Don't Worry Be Happy!

I am a worrier. I wish I wasn't but no matter how hard I have tried, I have not been able to change that part of my personality. When my children were little I was always worried about one thing or another and I remember thinking how nice it would be when they got older and I didn't have to worry about them so much.. That was a stupid thought. As they got older, I had so much more to worry about. I worried about them driving. I worried about them choosing good friends. I worried about them if they were sad or sick or.... well, you get the point. So now, they are adults and you would think I could finally stop worrying but unfortunately that isn't the case. Michael has a new job and has to travel all over the place so I am always so happy when he lets me know he has arrived to his destination safely and even happier when he lets me know he is home. Stephen is across the ocean in England but to be honest, I have to worry about him alot less than I did when he was home riding all over Salt Lake City on a motorcycle. So now, I only have to worry about him riding his bicycle all over England. And Jen, she is an amazing mother with four great kids and twins on the way and she takes on all life's challenges with an amazing amount of energy and enthusiasm so at this point, I should know that I don't have to worry about her. But she is my daughter and this pregnancy is presenting all sorts of challenges and so I worry. What I need to do is look at all my children and learn from how they handle stressful situations. They seem to remain amazingly calm and collected as they take on really hard things. Where did they get this quality? Is it because they don't want to be a worrier like their mother? Is it that I worry enough for all involved? I don't have the answers but I have to say, I want to be like them when I grow up. Oh how I admire Jen as I watch her approach this latest challenge with such strength and faith and if she can do that, I can try to do the same. She has the best doctors taking care of her, the best surgeon, and an amazing husband so I am not going to worry...that is, at least not for a day or so.

Spring Anyone?

I have to admit, I have been so happy that we have been getting so much snow this Winter. We really needed all the snow after such a meager Winter last year and John and I have had a lot of fun playing in all the fluffy, white powder. From climbing Grandeur Pass in snowshoes to cross-country skiing to the top of Millcreek Canyon, it really has been enjoyable... but now, I am ready for Spring. For some reason I am not excited at all for this next snow storm. It could be that this Winter has been long and dreary with the days and days of the temperature inversion so I am more than ready for the snow to start melting and the sun to come out. I am sure we will find a way to have fun in this next batch of snow but deep down, or not so deep down, I am ready for the ice to melt and the temperatures to rise and the sun to shine. I guess that is the great thing about living in Utah, just when you are ready for one season to be over, the next one is just around the corner.. at least I hope it is just around the corner. And if it is not around the corner, well then, St. George is not so far away.