BYU Women's Conference

I just got back from BYU Women's Conference Saturday night, it was really fun.  I went with my sister in law, Tonya and some of her friends, there were six of us in total.  We left on Tuesday and stopped in SLC before heading to Provo.  We did some shopping at the new mall downtown and spent some time on Temple Square.

We laughed a lot, like pretty much the whole time.  We lived like students in the dorms, I couldn't imagine having to live like that for any extended period of time, a couple of days were barely manageable for me.

The Conference was great, there were a lot of great, inspiring speakers.  The thing that surprised me was how disrespectful some ladies were, the conference commitee asked us to follow a couple rules while we were there.  For example, don't leave a session early especially while someone is talking and don't save seats.  People were always getting up and leaving with 5-10 minutes left, just so that they could get a head start on the next class in another building or area (we had to wait in line and sometimes the classes would fill up).  I thought it was so rude that people would do that, so to give them the benefit of the doubt, we had a standing joke that those people probably had diarrhea.  When they would leave, we would say, "Oh, they must have diarrhea." One time we were meeting up with our friends because we skipped a session to go shopping and we thought we would catch them as one of the sessions was ending.  We saw some older ladies walking from the Marroitt Center and the session hadn't ended yet, one of the girls yelled out, "There are some diarrhea ladies!"  We laughed and laughed.  But what I couldn't believe was that at the very last session of the conference Elder Anderson was speaking and people were walking out early.  That really bugged me.

And as for saving seats, I often walked to the front of the sessions and sat in seats that people  were "saving".   We ended up getting some great seats.

One thing that I noticed was how hilly it is around BYU,  my friends walked so fast and must have been in great shape.  I will definitely be better prepared next year.

I loved the atmosphere and making new friends, I would like to go again, maybe next year.

It was a HOT one.

I think Medicine Hat broke a record today.  It was 30 degrees today.  

I LOVE Summer!  

Kali and her friend had a blast with the neighbour's niece and nephew on the trampoline.  They had the sprinkler going with a bottle of dish soap and some water guns.  It was a perfect day.

Mango Cupcakes

I've been looking for a white cake recipe that I could make from scratch and actually found one yesterday.  I tweaked it a bit and thought they turned out really good.  I LOVE a dense, moist cupcake.  

I wanted the icing to be a little different so I puréed a mango to make this icing.  It was really good.  I kinda like/love cupcakes.

I made a bag today.

I made a bag today with some scraps that I had bought from Ikea.  I didn't use a pattern, and it only took me 2 hours.  Plus, I actually like this bag.

My little lady

I convinced Kali to do a workout DVD with me tonight.  We were both working hard when she looked over at me and said, "Mom... you look like... a Chinese lady."  I think it's funnier now than when she said it.  So, halfway through the DVD, it froze and stopped so we went to the basement to do some TaeBo.  I got it all set up and was waiting for her.  She came down in some workout clothes and with an... Ice Cream Sandwich?  What the heck?  Where's mine?  JK, I waited till my workout was over.  I like this age that she's at, we have some serious fun together.


Kali, has always drawn me pictures and written me notes, but now they have more of her in them.  She has given me some funny ones, and some guilt encouraging ones, some sorry ones but also love notes; I love those the best.  

This morning I couldn't find my keys anywhere and this is the note she put in my lunch box.

Last week, she put this note on my bed before she went to bed:

These notes make me feel so loved. I think if notes are a Love Language, it's certainly hers.  

I love that girl! 

Back to School...

Kali had Spring Break this week and we tried to have some fun with friends.  We spent Monday and Tuesday with Erin and her kids.  We played outside in the beautiful weather, dismantled a picnic table with crowbars, hammers and a drill, the kids loved it.  We hiked, visited the second hand store, and relaxed, it was perfect. 

 We spent Wednesday in Taber with my sis-in-law, it was so fun too.  The kids played, we ate some Utah scones, checked out all their animals, stepped in cow poo and played with our baby nephew Spencer.  I love Tonya, she is so easy to be around, one of my greatest friends.

 I even got to see Grandma Great, I drove her to her hair appointment, we had a nice little visit, she is a wonderful woman and very loving.

Saturday, I worked on a Amy Butler Messenger Bag that I have been trying to figure out for a couple of  weeks.  I bought fabric from Ikea a while back that I thought would be cool.  I am horrible at 

working with patterns and this was not an exception, I got so frustrated and even with my

limited sewing abilities was able to some how finish it without much cursing.  

But now I hate it!! 

 I can't stand to look at it.

Maybe in a few weeks or months I will bring it out and like it, even with it's imperfections.

Back to school tomorrow, back to getting up early, back to routine and going to bed early (starting tomorrow).  Back to having all day to myself again, back to having a nap in the afternoon if I want to (not that I have in a while, but the option is wonderful), back to spending lunch with Spencer alone, back to normal.  Normal is good.

New shelf

I've been working on building a shelf and finished today.  It's really sturdy and super heavy.  Kali thought it was a bunk bed and Spence said it stays with the house if we move. I think it's sweet.