Well, Heeellllloooo!

(mrs. doubtfire-thanks for giggling amanda) So oh my gosh!!!! life pick up some speed these last three weeks. i've realized blogging is only when i have free time and that has disappeared lately.

for the past month i've been in a cake decorating class with my sister in law and mother in law. tonight was our "final". heehee. i can do cakes now. check it out.

I made a cake for a lady at church. and this one below is for my friend leah.

And i have been called as the 2nd councilor in our primary. i was so excited for the call because i get to work with two awesome women that i love to be around and admire so much. i laugh because they are forced to be my friends now. we have to spend so much time together. October i did sharing time and wow, i have experienced every emotion trying to prepare. i can't even begin to share the spirit that has touch my heart so often and so deep these past weeks. by week three i knew how to rely on the lord for guidance. i pondered the topic for a few days and it was amazing-one night i was trying to fall asleep and i began to see exactly how sharing time would go. i saw my props, what was on the board, the stories i would share. it was powerful! that sharing time was special. week 2 was more special becuase the spirit was touching every heart in that room. it was a simple lesson on pray; that sometimes heavenly father does not answer every single prayer. we all sang "a child's prayer" and i was able to point out to the children that they were all feeling the peace and love of Heavenly Father. and that was the same sunday we had Elder Bednar visiting his fam and spoke all three hours! i have felt so richly blessed.

AND mr. brayland has kept me on my toes. yes, my three year old. amdon is a piece of cake. brayland is already so manipulative, yet still a sweet blessing. funny how a child can be both. he knows exactly how to push my buttons and send me into uncontrollable emotional fits. a bit embarrassing to admit but it feels better to kick and scream when i've run out of answers. we have been on a roller coaster. good days and bad days happen so randomly. i pray so hard for self-control of this temper i never knew i had. the days i pray sincerely are the days that seem to go a bit better. having the energy to be consistent with discipline is exhausting. and the whole diaper thang at 3 1/2 years! AHAHAAHAHAH we encourage and bribe but he just isn't ready. isn't ready...ugh. what did the pioneers do?

so all that and trying to keep up with the house--i felt like i was drowning at some points. the dirty dishes were coming out of no where and the bathrooms...we won't even go there. i have been so grateful for brian to help out as much as he does. he was busy with other things lately and i realized how much he really does do around here. i have a great man.