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If you were wondering what I was thinking about while I cleaned the kitchen in solitude tonight (after all the mess-makers went to bed) – you are in luck:  I guess with noone to talk to I feel compelled to write it down.  

– That it is 'girls night' – when the guys all go to the general Priesthood meeting and the girls hang out.  It has been years, actually, since I have formally done this; living so far away; but I still always call my mom and sister and chat, or bother them while they have 'girls night', because it's tradition.  But what I was thinking while I swept was that no matter what fantastic night out we had with the girls, it wouldn't be great if the guys weren't where they were supposed to be, being the wonderful Priesthood holders that they are.  So thanks, guys, for making girls night so great… even when I spend it cleaning my kitchen by myself.  

– That there are 5 chocolate chip cookies on a plate in my kitchen, and if I lived all alone and noone but me would know I was so selfish and so piggish (which is worse?) I would eat them all.  Right now.  

– Zach told me tonight that he didn't think girls brains were as good as boys brains for "going to work and stuff".  That opened a discussion that pushed back bedtime a good 1/2 hour.   🙂   I am so glad that even though my brain would work fine "going to work and stuff", that I get to use it at home.  

– Carter, ever my talker, kept calling swedish fish "gum-bo" today.  It took me forever to figure out why… finally, I discovered that all candy is "gumballs" – or "gum-bo".   He ate more swedish fish than I am prepared to admit.  I am a responsible mother as far as food goes except on special occasions… and conference weekend is all about the food.  Okay, not ALL about the food…

– I love to listen to Emma read stories to herself.  She was reading in her bedroom while I got Carter to sleep… and I heard her talking about "Sam"… she makes up names and everything.  I stayed in there even after Carter fell asleep so I could keep listening to her made-up versions and smiled and smiled.