who is blogging for anyway?

Blogging is for people with sublimely perfect  lives, and who have  cute, enlivened front porches to blog about..  This is simply not me right now.  I hardly have a front porch, and what I do have I share with an invidious lady who thinks we are conspiring to abduct her recycling bin, because in her words, "I keep a much cleaner bin than you". While there is a tad of merit to her suspicion, I will not glom her much cleaner bin.

.I am adjusting to many hard realities, such as  finally seeking professional help for some cconcerns I have about Levi, and Richard being in medical school means he often leaves before  the kids wake up. He returns home long after their pleads to stay up for just one more cup of water followed by one more drink of water (yes, I meant to wrote that twice). My plan has been to go back to work this academic school year, so that is what I am doing. It is in my contract that I not post where I work. What I will say is the Village People  have a song about my work that has revolutionized the middle school dance scene in this fine, free land. Work is giving me an opportunity to be  involved in the community,  while I work on new projects. I love it, but it is still work.


Right now I am missing the freedom of this summer, the trips, the visitors, and warmer weather (it was -4 the other day when Richard dug my car out of the snow for me).

Richard's parents came to visit us over the 4th of July. Our plan was to show them a good time in an attempt to coerce them to move by us. Our plan was thwarted by the fact that we live in Missouri,

 The first stop on his parents trip was a quick 4 hour jaunt up to Nauvoo Illinois to see some of our church historical sites. I really wanted my kids to have the memory of going to Nauvoo with their grandparents.

 

 

The Nauvoo temple has historical significance to our church, and although the original temple was destroyed in the 1850's the new temple is a replica that commemorates an important period of time. As I learn more about the early church member in Nauvoo I am full of questions and in awe at the things they were willing to do for their faith.

 

Our kids were not as into learning about the church history, but  don't worry I do not think they are wanting to become apostates.Their interest peaked with a wagon ride through the city.

 

We took tours of many of the homes of early church leaders, We saw where the Relief Society was formed. and where the Articles of Faith were written.

One of my favorite is #11

We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God

according to the dictates of our own conscience,

and allow all men the same privilege,

let them worship how, where, or what they may.

 

 

 

 

To be honest there are some questionable and even ugly things about church history/ I have kind of dismissed it for much of my life because of this. I am at a point now, where I can learn of the less flattering things, and still recognize the culmination of good and how it continues to blessed my life.

 

After about 6 years of residing in Nauvoo it became necessary for the members to leave. Many of the 12,000 began to leave in the winter of 1846. Their departure involved crossing the frozen Mississippi river  I am sorry for this history lesson, but this part always gets to me.

 

My departure our of Nauvoo also became necessary with the aberrant lack of vegan food options.

 

We made it home in time for the 4th of July celebration here in St Louis. It was awesome and free as so many things here are. We had a picnic under the arch while we listened to the country singer Trace Adkin perform. 

 

I am sorry about the opprobrious caterpillars above my eyes. My sister Emily says she has failed me whenever she sees my eyebrows in this state. Emily, the situation has been resolved!

 

I have been feeling wearisome lately, which does not make for good blogging. I have cute kids and a mildly hot husband, okay very hot husband, so I will continue to blog even though I do not fit the mold.