Coming out from my cave for a minute...

Been laying low for a little while.  I guess the stress has been getting to me.

Last week: Spent Friday and Saturday in the hospital after the baby got a hold of a glass peanut butter jar and possibly swallowed some glass.  He seems to be just fine now!  Sunday- sang for Ward Conference, and had a short talk in Relief Society.

2 weeks ago: Sunday night.  Shawn was in Stake Priesthood meeting.  I eventually found that the faucet that had been running in my bathroom (for at least 45 minutes), when I saw water running down the hall.  Subsequently ripped out laminate flooring in my bedroom and the entire hall (only 6 feet or so).  I have been stressed every day ever since because Shawn doesn’t want to put the black laminate back down, and now I’m pressed to make a decision right now about what kind of floor to eventually put down through the entire house.

3 weeks ago:  Shawn and I both had talks in Sacrament meeting, and our family sang a musical number.  We sang “I Am A Child Of God” and the children did great!

So yeah.  Those are the “highlights” of the last month, at least, the things that have been on my mind.  I know there have been tons of other things happening in the day to day of life…but I don’t really remember them right now.

On a lighter and seemingly insignificant note- I have found some websites, some recently some I’ve known about for a while.  And it’s amazing how much of a difference a few websites can make!

1.      Pandora.  I didn’t know it could be personalized!  I thought it was only certain types of music, that I didn’t like, because that’s all I’d heard from Pandora.  We have to take turns now with whose channel we listen too.  Of course, the kids still just like the Piano Guys youtube channel playing and we listen to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir’s youtube channel.

2.      Pinterest.  I’ve had an account for a year or two, but I’d use it in spurts, and I’d spend hours just perusing, when I had a lot of other things I should have been doing.  I’m learning how to use it wisely.  I’m figuring out I can just go there when I want to do a particular kind of project, and when I see something on a blog or around the net that I love I can use pinterest to capture it :).

3.      Apartment Therapy.  I love their website.  If I want to go somewhere to relax I often end up on this site for a few minutes.

4.      Houzz.com  is my go-to site for all things house related.  This is our mediator and inspiration while trying to make flooring decisions right now!

5.      Mormonchannel.org is awesome for radio shows I actually like and want to listen to.  I haven’t really gotten into any tv or radio shows that I thought I needed to watch or listen to, but THIS I like :).