Changes.....

Well I have had some changes in my life.....  I was released as the YW's president. I have mixed emotions. I love the girls and pray and hope for them everyday. The friendships I made with are treasured... I pray that the new leaders with teach, take care and love them as much as I wanted to in my heart. BUT I have never had a calling that tested my testimony as much, that felt like I had a dark cloud over my head, that just made me feel awful and at the same time my heart felt full of love... was it the adversary?? was it me?? was I encapable of It? i don't know. But I prayed and I prayed hard every day that I could do it, feel the Lord with me , and know what to do. Towards the end of this last year, I started to pray for release.... not that I didn't love the other leaders and the girls, but I was tired of that feeling I had... knew if I didn't get it soon I may go nuts. But after having prayed earnestly for a couple of weeks and especially one sat. I night, I woke up and felt like.. nope, this is where I need to be. So I thought, ok Heavenly Father if this is what i need to do then help me get thru each day and do the things I need to do.
Then the next Saturday, the Bishop called to come talk to me. I found out I was being released. Maybe in my heart I needed to accept that you can't ask for callings??? I don't know. But I was released and extended another calling.... Nursery leader. When I was praying for release I even said I would be the nursery leader if that 's what I needed to do to feel better and help my testimony grow. I think Heavenly Father likes to say 'Hey, I am listening whether or not you think so at times"....
I know he does.
But now after my 2nd week of nursery, and making bean bag frogs, reading stories, painting rocks with water, eating snacks, blowing bubbles and singing songs... it's a nice change. Kind of a work out... I took a 2 hour nap today!!
But at least I can be where I need to be and work on my testimony with the little nursery kiddos and feel better.
I love my Heavenly Father and his son Jesus Christ, I KNOW they know me ... I know they hear prayers and answer them in their own time. This I do know. and that can get me thru right now I think.
So for now I will do this with my nursery kiddos....

And the new YW's presidency will do their callings and love the girls and be what those girls need at this time because I really had been feeling I wasn't what they needed and I didn't want them to miss out on something. but I do know that Heavenly Father and Jesus were with me every moment that I was trying....

Love Di

home sick today!

just sitting trying to feel better... I hate colds/ flu... I got a flu shot this year but it seems it was given too high up on my arm which caused extreme pain.. bursitis like I think. The flu shot went into my bursa. AND it didn't do me any good since the vaccine was trapped in my Bursa. Good grief. Controlling the pain with ibuprofen and I hope it goes away.
Any way, the 21 day fix journey is going strong... did it thru the holidays and didn't gain any of the weight I had lost back Yay!! Always a good thing. Was going to start round 6 today but might have to wait until my cold flu is better. I stayed home today.
I watched Dr. Oz and there was an author of a new Diet book on there and it sounded a lot like the 21 day eating plan and exercise plan... exercising just 30 minutes a day is better than extreme exercising for long periods of time ! yay!
We had a good Christmas..... Sarah and Bryan came and Andy was off. We had Christmas Eve dinner with mom and dad and made the usual Ham and Sour Cream potatoes.
Was fun, then Sarah and I went down and played Christmas Scrabble with mom and dad. They live for their Scrabble games.

Bryan and Sarah are hilarious... we had an ugly Christmas party but only us 3 joined in the fun... we had a fun time chatting and eating dinner......

We opened Christmas PJs.... Everyone loved the ones I picked out....we put them on and then all got up and wore them Christmas morning....

Then we all slept in on Christmas morning and got up and made waffles.... YUM. We opened presents and all got spoiled.

Sarah and Bryan spoiled each other and us too!

Jim gave me a ring! He was so cute he hid it in a Storm Trooper Box... I cried! The ring below was the ring Jim picked out... but the longer I wore it the more I realized it was kind of bulky for my hand... I stewed and worried over it all the rest of the day and the next. Just didn't want to break his heart and worried how to tell him it was too bulky! I didn't want to spend that much money on something I couldn't feel comfortable wearing! Finally we had a great talk together.. it pays to talk to your spouse... you grow closer. Just told him I loved it and especially how he gave it to me in a storm trooper lunch box.... he's so cute! but I wasn't sure if I could get used to the bulkiness... so We went together and picked out another one.. He actually picked the one I got out too!

We got this one! I LOVE it ! it fits my hand better! I now feel married again!

 After opening presents... we all put on our Star Wars shirts and went to the new Star Wars movie thanks to Sarah and Bryan! so fun!!! We all talked about the movie on the way home... Great movie and great company.

 Then we came home to ham sandwiches from Christmas Eve leftovers. We had one of the best Christmases ever... Lots of good food, family, games and just spending time together. Love my family.
And Jim got a storm trooper tie from his mom, here he is already to go to church.

I love him!

Cakes and cupcakes and a fun Birthday cake

I was asked to make Jeff Katseanes wedding cake... they wanted it silver and white for a winter wedding. Also make cupcakes. I did edible snowflakes for cupcake toppers out of white chocolate and snowflakes with a fondant cutter covered with Silver color dust.. Turned out ok i think....

Also after Thanksgiving.... we had a great one by the way. Jim's mom and Sarah and Bryan came. We always enjoy have Jim's mom come and It was our first time meeting Bryan. He's a great guy. We cooked and ate the whole weekend! 

Mom's birthday was the Sunday after Thanks giving so I made her a cake... I decided to make a little old lady sitting in a chair to match the little old man cake i had made for dad a few years ago...

 She turned out cute!! and the cake was Mom's favorite, carrot cake with Cream cheese frosting.

 Mom looked cute in a new Birthday sweater....

 and the little old man was anxiously waiting for his companion. (Dad was cute, kept trying to put him on the cake)

 Happy Birthday to my lovely Mother!! Here's to another fulfilled year!

 And the Little old man finally has someone to sit on the bookshelf with.

I also made sugar cookies the week of Christmas....

 I have fun decorating cookies and cakes......

But since posting these on FB I have been asked to make gum past calilillies for Jan 23. and a winter wonderland cake and cupcakes for the 30th.... 

and a 'Frozen" birthday cake for March. Another wedding cake for the end of May and a wedding cake for Aug. 13! I foresee a busy but fulfilled year.

Happy 2016!