On the receiving of mid-term report cards...
Tanner: "Yes! No Cs! Look, Mom! I even have three As in computers, PE, and music!"
Kilee: "What? I have a B? (tears coming on) Mom, I want straight As." (tears spilling onto cheeks)
Dad: "Kilee, would a blizzard make you feel better?"
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Things About the Mormon Bubble....
In the grocery store on Saturday:
Checker (to the older couple in front of me): "Hi. How's your day?"
Couple: "Good. We went to the temple this morning."
Checker: "How was the temple?"
Couple: "It was really nice."
I have two things to say about this. First, who talks about the temple in the grocery store check-out line? Seriously.
Second, when you ask an endowed member how the temple was, what do you expect them to say? It was noisy? crowded? It just didn't do anything for me today? Really, what options are there?
Then, in a community meeting tonight, one lady wants to offer a comment so she says, "My husband gave me a blessing...." And we are all supposed to know what she's talking about.
Okay, Okay. Yes, we probably all knew what she was talking about, but still!
Obviously I'm still adjusting.
Checker (to the older couple in front of me): "Hi. How's your day?"
Couple: "Good. We went to the temple this morning."
Checker: "How was the temple?"
Couple: "It was really nice."
I have two things to say about this. First, who talks about the temple in the grocery store check-out line? Seriously.
Second, when you ask an endowed member how the temple was, what do you expect them to say? It was noisy? crowded? It just didn't do anything for me today? Really, what options are there?
Then, in a community meeting tonight, one lady wants to offer a comment so she says, "My husband gave me a blessing...." And we are all supposed to know what she's talking about.
Okay, Okay. Yes, we probably all knew what she was talking about, but still!
Obviously I'm still adjusting.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Somebody Should Update This Blog
I regularly hop on my blog and check up on all my blogging buddies to see how their blogs are coming along. One of these days I'll actually update mine. The background is so last year (hee hee), but I find it acceptable since my Christmas wreath is still hanging on the front door. I'll just throw some pink ribbon up there and it should work for Valentine's Day.
Maybe if I make a list of things to blog about it will motivate me to update.
Maybe if I make a list of things to blog about it will motivate me to update.
I never blogged about my triathlon.
I neglected to blog about my Fall 2010 classes.
I skipped right over Christmas.
So this is me making a list of things I need to blog about and making an effort to stay current. Starting now. Starting with my background.
Goodbye Christmas.
Hello something else.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Tonight's FHE
The Christmas music on my blog is starting to annoy me... So is the Christmas background. Someday (soon) I'll get around to changing that.
Between now and then, though, I want to write about our interesting Family Home Evening tonight. Yes, it's only Sunday. We can't seem to keep up with FHE on Mondays, but if we have it on Sunday night, we are pretty faithful about it. You learn to do what works.
Kilee had the lesson tonight. She did a good job. It was on kindness and she read a story from the Friend and asked questions and asked Braxton to read a scripture. McKay chose the songs and led the music. However, I was truly impressed by what happened after the lesson.
Braxton conducted tonight. After Kilee finished her lesson, Braxton opened his scriptures and said, "I want to share a scripture with you." Then he read Doctrine and Covenants 59:13-14. When he had finished, he said, "I just wanted to share that with you because today was Fast Sunday (Our stake switched it to today. Don't ask me why.). We have a tendency to grumble and complain on Fast Sunday. I know I do because I kinda like food. (I snickered at this point because I can't keep him full.) What I'm saying is we need to have a better attitude about Fast Sunday. I tried hard today to be cheerful and and pray more. I think if we pray more individually and as a family, Fast Sunday will be a joyful day."
I'm not sure if this is a Deacon's quorum thing or if it is just my son being introspective, but either way, I'm impressed. I was not this way at 13. I just grumbled and I certainly didn't go around quoting scripture to my family. I wish I could take credit for him being such a good kid, but I don't think I have much to do with it. I do know, though, that I have to look for the good he does because it's so easy to see the teenager who complains about practicing piano, who ignores his littlest brother, who disappears when work needs to be done. He's still a kid, but after tonight, I'm hopeful that he'll grow up to be a superb missionary.
Between now and then, though, I want to write about our interesting Family Home Evening tonight. Yes, it's only Sunday. We can't seem to keep up with FHE on Mondays, but if we have it on Sunday night, we are pretty faithful about it. You learn to do what works.
Kilee had the lesson tonight. She did a good job. It was on kindness and she read a story from the Friend and asked questions and asked Braxton to read a scripture. McKay chose the songs and led the music. However, I was truly impressed by what happened after the lesson.
Braxton conducted tonight. After Kilee finished her lesson, Braxton opened his scriptures and said, "I want to share a scripture with you." Then he read Doctrine and Covenants 59:13-14. When he had finished, he said, "I just wanted to share that with you because today was Fast Sunday (Our stake switched it to today. Don't ask me why.). We have a tendency to grumble and complain on Fast Sunday. I know I do because I kinda like food. (I snickered at this point because I can't keep him full.) What I'm saying is we need to have a better attitude about Fast Sunday. I tried hard today to be cheerful and and pray more. I think if we pray more individually and as a family, Fast Sunday will be a joyful day."
I'm not sure if this is a Deacon's quorum thing or if it is just my son being introspective, but either way, I'm impressed. I was not this way at 13. I just grumbled and I certainly didn't go around quoting scripture to my family. I wish I could take credit for him being such a good kid, but I don't think I have much to do with it. I do know, though, that I have to look for the good he does because it's so easy to see the teenager who complains about practicing piano, who ignores his littlest brother, who disappears when work needs to be done. He's still a kid, but after tonight, I'm hopeful that he'll grow up to be a superb missionary.
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