today...(caution...this is a weird post)

has been a good day. It's weird, I'm excited for and feel the thrill of no school, but I'm not even in school to be getting a week off. I guess it's fun that my mom and Jo have the week off and Josh doesn't have class either. Nick gets off early on Wednesday...I love when he gets off early. I went to the gym this morning. The precor and I spent an hour together. There, I read an article about the Fort Hood massacre...bawled through the whole thing. That's not typical of me. I looked at the pictures of the victims and read what their lives were about. I read about a women who helped take down the gunman. It said, "courage is what you do in spite of your fear". I've thought a lot about that today. I wonder how much courage I really have. I wonder how much fear holds me back. And I've spent a lot of time thinking about our RS lesson on Sunday...a talk from Richard G. Scott given by a lady with an amazing story...how temples are a source of strength in times of need. My take away was that I have reason to live really well. There is so much good around me.
I went to get sandwiches with mom, jo and my kids. There, a lady told me she appreciated my parenting style. That was nice to hear... I just go about my life, trying my best with these two kids. Just hoping and praying that I'm doing a good job. Right now, both kids are napping at the same time. How wonderful is that. I like spending time with them, and one on one is extra fun, but there is something wonderful about taking care of just me. I feel humble today. I have so much to be thankful for.