Feeling guilty

I pull my blog up every day to see if any of my friends and family have written something new.

I look at my last post and wonder if I have anything to write about.

I don't really think I have anything to say today, but I feel guilty for not writing in over 2 weeks.

So, my niece is in North Carolina. They had massive tornadoes this weekend. She got called back to her apartment and had to wait 2 hours before the hail storm started. She talked about quarter-size hail and golf ball- size hail and hail that damaged car windshields. But she is fine. She wrote her email and my sister forwarded it on. She didn't mention tornadoes. In that amazing missionary focus she probably is just learning about it.

My baby nephew, Carter, is back home with his family. I have been a terrible sister and auntie. I haven't called for an update. I know he is coming back to SL for a check-up.  I have seen happy pictures of him on his mother's blog. I must call my brother and check on him and his family.

One of my other nephews has sent in his mission papers. We are all waiting anxiously to hear where he will be serving for two years. We are talking about temple trips and shopping trips. A new missionary is so fun to prepare for. (He already has his passport and doctor appointments taken care of.)

This weekend we bought a new dining table and chairs. It is being delivered today. I am excited. I told Craig I feel like a grown up. I will have a table that can comfortably sit 8 people. We will be able to invite guests over for dinner. A new couch is coming too. The boys have had to take turns being on the floor (because Craig and I are both too old to watch American Idol on the floor.) Now our entire family will be able to sit on a couch and watch TV, and still have some room for guests. (I am excited a bit about having guests come and visit.)

I have ordered a microfilm from SL and it is here. My grandmother loved her Aunt Grace. By the time she was 10 in 1870, she was living with my Grandmother's Grandfather. We have no record of her parents. She never married and had no children. My grandmother passed 6 years ago, but she made us promise to look for Aunt Grace. I have not been able to let it sit any longer. I have her birth date. I found that on a border crossing record. She took my grandma to Europe when she graduated from high school. So Aunt Grace is 68 in 1928 and my grandma is 18. They took a boat from France to Quebec and crossed the border into New Hampshire. On that record, I have her birth date, January 4, 1860. I found her on the 1860 Census. Her father was not listed. The entire family only had first initials. She had a brother that was five years older than her. This week I will look for Aunt Grace on microfilm from SL.

I have the house in a comfortable state. I don't have my books. Yesterday I thought I found the RS/Priesthood manual and Craig tried to claim rights. We bickered (all in good fun) until we realized it was the wrong book. So this week I will begin to transfer my boxes of books to the house. I will also bring over the pictures and begin to dress up the walls a bit more.

A new post to let people know I am still kicking. And as I intend on using this as a journal, a new entry in our journal.

Sigh

The boys are at school.

I don't have to dash off somewhere.

I am in my home with a list of normal things to do.

1. Work out
2. Do laundry
3. Iron Craig's work shirts
4. Clear off the kitchen counters
5. Make my bed
6. Figure out dinner

In the middle of that normal list, I think I will watch a session of Conference that I missed. I'll start with Saturday morning.