Merritt Memories

Britten is at the stage where he mimics everyone and everything! Sometimes it's good, sometimes bad. He had done a naughty thing. I sent him to his room to lay on his bed because I needed some time to think! I came in to talk to him, and found this: I love how I can be mad, but get stopped in my tracks when I see all his cuteness! Sometimes, I wish I could stay mad enough for them to learn, or just listen! JUST LISTEN!! But, I'm grateful that in my moments of anger, I'm blessed to see who they really are. I hope it always remains such.

Last night, Dustin and I made it to the temple. We haven't been in a while. It seems we have let  A LOT of things keep us from going. Mostly, it was us putting it off. It was a real lesson for me. We had the desire to go, but would let other things distract us. I'm just glad we finally made it. Before we moved, we could be to the temple in 15 minutes. Now it is at least double that. I'm not complaining because I know for others it is hours, days even. But, an hour commute adds to the time and "time" always seems to be the number one inhibitor. We can drive to four temples: Salt Lake, Bountiful, Oquirrh Mountain, or Jordan River. We usually go to Jordan river. The Oquirrh Mountain temple is the closest, but is the smallest. If you don't make it on. the. dot, then you will be waiting for an hour. Salt Lake is a live session and usually takes a little longer. Bountiful is a longer drive. Well, Jordan River is closed for 2 years while they remodel. We thought...