Thoughts on Sunday

I need to keep up on my journal, and this is the most comfortable place for that right now.

GRATEFUL for Frank.  The more I talk to people/friends/neighbors, somehow the more I am grateful for my husband.  So many stories of men who won't talk to their wives about things, who don't take care of the kids or who when they do, it's only putting them in front of a DVD and otherwise ignoring them.

Frank played with our kids when they were little and never balked about taking care of them solo--including diapers, thank you, and he did a good job of it.  (Neither one of us wanted Puke Duty when there was stomach flu...we kind of switched off.  Eeeewww.)

Now, he asks them for their input on trips and outings, and is willing to drive them places when there is a conflict (a conflict with ME doing it--it's still my job.  His job pays our mortgage, and everything else).  He knows about their activities and goes to Back to School Night.

The girls "fight" over who gets to sit by Dad in Sacrament Meeting.  The kids really like to be with him.  He makes a great weekend breakfast, and lets Kara have sleepovers.  (I'd say no to every sleepover, don't know why.  But Frank thinks they're no big deal, and they probably aren't a big deal.  We have them periodically.)

I need to be more meaningful in my prayers.  I am in such a distracted state most of the time--somebody is always right in my face with a question or needing to find something.  I really pray more in my mind while I'm in the car or getting ready in the morning.  It's not a good habit that I've fallen into.

I never thought parenting would be the way it is.  And we have good kids!  ha.  It's everywhere, all the time, always more to do, as a parent!  And reminding the kids to do things (chores, practice piano, etc.) is not fun.  But I need to be the parent.  There needs to be boundaries.  Even the Lord sets boundaries for us, and even He chastises us when needed.  He does it to us because he knows we'll be better people for it.  I need to look at the big picture and recognize that my kids will be better people if they are taught responsibility and accountability, and to love the Lord.

Now I'm rambling.  I love my kids.  They are awesome.

More later, Kari