Change

1. We got our first utility bill about a week and a half ago. Have I paid it yet? No. However, I DID immediately take it into the Spanish Fork library for proof of address so I could get a library card. And THEN - the librarian told me that for the next two months I can only check out 10 items at a time. Now, maybe 10 items seems like a lot to you - but, between me and my kids - we usually have about 15-20 out at a time + a movie or 2. But - ya know ... we'll live. In the mean time - I went out to Orem library to return some books and pick up another book I had on hold. I have had books on hold there for months and months waiting for my turn ... some of them are getting really close. Anyway - I told the librarian at Orem that my address has changed - and gave her our SF address. To my surprise, she then informed me that in order to use the Orem library now - I need to pay $80.00 annually for a non-resident library card. Wow. I was ultimately saddened - all my waiting for those books - I wasn't sure what to do. So, I left with the forms to fill out. When I got home, I got online to the SF library - and put all the books on hold that I've had on hold at the Orem library. Lo and behold - 3 of them were IN - and all the rest I was NUMBER ONE on hold. :)!! So long Orem library - you've been a good friend. Helllllllllllooooooooo SF library! haha.
   
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   We've been trying really hard to not eat in our new family room ... eating in the family room at our condo was pretty much standard. Needless to say, it's been a challenge - Tyler and I don't follow that rule hardly at all. The kids .... well, as you can see from Marissa's picture above - they are creative. Just lay right down on the kitchen floor to eat. Comfy there, Miss?
   
   
3. Our new ward is HUMUNGOUS ... and young. We feel like the oldest people in church every week ... and yet, we are just part of the huge crowd. VERY different from the ward we came from ... it'll be a huge adjustment. Most of the people in our ward are also fairly new ... meaning - they've lived in the ward less than a year ... so, socially - Ty and I are really going to have to put ourselves out there (not something we are real talented at). Sigh. But - we'll get there.

I finished the book "Running with Angels" a while back, but I am SO glad that I read it - and still think about it lots. It is one of the most motivating books I've read about change. It really put things into perspective for me - and helped me realize that every little bit counts AND helps. I also appreciated the gospel insight the author tied in with the struggles and successes she experienced. I highly HIGHLY recommend this book to everyone.

5. So - change ... we can make it work AND be good, right?