End of the Year

Three awesome things have happened today. 1) We are 18 verses from finishing the Book Of Mormon as a family for the first time ever (and my first time ever as well). 2) While reading today, we read about talents. I was asking the boys what they thought their talents were, and then asked them what mine were. Carson says, "being a really good mom!" It made me want to cry. Melt my heart. 3) I wanted to go to lunch at my favorite restuarant, but Chet was hesitant (with good reason, it's hard to keep 5 boys in check after running an hours worth of errands!) While we were there, a man came up and asked if they were all mine (a question I get asked EVERYWHERE I go!) I smiled and said yes. He said how cool it was to have all these little boys, his wife smiling ear to ear next to him, and then said something that was music to a mother of 5 small boys ears...wait for it..."they are SOOO well behaved." I wanted to jump up and give him a big kiss. Chet and I are paranoid to take them anywhere where adults will be trying to enjoy anything, like restaurants (because I hate when I am out on a date and have a kid hitting me in the back of the head, and screaming and making me feel like I am still at home. Why pay a sitter $10 an hour to go and get the same experience I get every night at my kitchen table). So, it was wonderful to hear that, especially because they were being ANGELS, and we didn't even notice it. They were all sitting talking and eating chips and salsa, and Chet and I were doing the same. I didn't even take the time to notice. What a great day. We won't mention the 20 bad things from today, glass if half full!!! Here's to a new year, hoping to have many more family dinners out and lots more activities added to our acceptable places to take 5 boys!!! And we are going to conquer the D&C in 2012. What a great life!!!