December 2008, how the year has flown by. I can remember last year at this time being very pregnant or at least feeling very pregnant, and wishing time would go faster.
Thanksgiving was great. We spent it in Ohio with Jeff’s family. Scott was so excited to go. I had all the bags packed and waiting in the front room. Iris was pulling on one of the bags about to pull it over, when Scott got upset and told her “NO, Grandma’s house” meaning don’t play with that it is going to Grandma’s house. Having two children is way more fun and way more interesting than having just one.
Iris crawled yesterday! She has been trying extra hard to crawl for a few days and she finally mastered it! She is just adorable and the happiest little girl.
I will be finished with my class on Monday. Oh how happy I will be.
We bought Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at the Wal-mart black friday sale and watched it the other night. After Charlie gets the golden ticket and brings it home he tells his family that he is going to sell it and use the money to improve their impoverished state. The grandfather then says something to the effect that money comes and goes, but there are only five golden tickets. I was listening to a talk by Sheri Dew from women’s conference of this year in it she talked about the divine role of women and how Satan wants to confuse us of this role. The world tells us if we are not thin, beautiful, famous, and rich then we are women of no value. Satan tells the world that the work that women do in the home is demeaning and unimportant. God tells us that the work of bearing and nurturing children is divine and therefore one the most ennobling things we can do as women while on this earth (see the “Proclamation to the world on the Family”). I am graduating soon and was offered a job. This job would give me an opportunity to advance my position and to earn money. I seriously considered the opportunity and then reflected on my choice to become a mother. I decided to take Charlie’s grandpa’s advice and choose my children over money or position because those often come and go, but Scott and Iris will only be little once and this opportunity to be with them as they grow will never come again. Lucky for me I have a husband that agrees with me 100%.
We have some pictures of Iris crawling but we haven't put them on the computer yet. I will post them asap.
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