update

It is official. I need a lot more discipline to write every day. It has been more than two weeks! Yikes! So, for those of you who have been wondering, I have taken the pictures of everything I promised but our camera is on the blitz and we can't get some of the pictures off of it. It's crazy. I'll keep working on that.

Jim got a calling this week. He was sustained as the Priests' Quorum Adviser. He is soooo excited for his calling. He is mostly excited for the campouts and the hikes. (The part I'm least excited about.) He says the Young Men are amazing and very strong young men. I think this will be so great for him!

Today it got up to 91 degrees. The cool thing (bad pun :0) ) is that it really didn't seem that bad for us. We are all adapting to the heat really well. We haven't even de-winterized our swamp cooler yet. (It is time, though!) Today the girls and I went outside and played in the sprinklers. We had such a great time.

So, for the not so good news. I spilled a huge amount of paint in the carpet in the girls' room. It was an accident and it was not good! Jim and I cleaned forever and it came out pretty well. I have to say, though, that I am absolutely impressed with how patient Jim was. He didn't even get frustrated at me! What a guy!

I've been working a lot on my talk for Stake Conference. I wish that I had more than five minutes, but it will be good. I have really enjoyed studying and preparing for this.

Annalee is learning new animal sounds every day. Her new ones are lamb, cow, and pig. Her favorite is still a lion though. She does the cutest laugh when she is especially happy. She laughs with a little growl in it and it is so funny! I need to record it and put it on my blog. I want to keep it forever!

Violatte asks every single morning abou the events for the day. She looks forward to the workout groups at the church where she can play with other kids and also to her dance classes. I wish we could have more things for her to do. I think preschool is going to be such a good thing for her in the fall.

Well, that's what's going on here. I hope you are all well.