Ten days til...

So my hubby's calling is ward clerk. He will be gone before and after church on Sundays. I guess it won't be so bad once we switch to 9:00 church in January. He also has an assistant so that will ease the workload I'm sure.

The stake devotional is on the 14th...and the song I picked is Star of Wonder, by Sally Deford. (www.defordmusic.com) It's more suited for a guy, but I like the range, and I practice so I can hit the high notes effortlessly. My kids seem to think it's a Christmas carol, because I sing the chorus around the house, and now they've started singing it with me. lol

Our tree has been up for about a week now, and the kids began decorating it themselves. I don't have a problem with that, only that they aren't very tall! So today I spread out the decorations to also be on the top half of the tree. It's looking very festive now! Even the dining room table is 3/4 cleared!

For about three weeks I've been working on some new goals. I needed to get a kickstart once again, feeling like I wasn't contributing much to anything but raising my kids. Not that it's a bad thing, but my zing was missing. Mizzing. haha. Some of the goals that I try to implement daily included thanking three people, sending a nice message or act of kindness, get heart pumping, drinking 6 glasses of water, complimenting spouse, and reading a physical book. They do say that it takes 21 days to form a habit, and though I don't have to look at my 'to-do' list anymore, I am still aware if I've done them or not. The hardest one to do, believe it or not, is the drinking water!

I just don't drink liquids in general. So that's why I did six cups first, and then I can work my way to 8 or 10.
Because of all the arranging of music going on this month, and colder weather meaning more times I go somewhere with the kids, the thanking is hardly ever a problem to attain.

I'm in the middle of reading Madonna's biography and Insurgent, besides the scriptures or Ensigns or other church books I'm halfway through. I prefer reading real paper books instead of online ones, just because I'm on my phone a lot during the day so it's nice to pick up something that's not a screen.

Hmm, which should I read? :)









I think what I'm going to start doing is making a list of the things I'm slowly accumulating for Christmas for my family. I don't want to overspend, and it's so easy to do if I walk into a toy store or dollar store. Less is more, and my kids aren't too old yet to know how much they really are getting at Christmas time anyway. It's a blessing.

Next Tuesday will be my baby's third month. She has had a growth spurt and is getting pretty chunky! She's discovering her hands and sucks on them, and bats at things. Babies are so adorable and fun to have in a home. My other kids take really good care of her.