I hate January!

I have no pictures to post this time, so I apologize in advance for that. I have been so busy that I haven't even thought to bring my camera with me when we have gone out to do stuff this month. I know, what a terrible mother I am. Now my kids won't have anything to remember this month by.
We have been extremely busy since Christmas and New Years and that is the reason why I haven't blogged in such a long time. I was called into the Young Women's Presidency right before Christmas, actually the day our ward was split. I was thrown in with out any kind of training and didn't have a clue as to what I was supposed to due. Up until now, my life has been Primary. I have done just about every calling there is in the Primary organization and have never served with the Young Women. And they didn't give me very long to figure it out. The very next Sunday I was teaching the Mia Maid class and organizing the Tuesday Activity. I had submitted 3-4 names for a couple of advisor to help me out, but with our ward just getting organized, everyone was submitting the same names, so it took over a month for me to get my first advisor in. So prior to that I was teaching every week and planning/running the weekly activities as well. I can't tell you how much I appreciate my advisor now!!
Now that I have one advisor helping me out, things have started to slow down, until last night when the president called me and asked me to plan New Beginnings for next month which includes planning the entire program. I have learned well in the past that the best way to run something is to delegate out most of the responsibility, so that is what I will be doing the rest of this week.
I am planning on teaching the girls a Jenny Philips songs and will have them sing it during the program. They are going to either hate it or love it! Hopefully love it!
Speaking of Jenny Philips, she just announced a trip to New York in July that the choir will be able to go on with her. We will be going to Joseph Smith's birth place Memorial/visitors center, Joseph's family farm in Fayette, the Hill Cumorah, and even be able to do a temple session in the Palmya, New York temple. The only sad part is she can't take the entire choir so she will get all the names of the people who want to go and then hold a lottery drawing to see who will be the ones that get to go. So I'm keeping my fingers crossed and hope my name is one of the names that get drawn!
The kids have been keeping busy this month with Basketball and snowboarding. We signed Brittany, Cody and Savannah up to go snowboarding 4 times in January and February. And the best part is we don't have to drive them up to the resort. They load up on a bus at the rec. center every other Saturday at 7:30 am and we pick them back up at the rec. center at 5:30 in the evening. They get a half day lesson in the morning and then spend the rest of the day with their friends on the slops. Next time they go up I'll have Brittany take her camera so that I can document that they actually did this!
Besides that it has been business as usual around here. We have had the kids sick off and on for over a week now. We went up on Sunday to Kym and Martin's house for Lily's first birthday party. I can't believe she is already a year old. She is so cute and oh, those eye lashes!
Some new news is that we think Coco (the dog) got a little Yorkie pregnant that lives up the street from us. So if anyone is looking for a Morkie puppy give me a call, I can probably get you one!
Oh, I completely forgot the biggest news of all.....I got Lasik a few weeks ago and now never have to deal with contacts or glasses again! I'm so completely thrilled with the results and regret not doing it sooner!
Clay went in for Shoulder surgery the day after I got Lasik. He got repaired an injury he sustained while coaching 4th grade football! It took 4 anchors to repair his shoulder but he is doing remarkably well for just having major surgery only 2 weeks ago.
Well that is about all I can remember for now. I promise to have picture for my next post and will try to not let another month go by until I post again!