The Charons

Ok, so maybe I fudged the truth a little when I said I had "nothing" to blog about. I mean, I guess I should of checked my phone before I made such a bold statement. And most of you are thinking, "Since when have you had 'NOTHING' to say", I know. Believe me. I know.

So here is a list of all the different photos I have found. 135 photos to be exact, are you rolling your eyes? I know you are. I can tell.

Easter (that was a big one to forget)
Easter Egg hunt at Midwestern (another LARGE event in the Charon family)
Baking helper (yep, Maddy!)
The play set. Yes, it needed the 'The'. It's all about business.
Funny faces on a car ride
The Piano Guys concert (where I acted like a total groupie and got not only a signed CD, but also a picture with the amazing Jon Schmidt) (Yes, we rode home in our band wagon)
My new comforter (well, new to be, which by definition in this house is BETTER than new!)

Ok, so there. I caught you all up on my life before NOTHING. If you are lucky (and I think you might be) I will post about them today, or tomorrow, or maybe this weekend. Or then again, this is me, and they may never show up.

I have been thinking about what to blog... and NOTHING comes to mind. Sad really, there has to be something? Right? (moment of intense thinking) Well there was that one week, when I watched 3 EXTRA children, but that's kinda boring. Then we built the kids a play house... but who really wants to know about that?

Then there was this small thing of being "punched" into the PTA Presidency at the elementary school my kids go to.... hmm... (scratching my head). Sorry I just have nothing really to say.

Talk about an anti-climatic week. Here's to hoping something exciting happens in my life, and by exciting I mean randomly winning a million dollars and NOT a trip to the hospital for broken bones or a car wreck.

How was your week?

Barb

In the last three minutes Maddy has told me she has:

A. A hurt belly and needs to go to the Dr.
B. A hurt leg, that has a crack in it, AND bugs (yuck!)
c. A baby in her tummy that goes, "boom, boom, boom"

What would life be like without this little girl? BORING. That's what!

Once conference is over, I go back through and find some of my favorite quotes from our Modern-day Prophets, who I love so much. This conference seemed jam-packed with messages of love, understanding, friendship and faith. At first I listed all the people in my mind that I hoped were watching, but then I "Stopped it". I realized I needed these messages just as much as anyone else.

As I go through life trying to be the best wife, mother, friend, I find that I come up short in a lot of areas. It's humbling to catalog all your faults and weaknesses,
and NOT something to do when you are already struggling in life,
and NOT for the weak in heart,
and NOT something to do if you are having a bad hair day,
and NOT something to do if your best girl friend (and confidence booster) is out of town,
and NOT NOT NOT something to do if you are on a diet and can't eat chocolate!

You get my point, right? (Trust me on this one)...

But, by doing all this "self-inventory" I am finding ways to not only improve my self, but learning how to strengthen my testimony and to become closer to my Heavenly Father. Which, turns out... is a pretty nice place to be.

And here is the bottom line that I have come to grips with (and this small bit of fact is really what is helping me the most lately) is that everyone I see around me, that I think I will never live up to, and that I THINK I can never be good enough for.. well those people sin to. So really, I need to stop putting them on that soap box. They probably don't like being up there anyways. And by doing that, I may find that I can have better, deeper friendships with those I already love and those who I haven't given a chance because I just think they walk around being "perfect!" (ok, that was an exaggerated point) Anyways... in case I am not being clear. I, Barb, need to stop judging people, and in turn put myself down because I am not like ___________ (fill in the blank). Because, even though we sin differently, we are all children of God.

Now onto "funner" not, so, serious topics.

I am blonde now. Have been for sometime.

Our Tortoise, Pup is out of hibernation, YAY!!!

and last, (but we know not least) I can't get the song "Springsteen" by Eric Church out of my head, and YES it's a country song, and YES I have always liked country music.. and rap. Never mind.


Thanks for listening, and thanks for loving me, even though sometimes I ramble, like right now, thou I don't mean to. ok, goodnight!

Barb