Girl vs Boy

Differences between shopping with girls and boys...


Girls--5 hours, 5 stores and lunch at a restaurant. 


Boys--90 minutes, 1 store and fast food.

Yipee!!!

School is out! I've been counting down since mid October. (Isn't that about the time I got my new calling?) This year has been so long.

And the school year ended with a bang when I visited the DMV this morning. I arrived well prepared to sit and wait for an hour. I had a book to read that I hadn't even started yet. I walked in, pushed the button for my number and heard, "Number 0-1-5 is now being seen at window 12." I looked down. My number was 015. I tore the number off and walked to counter #12.

While there the lady asked if I was still 5 foot one inch and 218 pounds. It was great to say, "No, I'm no longer 218. I'm now 167." Her reply was, "Wow!"

Then I walked over to the camera and had my picture taken. I decided to get the 8 year license because I didn't want to go in again for a long, long time. Who cares if my picture and license say I'm 167 when I finally get to 112. At least it's closer than stating and looking like I'm 218. My whole trip to the DMV and back home again took less than half an hour.

My book is still not started.

Another good thing...I don't have to work on my birthday!

One last thing...Tim is doing great. He wrote this week that he and his companion saw a bear and her cub crossing the street one day. He says that's unusual there, too. Also, they started with no one to teach, but are teaching 3 people and finding more. One is a man whose daughter is taking the lessons in another area. He also told us that they found a nice place by the river where they can study every day, and the spirit is strong when they are there. Tim has grown so much already. He is going to be one powerful man. I think he may just love them into the church.

One of my favorite things...

Now that school is back in session I'm seeing one of my favorite things. I love seeing the kids help each other with their homework. James is good at math, much to his chagrin, but he helps Hannah with her math homework almost every day. It's so fun to hear him telling her how to do the different problems. Let's face it! His math skills are much fresher than mine!

One of my most precious memories happened one day when I picked up the kids from school. Hannah came from kindergarten first, but James was late coming from first grade. We went to look for him and saw him in the hallway. His shoe was untied because he hadn't learned to tie them yet. Hannah bent down and tied James' shoe for him. Awe!

I love to see the spirit of cooperation amongst our children!