Today I got to have the chance to spend the time with my very favorite youngest brother and my very favorite youngest sister. Adam and Livie were at birthday parties for kids in the ward, Mom and Dad were going on an adult lake trip, and Rachel was babysitting for one of the couples who went on the lake trip as well. (I say "were" like in the past, but technically it's "are" because they're all still gone. I just put the Eric and Sophie to bed.) They were all gone by four. Really it shouldn't be considered that exciting, but it's really fun to be alone with people sometimes. They watched G-Force on Netflix while I got to read more of The Pillar of Light and write a bit of Destiny on Sugar and Spice. I heated up some leftover Macoroni and Cheese (Soph's all-time favorite) then put a potato in the microwave for myself since I had a big lunch at Baja Fresh with my cousins today when we went to Last Chance (Did you know that there is a whole potato button on the microwave?!) See, life does not have to be about the big things. Laughter comes from the little things. For example, I was still hungry (because I didn't add all that extra stuff on it) and decided to get myself another potato. This time it was literally screaming in the microwave! It was so cute to hear Sophie's giggles. It some how took me a while to figure out that I had forgotten to poke holes in it. Luckily I remembered in time so that it didn't explode... Later Eric was asking to play another video game. I told him no, since he had been using electronics all day. Instead, I asked him what other kind of game he or Sophie liked. "Dora game!" Sophie of course suggested. Instead we went along with Eric's singing game idea. So we all took turns singing random songs like Eric's watermelon song, Jesus Wants Me For a Sunbeam, Phantom of the Opera, etc. It's funny, because Eric loves the Gilbert Highland Stake Girl's Camp 2010 theme song, Courage to Stand, by the amazing Sister Cavenee. These are the moments that I don't want to forget.
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Katie Urness
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Welcome to Kate of the Desert! I've shared my life stories here since 2008. Here you may find the dramatic musings of an 11-year-old, the romanticized tales of a high schooler, the adventures of a young adult living in Hawaii and Europe, the journeys of marriage and motherhood, and all the ups and downs in between. Read More
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