Thick of thin things

Do you ever wonder how you can possibly accomplish everything . . . and then one more thing gets added.

Lately I feel as though my life is spiraling out of control.

Well, not really. But life is just busy. Busier than I'd like.

I'm kind of looking forward to this week of spring break where at least I won't have to think about school projects and homework. And then one more quarter of school which means one more quarter closer to having this baby. When I first suspected this pregnancy and a potential due date I thought to myself, "When school is over I will be close to delivering this baby." Anyway, I'm feeling really thick lately and have been wishing for my thinner self. I'm sure it's because of the warm weather. I'm missing my runs outside, and even though I do work out on my elliptical it's just not the same.

Back to the title of my post "thick of thin things."
I have tried harder with this pregnancy to keep myself more fit. However, I have not been keeping myself spiritually fit. I was afraid this would happen when we started thinking of building a house and then found out another child would be coming to our family. I even told myself at the beginning of all this I would not let the craziness interfere.

But I have.

I have become mired in the thick of thin things.
I have become mired in trivial matters.

And at the end of the day when I'm so tired from all the inconsequential matters that all I want to do is veg in front of the television, I tend to forget my prayers.

Not good.

Not good at all especially since I also haven't read my scriptures on a regular basis in a long time. I've picked them up here and there, but how easy it is to get out of a regular habit.

My Primary calling no longer holds any appeal for me either. I wish I could be excited about it, but I'm just not.

I've mentally slapped my hand and am recommitting to a stronger exercise regimen for my spirit:
Daily doses of prayer and scripture study. Hopefully this is the cure for my feeling so out of control lately.

I also can't wait for conference this next weekend. It's been almost 18 months since I actually tuned in to the TV to watch (last April we were in Korea and in October it was California).

A lemon kick

 I've been on a lemon kick this week. For my birthday the kids made me lemon poppy seed muffins. Actually, I reminded them Sunday that I was going out to breakfast with my friend who shares the same birthday. Kiersten burst into tears IMMEDIATELY and told me how they were going to surprise me with breakfast. We compromised and they made me the muffins and orange julius the day before. It was late start Monday for school so it worked out better anyway to give them more time in the kitchen without being late.

Wednesday night was our Relief Society birthday dinner which the kids thought was just an extension of my birthday which it kind of was since I didn't have to make dinner. Anyway I took a sip of what I thought was water, but it turned out to be sweeter with a lemony taste to it. I loved it enough to come home and find the recipe online.

Tonight I tried a new recipe for lemon bread. I've never made lemon bread and it turned out pretty yummy. However, since this was the only recipe I've tried and don't have anything to compare it to, I'll keep looking to see if there is a better recipe.

I also have a recipe for lemon cookies made with a lemon cake mix and cool whip. Interesting enough to try sometime.

And while I'm on the subject of birthdays, Tyler told the kids as I was folding their laundry, "You should really thank your mom for washing you stinky clothes on her birthday." Ash responded with, "Thanks mom for washing our clothes on your stinkin' birthday." That made my day.

Sweet Lemon Water
1 qt. hot water
2 cups sugar
1 T. citric acid
1 T. lemon concentrate

Mix this together and put in the fridge. When the mixture is cold, add 1 1/2 gallons of cold water and lemon slices.