You Take the Good, You Take the Bad

My favorite show, when I was young, was The Facts of Life. The theme song says, "You take the good. You take the bad. You take them both and then you have the facts of life. The facts of life." It is so true. Everyday is full of the good and the bad. When you put them together you end up with life. That's just the way it is.

My new calling in our stake has me thinking about that song. I am in the stake Young Women's. My first thoughts were all positive. Yes, I get to go to camp and enjoy it without babysitting the girls. Yes, I get to plan activities for the Laurels and Priests. Yes, I get to do Youth Conference. Yes, I get to work with some amazing ladies. Yes, I'll get to know a lot of the girls in other wards.
But now the "bad"is settling in. Nobody told me I would be speaking at Young Women in Excellence Meetings. Nobody told me I would have to speak at Stake Leadership meetings. No one told me that I would have to speak with the the High Council at different wards. These are the bads. I get so nervous to speak. I really hate it. But, you take the good things and add the bad things then mix them together to get the reality of it. And, I'm grateful that I have the opportunity to recognize both!

A New Season for Halloween

We made "shrunken heads" a couple weeks ago. This picture is just after we made them. They never dried out and instead got all moldy. So, we tossed them. But, it was fun to create them.

Halloween came with a different look at our house. Sure we had the same decorations that we have always have, blowing wind, and snow on the ground (until just hours before). But, this year no one went trick or treating. We didn't have the usual scramble for costumes or bags of candy spread all over the floor. We still had jack-o-lanterns but they were carved just before dark. No one begged to carve them during the week. I was practically begging them to carve them on Halloween day.

Katy's polka-dotted pumpkin is on the left. She carved each dot on her own. Adri went wit a new design - the cheese grater. It was unusual but still fun.

McKenna went with the team spirit pumpkin and carved the South Fremont Cougar basket ball. The other side had a paw print.

Instead we had lots of people here at the house passing out candy to visiting ghosts, goblins, and pirates. We made stove-top kettle corn and snacked on hot wings. Then when all the kiddies were home and our doorbell was quiet, we gathered to watch an oldie goldie "scary" movie, Rear Window (1954, Jimmy Stewart and Grace Kelly). I think it is so scary. I can never watch it all. I always have to cover up my head and plug my ears.

Just recently I've begun to notice all the changes that our family is going through. The little kid stuff is ending and we're entering the all teen period. Can't wait for what will happen next.

One day I got a crafty hair and made these glowing Halloween creatures. They were easy and fun.