i hate homework...

...with a passion. Any suggestions on how to encourage a child who doesn't want to do their homework?

Seminary Olympics

On 8-8-08, we had an awesome lesson in seminary. We had Scripture Mastery Olympics. The kids were divided in to countries and they raced to find references. They played soccer, for each goal they earned points and read a scripture. They played basketball, I put lines on the floor and the farther away they made the shot, the more hints they earned. They threw a discus and they even got to shoot a velcro tipped dart gun at a felt target. It was so much fun, not one person slept!

Baptism

Last night we had the opportunity to attend the baptism of a woman in her 80s. Oh my stars, she was the cutest thing I have ever seen. Her son joined the church 30 years ago and last year her daughter joined the church. Anyway, her grandsons have been working with her (and the missionaries.) Ben, who is about 23, was the one who baptized her and Brandon, who is about 21, was in the water also to help lift her up. It was so darling and the spirit was so sweet. What an amazing blessing for that family. It just goes to show you that it's never too late...

Teaching

It's official. I am a seminary teacher. The only drawback... Early Morning. 5:30 is awfully early to be excited (and dressed.) The first class nearly killed me. I'm hoping it gets easier - I can't see how it could get harder. My first lesson was the plan of salvation. I started off by having the kids draw the plan of salvation. This is what Kainalu (Ki-na-lu) drew. What a talented kid. I love the gospel!

Kids in School

My sweet boys started school this week and I LOVE IT! I am so not the mom that counts down the days until school gets out for the summer. Don't get me wrong, I love having my kids home. This summer was so much fun but... by the end we were all ready for the boys to get back to the books. And I have read 2 books since they started on Tuesday. What a great week!

Memory Lane

I got this from a friend's blog. I thought it would be fun! I hope you will play along. Here are the directions:
1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!
2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. If you don't want to play on your blog, or if you don't have a blog, I'll leave my memory of you in my comments.

Kids say the darndest things...

So I have been gigging all day about something that Kevin and Jeffrey said last week. Kevin drew a picture of a saying that he learned at school. I asked him to tell me what the picture was about and he told me what it said. The poem is, “Boys take a shower to git mor power. And girls drink Pepsi to git mor secseey (sexy).” I asked Kevin what sexy means and he said that he didn’t know he just learned the poem at school. Meanwhile, Jeffrey was giggling his guts out and when I asked him if he knew what sexy means, he told me that he did but he couldn’t talk about it because, “it isn’t very reverent.” What sweet boys!

Every so often I look at my kids and I am amazed at how much they have grown and how quickly they are changing. I am so proud of the sweet and kind people they are turning out to be.