- Doug gets set apart as Elder's Quorum President
- Learn of 3 families in need of meals, babysitting, prayers (ward Compassionate Service Leader)
- Meeting with committee @ big youth event, discuss marketing (special assignment from Bishop)
- Discuss ward family garden with the family donating the land (ward Welfare Specialist)
- Kim, doug's sis, in town
Monday
- Clean house, do laundry
- Compassionate service committee meeting
- Calm down over exhausted 3 year old
- Make a gluten free meal for a family
- Lower crib because 14m old figured how to climb/fall out of it
- Feed the missionaries
- F.H.E.
- Respond to voicemails and texts about families in need
- Let Doug know that I love him and support him in his new calling (he's overwhelmed)
- Prepare for preschool...didn't happen
Tuesday
- Deal with the fact your 14m old kept you up all night and that you don't know why he's super fussy and won't sleep in his bed
- Prepare for preschool
- Implement preschool for 9 super hyper kids...why didn't I have the hyper bug too
- Feel overwhelmed with all that needs to get done
- Put all three boys down for naps, snuggle with the 3 and 5 yr. old to make sure they actually fall asleep (need happy boys tonight)
- Return more phone calls, start emails that need to be sent out, get distracted by one and then end up distressing on my blog =)
- Need to start dinner
- Prepare for marketing meeting with youth tonight and to watch kids cause Doug has EQ meeting
Wednesday-Saturday (much the same) but adding
- Fellowship a few sisters
- Set up meals for a family
- Get a group together to clean another lady's house
- Be visit taught
- Learn to make chicken bruschetta at our first cooking group
- Soccer meeting- Doug's the coach
- Send email to Preschool parents and then Preschool again
- Get "ward family garden" email info details, create sign up sheet, posters made, start spreading the word
- Return library books and get "food" ones for preschool.
- Finish editing photos from a recent shoot.
- Go to the temple in Nashville with Doug
- Organize carpool and lodging for Time Out for Women (convince one husband to let his wife attend)
- Confirm babysitter for this weekend since Doug has to work another Saturday (grr)- write up detailed schedule for my kids for her
- Rejoice in the fact that I'll be getting my cup filled this weekend...can't wait for T.O.F.W.!!!
...be thankful you have a strong healthy body to get it all done!!! (pep talk for myself)
I am slowly breathing for you. I don't like when life comes at you in overwhelming spurts like this! Good luck!
ReplyDeleteWhoa! Okay, maybe being a nursery teacher isn't so bad after all...
ReplyDeleteBut in all seriousness, you and Doug are AMAZING! I can't believe all of the wonderful things you have going on in your life. Wonderful, but time consuming, from the looks of it.
I wish I were there to help out! (No, really, I do.) I so miss hanging out with you working on projects and soaking up all of your Amber-ness.
Wow, that made me tired just reading it! On the bright side, at least you are busy because people need you and are counting on you. It could be the complete opposite.
ReplyDeleteI know you though, and I know you are capable of all that and more! You are amazing, by the way!!
basically she's (my wife) amazing!
ReplyDeleteWow, Amber. You win. It's funny to have a pregnant life, because I'm very productive and then....oh no! I eat food!!....and then I need a nap. Then I'm productive, and things are going well, and, oh no! I eat food! Need a rest... it's kind of funny, but it would definitely impede a schedule like yours:). Thanks for your comments on my blog. You are amazing.
ReplyDeleteWish I was close enough to give a hand to help!
ReplyDeleteW.O.W!!! and I thought I was busy!
ReplyDeleteOK, that's a lot. So my question is you have a compassionate service committee? What does your committee do besides organize meals for people? How many on the committee? I am very curious.
ReplyDeleteJamie- our ward has quite a bit of "needs" as most of the men are deployed (for a year) leaving the women to do it all here on the home front. Our ward is ever changing because it's 90% military so there are people moving in and out all the time. There are also a lot of new converts and a great deal of people who don't feel connected because of the constant turn over of people/leaders/visiting teachers/members. And our ward has a good amount of struggling families just barely (or not at all) making ends meet. So here are some of the things our committee does:
ReplyDelete1. Meals and babysitting for those sick or just had babies.
2. Clean houses as people move out.
3. Once a month "Lunch Bunch" to meet new sisters and say goodbye to those leaving.
4. "Fish Basket"...doorbell ditch a food basket with 3 family friendly recipes that share the same ingredients...teaching self-reliance, meal management, time management.
5. "Leave em and Love YOU"... certain times out the month we offer free babysitting for mothers who have deployed husbands to drop off their kids and go do something for themselves without the kiddos because they never get a break.
6. When there is a funeral, we cater it so the family doesn't have to worry about it. (only have had one so far...hopefully there will not be any more)
7. Fellowship less active members and give immediate friendships to those who have just been baptized (there are baptisms all the time)
8. And what ever unique circumstance may arise.
Hope this helps to give you an idea of what our committee does. It really is such a blessing to have 5 talented women help meet the needs of the sisters as I just cannot do it alone. The spirit is strong every time we gather and I know the Lord is guiding our hearts and inspiring our minds to help the woman in our ward.
Love to you Jamie!
Thanks Amber. We don't have exactly the same needs as your ward, but I sent your list onto my compassionate service lady and I asked the Bishop for two more people for her to be over to make a committee. You helped me realize I can delegate more to them! Thanks.
ReplyDeleteWow can I just say AMAZING!!! I'm tired after readin the list. You guys are awesome and I really admire you! Miss you and Lots of love
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