Conference Preparations

In order to have a more enjoyable General Conference Weekend where conference is not broadcast over the radio, a few things must be planned in advance.

Things we did wrong yesterday:
1) Malauna was sick all day on Friday, so dinner didn't get made on time, the kids didn't go to bed until late, then Hyrum was up cranky a lot of the night, so we didn't get out of bed until after 9 am.
2) Lunch was not ready to eat right at 12 noon.
3) Fondue Party preparations were not finalized. i.e. Malauna had to go to the store at 4:45pm to get whipping cream, caramel sauce and angel food cake.
4) All the yard work that Ryan has wanted to do for weeks was not able to be done (and next weekend we'll be out of town!)
5) Dinner was not ready to eat at 5 pm - Ryan hardly got a bite before leaving with the neighbor for the General Priesthood session.
6) Due to a late wake up, another late bedtime - at least we didn't have to bother with Daylight Saving Time. ;)

Even with all of this room for improvement, the spirit was strong in our house during the conference sessions and I did really like that. Roderic would shout out any time he heard the words "Holy Ghost," "Book of Mormon," "Baptism," or "President Hinckley." I was able to finish cutting out the fabric for Sabrina's birthday dress. Sabrina was able to make progress on her Fourth Article of Faith cross-stitch. And Ryan did some good work on our computer.

Today went much better.