News...

I heard the news that our dear Prophet Pres. Gordon B. Hinckley has passed on. I have to admit that you are never ready to hear that someone has died. The news always come so unexpected that the shock of it is sometimes too much for me. I am happy for him because I know he has been re-united with his sweet and beloved wife, but like the prophets that have preceeded him (that I knew) I will miss him. His smile, his humor, his guidance, and his presence at General Conference. He was a wonderful man and I feel like I have lost a grandfather again...

On a brighter note John and I were able to escape this last weekend on a retreat. It's actually more of a retreat for me than for him since he is meetings the whole time, but alas I am ever so thankful! For those who don't know John is on the Board of Directors for Community Health Centers of King County. (I'm sure they would appreciate me linking their name to their webstie but I have no idea how to do that. Leslie you need to come teach me that stuff.) Anyway this entails him going to meetings once a month and as a reward for having to put the kids down by myself I get to leave for this one weekend a month and I get to do whatever I want for 48 hrs. Last night before John and I left I asked him if he missed the girls. He summed it up perfectly: we missed the girls, but not necessarily caring for the girls. :) Wouldn't it be nice if we could all afford a ft/li nanny?

Anyway we drove an hour and a half up to Union, Washington to a resort called Alderbrook. It's a great lil place on the Hood Canal River. Last year I slept the whole time, this year not being pregnant I was able to utilize my time a little more efficiently. I watched a bunch of movies, read a lot of magazine articles, worked on a photo album, went running and even had a good soak in the tub. There's just something to say for not having to clean the house, being able to organize anything or even have to think about what to make for dinner. You almost wonder why you get married in the first place except that if I wasn't doing it for someone else I'd still have to do it for myself. Needless to say it was a wonderful restful weekend where I was able to spend some good quality time with myself and my sweet husband!