EMOTIONS

So many different emotions were felt today. Here is a list of some of the more prominent ones.....

Emotion #1. Sadness - Baby bunny Walter didn't make through the night last night. Well, I am not exactly sure when he died, but he was dead this morning when we checked on him. Poor little fella. Of course, Merynn was the most devastated of all and she cried all morning while getting ready for school. Alysha shed a few tears and the boys were indifferent. There's a shocker. It was really hard for the girls to grasp why he died. They kept saying, "But we took good care of him". Rough start to the day.

Emotion #2. Relief - I had the chance to babysit some kids today, one of them being under the age of one. I am SO relieved that I will NOT be having any more children (knock on wood). He was a really well behaved little boy, I am just passed the whole pulling things off shelves and getting into everything stage. SOOOO passed it.

Emotion #3. Gratitude - Grateful for the kids I have and that I am able to have children, as there are many who cannot. Also grateful for a wonderful swimming instructor who was so patient with Trentan today.

Emotion #4. Excitement - Nathan found a few more neat places to stop and explore when we go on our trip this summer. Soooo excited to get going. It is going to be a fantastic trip.

Emotion #5. Proud - So very proud of Alysha and how well she is doing in her swimming lessons. Also so very proud of Trentan for going through his whole swimming lesson as well. I had my bathing suit on and this time I just sat at the edge of the pool while he went to class. There was a couple of times where he started to cry because he was nervous to put his face under water, and I was going to get in, but as mentioned earlier, his teacher did an amazing job at calming him down and convincing him he could to it. And he finally did!! Good job my little man. (I hardly got wet this time!!!)

Emotion #6. Amazement - We planned to have dinner at a park with a family we don't know very well after swimming. Each family brought pizza and we had a fantastic time letting the kids play while the adults got to know each other. I am amazed at how many wonderful families there are in our ward. I am amazed that we are only getting to know this fabulous family now. I am amazed that they even want to hang out with the "Piepgrass Clan". Also amazed at how good the costco cheesecake was!!
Josh wanted me to cut his hair when we got back from the park so I did. And then Trentman, ALWAYS copying what his big bro does, wanted his hair cut too. I was very reluctant to cut his hair because it is quite long and his beautiful curls look so dang cute. However, he gets so sweaty and hot that I decided I would. I am totally amazed at how much hair was on the floor when I was finished.

Emotion #7. SLEEPY