Monday, January 31, 2022

 

My Mondays. I have the perfect set-up to do laundry while I invoice for Brad's trucking company.

Sunday, January 30, 2022

 

This.

This is why we moved to Utah.

Nothing makes me happier than this.

Saturday, January 29, 2022

 

For years, I used this striped basket to cart my lesson materials to seminary. It used to be full of my computer (with a daily Powerpoint lesson), scriptures, treats, and whatever gadgets/prizes/toys I needed to hold the attention of a roomful of teenagers at 5:30 am.

Now it's full of crayons, wooden puzzles, a bubble machine, snowman blanket, and a two-minute lesson that will probably fail to hold the attention of a roomful of toddlers at 11:30 am. 

I miss my seminary years. I miss my seminary kids. I miss hearing their thoughts and laughing at their jokes and seeing their eyes light up when they felt the spirit.

But now I get to hold my students on my lap. I wipe noses and dry tears and sometimes--on good days--I see their eyes light up when they see me across the chapel. That's pretty great, too.

Friday, January 28, 2022

Friday night, Jill-style.

Brad's cousin Emily told me Netflix had made a mini-series of one of my favorite books, so I binge-watched tonight. If you haven't watched/read Fredrik Backman's Anxious People, go watch/read it. You won't be sorry. Fredrik Backman's stories always make me believe all people are good and I need to be nicer.

 

Thursday, January 27, 2022

 

Yeah, I know. It's boring. It's just our simple kitchen in our rented town home. But it's clean, and it smells like dinner. It reminds me of growing up in my mom's house, when my tummy was full, bedtime was approaching, and all was cleaned up and quiet. This, to me, is success.

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

 I'mmmmm baaaaaaack!

Years ago, I did a photo-per-day blog, and I loved how it forced me to look at my life as I lived it. I want to go back to that, so here we are. This is me on the night I decided to reclaim my journaling.

No News is Good News

For all my kind friends who may be wondering, I haven't posted any cancer updates BECAUSE THERE IS NOTHING TO POST!!

*Cue the happy dance music, aka "MmmBop" by Hansen (don't judge)*

In October, a CT scan showed the lesions on my liver are still gone. YAY! And last week, when I had my brain MRI, it showed the remaining tumors are stable and not growing. There are also no new spots, which is fantastic news. So until my next MRI in February, I intend to forget about Madame Melanoma and all her Grinchy friends and just live my life.

Merry Christmas, y'all! I don't know about you, but my holidays are gonna be pretty happy!