What I've been doing...

It's amazing how, when you have to lay around, you can think of a million things you wish you were doing. I'm still having trouble coming to grips with the fact that I had so many things to do before this baby came that I can't do now. Last night I was telling Georgia how I was going to buy these baskets at Target and I realized I won't be going to Target any time soon... unless it's in a wheelchair. So I have this giant list of things I wish I could do and try to figure out how I can get them done. Yesterday Judy helped me organize all my gift wrap into this really cool closet organizer I bought on the internet (that's one checked off the list). And today I am working on this little project I've had in my mind for a while.

You know how we have been counseled to have a picture of the temple in our home to remind us of our goals and what we should be aiming for? I wanted to take that a step farther for the girls. I wanted a picture of them, at the temple. Maybe because I'm not really good at visualization unless I have actually seen something. Does that make sense? For example, I have decided that the reason I can't get over my naseau in pregnancy (even with hypnotherapy) is because I cannot, for the life of me, visualize myself as feeling good during this time. That kind of supersedes any sort of mind control or therapy that might help me overcome it. (Crazy how, even with that knowledge I can't overcome it.) Anyway... when Savannah turned 8 and we bought her "baptism dress," I dressed both girls in white and took them to the temple to take their pictures. I once again realized that I should have just taken my old manual camera because I still haven't completely gotten the hang of the digital one. Anyway... Tyler fixed one of them up for me to use (although this is the original on I took.... I can't upload his edit for some reason).


I also cropped one of the one's Rachel took at Georgia's wedding because it shows the "sisterly love" I want them to cultivate.


It's funny.... the older the girls get, the more Savannah wants to act grown up and the more Emmaline wants to be "close." I hope this can remind them of what I always tell them: "Friends come and go, but sisters are forever." I know I have certainly been blessed with two of the greatest sisters. When I was talking to my mid-wife about how I was changing to a doctor, I told her that part of it was that my sister was a nurse and she was very concerned about how things were going. She said, "And she has that much power over you?" I told her absolutely yes!

Anyway... I plan on putting these pictures, along with a picture of Mama with a bunch of the grandkids, on a shelf Judy made for me a while back. I can't wait to see how it makes the room look!