The blog is not forgotten! I just have led a really boring life lately, and I didn't want to put anyone to sleep. June's been nice, but uneventful. Nicole got sick a week before the Trek, and we didn't get to be parents. She went into the doctor and he told her she had bronchitis, so the Blakes had to go in our stead. I was a little bummed, as it sounded like fun. My boys went, and had a blast. The first thing Hunter said when I asked him if he had fun was, "Yeah! Brinley Bracken was in my group and the food was good" So, I guess Brinley is cute, so Hunter was pleased with his family. Logan's response was similiar. So, I guess all it takes for the boys to enjoy the Trek is to be in a group with cute girls and have good food. It didn't matter that they had to sleep on rocky ground, and they had to travel 11 miles the first day. I was proud of them, however, because I heard they did great.
On another note, I think I've been able to be nice to people, but I'm really trying to not have my first thoughts be negative when I hear someone complaining about something I know they have probably brought on themselves. This is a bit hard. My first reaction is always, "Buck up, and quit blaming everyone else." The other day someone wrote on Facebook, complaining about our church ward, etc, and my first reaction was, "WHAT!" Then I realized that if they are feeling that way, I'm not one to judge, and that I should give them room to express their feelings. Kind of difficult., however.
This last weekend Kaylee was in the Miss Washington County Pagent. She did really well, in fact, I was confident she'd win. However, she didn't, she got 2nd Attendant, which was kind of hard, because she was 1st attendant last year, and the girl who was 2nd Attendant last year was 1st this year. Kaylee was kind of devastated, but I really couldn't have been more proud of her. The girl that won wore a dress with a slit clear up to her crotch. Last year, she lost a close race when the girl who won wore a VERY tiny bikini. I'm not sure if that is what helped them to win, but I told Kaylee I was proud of her for not compromising her standards. I'm pretty sure she's never going to enter another beauty pagent, however.
Oh, the other night I had a funny dream! Not sure what it's saying about me, but I found myself belonging to a "Degenerate" club. The leader of the club said, "You're all here because none of you has ever accomplished anything in life". I said, "Wait, I've accomplished a lot in my life." He said, "Shut up, you're a degenerate." After we were in the club a while, they gave out awards and at the awards ceremony the leader said, "The award for most inspirational goes to Ben...etc" At the end of the ceremony, he had a packet of gatorade bottles for an award and he points to me and says, "This award goes to What's his name". I said, "I'm in a degenerate club and you don't even know my name!" Anyway, I woke up kind of mad, but quickly got over it. Not sure what a dream like that means, maybe I'm having an inferiority complex or I'm having an issue with my mother. Ha. Anyway, life is good.
On another note, I think I've been able to be nice to people, but I'm really trying to not have my first thoughts be negative when I hear someone complaining about something I know they have probably brought on themselves. This is a bit hard. My first reaction is always, "Buck up, and quit blaming everyone else." The other day someone wrote on Facebook, complaining about our church ward, etc, and my first reaction was, "WHAT!" Then I realized that if they are feeling that way, I'm not one to judge, and that I should give them room to express their feelings. Kind of difficult., however.
This last weekend Kaylee was in the Miss Washington County Pagent. She did really well, in fact, I was confident she'd win. However, she didn't, she got 2nd Attendant, which was kind of hard, because she was 1st attendant last year, and the girl who was 2nd Attendant last year was 1st this year. Kaylee was kind of devastated, but I really couldn't have been more proud of her. The girl that won wore a dress with a slit clear up to her crotch. Last year, she lost a close race when the girl who won wore a VERY tiny bikini. I'm not sure if that is what helped them to win, but I told Kaylee I was proud of her for not compromising her standards. I'm pretty sure she's never going to enter another beauty pagent, however.
Oh, the other night I had a funny dream! Not sure what it's saying about me, but I found myself belonging to a "Degenerate" club. The leader of the club said, "You're all here because none of you has ever accomplished anything in life". I said, "Wait, I've accomplished a lot in my life." He said, "Shut up, you're a degenerate." After we were in the club a while, they gave out awards and at the awards ceremony the leader said, "The award for most inspirational goes to Ben...etc" At the end of the ceremony, he had a packet of gatorade bottles for an award and he points to me and says, "This award goes to What's his name". I said, "I'm in a degenerate club and you don't even know my name!" Anyway, I woke up kind of mad, but quickly got over it. Not sure what a dream like that means, maybe I'm having an inferiority complex or I'm having an issue with my mother. Ha. Anyway, life is good.
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