Welcome Back, Soelberg

I got hung up on switching my account over to Google (I haven't blogged since OCTOBER!). Why so long? Well, I decided to have a baby in the interim (January 22, 2007, the lovely Hunter arrived!), and have no other good excuses, but hope that will suffice.

Strangely enough, I don't have any major motivation to blog tonight, either. But I was reviewing the blogs of some friends/family, and decided it was time to re-enter Blogland. Or Blog World, depending on your preference.

(Did anybody notice the reference to "Welcome Back, Kotter?" One of the best 70s TV shows - certainly one of the best theme songs.)

We've had a busy weekend. Dan built a deck (with marginal help from yours truly) and there were the usual responsibilities surrounding church and family. Still, we have a new and improved back yard to enjoy and it's all over! This week will be just as busy, with birthdays and babysitting and meetings and visiting teaching...I might have get all freaked out if I think about it too much, so on we go!

I've been doing a lot of thinking this week about Big Topics, among them polygamy, home schooling, the pros and cons of Mitt Romney as a presidential candidate, my mother's health and future health, various and sundry deep gospel topics, the completion of my BYU degree by next spring...these thoughts just roll around in my mind and keep me busy while I'm changing diapers, feeding babies, wiping bums, doing dishes, completing errands.

Does anyone but me get overcome occasionally by the desire to "do it all?" I don't mean work and raise a family...the usual "do it all"...but the desire to eat perfectly, exercise regularly, start and finish hobbies and projects, have a clean and beautiful home, play and learn with your kids, organize the closets, read 25 books at once, practice both instruments every day (so all those lessons don't go to waste) - that sort of thing? And let's not forget temple attendance, family history, returning emails, having regular "Girls' Night Out" and all the rest. Honestly, it's not as if I can even keep up with the things I HAVE to do, much less all this accessory stuff. Are there such women who really DO it all? Or does it just seem like they can?

Part of my problem is my husband. This isn't a bad thing, necessarily. He is SO hard-working and blessed with SO much talent and energy it's just not right. Seriously. It's difficult for me (always has been) because I can only do about 17% of what he does in the same amount of time. On the other hand, it's WAY fabulous to have him whip around the house and pick up the clutter in 15 minutes. I love him! Especially now, when he's sleeping away, having crashed after a whirlwind weekend of deck building, yard cleaning, web work, and helping with the kids.

I'm so blessed.