No fun being sick

It's no fun being sick with the weather so nice outside and all your friends wanting to play. It has actually been a nice change of pace for us because we can't be as busy as we usually are. Other than our nightly activities the twins and Kamryn and I just read books and play. No chores are being done or errands ran but we are learning to relax and get better.

Storytelling

I love the storytelling festival at our school. McKenna and Kylie have both entered since they were in fist grade and this year is no different. They first tell their story to the class and if they make it go to the entire grade and then to the school. If they win at the school level they might have an opportunity to go to the Timpanogus Storytelling Festival in the summer. It is such a great experience for them and they get excited picking their story and memorizing it. This year Kylie particapated with the story "It's the Bear" by Jez Alborough and did a great job. Friday she delivered it to the school.

Piano Festival

This weekend we had our piano festival. McKenna and Kylie both participated by memorizing and playing 2 songs which they have been practicing since before Christmas. It was great to see them preform.

Busy with life

We have been busy, busy, busy here the last few weeks. Young Women's is a big contributor and as I just got done with a huge dinner for the Young Men/Young Womam, I am finding that I have a need to control. So much so I end up doing things entirely myself because I can't seem to relinquish the control. Needless to say it causes a lot of stress.

I was also asked to make a cookbook for the ward. No committee or group just me. Well thanks to some great friends who saw my need for help jumped in and have made phone calls an proofed recipes. While we have over 600 recipes ready to go with the cookbook I have at least 100 more to enter. I have however-with the help of my presidency-decided to make this cookbook a fundraiser for the YW. It was supposed to elevate my stress but I haven't given up the recipes. In giving the recipes to the YW I would:
1. Need to copy each recipe-so that I have a master.
2. Keep a log of who had which one.
3. Log when they were given the recipe.
4. Make sure the recipe was entered in.
5. Make sure it was correct.
6. Then call the YW if the recipe wasn't entered in.
Well with all that work I might as well enter it in myself! Needless to say I am hoping to have them all entered in by this week and sent to the printers. For the fundraiser part I will have the YW collect the money and deliver the cookbooks. I am also going to have them babysit for me so I can take a vacation!!!