I been busy

So, most of you know I'm totally in love with working out. I teach a group fitness class called Centergy, which is a yoga/pilates class set to great music...which is actually not that easy...Marianne! :P jk
Anyway, I've been wanting to train to do another program and so I jumped at the chance when a training for Group Groove came to Edgewater, just 20 min away. woohoo! I love Groove! Luckily, my mom is still here so I got to go dancing all weekend with no worries. Is that even fair? There's a little latin, a little club and a hint of urban. Yes...even a little white girl like me can get a little down and dirty. If you click on the picture and go to the bottom of the page, you can get a sneak peak at the kind of moves I was working on. You can also go to the BTS website for more info on the other programs.
I am now going to bed! 3 days of straight dancing is a blast...but quite exhausting!!! and I teach Centergy tomorrow. Can't wait! :)

Josh is getting Baptized!

We have been looking forward to this day for a very long time. Joshua Bell is turning 8 on Nov 28th, 2008 and will be getting baptized! I have his baptism scheduled for Saturday, the 29th at 6pm. Everyone is invited. For those of you coming in from far off places (yes, that includes Utah), if another time or day works better, please let me know. We can do it Friday or Saturday.

Yay, Joshie!

Random things

Just some random update.

-I got my first set of contacts. Now I can see! yay!
-Our cat, Vader caught the mole that's been hacking up my front yard.
-Vader has also been "playing" with our turtle. Knocking her off her dock then watching her swim around, get back on, and then knocking her off again.
-Josh had his first sick day of 2nd grade
-trying to go more "green" using stuff with less chemicals
-totally blog-stalking everyone
-Enjoying not having RS on the brain ALL the time
-Josh is doing great with piano and playing ALL the time :)
-Nona is actually getting up on time and getting dressed and doing her chores without me yelling!!!
-Grant has started talking on his own. So cute. I'll have to record him saying "I Love You."
-Bryson is already asking me for a car. ALL day he whines, "Mommy! get me that car!" He's never happy, though. Before, it was "I want a Ben 10 watch!" He got one (birthday $) Then, "I didn't want a Ben 10 Watch! I want Iron Man!" Didn't give in to that one. Then, "I want a motorcycle man!" Made him clean all the walls, took him to the store, he got what he wanted. Now, he wants a car. sigh I told him, when he gets a job and can buy his own car, then he can have a car.

Release

re·lease /rɪˈlis/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ri-lees]

1.	to free from confinement, bondage, obligation, pain, etc.; let go: to release a prisoner; to release someone from a debt.

2.	to free from anything that restrains, fastens, etc.: to release a catapult.

3.	to allow to be known, issued, done, or exhibited: to release an article for publication.

4.	Law. to give up, relinquish, or surrender (a right, claim, etc.).

Yes...all of the above. I have been released. After being RS President for a year and a half in the Ft Meade Ward, I do feel free from obligation, restraint, etc. oh..here's another one.

Remove restrictions or obligations from someone so that they become available for other activity.

The bishop assures me there are other "activities."

I have some real conflicting emotions about it all. So, here's my pros and cons list.

Pros:
No meetings! woohoo
Less Guilt for not being perfect.
More time for my family
Less obligations
Not having to rearrange Visiting Teaching once a month! Nightmares!
I get a chance to support Adam in HIS calling. YAY!

Cons:
Miss sending mass emails
Miss getting to know everyone
Miss the extra blessings
Miss doing the newsletter
Miss the sisters

Why does it feel like I'm saying goodbye? I know I'll still be friends with everyone and there's always book club. I'm excited to just make friends because I want to and not because I feel obligated to. It'll be interesting to get back to less. Although, in my life, I tend to fill in the gaps pretty quickly.

So, here's to moving on to whatever the Lord has in store.

Blessings

So, money's been a little tight lately. It always seems that way when Adam leaves. Anyway, problems always seem to come up when you don't have the money to deal with them, right? Like, um, flooding basements, painful wisdom teeth, and the van starting to make a funny noise.

Well, as long as I don't do a huge load of laundry, I don't seem to have the flooding problem. Blessing! :)

My wisdom teeth are coming out next month...does Tricare cover that? If it does, Blessing!

I took the van in to the shop. I HATE doing that, but Adam assured me they would be nice to me. turns out the problem was the AC and it was under warranty. Yay! no money! Blessing!

Oh yeah, and Seven Oaks finally did a random check on our neighborhood to mark down all the improvements and not so improvements people have done to their homes. Well, you're suppose to submit a request form for each change. Did we do it? No. Now I have to submit a form for the Storm Door, Fence, Deck, and Patio. Darn you, Adam with all your little projects. At least they didn't note the tree removal and missing stair railing. Blessing!