Life in general...

I realize it's been quite some time since i wrote actual words on the blog. It's just so much easier to post pictures:). So an interesting phenomenon happened to me today on facebook and after I had a good laugh over it I decided I should probably keep people up to date on what I'm doing, even when it's not much.

I keep in touch with most of the people from my former work, ACAFS The Family Academy, on facebook. When I move back to Oregon there were 3 other people from my work that moved up to the Portland area at almost the same I came back. It was really quite funny and we joked about starting an ACAFS in Oregon. Those of us here in Oregon have been trying to get together but for one reason or another it hasn't worked out quite yet. To make a long story short. I got a message from one of my former co-workers talking about how we should get together soon and when was I going back to help open up the new ACAFS in Lehi. This message took me a few minutes to process. First off I didn't know they were ready to open the ACAFS in Lehi. Secondly, nobody ever talked to me and told me they wanted me to come back and help with it....not even a soft offer or joke that could have some basis of truth. So here I am laughing and wracking my brains to come up with an explanation for this rumor and after a few more messages and some of my own back to people I got a message from one of the former coworkers here in Oregon who I hadn't even been messaging with and the title was "I think I started a rumor:)". All my former coworker had said was that she had been visiting Utah and Kaydeen & Jay, my former bosses, had mentioned that they were getting ready to open the site in Lehi (for those who know how my former work operates you realize "getting ready" could mean another 6-8 months) and they wished I was there to help out. So this former co-worker mentions the conversation to another former co-worker and so on and so forth. Isn't it just amazing the way the rumor mill works! I mean no harm was done but, wow, false info sure did spread fast.

So here is what I'm up to in general:
* working on getting my re- application process going for PSU
*finishing up the outside room that will house our temporary kitchen and packing up the existing kitchen
*doing various projects around the house
*working for my dad in the lab
*setting goals and pondering my existence

It is awfully hard to explain what I'm up to, but I do stay busy. I havn't yet applied for a job and don't have plans to return to ACAFS. I have mixed feelings about applying for a job and I'm trying hard to figure that out. My dad had a big project that I was going to help with and it fell through as the well they drilled didn't have anything and they had to pull out. My cousins wedding is in a few weeks and our kitchen remodel begins and then my mom has knee surgery in April. I feel like I can help out a lot here as my mom's knee limits some of the things she can do but I don't want to be seen as a slacker for not having a "real job". I have always liked working and believe in working hard. It just seems like when I think about looking for a job it doesn't seem right and I'm not sure why. Maybe it's a sign that this rumor started about me going back to ACAFS?? Who knows It's a confusing time for me and I have really appreciated the guidance of a loving heavenly father. As I pondered things this past week and went to the temple with my mom I felt like I got some initial direction and as I pondering the matter and seeking further clarity lo and behold there is a ces fireside on just the topic that had come to me in the temple. The title of Earl C. Tingey's fireside was "Simple Truths from Heaven: The Lords Pattern." It was a great talk and when they get it up in word format I will try and put a link. Right now if you go to the LDS website www.lds.org you can watch the video of the CES fireside only, it generally takes them about two weeks to get up the word/ PDF format.

It would be getting more personal then I wish to get to tell you the impressions that came to me when I listened to this talk but I do wish to say how grateful I am for the omniscience of God and the power of the Holy Ghost. I was thinking on the way home from the fireside....I bet Elder Tingey has been preparing this fireside for weeks, and I only prayed about those specific things on the way home from church...wow.
I do have a lot of small goals I have set for the new year that I hope will help me to achieve my larger long term goals and I feel like this talk helped give me some guidance in the short term goals. One of the things I thought was interesting about Elder Tingey's talk was that he said we should ask those who's opinions we trust to give us heartfelt guidance as to things they things we could do to improve our self, whether it be attitude, behavior, appearance...or any other category. So I'm putting it out there to all of you. I feel like the people who comment on my blog, and therefore are the people I know read my blog:), are all people who's opinions I trust. So comment away!