So far...so good!

 Well, the buyers accepted the offer...so it looks as if Jon's parents will be moving into the house!  It's a dream house, it really is.  I'm so happy for them.  It's only 2.5 miles away from us.  The kids can ride their bikes to their house on a dirt road the entire way and they won't ever have to cross a busy street.  Heavenly Father has truly blessed us (and them).

I'm feeling down on myself today.  Just one of those days.  Just one of those days where I'm struggling to feel my worth.  Where I'm struggling to see how I fit into my future...or anywhere.  It's just a struggle and I don't know how I'm supposed to overcome these feelings.

I was listening to a part of a book today and the author mentioned something that resonated with me.  If I had a $20 bill, how much would lit be worth?  $20.  What if I spit on it?  Crumpled it up?  Stepped on it?  Covered it in dirt?  Poured milk on it?  Etc.  How much would it be worth then?  STILL $20.  No matter what you do to a $20 bill it will always be worth $20.  Likewise, I have infinite worth (even though it's difficult for me to recognize at times).  No matter what I do...I will always have infinite worth.  It will always be there, no matter what.  Also, what good would a $20 bill be if you didn't even know that you had it?  If it just stayed in your back pocket not being used because you didn't recognize that it was there?  It would do you no good.  It would still be worth $20...but if you don't know that it's there you couldn't use it.  If I allow myself to recognize my divine potential and worth than I might be able to do more with my life than I am doing now.

The kids played outside after dinner again until it got dark.  The weather has been perfect.  It was a nice evening!


The kids made a huge pile of pine cones and then threw them into the tires/baskets.






Isn't Lizzie absolutely amazing?!  She made this Egyptian Hieroglyphic painting for her art class.





If you look closely, you can see a little William in the distance.  He ran around our entire back yard multiple times!  I was so proud of him.



Caitlyn and Mason spent a good amount of time playing on the tires.  It's a good thing, too...it was a hassle getting them here, ha ha.



Bryce is standing by the "finish line".  William crossed it and then they celebrated together...again and again.



Daddy brought home Krispy Kreme Doughnuts today!  The kids were ecstatic, of course.








Oh  my goodness...can it get any more adorable than a little Caitlyn with her "engineering" glasses and a Krispy Kreme paper hat?









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