Summer is almost over

Sunday July 31

Yesterday we went to the zoo and met up with the Clarks.  The Ahuna's were there too, but we never met up with them.  I ran 6 miles at Dorothy Pecaut on the way down (training for a trail run in Winter Park this Labor day--great run, but cut it short so P could make it to temple, but didn't anyway).  Paul was going to go to the 12 session, but missed it, so just dropped us off and couldn't find parking anywhere, so he just left and went to the temple to wait for the 2 session.  By the time he got back (had to do initiatory before endowment and couldn't get name back right away) it was about 5, so we met in the aquarium gift shop (kids ALWAYs want to just look and why can't they get something), and went to the jungle.  P was pretty bummed about the whole day. Darnit.  We did get to go to the new splash pad with Orcas and things and saw the 2 baby seal pups and James got to see the Lions in their new habitat.  It was an alright day.  Had pizza and PB sandwiches, etc I brought.  Saved money that way.  Kids finished their swim lessons last week.  Maren has really taken off.  Olivia is good already, but learning more.  James is a good diver and underwater guy when he can touch (in the kid pool).  If it's too deep he will barely let go of you. He must have gotten scared one time or something b/c last year he would run away from you and try and jump in.  Need to be better about writing in journal and ran out of paper in my notebook. Mom gave me old computer to use, so going to try this out for a bit.  Anne started eating solid food about 5 days ago (oatmeal).  Seems to really like it.  On to peas this week.  Meal planning is going well since got home.  Put up possible meals on top of calendar and just make one of them for dinner.  Then I don't spend all night/morning/day thinking about it. Found Moopy (Ofelia's snoopy) and sending it to her via her friend who will visit her from California.  She said she is anxiously awaiting  it.  She didn't want me to send her placa, but I'm going to to remind her that she once loved and wanted to serve our church.

I just did another really dumb thing (on top of P discovering that there were dents in the back of the car from me backing into another car with bike rack on when at Erin's pool (didn't think it did anything to either car). I scheduled activity days on the evening of our anniversary and we have been planning to go out that night. Paul even changed his YM activity to Tuesday so we could go :(.  Now we have to go Thursday.

Holy Cow! I need to go to bed, but I have been meaning to write the sacrament program forever.  We are listening to Harry Potter in the car, so I didn't really do anything on our way to Omaha and back and today we drove out to Sister Hill's and we listened again.  Darn that Potter.  Now it's really late and I didn't even realize it. Oh man. Running with Nikki again.  Fun, but we're both slower than we used to be.  Ran into Prentis the other morning while stretching out and she joined us for a couple of miles.  Oh man.

Pres. Newswander talked about heroes today and asked us to study and hero.  I chose Joseph Smith b/c my dad can teach me all about him.  I asked him to recommend a book to me and said Ivan Barretts "Joseph Smith and The Restoration." Also, "Teaching of the Prophet Joseph Smith" by Joseph Fielding Smith.  He then told me that "Rough Stone Rolling" is not used as a text for anything and has received a lot of criticism from the brethren for a few false teachings (priesthood restored after church restored).  My dad's name is in the preface as a reader, which he did, but Bushman didn't incorporate or take any of his corrections or advice.  One of the 70's and others have talked with my dad about this and he had to explain that Bro. Bushman didn't take his advice.