So last night we ended up going on a date. This is how it went...we got a quick bite to eat then Brando dropped me off at my store so I could take care of getting a few thing while he ran to a store he needed to go to then he picked me up and we headed back to Marmie's house to pick up the two boys, Crate stayed with us the whole time. I was grateful to go out but I told Brando next time he tells me we'll leave at five lets leave at five instead of seven. Oh well that's the way life goes. I'm just thankful he has work that is keeping him busy. It could be the opposite.

Today both Buster and Boss had birthday parties to go to. I showered washed and blow dried my hair...that's a miracle in itself. Brando over booked himself this morning with a soccer coaches meeting, showing houses and a quick service project all at the same time. So I took care of the service project for him while he did the other two things. Then after he was done showing houses the kids and I met him at Costco for grocery shopping. That place was packed. Once we were home Brando worked while I cleaned out the fridge, played with the boys and fell asleep while nursing the baby. That was a nice 20 minute power nap. The Christmas lights finally came off the house today. (I took all the Christmas decorations down the day after Christmas, I was glad for Christmas to be over this year, events didn't go as planned and I was happy to get the house free of the decorations). The boys rode bikes this afternoon, had baths and now are in dream land. I'm finishing up the lesson for YW's tomorrow and then will get the ironing done for church. The lesson for YW's is really good it's about spiritual gifts... One cool part of the lesson is:

“We believe in the gift of the Holy Ghost being enjoyed now, as much as it was in the Apostles’ days; … we also believe in prophecy, in tongues, in visions, and in revelations, in gifts, and in healings; and that these things cannot be enjoyed without the gift of the Holy Ghost” (History of the Church, 5:27).

President Marion G. Romney commented on this statement by the Prophet:

“Thus one who has never received the gift of the Holy Ghost cannot possibly work miracles by his power.

“Now, we know that there is but one way to obtain the gift of the Holy Ghost. That way is through the prescribed ordinances of baptism by immersion for the remission of sins and the laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost”

Every member of the Church, having received the gift of the Holy Ghost, is entitled to receive certain spiritual gifts...It makes me wonder if I really know my gifts and if I'm using them to help build the kingdom here on earth.

I better get back to my lesson...