Nov.23, 2024

 Today was a great day. Leah slept in my bed with me because Thomas' back has been messed up and hurting so he slept on a different mattress on the floor. I woke up at 6:30 and planned to go to the gym right then, but then I couldn't find my keys, and I didn't want to wake Thomas to try and look for them etc, so I decided to go ahead and watch some Quickbooks training videos for my new job that starts in about a week.

I did an hour or so of quickbooks and then I came in and snuggled Thomas, and Leah woke up and it was just so nice to have a slow quiet morning and hang out together. I went to the gym around 9 I think, and had a really great work out. I did legs and then 15 minutes on the stair climber. I was sweating buckets. It was hard and awesome. 

Then we just kind of got ready, hung out, cleaned up the house and then Thomas and I got ready and went to Idaho Falls. We did some shopping for a couple of hours. We hit up Costco, Winco and Sams club. We did some Christmas and grocery shopping and then we went to the temple and did the 3:00 session. It was good. 

Then we got home and Thomas has just been outside changing the oil in both my Buick and his truck. He is so awesome to do that to save us some money etc. We had a really nice day. I picked up Leah and Maycee at 6:30. and then a bunch of the boys friends came over too (William, Clark, and Owen Debry, Zack Hodges, Quinton Wrathall and Branson Denning). They are all here now and having fun. So honestly i'm just hiding out in my room and decided to read my scriptures and do some journaling. I'm greateful for nice, slower, non stressful days like today. It just goes such a long way for my mental health to have some slower days. 

I love love love that all my kids have friends over. I am literally living some of the things that I prayed for. I always wanted my house to be a place of gathering and a place where my kids and their friends feel welcome. 

Not going to lie though, a bunch of boys were here last night as well, and i'm just tired tonight ha! I really just want to fall asleep to a movie right now. It's all good though. Maybe I will turn a movie on in a bit.

I was grateful to go to the temple today and to feel the love and the spirit that is always in the Temple. I'm grateful that we made it a priority to go.