One More Day To Go

It's definitely been a killer not having a decent internet connection until after 11pm each night. I've stayed offline as much as possible so that Brodie has the most access at the moment. He becomes extremely unbearable at times when he isn't able to 'talk' with his friends on facebook. Its just easier to let him have his computer time than to cause any problems by saying get OFF the computer!
Thank goodness I only have to wait another 24 hours before everything resets for another month.

I have been making good use of my time away from the computer by watching some shows I had recorded and doing some more knitting. I'm about half way through making another Santa. Not too sure what I will do with this one yet, perhaps post it to my Spirit Sister. I was thinking about all the people who have seen my photos of the other Santa & Mrs Claus that I shared on facebook. A few of them wanted to buy one but I have no idea how much to charge for them if I do sell them. To be honest I would just be happy with the cost of the wool & the filling. I'll have to think about it because I'm not sure if I want to commit to making a lot of them as there have been about 6 requests so far which is an awful lot of knitting & sewing. I don't know. What do you think?

Our Stake's Pioneer Trek

This is what I wrote in an email to my Spirit Sister the day Brodie left for Trek.

Brodie left for the Pioneer Trek this afternoon. He and Cal are brothers on the trip and will be in the same family group. Cal is, I guess you could say, his new best friend. Don't the kids look great! In fact he and Cal get along so well it's truly beautiful to see. They are almost like double trouble!! (well maybe not).

The best thing about this family group is that the Ma and Pa are a Bishop and his wife. I know Brodie will be in good hands with them. And Brodie is more likely to listen especially since Pa is a Bishop. He has more respect for Bishops than other people, not that he should be disrespectful if you know what I mean.

I was talking to one of the members from another ward while I was there. She said her Mum's ward had just done the trek. They had taken some baby dolls along with them and they passed away on the journey. She said that all the kids, including the boys, were bawling their eyes out.
I was then told that there will be younger children joining the Trek and these children will 'pass away' too. They will have family members coming along to collect them as the little ones wont be able to cope with all the walking and the hardship.

Some of the stories I heard about previous treks would make some kids think twice about going. I was told that there was a family that had a limited amount of food for a meal, such as a packet of nuts for lunch. One family had nothing for dinner but the other families rallied around and shared what they had. Matt, who is in our ward (he's sitting down in the pictures - the one without the hat) said that his family had the most and nest meal that night while on the trek.

I know that Heavenly Father will look after all of the kids and the Ma's & Pa's, plus all the ancillary people who are helping out. He certainly wont give them more than they can take but I know he will make it an experience to remember and that they will be able to get the full experience like the Pioneers did. I just hope that Brodie will be on his best behaviour.

Another thing about Cal - our Bishop told me that Cal asked the organisers to be placed in the same family as Brodie. I guess that he had been prompted to ask. Cal will be able to help keep Brodie focussed and encourage him to do his best.

A Catch Up Email

I had the most wonderful email today that one of my Spirit Sisters sent me. It was so good to hear from her again. It's been like forEVER that we last spoke (well it seems that way but it's been at least 20 months or more) We have to much to catch up on!!

A List

I just thought I would I would list a few things .. you know from the suggestions that I had posted for Journal writing to make things a little more interesting I guess.

• Australia's current number one song - In this life by Delta Goodrem.
• Current book I am reading - The Lord of the Rings (slow going but way more detailed than the movies).
• My favourite TV shows - Dancing with the Stars, McLeod's Daughters, Ghost Whisperer, Heroes, Prison Break, House .. stacks more but I can't name them all.
• Favourite bands/singers - Rascal Flatts, Diamond Rio, Jimmy Barnes, John Farnham, Sara Evans, Shannon Haley, Mika & Evermore just to name a few.
• My favourite books - The Work and The Glory series (borrowed from my spirit sister), The Celestial Triad, The Witches of Eileanan, The Ancient Future Trilogy
• Favourite movies - The Stand, The Sound of Music,
  

I'm not sure what else to put so I'll leave it with just that for now.

I got a special email from my Spirit Sister today

I got a special email from my Spirit Sister (Diva) today. I am so glad she emailed me about my blog. I truly needed to hear, well read, what she had to say.
Especially this ...

I want you to know this~~ Heavenly Father loves you DEARLY.

YOU are a CHOICE daughter of God.

don't EVER forget that!!

I really do forget that I do deserve to be happy. I know that I don't always believe it. I have this wonderful knack of not looking at the positives and dwelling on the negatives. After all if you are told the bad things often enough, or think them often enough, you believe that they are real and true.

I just want to thank you Diva for all of the things you wrote. You made me cry but it was mainly because I know you were right with what you had to say. If and when I get the courage up I will talk with the Bishop and see what he has to say. I know that there are people out there willing and wanting to help if only I have the courage to ask. For some reason I still believe that I am weak if I need help. Maybe one of Diva's mantras can help .. if only I can get the words right and start saying it over and over again.

Thanks again Diva, you're the best spirit sister a person could ever have! I love you to pieces!!