Life in my world

On Saturday Steven started his Red Cross First Aid training as a Chief Scout requirement. I set up the class for our scout troop because I know some instructors through my health care provider CPR re-certification I have to do every year for work. Organizing the class was a pain because it involved getting individuals to commit to being there and I was a little stressed that we wouldn't fill the class to capacity as per my agreement with the instructors, but in the end we had 18 participants (they were looking for a minimum of 12) so that was pretty great. Once we had the class filled I started worrying about the instructor not showing up. I was a little uptight about the whole thing, apparently. For a girl who doesn't like being in charge of things, I sure get myself in charge of a lot of things.
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After I got Steven home from day 1 of first aid training, Jaclyn and I headed out to the Young Women's General Broadcast. It was one of those church meetings where every speaker is even better than the last with Sister Dalton and President Monson being my favorites. Sister Dalton spoke about how she had stitched a white rose on her *bandelo* as a young woman to symbolize purity. Then she shared that a year ago after meeting with President Monson and accepting the calling of General Young Women's President, he offered her a white rose from a bouquet in his office and right then and there she knew that it would be her mission to call for a return to virtue. I drove straight from the broadcast to the grocery store hoping they would have white roses, because it was too late for a florist on a Saturday night, and they did. I gave one to each of my young women on Sunday and retold Sister Dalton's story. Then I told them that if they prepare themselves, Heavenly Father will have a message to communicate to them as they listen to General Conference next week. It might not be the exact words a speaker says, but rather something the spirit whispers to their hearts: just like the white rose President Monson offered to Sister Dalton was a message especially for her. I told them I hoped that they would keep their rose in their rooms and remember to pray and prepare for General Conference.
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I must say, high school is different than I thought. I helped Jaclyn carry this prop for a skit into her school at lunch time yesterday. I expected to be completely ignored. For some reason I was thinking the high school students are all aloof and self-involved. Wrong. We attracted lots of attention and (friendly) comments as we carried Steven's science fair backboard, re-purposed, to Jaclyn's English classroom.
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And finally, I bought myself a new sweater 2 weeks ago on a bright, sunny, snow-melting day. I felt a little silly buying winter clothes in springtime weather, but it was a great decision. It has been mildly cold and majorly snowy since then, and my new sweater is helping me enjoy the continued winter weather the best I can.

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