaho Pocatello
Arizona Phoenix
Washington Everett

In the Mail!

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#1 and I walked home from church (a mile) barefoot today. It's the middle of February in Oregon. Yes, folks, this is what memories are made of.

I had been delayed by quite a few things and the family had been sitting in the car for a long time. #1 had something to do too, so she and I sent the family on their way and told them we'd walk. We were both wearing high heels, so we plucked them off and set off for home.

We chatted about life and of course, her upcoming mission.

I checked with the bishop this morning when I was in his office for a meeting. He found that she had been "assigned." He followed that word with "It's in the mail."

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UGHHHHH!!!

This is really happening!

Both #1 and I talked about how we expect that she'll be called stateside. Of course, going foreign would be an amazing adventure. We can't lie, we'd both like to see her go out of the country, but we both know that wherever it is is where she belongs. It's just so exciting!

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Then again, I guess she could end up being called to serve in the same mission with this young man. I don't think that'd be a problem for her at all. ->>

So, the holiday will most likely postpone the call by a day or two, so we're thinking Thursday or Friday this week. It really is hard to know though. She was told within three weeks, so it could, I guess, be even longer than that.

Crockpot Menu - Week 4

Here is the final week of the menu I created a month ago. I guess I'm going to have to get busy on another one for next month. This has made life SO much easier.

I have left Saturday off because that's where I will start next month's menu. Look for that next week.

I purchased a outlet timer thingy, but I haven't used it yet. I may try it out this week. I have to figure a good time to get breakfast ready. With the timer, it allows for so many options.

Sunday	Breakfast	Egg casserole
	Dinner	Stroganoff
Monday	Breakfast	slow cooker oats
	Dinner	Mexican chicken
Tuesday	Breakfast	tapioca pudding
	Dinner	taco bake
Wednesday	Breakfast	breakfast casserole
	Dinner	Crockpot potato soup
Thursday	Breakfast	crockpot hash
	Dinner	Mexican pasta
Friday	Breakfast	Caramel rolls
	Dinner	MeMe's meatball stew