I'm tired ( Read more... )

So there's a new family in the ward, and they just had a baby. We are supplying them with dinners for last week and this week, and it occurred to me to check (as I am in charge of signing people up, that's what the Compassionate SErvice Leader does) to see if anyone had signed up for tonight - which I was pretty sure they hadn't ( Read more... )

Remember how I said I really wanted a birth instead of death?

I didn't mean NOW!

Seriously. The woman in the ward that was pregnant? She had her baby last night. She's not due until the 22nd!

The headache from yesterday hasn't even faded, and now I have another one. I'm going to go insane. I just know it.

With luck ( Read more... )

Taran woke me up at 4:00 or so, and then again at 5:00, and yet again at 6:00. When he wouldn’t calm down, I bundled him up and took him in to Scott, who slept on the couch by the girls, just in case - and partially because the bed hurts his back - and told him to take Taran before I hurt him. I was so frustrated and angry and… tired, I just couldn ( Read more... )

We had choir practice today for Megan's funeral; the song is a good one (Master, the Tempest is Raging), and the arrangement is fun. Different, but not to difficult for those who know it. I sing alto - the soprano's rarely get a new version ( Read more... )

I really hate making phone calls ( Read more... )

What a morning ( Read more... )

So, I'm learning what it's like to be a Compassionate Service leader.

We had a member of our ward die last weekend, and the funeral is on Friday. Calling to get people to help is... not one of the things I do best, and hopefully, they don't think I'm asking for too much!

And I'm getting organized. This is not as easy as it sounds.