On My Mind. .

I've had many things on my mind this past week that I want to journal. Here are a few of my thoughts . . .

Spencer has a new favorite number. It is 5. Everything in his life is going to happen when he is five years old. Spencer asked one day, "Mom. Can I drive the car?" I replied, "No Spencer. Not until you are 16." He said, "No Mom. I can drive when I am 5." I patiently explained to him that he must be 16 years old to drive. Confidently he replied, "No Mom. I will drive when I am 5 years old." There was no way of convincing him otherwise. Another day he said, "Mom. I am going to marry you." I said, "No sweetheart. You can't marry your mommy." He answered, again confidently, "Yes mom. I am going to marry you when I am 5 years old." Again, no convincing him otherwise. Mark and I also discovered that not only big milestones will occur when he is 5, but also small milestones. Spencer asked, "Mom. Can I have a sucker?" I answered, "No honey. Not right now." Spencer said assuredly, "I will have a sucker when I am 5 years old mom." I gave in, saying, "Okay honey. That's fine with me." I don't know where he got the idea that 5 is the magical year when everything will happen in his life, but for right now, 5 is the big year. It is too funny and very cute.

Mark and I went to the Washington DC temple yesterday. It was nice to be able to attend the temple and do an endowment session, and we were happy to have some time alone together. Friends in our ward had offered to watch Taylor and Spencer for the day, so that we could go. It was extremely nice of them to offer. They weren't just offering a couple hours of their time. They were offering their entire Saturday. You see, we live 2 1/2 hours from the temple, so we dropped the kids off at 7:00 a.m. and weren't home until 4:30 p.m. It was a long day for everyone, but definitely worth it. The DC temple is beautiful and our day was peaceful and refreshing. Going to the temple always helps me re-focus and re-dedicate my life to Christ.

I discovered a great Web-site today. It is http://www.pandora.com/. It is an Internet radio station, where you create your own radio station, and it is so simple. It asked for my favorite artist. I typed in "Fred Astaire." The site then created a "Fred Astaire" radio station, just for me. The site first plays a song from your favorite artist. It then plays songs from similar artists it thinks you may like. Each time a new song pops up, you can give the song either a thumbs-up or a thumbs-down. The site takes your ratings and finely tunes your radio station to your likes. I love it. My radio station plays Fred Astaire, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong, Glenn Miller, and so much more. It is a lot of fun.

I thought I had so much more to write, but my mind is drawing a blank. Oh well. For now, these are my thoughts.