It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

I love General Conference! This is honestly one of my favorite times of the whole year. Nothing beats being here with my family and watching it together in the peace of our home.

I printed up a bunch of LDS clip art and made coloring books for the boys to work on as they heard the different gospel topics in thier books. Mostly, just for a fun, related thing to work quietly on. I also had some brand new (to them) library books that they love to read. (And I have a few more things up my sleeve for later sessions. Never pull out all the surprises in the first two hours. . .) Jonathan and Seth do an awesome job.

Did anyone else notice that the sustaining and church reports have always been during the second session in the past and today they were in the first session? I like the change. It seems only appropriate to sustain at the beginning of the meeting. And also I noticed that this is only the second time in the past 6 years that President Hinckley hasn't given the first talk or comments of the conference. The other time was April 2006. I wonder if it's just random, or if he'll only speak first in October conferences now.

I loved Elder Holland's talk about being careful about the way we speak to each other. Talk the way Heavenly Father does - not in the fire or the wind, but in a still, small, kind voice. So applicable. Every part of his talk was so awesome. And it wasn't even a "gospel prinicple" talk, (faith, repentance, temples etc) it was just a way we can be happier and have better relationships. I guess that's really what all gospel principles are for though, now that I think about it. :)

Favorite quote of the day (from Elder Holland): "No misfortune is so bad that whining about it won't make it worse." :)

Happy General Conference Weekend!

Better safe than _______.

I'm sure you've probably read these before, but I like them every time. Some first-grade kids were asked to fill in the rest of the proverb, and came up with some surprisingly insightful things. Kids have a pretty good understanding of the world.

As you shall make your bed so shall you. . . mess it up.
Better to be safe than. . . punch a 5th grader.
Strike while the. . . bug is close.
It's always darkest before. . . daylight savings time.
Never underestimate the power of. . . termites.
Don't bite the hand that. . . looks dirty.
A miss is as good as a. . . Mister.
You can't teach an old dog new. . . math.
An idle mind is. . . the best way to relax.
Where there's smoke, there's. . . pollution.
Happy the bride who. . . gets all the presents!
A penny saved is. . . not much.
Laugh and the whole world laughs with you, cry and. . . you have to blow your nose.
If at first you don't succeed. . . get new batteries.
You get out of something what you. . . see pictured on the box.
When the blind leadeth the blind. . . get out of the way.

Any insightful things you've gotton out of the mouths of babes lately? :)

Mother of Six

Well, just for 3 days.

Joanna & Micah and John & I are trading kids so we can each go on getaways. So they are gone now and we are staying at their house with all the chillins. It's funny though - 6 doesn't seem very different from my own 2, especially with the older two gone at school most of the day. They just play together and entertain each other. 6 kids- Please. It's a cake walk. :)

In other news, my MRI results came back and everything looks normal! (No tumor.) John and I weren't really worried either way, but I'm just glad to not have another big thing to learn about and see more doctors about. So now it's just my thyroid and nothing else complicating things. I can handle that. :o)

It Starts. . .

Quote of the day from Jonathan: "Mom, in Little People, I like Sonya Lee." "Mmm. That's nice. What do you like about her?" "She's pretty, and that's why I like her." And then he breaks into song while putting his toys away, "She's pretty, pretty prettiprettipretty. . ."