Overcoming Blogger's Block

I have been experiencing some "bloggers block" here - Sometimes I put myself in the position of you reading my blog, and I think, "How boring is THAT to read?" But because you are such a great family, you reach out and respond most times. Madison and I have hurdled the "prom dress drama", and are again on friendly terms - last week was hard. I remember once upon a time when I went to prom, dresses had sleeves, and now there is not a sleeve to be found - Luckily we found some beautiful fabric, and a willing seamstress who knows her stuff, and she's ready to sew a beautiful yet modest dress- that Madison likes. Madison is going with her date and his dad to watch him get fitted for a tuxedo on Saturday. He is a funny guy - I'm hearing lots about him from Madison because they work together at Little Ceasers, and he shows up at her locker about six times a day. He gets to meet Rhett on Saturday, and is a little nervous about that. I guess Rhett has a scarey reputation! He's a southern boy - loves his mother, good manners, and plays football.
I think boys must be easier to raise than girls, at least in the emotional arena. In the evenings when Livi is tired, she starts to cry and talk about things like "I'm too hot... I itch... my throat hurts... you don't spend enough time with me." I feel like it's time to open the doctors office when she goes to bed, and I've started putting some lotion by her bed when she itches. Becca
too - asking her to get in the car - she still throws her body back into a fit. Every Monday and Wednesday morning when it's P.E. day, she starts to say her tummy hurts, her head hurts, once again the obscure sore throat comes out too. Today I said, "Are you sick because it's PE day?" She nodded and said "Uh Huh.... my legs just don't want to run!" For the most part, Garrett is pretty mellow and is a very pleasant little person. Part personality, and possibly because he's a boy.
Another great thing happening to us is neighbors and friends from school are starting to ask about the church! A few times a week or more we are having a chance to talk about the gospel, invite someone to church or to meet the missionaries. I think things are finally starting to open up in that area of our lives, and it's exciting! Our neighbor across the street - who we never thought would be interested because he's a little tough and lives with his girlfriend, asked Rhett last night if he could read the Book of Mormon, and that he'd like to know more about it. Rhett was so thrilled, and said "Mark, I'm so sorry you had to ask, I should have offered sooner!"
Every time I go shopping, I see our friend and neighbor who works for Nabisco stocking shelves and we always bump into each other. This last time, I had a really strong feeling to open my mouth and talk about the church, invite him, and tell him how happy it makes us. I did! He was totally okay with that and said "I love Mormons, I used to date a Mormon girl in high school. Let me talk to my wife, and maybe we'll do that." Madison has a friend at school who tragically lost his dad two weeks ago to a heart attack. She went to the viewing, and told him, "you will see your dad and be with him again." Now he is asking her about her beliefs and asked for a Book of Mormon. We aren't doing anything special, it's just living life, and the people who are being drawn to the gospel. Okay - time to stop blogging now! I'll add some pictures next time.
Anyway - life is good!
Have a great Easter! We love you!