I turned my back on my current project (making waffles for breakfast) to see an indoor firework show hosted by our very own stove top! Matt, hearing my yelp of surprise/fear, turned to be a second witness and then quickly ran across the kitchen to turn off the burner of the stove. He hurriedly lifted the full pot of water off of the sparking burner to find water gushing out of a new hole in the 3-month-old pot. The coil on the burner had melted a hole right through it! Don't believe it? Here's the proof:
THE VICTIM:The bottom of the pot (with a hole blown out of it)
THE CULPRIT:The burner completely exploded!
Whew! WHAT a way to start off our Saturday morning! Luckily we're still alive and well, and our house is still standing. :) We managed to survive our little adventure with only some damage to our pot (which we were able to exchange) and the stovetop. (Remember our cooking adventures a few months ago with very little cookware and kitchen utensils? Well kids, we've embarked on a new adventure called no working stovetop. Fortunately, we DO have a working microwave, electric skillet, oven, and Crockpot so it's not too rough this time.)
Last week we had the opportunity to visit our favorite little Manti to watch the broadcast of the LDS General Conference with my family. What a wonderful weekend that was! It was full of inspired counsel and lots of time with family. What a blessing it is to hear from Apostles and prophets. The challenge for the next six months will be to re-read and study the words that we heard and apply it to better ourselves. I felt like so much of what was said was talking directly to me and our family. Matt and I both found a number of things that we can do now in our little family of two to prepare for the time when we are blessed with our own little ones.
We only have a few weeks of school left before finals hit. At times I feel overwhelmed with papers and homework and housework and music practice. BUT it won't be long before the sun will come out to stay and my homework will go away for the time being. I must say that I'm all too excited for that time to come! Matt was telling me yesterday that it would be a good idea to make an effort to enjoy the last few weeks of class. I guess that should help me be grateful for the snow that's trying to help me forget that it's spring so that I can focus for the rest of the term. That's right SNOW. Maybe you're thinking, "What?! Snow in April??" Yep. That's Logan, Utah weather. Not only has it snowed, but it's sticking too. Blessing or trial? Maybe a little of both. :)
Well, I suppose I should get on to doing bigger and better things with the rest of my Sunday. If I could sum up my thoughts from the past few days it would be that attitude is everything and life is what you make it. If you make up your mind to be happy you will be!
