a skippy sort of day.

today was the day … the day that peanut butter went on sale.
i anticipated and planned for this day… plugged it into my brain so I wouldn’t forget.

Skippy peanut butter was on sale for $1.79 at Macey’s.
We’ve been out of our cases of peanut butter for a long time.
So – today was the day.

I slept well… and woke at 6 and decided I would just go right then.
And I did.
This is a huge deal for me. I’m sure Jimmy was dying that I would get up so early to buy peanut butter when the kids have to pull me out of bed every other day of the week.

And ya know… it was a lovely morning. The birds were chirping. The roads were not too crowded yet. The grocery store was chill. Nice.

So – I scored 48 jars of peanut butter. I went to 2 separate stores so as not to be a hog of all the sale items. I hate when the item I want to buy on sale is all out. Luckily… it seemed they had loads of cases of peanut butter.

Here are my 48 jars. Makes you want to get a glass of milk and wash all that sticky down, huh.

Tru was so excited when he saw all the peanut butter. I hope these last for more than a year. We’ll see. Tots can eat a load of peanut butter sandwiches when they are home every day in the summer.

Anyhoo… in other news.

Went to the dentist for 4 of 5 kids. Tru screamed at me and didn’t want to participate. In the end, he did awesome. It was hard. The dental assistants just can’t understand why it would be so hard for me to brush truman, max, and abe’s teeth every day. I always feel like a heel when I go there. Alright – I’ll recommit to watching over tartar build-up people. No cavities though. Yay!

Relief Society. I need to LEAD. Yes… lead. Be Strong. Prepare. Have a vision… and help get us there. Sigh…

Sloppy Joes for supper. I love sloppy joes. My mom made sloppy joes so often on Saturday night. I love that memory… work in the morning… Bath time… or swim time at Ricks College… Mill Hollow yogurt with the wishing well.

I’ve been a completely over-reactive mother lately. It’s true. I need more wisdom, patience, and sunshine.

I have the hardest time keeping things in balance… Some days I do well in R.S. stuff. Some days I try to be a better and more attentive mom. Some days I love being creative. Some days I clean the house… well, attempt to clean anyways. Some days I eat healthy and exercise. But it seems I can’t do all of these things on all days. I’m a work in progress. I’m so grateful Heavenly Father knows that I’m trying and may slowly get there. Here a little… there a little. I’ll keep trying to balance. I know the best way to keep balance and perspective is to focus on my Savior and use His Atonement in my life daily. Though I know I make it harder than it is, it’s all a bit tricky to balance on a daily basis.