busy thursday

When I was with my Bonneville Buds last night I got a text with a picture of two candy bars.  It didn't hit me until I got home why Larry would send me a picture of candy bars.  Kevin and Julie's twins are a girl and a boy!  Woo Hoo ....so very happy and excited!

I love Thursdays.  I get up and ready and go bowling.  Today I had a hard time knocking down the pins I didn't get with the first ball.  Not sure what my problem was since the others didn't seem to be having much of a problem.  I was kind of feeling bad that I was 20 or more pins under my average until I thought about the other team beating us close to 100 pins each game.  (they did lots better than their averages)  Another 20 pins wouldn't have made a big difference and so I didn't let it get to me.  I love bowling because it's a form of exercise that's fun and there are lots of great ladies I get to see and visit with each week.  So maybe I should restate that and say I love to GO bowling instead of I love bowling.  Some of my hero's are at bowling every Thursday.  I admire my older friends that have the strength and energy to throw those balls down the lanes.  There are some pretty amazing ladies out there.  I like the hugs I get too....Sylvia gives the best hugs!  So many ladies find Sylvia every week to get one of her hugs.

After bowling I had a short break and then went to Daughters of Utah Pioneers.  It was interesting and I enjoy listening to stories told of pioneers.  There are so many interesting things told each month at our meetings. They talked about steam boats today. I really like getting to know the ladies in this group as well.  They are all so nice.

I didn't have a whole lot of time before it was time to go to SNAP.  I had to run to the phone store and give permission for my kids to be added to our plan and make some changes since I wasn't able to go with them tonight.  I decided that since I didn't have much time I would just make hash browns and french toast for dinner.

I had just enough time to hug and kiss Larry before leaving for SNAP.  I picked up Barbie and Karleigh for SNAP.  I enjoy visiting on the way.  It's so much nicer than driving by myself.  I made a few of the participants crack up tonight.  We started learning a song for the Production and I got a little tongue tied.  Ryan was on my left and Samantha was on my right and they both bust a gut laughing at me.  I was glad that I could make them laugh.  haha ☺

I was over the activity tonight and wanted to play Bingo but came up with a "Life Skill" that we could tie in with playing Bingo.  We talked about Sportsmanship.  How it's important to be a good sport in everything.  How it's important to be a good sport when you win or loose.  The girls had some good input and then we played Bingo.  They were all really good sports.  At the end of the night I asked them what they had learned.  There was more learned that I had planned on learning. Their responses included: sportsmanship, sharing, kindness, love, helping each other, caring.  I was please that all those things were noticed.  Girls were helping others close to them that needed help.  If they had already won a treat they chose someone who hadn't.  I turned out good and everyone had a great time.

Barbie shared a little story with me about my 2nd counselor that I want to remember.  While I was on the cruise Dyan was in charge of the activity.  In the prayer meeting that we have before opening exercised Dyan leaned over to Barbie and said he thought she might be over that activity but had forgotten until right then.  Barbie confirmed that she was over it and Dyan said no worries...just give me a minute.  Barbie said that if she hadn't known that Dyan had forgot that she would have thought she spent lots of time preparing.  She used the chalkboard and talked about resolutions, which included healthy eating and exercise.  She made a little coarse that the girls went around and had them exercise at different points along the way.  I love the women I work with...they are awesome!