Can I have a little change please?

I think I need to rename August. Seriously. Why don't they instead call it "New-gust"? Everything starts over new, and on my internal calendar (you know how in your head you see the months of the year on like this eliptical looking 3-d game board--hmmm, maybe just me), that really, the beginning of the year should logistically be August, and the week should start with Monday, not Sunday? Maybe it's just me, but that's totally how I'm seeing it this year. And August has been ALL ABOUT change, and starting new! I just got a new haircut, a new calling in church, and I'm starting a new exercise class at the rec center-spin class! School starts soon and my kiddos will be in new classes and it will be all new to me to just have Jarom at home this year. My baby boy Blake is going to be in Kindergarten this year! Our neighbor is putting up a big privacy fence along the whole back side of our property this year, way nice, just hassle getting it there, but hey! It's a privacy fence! YAY! And it's new! And.... we've finally decided that it might just be time... to start trying for another baby. Everything else is changing, let's just throw that in too! JK! We have been tossing around the idea for some time now and we've decided that it is time. My baby is almost two now. Yup, but seriously we're excited, and I'm just hoping that all these new changes that are going on will bring about good things. I'm excited for my new calling. They have put me in as the Enrichment Leader for RS, so I get to plan all the main homemaking meetings for the year. I'm way excited to be in there and getting to be in RS again, but I am quite sad to be leaving primary. I have been in there nearly 4 years now, and although I knew that at some point change WOULD come, I still wasn't expecting it so soon! But they have already put me to work with my new calling and I still have primary things to finish! So I'm working 2 jobs at the moment! I'm excited to pass it on to the new primary president. She will do a great job, and she's a wonderful friend, so I have no qualms about passing the torch. I do feel a tad disappointed that I didn't get to do everything I wanted to while I was in primary, and I think you always feel like you could have done more, but I am proud of my time in there and what I was able to accomplish while I was there. And talk about a big load of stress off my shoulders. I've always heard that the only thing that is constant is change. Which I totally believe! So in lieu of that, here's to change!

Worst Parent Moment

Kids really know how to make a parent feel like dirt. Yup. I found this note on my nightstand table the other day and had to share.

It was from my oldest daughter Emmalee. The day before the kids were driving me insane and I asked Emmalee to go put some toy away because I had stepped on it and hurt my foot. Of course she ignored me and I yelled at her pretty good. I've been trying to figure out how to get her to listen lately, and she's awfully sensitive--my little drama queen. So she got upset and left this note for me. So we had a long talk about how running away is not a good idea and that even though mom might yell at you, that she still loves you very much. Man, it stinks to be a parent sometimes!

Forgotten Updates!

SO I was reading back through my blog today and noticed I haven't updated a few things, so here goes! We did get our house painted, and so I figured I better add the updated pic, since our house doesn't look like the pic I posted on here before anymore! Check it out.
I did my sprint triathalon on July 14th! Finished it, dead last, but finished it! Got through the 500 yard swim, 13 mile bike, and 3.1 mile run. Yup, only took me 2 hours and 10 minutes. Ugh, I was really aiming for under 2 hours, but oh well! I'm down by 15 pounds now too! Whoo-hoo!