General Conference Sunday & A Talk Of Understanding

We slept in this morning, relaxed for a while, got cleaned up, and then went over to Mom & Dad’s to watch conference.  It was glorious to wake up to the sound of rumbling thunder & rain this morning.  It’s one of my favorite things.  I had to snap a quick pick of all these rain droplets clinging to the blooming wisteria.

The morning session of conference was so great.  After the first session, we got busy putting together lunch.  We had Maggie’s corn bean salsa, rib eye fajitas w/ all the fixin’s.  It was so good & we were all stuffed.  But, we definitely had enough room left for dessert (Tropical Delight Cake).

It was pretty hard to keep our eyes open during the 2nd session b/c our tummies were full & there was a light rain outside.  I’m proud of Mom & Dad for staying awake since they were suffering big time from jet lag.  This picture just makes me so happy b/c our spiritual cups were overflowing, and what is better than being w/ family and friends who are just like family.  We’re so glad to have Papa & Mimi home safe & sound!!!

Autumn & I came home soon after conference was over so that she could be loud & have fun and run around if she wanted.  I am so proud of her for sitting through so many hours of conference & being good.  She has been up an hour past her bedtime the past few nights, so I figured I would be sneaky & move the clock ahead 30 minutes so she would go to bed early b/c I could tell she needed the extra sleep.  I told her to start getting ready for bed at the “new” 7':58 when Once Upon A Time went to commercial, and you would have thought I told her the worst news in the world.  She started freaking out & yelling about how I treat her like a baby & that she’s not putting up w/ this type of treatment.  I calmly went in her room to help her get ready for bed.

She was NOT happy & after I went back into the living room I heard her in there just venting big time.  Once she had calmed down, I went in & we ended up having a great 30 minute chat.  Come to find out, she was upset that I was making her get ready for bed 2 minutes early, she didn’t even know I had moved the clock ahead.  We talked about how next time she can handle things a little better by just talking about why she’s upset instead of just freaking out.  I told her that I was trying to teach her these things now so that when she’s older & has a job she’ll know how to handle crummy things that happen instead of just going off & losing her job.  I explained to her that when I try to correct or help her that I’m trying to teach her life skills & that I’m not out to be mean or upset her.

It was one of those talks that made me feel closer to her when we were done.  There was a lot of listening, sharing how things make us feel, and understanding.  I’d count that as a win for both of us.  I for sure have my share of parenting fails, so this one felt good!