Alls well that ends well...

Well, my talk was yesterday. I stressed stressed stressed over it, and even got excited as we had the worst snowstorm/blizzard of the season. I looked out the window while blowdrying my hair and got excited at the possibility that church might actually be cancelled that day. No such luck. :P But they were kind enough to cancel the rest of the meetings for the day, except ward counsel. Anyway, the talk went fine...I made a lot of references about my own mother's lessons that she taught me. When I reflected on what kind of mother she was, the best things she ever did for me was to teach me self reliance, and to always keep a good attitude even when things are going bad. The addage "Fake it 'til you make it" (thank you Becky for putting that into words for me) is really a good one, and it works for me. If I plaster a smile on my face, no matter how I feel, eventually my attitude fits into the smile. On another note....the tomato staking is going wonderfully. It has really made me refocus my energies on what needs to be done with each child. It has given us lots of discussions... and I like that. It gives us plenty of one on one time, and it has helped both of us. I am wayyyy less angry. I am wayyyy less frustrated. I will keep on doing it, because the pay off is so wonderful. I wonder if I tomato staked my husband--if I would have the same results. hmmm...food for thought