My Turn on Earth

When I was a kid, we had the book, "My Turn on Earth." We liked it because the main character is named Barbara, just like my mom. It's about her in heaven and then coming to earth, her life, and then her return again to heaven.

I don't remember a lot about it, just that I liked it.

So I was super happy when I saw the DVD for it at Deseret Book! I imagined up fun Sunday evenings with future kids all huddled around the TV watching a great video.

But last Sunday, I took it to my mom's and she, me, my dad, and Whit all watching it. My dad didn't make it through the opening song (it's a musical) before he was zonked out with his mouth wide open in an utter boredom-induced sleeping coma. Whit had to get up and leave at one point and he never returned. I was stuck on the couch or I would have and I caught my mom sleeping a couple of times, too.

The music was good, but there was so, so much. The dancing was not good. The scenery was not good. It taught false doctrines like there were 2 plans (there was just one plan in heaven and a rebellion). It seemed to flirt with LDS doctrine, talking about how earth was so "Telestial," but didn't state anything about needing to be baptized or married in the temple.

Plus it was so super boring.

So I had the great fantasy of my future children all huddled around the TV with popcorn watching it on Sundays, but now I think I'll just make them watch it when they're bad.

Tired...

Yesterday I taught all day without taking a nap during my lunch or prep period. Teaching has been so physically taxing and I just haven't been able to keep up with it. The other seminary teachers keep telling me that I'll get used to it...

But yesterday I didn't even nap at all! I thought it was because I was finally strong, but no. I guess I was just excited it was Friday, just like all my students...

I had the kids take the Basic Doctrine Assessment test and some girls in my last period stayed later to finish and were worried about missing their bus, so I told them that if they did I would take them home. One girl came back – she missed it! So I tok her home to Roy. She and I knew each other before I got hired and we're friends :)

I had a dinner with Whit for the seminary teachers in the Weber/Davis area at the WSU institute and so I thought I’d go to the Ross in Riverdale and return some clothes before I met up with Whit later. 

I got on the freeway in Roy after dropping off my little friend and was so, so tired. I kept shaking my head and telling myself I could make it to Ross and then I could nap in the parking lot. I was so focused on staying awake that I didn’t realize I was going the wrong way until I got to Clearfield! 

I was so confused! I didn't know where I was. I was shaking from fatigue and pulled off the exit and drove to John and Mindy’s house where they brought me inside and let me sit by a heater and Mindy made me a delicious sandwich.

I felt much more rested after hangin' with this awesome family of three:

I guess sometimes I need to be with someone who isn't asking or taking anything from me. John and Mindy just sat and chatted. It was awesome.