Not sure what to title this...

Well, the other day Bret taped a little bit of a news segment for me. I have to admit that I was touched! :) He thought of me! I was dead asleep in the other room.
The segment was about a "mommy blogger" named Heather Armstrong. It talked about how popular her blog is (yeah, it brings in about $40,000 a month). And I have to admit that I was curious. Seeing as how much I love blogging - making money at it, can that happen?!
During the segment 2 things stuck out to me:
1. she WAS a member of the Church. That doesn't bother me, it just stuck out to me.
2. they talked about how honest and open her blog is. My thoughts got turning and I had to be honest with myself. The fact that she WAS a member and now talks openly about these things - yeah, that did tweak my concern a bit. WHY?
I am a strong member of the LDS Church. It is my very soul and I tend to be protective. It made me a little sad thinking about anyone raving about any religion. Because it hurts spirits, not just minds or bodies. Now mind, I haven't read any of her religion based posts. In fact, I've only gotten time to read one. So my opinion is off. But here was my main thought in regards to all this:

Just because you CAN say anything - it doesn't mean you should!!!

Honestly, I think that wether it be over a blog or out of our mouths we should learn how to vocalize ourselves with respect for others. I can talk about my frustration with religion and people and the color of dog poop, but I can also do it with manners.
I'm sure that as I read more from Heather's blog that I'll be shocked or even angry. I respect that she has the right to say what is on her mind. She's a fun writer. I'm just doing a lot of thinking about it.....

You're Looking At The New....

PTA Secretary for next year! :) I'm actually very excited about it. We voted on new Board Members. A couple of the ladies put my name up for a vote as Secretary. I got the votes and now I'm in. We have a lot of planning and preparing for next to do this summer. The school and the PTA are both very new. This next year will be fun because we know a bit more of what we are doing. And we aren't starting in the red for money.

On other news, this week is pretty busy for me. Bret is done with work for the summer. Don't be too jealous - it isn't always fun! :)
Anyway, this week we are prepping the upstairs for painting. I had the PTA meeting this evening, and then tomorrow I have a YCL meeting. Thursday evening is Enrichment, one of my YW and I are doing a miniclass on Journals and then Friday is Date Night. BUSY!!

All I really want to do is DigiScrap and nap. :) Not a lot of motivation right now.
But I'm trying to be good and do what I should. Bret has been awesome though. I got home from PTA and the house was totally cleaned and straightened! How wonderful was that!

Well, I'll have to post a more detailed blog another day. I'm going to head to bed!

Do You Know What I Love?

The week before Mother's Day.
I love seeing my children carrying little white and brown bags, decorated with hearts and sweet pictures. They make them at school, church, and anywhere else they happen to go. Inside are the gifts that they will give for Mothers Day. I love the secrecy almost as much as the gifts themselves. :)
Today my kids are trying to water 2 "secrets" hiding in the closet. I had to have them move them into the garage. And Jake is concerned about his "secret" getting light. He thinks he needs a candle!
For 1 more day I get to pretend not to see the pictures being made and the secrets in the garage. I sure love my kiddos!

Did You See IT?!!!

The trailer for the new Twilight movie!!!! I have even turned off my music for this momentous event. I've even thought about deleting everything else from my blog! :) Can anyone say Obsesive! I've watched it about 40 times already! :)
Anyone want to join me for a midnight viewing of this bad boy on Dec. 11th?!