Adam was not home for dinner and as is usual when he is not here, I serve the kids their dinner at the bar stools and I stand across from them to eat. Tonight after they sat down with their food and we prayed Luke asked me if I was eating. I said yes but had not yet dished up my food. Then, standing up and motioning toward his stool he said something like, "Excuse me Ma'am, but would you like to take a seat?" He offered me not only his seat but his plate of food too. Shock and awe and shock and awe. Then, closing my jaw I took a seat! I LOVE YOU LUKE! Thank-you!
P.S. Family Home Evening two weeks ago was on manners. I didn't think anything sunk in....boy was I ever wrong.
November 19, 2008
This is a very interesting situation!
It's finally that time which our family has anxiously waited for a whole entire year. It's time to pull out our favorite of all favorites Christmas movie...none other than "It's a Wonderful Life." (if you were wondering where our blog's name came from now you know) I think we'll do the honors on Thanksgiving Night!!
The title of this post...is Luke's absolute favorite part. Last year we all died laughing watching him die laughing during it!! Adam's oft quoted, "Merry Christmas you drafty old Building and Loan!!" is done in a very convincing Jimmie Stewart voice. And as I'm writing I'm remembering all the other great parts. Luke and Bridget and even Will loved these and quoted them all during the holidays last year.
"I want a BIG one!"
"I wish I had a million dollars....hot dog."
"Mr. Potter stole the money."
"Zuzu's petals!"
Now I can't wait.
I love traditions.
I will treasure the doing more
Christmas is coming and my mind feels like a pinball machine filled with hundreds of balls bouncing this way and that in the form of "TO DO's" "TO BUY's" and "TO MAKE's." HELP!! Well, I just read this quote on a cousins blog (thanks Alissa) and must say how timely it was.
“The biggest mistake I made [as a parent] is the one that most of us make. . . . I did not live in the moment enough. This is particularly clear now that the moment is gone, captured only in photographs. There is one picture of [my three children] sitting in the grass on a quilt in the shadow of the swing set on a summer day, ages six, four, and one. And I wish I could remember what we ate, and what we talked about, and how they sounded, and how they looked when they slept that night. I wish I had not been in such a hurry to get on to the next thing: dinner, bath, book, bed. I wish I had treasured the doing a little more and the getting it done a little less”(Loud and Clear [2004], 10–11)
Now it's time to: 1. deposit half those ideas and worries in the trash
2. write the other half down on my list
3. quickly and simply take care of the necessities
4. all while I enjoy, treasure, read to, cherish, love, sing to, talk to, snuggle, laugh with, listen to, sit with, teach, hug, and play with
our children.
“The biggest mistake I made [as a parent] is the one that most of us make. . . . I did not live in the moment enough. This is particularly clear now that the moment is gone, captured only in photographs. There is one picture of [my three children] sitting in the grass on a quilt in the shadow of the swing set on a summer day, ages six, four, and one. And I wish I could remember what we ate, and what we talked about, and how they sounded, and how they looked when they slept that night. I wish I had not been in such a hurry to get on to the next thing: dinner, bath, book, bed. I wish I had treasured the doing a little more and the getting it done a little less”(Loud and Clear [2004], 10–11)
Now it's time to: 1. deposit half those ideas and worries in the trash
2. write the other half down on my list
3. quickly and simply take care of the necessities
4. all while I enjoy, treasure, read to, cherish, love, sing to, talk to, snuggle, laugh with, listen to, sit with, teach, hug, and play with
our children.
November 11, 2008
I love a List
1. Scout shop for awards: refer to scout list
2. Distribution center: Bridget's scriptures, primary songbook, scripture marking pencil, embossing
3. Some cute shop: Scripture bag
4. Grocery store: Treats for Bridget's school class (nothing homemade...what is this world coming to?!) Snacks for Bridget's friday afternoon Matinee Movie Party at our house on our non-working tv/dvd player....note to self: KSL classifieds has lot's of tv's to check out between now and then
5. Walmart: Kit Kittredge, an American Girl (movie of choice for the movie party),
Second choice: Tinkerbell Movie, a LONG skipping rope for Bridget's ever increasing skipping skills, pullups, everything from the grocery store point can be bought here also, paper bags for the popcorn, scrapbook paper and ribbon for pencil holder craft--a KIT KITTREDGE special, paper for making homemade fans---another craft from the KIT story
2. Distribution center: Bridget's scriptures, primary songbook, scripture marking pencil, embossing
3. Some cute shop: Scripture bag
4. Grocery store: Treats for Bridget's school class (nothing homemade...what is this world coming to?!) Snacks for Bridget's friday afternoon Matinee Movie Party at our house on our non-working tv/dvd player....note to self: KSL classifieds has lot's of tv's to check out between now and then
5. Walmart: Kit Kittredge, an American Girl (movie of choice for the movie party),
Second choice: Tinkerbell Movie, a LONG skipping rope for Bridget's ever increasing skipping skills, pullups, everything from the grocery store point can be bought here also, paper bags for the popcorn, scrapbook paper and ribbon for pencil holder craft--a KIT KITTREDGE special, paper for making homemade fans---another craft from the KIT story
November 5, 2008
Remember when?
(Autumn & her two boys, Jen, Linsey & Ryder, Jonah & I)
I got to see some of my OLDEST friends last week! I have known Lins since we were tiny and Jen for almost that long. Autumn I met when we were all at Ricks College together...fun times.When we were in high school our friends thought Linsey and I were crazy when we got together because we had so much to reminisce about. So it's only fitting that I do a little walking down memory lane after seeing her.
A few favorite memories:
Linsey and I produced a movie together entitled "The Perfect Murder!" All I can say is --you missed out not seeing it!!
We were all Care Bears and Smurfs together in our dance recital...oh YES!!
Jen and I worked at the friendly neighborhood grocery store IGA together
Jen and I laughed about the time when I tried to explain to her that it is O.K. if your pants are a tad bit loose at the bottom (she loved the tight ankled jeans) and decided that we could never go back to those tapered pants...who cares how in style they are!
Linsey and I and all of our sisters used to have dance competitions weekly where we would perform and get judged on our performances by each other...stobe light, costumes and makeup...the whole she-bang!
Jen was with me when I got my first speeding ticket...ew...I hate that memory!
One summer we spent so many fun days at Waterton National Park with all our friends hiking, biking, bonfires, canoeing, swimming...such a fun summer!
Lins just moved to Australia so it will probably be another four years till we are together again. The good news: With old friends you can always pick up where you left off and have a ball together. Can't wait!
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