Stake History Project

If you recall, last summer, I was asked to help with the big project of putting together the history of our church in this area of California (over the past 30+ years). It's been a huge project, and we are finally finishing with it as of tonight!!

In the past week alone, I've worked on it as follows (I have to record this for myself):
(last) Sat: 8 hours
Sun: 6 hours
Mon: 9 hours
Tues: 2 hours
Wed: 4 hours
Thurs: 7 hours
Fri: 8 hours
Sat: 5 hours
TOTAL: 49 hours in ONE WEEK

And on top of that, I spend 40 hours at school per week. So I haven't really slept this week. Or seen my family.

And that is not including the hundreds of hours since last summer. I'm sure if I had known what I was getting into, I wouldn't have accepted the challenge. My side-kick, Georgeanna Johnson, is 70 years old and she has done easily double the work I have on this....so how can I complain?

Tonight we're presenting the one-hour video presentation and I'm really nervous. I hope technology doesn't fail us. But then it will be OVER! My poor kids and husband probably don't remember what I look like. I'm going to figure out a way to post the video for those who used to live in this area and would be interested in watching it (Clarks, Asplunds, etc).

As crazy and INSANE as all this sounds, I have felt an inexplainable amount of energy to complete this project, and there have been several miracles along the way. I believe this was an inspired project and there are people on the "other side" helping us in this historical effort. There is no other explanation for the many photos, dates, and tidbits of info that have randomly come our way over the last year.

I'm sure tomorrow I'll have a big crash and it will hit me how tired I really am. Then I vow to slow down a bit after that. (don't laugh)