We had
such a fun weekend! The girls and I had
a “girls night out.” We went to Wal-mart
and got some fingernail polish and snacks for the week. The snacks included goldfish crackers,
strawberries, Nutella with dipping sticks, and bananas. Then we went to Chik-fil-a. Jacinda loves their chicken nuggets and
dipping sauce. I got a yummy salad and
Xadia got a kid’s meal with chicken nuggets.
After dinner, we went to Ulta beauty.
Jacinda and I got make-up. Xadia
got some awesome bath bombs. The girls
also spent some time in the perfume section spraying lots of perfume. Jacinda inhaled too much fragrance and ending
up in a sneezing frenzy. Our last stop
was “It’s Sugar.” The girls went crazy
for this store. It was filled with candy
and a few stuffed animals. Jacinda got
some candy. She found these funny orange
Donald Trump gummies. They were shaped
like Donald Trump with a huge head and a small body. We laughed at their clever sight. She also got some tiny jawbreakers and a Chinese
soda with a clear ball in the bottle that does not come out. It reminded me of tequila and the worm in the
bottle that does not come out. Xadia got
some stuffed animals and an eye mask for sleeping. She also got a candy pizza for Teagan and
Jacinda found some candy sushi for McCabe.
I have the best girls. They are
so thoughtful and kind. I love how they
got some items for their brothers.
The
boys were on a camping over-nighter.
They took Xavius and from the pictures, it looks like they had a lot of
fun. It was the first time Xavius fished
and paddled board. McCabe got to use his
cast net and I heard that he taught the other boys how to throw it. Tim said that McCabe was very complimentary
to the other boys even if they did a bad throw.
Teagan was having a good time fishing and showing Jim Smith the
different type of lures in his tackle box.
The
kids finished their first half week of school.
They did not have much to say. I
kept asking them questions such as; “how do you like your teacher?” “Who is in
your class?” “What did you play for recess?”
They gave one word answers. It was
so frustrating. I want to know what
their life is like and yet they don’t share much. That’s ok…..I will keep asking the questions.
For back to school night, I had to see how well I knew Xadia's likes and interests. I had to fill out the form without looking at her answers and then compare what she wrote. When I told her about my answers, she said that my items would tie for first. She also made me and Tim this cute little clay figure with a note that said: "I made mom and dad because they help me all the time."
Stake
conference was wonderful. We had a
speaker, Brother Lithby. I loved his talk. Some main points to consider were: 1. Why
does God allow bad things to happen to good people? He explained that we came to earth to get a
body and to be tried and tested. We all
agreed to this plan in the pre-existence.
We knew earth life would be hard but also knew that we were capable of
doing hard things so we agreed to come to earth to get our bodies and to be
tried and tested. The 2nd
point, Mothers are the nurturers in the home and the fathers are the protectors
and providers. These roles were set by
divine design. Mothers are the ones to
comfort their children when something goes wrong. They are better at doing that. Fathers are more of the “buck up” mentality
which also is important. There is a fine
balance. The 3rd point, why
does the lord give us commandments. God
created the earth with a set a rules in place. If you don’t follow those rules, there are
consequences. For example, gravity is a
law. If you decide to walk off a 40 story
building, the law of gravity will be enacted.
The ground will come. To help us
be safe, He gives commandments. If we
follow the commandments, we will be safe.
