We had a super weekend with six sisters sharing ideas and
fun stories. We are all in this together and it’s insightful to learn from each
other. Here are a few questions we asked and answered together.
Question: How do you plan
together as a couple?
Lindsey: Keep it
to an hour or less!
Katie: My stake
president suggested that every meeting should be 1/3 gospel study, 1/3
stewardship ministering discussion, 1/3 planning. Katie and Andrew have tried
beginning their weekly planning meeting with gospel study and find that by the
time they get to the detail planning most of their schedules are worked out and
they’ve made more ground than if they spent the whole hour just talking about
budgets and details.
Nettie: When we
find ourselves strapped for time and still need to plan, we alternate taking
turns and choosing which topics are most urgent to discuss. For example, I
might start by choosing to discuss a concern with one child, then Mark might choose
his upcoming travel plans for our next topic, then I might choose to discuss our
family night that week, etc. In this way we prioritize the most urgent items
before our time is up! Never ever try to discuss anything after 10:30pm!
Heidi: Call it Quick Sync.
Katie: Call it Companionship Inventory
Question: What are some good ideas for managing the dance dresses our daughters will all inevitably need?
Heidi: Mama
always bought us our first dress and then we bought or borrowed the rest.
Lindsey: My
grandma always helped me sew my dresses. It made me feel special that my
parents would let me drive alone to my Grandma’s house in Bountiful and it was
a wonderful bonding time with my grandma. I also learned to sew.
Nettie: Mariah
has left several dance dresses in our closet for cousins to borrow.
Katie: I have
several dance dresses as well.
Idea: If everyone
will share photos of the dresses they have on the Family Share page, then the
cousins can look and borrow what they need.
