Still here

Well, I received an email from one of my friends and it seems that I am not keeping up on the blog as often as I should! We are still here, just busy living life. I have had a lot of things happen in the last little while that has made me really think about where we are in life. I have had the question "Am I doing good enough as a parent?" enter my head a lot lately. There have been a few times that I have thought definitely not and then other times when I think I am doing ok. Tevita and Toni took Sipola and Mehi to Salt Lake the other day leaving Lia and I home alone (Braxton was at school). I first thought this would be so fun because I would only have one kid at home. After about a half hour of Lia and I wandering around I finally broke down and called Tevita and told him I was not enjoying myself and neither was Lia. She kept telling me how bored she was and I had to agree with her. I wasn't having to tell Sipola to stop fighting or tell Mehi to stop teasing. I sat and read stories to Lia and tried to clean the house but I have to say I didn't enjoy it. I know that we need some alone time sometimes but I can honestly say that I just didn't like it. I wanted to be surrounded by all my kids, not just one. As I was sitting there thinking about this, I thought about how Heavenly Father feels. It made me think that we really should be living as if these are the last days and we never know when it is going to end. We should also be living to make Him proud. Oh, I almost forgot to tell you, but I got a new calling! I am the Primary Secretary. I am excited to be back in Primary again! I hope that everybody had a great Mother's Day. I had to work and Dad watched the kids. Thanks Dad. The kids love going to my dad's so much and I know it is a handfull for him so I thank him much. On my mom's side of the family there are a lot of May birthdays. So, after work we went to Richfield for a Mother's Day/Birthday get together. I made a huge cake(there were 5 birthdays this month) and we had a great time. I always like getting together with my cousins. It seems like it doesn't happen much, but when it does it is a good time. Other than that, we are just living life and loving each other. The kids are loving having Toni live with us. I am always worried that they are going to drive him nuts but so far it is working out well. I hope all is well with everyone and I'll try to keep up to date from now on! P.S. It is snowing here again today. So the question is, When will Spring come??????