Monday, October 3, 2011
Oh, dear
I really need to find myself some of those cute buttons all over my friends blogs...this is pretty drab.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Mother's Conference Routine!
I'm so tired...but wasn't Conference yesterday wonderful?! I can't wait to hear what they say today!!!
It's always so hard to catch everything, and I'm embarrassed to say that I was just a mess yesterday! Here I was, trying to clean and take care of the baby while Nephi was trying to listen! He finally shushed me a little when I started to vacuum because the Nelson family next door were coming for dinner tonight. I Here I was, being a Martha when the pure truth of Christ was on the television, while my sweet husband, sitting there in pajamas was Mary. I did my best after that to try and keep the baby from distracting him, and then scrambled to have some lunch ready during the hymn.
It made me ask myself, how in the world does my mother do it? We always seemed to have visitors over on General Conference weekend, and the house was always clean, all of us dressed nicely, a special breakfast on the table before session 1, neat plates of sandwiches as soon as it was over, and then a nice dinner on the table before the men had to go to their special session! Same thing on Sunday, with full sabbath dress, and a Sunday roast!
I gave my mom a call, and she admitted that she has a set schedule for being a good mother on General Conference weekends...it takes a little extra work, but the spiritual gifts (and the example she set for her girls!) are priceless.
My Mother's General Conference Schedule
Friday Night:
There! Isn't that wonderful? It just goes to show you that with just a little extra effort here and there(nothing really, if you think about it), you can make General Conference a special day for everyone!
It's always so hard to catch everything, and I'm embarrassed to say that I was just a mess yesterday! Here I was, trying to clean and take care of the baby while Nephi was trying to listen! He finally shushed me a little when I started to vacuum because the Nelson family next door were coming for dinner tonight. I Here I was, being a Martha when the pure truth of Christ was on the television, while my sweet husband, sitting there in pajamas was Mary. I did my best after that to try and keep the baby from distracting him, and then scrambled to have some lunch ready during the hymn.
It made me ask myself, how in the world does my mother do it? We always seemed to have visitors over on General Conference weekend, and the house was always clean, all of us dressed nicely, a special breakfast on the table before session 1, neat plates of sandwiches as soon as it was over, and then a nice dinner on the table before the men had to go to their special session! Same thing on Sunday, with full sabbath dress, and a Sunday roast!
I gave my mom a call, and she admitted that she has a set schedule for being a good mother on General Conference weekends...it takes a little extra work, but the spiritual gifts (and the example she set for her girls!) are priceless.
My Mother's General Conference Schedule
Friday Night:
- Ensure house is ready for visitors (including those little places guests often see and you don't!)
- Lay out clothing for tomorrow for children, yourself, and your husband: can be more casual then on Sunday, but Sunday dress is best (here's a wonderful blogger who agrees!)
- Make sure you have Conference-themed games and activities for the little ones, and notepads ready for the bigger children (and yourself!).
- Get up early enough to shower, dress, do hair and makeup, and serve breakfast at 8am sharp (mother always was up at 5:30 or so to insure lunch and dinner would be easy to prepare).
- Start a crock pot of chili, spaghetti sauce, or something similar (hearty, with the men in mind) so that dinner is ready on time.
- Make filling for lunch sandwiches and slice carrots or apples so you aren't scrambling!
- Get everyone cleaned up and dressed.
- Do a last moment sweep to insure house is tidy.
- Listen to Conference! Do your best to take notes, and keep the smaller children as quiet as possible so everyone else can listen and feel The Spirit.
- Slip into the kitchen during the closing hymn to make sandwiches, that way everyone can eat and take a break right away!
- While lunch is being served, do another sweep of the house, and switch the games, make sure there are enough crayons, etc.
- Listen to the afternoon session, same as the morning.
- Prepare dinner.
- 6pm, see the men off
- clean up after dinner
- Bathe the younger children
- Lay out sunday clothes for tomorrow
- Put children to bed
- Tidy the house
- Make french bread batter and store in the fridge
- Lay out your own clothes for the morning
- Greet the homecoming men with a smile, be sure and ask what they learned about.
- Much the same as Saturday...plan on a little extra time in the morning to have everyone looking their best, and for an extra-special breakfast. Remember, you want General Conference to be fun!
- Be sure and take notes on sessions...but don't let the little one's distract anyone.
- Generally a roast or ham is best for dinner. Plan on peeling potatoes and prepping veggies in the morning before breakfast, and getting the meat all ready so you can just start it cooking at lunch(an extra 45 minutes should do the trick)!
- It might also be a good idea to switch games again, or have a second set for Sunday!!
There! Isn't that wonderful? It just goes to show you that with just a little extra effort here and there(nothing really, if you think about it), you can make General Conference a special day for everyone!
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