Well this was a crazy busy weekend! It all started with Friday. On Friday morning I went to the school & made popcorn for popcorn Friday. I rushed home to make treats needed for the cake walk for the school carnival that afternoon. Lunch was shoveled in quickly. I then rushed back to the school to put on a party for the 5th grade class. They had lots of fun. We had them decorate cupcakes, play the wrap the mummy game with t.p. Mariah & her friends had made a list of games they were wanting to play, so she took charge & instructed them how to play.
Since this mom was a party pooper & didn't want to go to the carnival, I gave the kids the choice of the carnival, a movie, or the straw maze. They chose the straw maze. It was sooooo much fun! We went with my sister & her daughter, my mom, and my niece & her son. When we arrived, the maze didn't look very big, but once we got inside.......it went forever! We finally made our way through after about a million wrong turns. After making it out, we were able to go back through 3 more times. By the end, I could find my way out. The kids just loved running through & getting lost. After the corn maze, we went to Big Jud's & had some yummy HUGE burgers.
Sat. & Sun. we had stake conference. Since the Sat. night meeting is always the best one, we hated to miss it. Kyle & Brittany were wonderful enough to take our kids trick or treating for us. The kept them overnight for us & so on Sun. morning Justin & I went to Stake Conference alone. It was really weird to be able to sit still & take notes. I kinda missed the craziness of conference day. We were able to get great seats though with only 2 of us! The meetings were all soooooo good. They talked mostly on strengthening our families. Lots of great ideas were given. I especially liked the question we should ask ourselves when our children are wanting to do one thing & you don't know about it. It was...."Will this have an affect on his/her eternal progression?" I also like the thought of not wanting any empty chairs when we get to heaven. I hope all our chairs are full of our loved ones when we get there! The most important thing as we're all struggling through life is to remember that we grow stronger as we climb our own mountains. The challenges may come & go but they are all for our own good. They will help us, even if we can't see it at the moment.
