I prefer being strong.....

So as you can tell, I stink at keeping a blog, but here is another effort to make this something that I can use to put down my thoughts and feelings.....

I have a son who is sick with the flu.  I am afraid I have a daughter who is sick as well, but that is another story for another day...To help keep it from spreading, I thought in my ultimate wisdom that I would clean all the door knobs, light switches and even a couple of the bathrooms.  Anyone who knows me well knows that my hubby usually does the bathrooms for me, but today I felt inspired.  While cleaning said bathroom, I had a song run through  my head that I hadn't thought of in a long time.  It says in the lyric: When the going gets tough,  the tough get going.  So here's what my impressions today were of this.  When I think of tough guys, I have a tendency to think of bullies or people who like to intimidate others with their great power, whatever it may be.  When things get tough, I have a hard time believing that they would stick around to see it through....as the song says they get going.  On the other hand, I believe that someone who is strong doesn't run when things are hard or undesirable.  The ultimate example of this being my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  Not once did he run from his extreme challenges.  He always stood for what he believed and did everything he could to help others.  I hope that I can follow his example and try to be strong.  This year has been quite a challenge for me and my family.  I never thought taking on a job and being PTA president would be so overwhelming.  It has stretched me to my limits on many occasions.  Many times it does give me an excuse to not get all of my housework done.  Did I mention that I don't like to do housework, but who really does?  I feel like if I can make it through this year and gain a little knowledge it in turn will give me strength.  So there you have it, my thought for today.......

Because I haven't been writing in my journal, here are some funny things that my kids have said lately:

Allison told the Ensign's they were idiotic for driving with the door open in the Scholastic Warehouse parking lot.

When my sister asked Robert why he was getting so big he responded that he lifted weights for like 3 days while he was 6.

Ethan in an argument the other day told me I didn't give a crap...my response, I give a turd.

On the way to Thanksgiving dinner, Allison said she was hungry.  Alexander and I responded that it would be about an hour until we would be there and could eat then. Allison quickly responded. "Do I have to pick my nose to get something to eat around here?"

How I love my kids.  They are all growing up so fast!  I will write more soon!