Ugh, I hate moving! We have moved 3 times in our 4 years of marriage! It is such a hassle, at least you dont have to be out until after the Holidays. I hope it all goes smoothly and that you adjust to everything quickly!
Ugh, I hate moving! We have moved 3 times in our 4 years of marriage! It is such a hassle, at least you dont have to be out until after the Holidays. I hope it all goes smoothly and that you adjust to everything quickly!
Ashley(26)Kyle(28)
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I can't remember if I posted this before, but my visiting teachers haven't been very good this year. They came twice out of twelve months. One of them seems to go out of her way to be rude to me or at least is waaaay uncomfortable around me. They have this little "business" where they make dresses and hair bows and stuff, and on their blog say how they are "together every day," so that just stings yk? Obviously it's a choice not to come see me, not that they can't work out their schedules. So I asked for new ones and the RS president was soooo nice about it. She said these two never do any of their visiting teaching so it's not just me. She also said she's had complaints from other sisters that these two just seem like they dislike EVERYONE in general. So I'm sad they do this to others, but I'm glad I might be getting new ones! I could really use some.
Visiting teaching has been on my mind a lot lately too! I totally know how you feel and what you mean. I haven't been out with my new partner because I have no idea who she is, she is a little less active and never answers her phone, so because of that I try to reach the sisters we are supposed to visit on my own and I just feel weird about it and the past month I have felt horrible so I do what I feel I can and thats all. So the past 2 months I havent done anything and then I get chewed out by my district leader because "I could have sent at least a card". It really peeves me because we have lived in our apartment for 8 months now and we have yet to see a VT or a home teacher, we dont even know who they are. We have also missed probably 6 out the last 9 weeks of church and havent had a call or anything to see if everything is ok. I am glad that you RS pres is helpful and supportive and I hope your new VT are wonderful!
Ashley(26)
Yay for possibly getting new visiting teachers!! Sorry that they treat people like that, that is totally unfair to everyone.
I LOVE my visiting teachers, they are older ladies but they come the first monday of every month. I dont think they have ever missed. I'm going to miss them so much when I move.
I'm hoping that I get good ones again and that maybe I'll even go. I used to be a visiting teacher but it just was not working out with my schedule. My partner was an older lady and she wanted to go at a certain time every month, well I worked in a medical office as an office manager and I was there until the job was done whether it was 5pm or 9pm. I have never been asked since, this was before I was even married. Now I have a little more time I could probably do it
I've NEVER been visited by any of my visiting teachers, not once in the 5 years I've been in this ward. I don't even know who they are.It would be nice to have them - I don't even care if they come every month, just once in a while so I get to know other ladies and have other people care about me, you know?
Although, does anyone else feel a little silly going visiting teaching and sharing the message? I mean, if the ladies that you visit do their visiting teaching, then they already know what the message is, you know? So I always feel silly.
In other news, I got a new calling - ward librarian. Considering that the librarians in my ward are usually old grandmas, I feel too young to have this calling.But I really like it so far.
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Kyli (26) DH (29) Liam (5/13/09) Evette (10/18/12)
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You're the youngest ward librarian I've ever heard of!
We haven't been home taught since early spring. And so I think it was only once this year. Our home teacher at that time has since moved, and honestly I HATED when he would come over. He always made me uncomfortable. He had divorced his wife (who's also in our ward - weird) and was engaged to this woman in Utah who he met online and would gush on and on about her, and I'd just sit there and think, yeah but you have kids HERE, doofus... whatever. Then we got assigned these 2 lawyers and they have never come. But one of them is moving soon so hopefully we'll get a good one?
I do bug my husband to do his home teaching. He's not very diligent about it. He only has 2 families right now, c'mon! LOL
I know what you mean about the message with VT. Luckily for us the sisters we visit are talkative so they will bring up different ideas or take the conversation in a different direction. I always try to just choose one very small part of the lesson to talk about, and ask them lots of questions about their personal experience with it.
I just told my Dh I was not sure who our home teachers even were and then he reminded me haha. They came last Christmas and we have not seen them since. Well except for at church.
Kyli are you the youngest ward librarian I've ever known as well. A couple years ago we had a couple in there that was my parents age and I do not think they are old, only 45.
Ladies I'm getting more and more nervous to move. I hope I like my new ward.
Yeah I totally suck at VT. I really need to get motivated. I think I have 6 people on my list and only like 2 are active. It makes me nervous trying to contact non-active folks, although I've was in active forever and I should be able to relate with them!
My VT came to visit me once this year so I haven't had much help there and I've never been visited by my hometeachers.
On another note. As the end of the year approaches I have been really taking a look at my life. Good ole' new year - new outlook stuff LOL.
I talked to my DH and am now back to trying to wear my G's everyday. And I'm trying to focus more on our spiritual life not just so much wordly crap. I'm really tired of feeling down and I know that reading the scriptures and daily prayer would help me so much. I just need to get into the right groove. And I need to work on FHE. I never do this and I want to involve DH more and be a better example for him!
Oh and has anyone here read the Great and Terrible series? I just started it
Me = Alison, DH = Evan, DS #1 = John 09/05/06, DS #2 = Alan 07/21/09
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Al that is awesome!! I'm so happy that you are having such a great outlook on things!
No I've never read that series. What is it about?
I'm glad you're going to be more determined to spiritually strengthen yourself, Al! Good luck and I hope you feel at peace soon and that you are a good example to your DH!
I have read the Great and Terrible series. I really liked them! Brandi - it is a young adult fantasy set in Victorian England about a girl who discovers she has magic and can visit other worlds. Wow. My description doesn't make it sound so interesting, but it is a good read, I swear!
Kyli (26) DH (29) Liam (5/13/09) Evette (10/18/12)
I'm not sure we are talking about the same seriesOriginally Posted by hpfan04
I'm glad you're going to be more determined to spiritually strengthen yourself, Al! Good luck and I hope you feel at peace soon and that you are a good example to your DH!
I have read the Great and Terrible series. I really liked them! Brandi - it is a young adult fantasy set in Victorian England about a girl who discovers she has magic and can visit other worlds. Wow. My description doesn't make it sound so interesting, but it is a good read, I swear!
This is what I'm talking about.
http://deseretbook.com/Great-Terribl...wart/i/5041626
Me = Alison, DH = Evan, DS #1 = John 09/05/06, DS #2 = Alan 07/21/09
http://majorosfamily.blogspot.com/
I haven't read anything other than the Outlander series for months now
We went to church today and John had to give a little 5 minute talk during the sacrament program. I felt like I was back to when the girls were 1 & 2 and so difficult to deal with! That 5 minutes seriously felt like 20 while I was juggling one or the other of them freaking out about something. I am actually almost looking forward to having 1pm church in January-then there's no need to interrupt their sleep for church!
Oh no, we are definitely not talking about the same series!I'm not sure we are talking about the same series
This is what I'm talking about.
http://deseretbook.com/Great-Terribl...wart/i/5041626
Tif, I've been re-reading the Outlander Series too. I've only read the first 3 but I have 6 of them and am determined to read them all! My problem with them is that there will be a really good part and I will read non stop, and then there will be a part that is just slow and boring or that I have no idea what they are talking about and I will quit reading it for a long time. And another thing that frustrates me is that Jamie just won't stay out of trouble. Seriously, sometimes I just want to scream "why can't you just keep your head down and be a good boy??"
Kyli (26) DH (29) Liam (5/13/09) Evette (10/18/12)
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I've never heard of any of these books!
I was feeling really down today. We got to church about 7 minutes early, and there is Lucy's show choir on the stand singing. It's about 12 kids from our ward and it's led by 3 women from our ward, though it's not a "church" activity (we pay for it; they practice elsewhere). No one told me they were singing! Lucy was like, Mom! I have to get up there! And ran up. I was so upset that no one bothered to tell us! I asked another woman whose son is in it if she knew and she said that they called her last night and told her. This is the 2nd time this has happened. Two weeks ago I drove Lucy to her practice and no one was there, so I texted another mom (I didn't have the leaders' #s in my phone) and she said that she'd just been told earlier in the day there was no practice. No one told me! Twice. It's really infuriating. There are only 12 kids and only six families, so IDK how they can't remember to call me. Then my visiting teachers acted like I was dead to them as normal and the primary president was totally rude to me, AND they decided to give the primary kids (but not nursery) sugar laden cupcakes right after church. Which ends at 2:00 and none of the kids have had lunch, and Penny was crying because her siblings got cupcakes so fortunately I had a cookie in my bag to appease her for awhile. But then obviously all three of them were monsters when we got home because they were pumped full of sugar and nothing else. I did not have a very good day.
And now we are having a family over for dinner that DH home teaches. The wife is Truman's Sunbeams teacher so he's excited about that. Except she almost gave him a Reese's cup today and I may have offended her by screaming NOOOOO! in a monster voice.
Tif I just noticed your siggy!!
Hope you all have a wonderful New year!
Me = Alison, DH = Evan, DS #1 = John 09/05/06, DS #2 = Alan 07/21/09
http://majorosfamily.blogspot.com/
Oh and I had to report in that I REALLY liked the Great and Terrible series.
I read all 6 books in like 8 days (Christmas week). I loved that while they are novels they still included actual scripture and an LDS perspective. It really gave me a spiritual boost and has kind of reminded me of our "real" purpose here on Earth and how much I want to return to Heavenly Father and live my life following the example of Christ.
And it really makes you think of how tricky satan and his follower are in trying to make you fall from the path. It's really made me think when I start to feel down or just mad about something that really has no meaning who is really pushing those thoughts into my head...
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Me = Alison, DH = Evan, DS #1 = John 09/05/06, DS #2 = Alan 07/21/09
http://majorosfamily.blogspot.com/
Hello, again (sort of)
I haven't been in this thread in years, like since my daughter was born and she's now 28 months old. Now that we're pregnant again and I started visiting the forum again I figured I should start popping in here again!
I'm looking forward to getting to know everyone!
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welcome back! congratulations on #2!
Thanks! I'm extremely nervous about having 2, everyone says it's so much harder. I don't even feel like I've mastered having one yet and she'll be almost three when the 2nd is bored. Any advice from those who have 2 or more?
Welcome back, and Congrats!!!
For me, two has been mostly easier than one. I'm a SAHM and I was getting so bored with just one. Two keeps me busy enough that I don't get bored. I'm not saying there aren't days when I feel like ripping my hair out, but for the most part it has been easier, and a lot of fun to see them interact, and really the really hard times has been because of their individual issues. Myer has a lot of allergies and skin problems, and those stresses build up, but those would be there whether we had one or ten. He has been a hard baby so far, but the two together haven't been hard, if that makes any sense.
Heather, I love your siggy. Every time I see it, it makes me smile.
Tif, how are you doing? I've been thinking about you a ton the past couple of days.When do you get the cerclage (is that even spelled right?) in? Oh, and I'm totally feeling the boy vibes for you this time around
Mommy to Benson (5.5) Myer (3.5) and Holland (4 m)
Hmmm . . . maybe I'll have to check those out
Mommy to Benson (5.5) Myer (3.5) and Holland (4 m)
Hmmm . . . maybe I'll have to check those out
In Eugene...I'd be so stinking amazed if they had them there! It's sooo liberal of a college town!
Things are holding steady here. I'm only spotting every other day or so now. I have an appt on the 17th which will check my placenta placement and cervix length and act as a pre-op as long as I've quit spotting/bleeding. Hoping the placenta moves out of the full previa it's at right now because my doctor is nervous about doing the cerclage in the first place, and especially with a previa because it would mask the signs of a big previa bleed. So...here's hoping!
Glad you're joining us again.
Umm..... Katrina??? CONGRATS, GIRL!!!
Kyli (26) DH (29) Liam (5/13/09) Evette (10/18/12)
Woohooo congrats Katrina!!! Maybe I'll be joining you! I'm in the 2ww right now.
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congrats katrina!
I am so baby hungry, it's ridiculous.
Heather I'm super baby hungry and have been ready for a 2nd since Preston was about 18 months. Now that he's 2 its horrible. I want a baby now not having to wait to get pregnant and then waiting for the pregnancy.
Baby hungry here too!
My dr wanted me to have 2 periods on my own after my miscarriage before trying again, and my 2nd AF will be here in a couple of weeks and it can't come soon enough!! Probably will be the only time I will be excited to have AF.
We should see how many of us can be pregnant together!!
Kyli (26) DH (29) Liam (5/13/09) Evette (10/18/12)
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Well it'd mean an expensive surgery for DH
We should see how many of us can be pregnant together!!
Yeah . . . the library doesn't have it. I didn' really think that they would though, but I figured, why not check? lol.
I'm praying the bleeding stops completely and everything goes smoothly for the rest of your pregnancy. How stressful
Thanks
Umm..... Katrina??? CONGRATS, GIRL!!!
That would be awesome! Good luck! When are you going to start testing?
Thanks! You could send me some of yours. I'm not baby hungry. I'm not against it, but kept on feeling it was time. That's why it's nine months right? So by the end you feel ready?congrats katrina!
I am so baby hungry, it's ridiculous.
I know the feeling! You got the go ahead for the doctors to start trying didn't you? Or am I remembering wrong?
How many are there now? 3? 4? I'll have to go back and lookBaby hungry here too!
My dr wanted me to have 2 periods on my own after my miscarriage before trying again, and my 2nd AF will be here in a couple of weeks and it can't come soon enough!! Probably will be the only time I will be excited to have AF.
We should see how many of us can be pregnant together!!
Well it'd mean an expensive surgery for DH
Mommy to Benson (5.5) Myer (3.5) and Holland (4 m)
Well after seeing your pregnancy ticker I tested last night but I'm like 4-5 days before my missed period. I'll have to go buy more tests but my husband told me I have to wait until I missed it. We were kind of shooting in the dark with ovulation this month but for 2 weeks we DTD every other day. Oh and no your right, actually my urologist told me that my bladder functions were normal I just leak all the time and he told me I could go ahead and start trying. He wants me to take this med but I cant be on it while pregnant or nursing so I just stopped all together, I figure I'll wait until I'm done having kids and readdress it then.
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