Trying to Build Heaven

 Different plan today. Decided to not run first and instead make sure morning jobs get done and help kids get the day started right. Lucy tried to wipe herself after doing her poops and got kinda messy so we started the day with a bath. Honestly, it was time for one anyway. 

Then we did our morning jobs and the girls helped me sort the laundry. We had all woken up by 6 and by 8 were ready to head down to breakfast. We still didn't read scriptures or history this morning. 

After breakfast I focused on making sure Emma was really ready for school i.e. had her supplies and her chrome book and its charger and was logged in and all ready to go. Then we checked which assignments had been due, found them, took pics and uploaded those. I gotta say,  I kind of like this way of turning work in. I feel as a teacher it would be awesome! No loads and loads of loads of papers to lug home. 

By the time we finished that up it was 9 and school time. As soon as Emma started school, Alice was excited to get her handwriting going.  Wow - we have such motivated kids (they get that from Dallas). So then it was just me and Lucy and Olive (Mabel was napping). Lucy recognized her opportunity and quickly positioned herself on a chair to hold Olive. Here they are :)

Then Lucy and I got to work making a yummy cookie bar because Alice was having a friend over today! And this is the FIRST time that we have specifically invited a friend over just for Alice. 

This all started last night after Dallas got the girls to bed. He came and told me Alice had prayed that she would get to play with this friend. So last night I texted his mom and we set up a play date for today! I wanted to be sure today was a special day so we decided to make a treat. Lucy was so excited to help...especially since there were "yoclate yips" involved.:)

Here I am with sweet Olive. She chilled in her swing for a bit while Lucy and I got the cookie together, but once I started the blender,  Olive decided it was time to be held.

We got to have two different sets of friends come over and that was great! And I really don't remember what else I was going to say about this day except for that I worked to keep in mind "build heaven today". And that helped me think - if I were in heaven, how would I act? What would I want our home to be like? How would I talk to my children? What would I do with my time? It was a good thing for me to think about throughout the day and I really like that idea - don't wait for heaven to come. Make heaven happen now.