Lemon Cookies

1 lemon cake mix
1/3 c. real butter
2 eggs
1 tsp. lemon flavoring

Mix ingredients together. Chill dough for at least one hour. Form dough into balls & roll generously in powdered sugar. Bake at 375 degrees for 6-8 minutes.

3 Things

I can't seem to remember who I heard this from, but I want to say that it was a teacher I had last semester. He mentioned that every night before he and his wife go to bed, each of them takes a turn to name 3 things they are grateful for. I really loved this idea because I know that sometimes, if I've had a hard day, I tend to focus on all the wrong things rather than the things that went well throughout the day. This is a practice that I feel would really bring perspective at the end of every day, no matter the day's events. I have since tried to make this a routine thing within my own home. In all fairness, Paul & I have only actually made this "3 things" happen a few times since I've heard about it, but I want to make this something that we talk about every single night. Today, I'm grateful for: 1. Family 2. The ability I have to be an influence for good on others' lives 3. My calling in Young Women's.

Weekend Project

After I got home from class on Saturday, my awesome family came over to help me get started on painting. We were able to get the bedroom and bathroom done. I'm hoping to finish the rest of the house soon! We planned to get a little more done than we did, but we had a freakish accident in the bathroom involving a broken water valve and TONS of water spraying all over the WET, freshly painted walls that splattered watered down paint onto the ceiling. Oh, and did I mention the pool of water covering the entire bathroom floor, and me scrambling to get the water off of the floor and into the tub, while trying to use every towel in my house to keep the water from running onto the carpet? All while my Dad and brother tried to get the water to shut off? Ha ha, what a day. Thanks for the help, family! I love the new look.