Yes, I am sorry to say Boo at the tender age of 2 is completely addicted to watching movies. At first it was just Green Eggs and Ham and Cat in the Hat. Then we discovered the Eyewitness DVDs at our local library!!! Now she asks for "uhSHEEN" (Human Machine) "i-a-uhs"(Natural Disasters) and "orssy" (Horses). She didn't like Skeleton as much. Birds and Butterfly and Moth were also good ones. And although I love Dr. Seuss and the slightly crazy songs on the DVDs, I was getting very tired of listening to them.
One thing that I am sure she will NOT be watching is "educational" shows (NOT the Eyewitness DVDs - the ones on PBS, Nickelodeon, and the Disney Channel). After reading Nurture Shock, which I liked a LOT of (such as the sections on Praise and Self Control and Race and Sleep Deprivation) but Strongly Disagreed with some other points in it (especially the section on Education), I feel really good about not allowing "educational" programming in our home. I will admit that I was surprised that the researchers "found that Arthur is more dangerous for children than Power Rangers" (p.181) and "The more educational media the children watched, the more relationally aggressive they were." (p.180) The researchers theorize that this might be because the majority of children's shows are negative most of the time with just a small part (the resolution at the very end) being "positive." To quote again:
We can imagine educational television might use an initial insult to then teach a lesson about how insults are hurtful, but that never was the case, Schiebe [one of the researchers] found. Of the 2,628 put-downs the team identified, in only 50 instances was the insulter reprimanded or corrected - and not once in an educational show. Fully 84% of the time, there was either only laughter or no response at all." (p.182)
That said, I think that Charlie and Lola (at least the first few seasons) is fairly good at modeling positive sibling/child relationships because Charlie and Lola have their differences, but they don't resort to calling each other names over them.
As for what I am watching, right now I am addicted to Pushing Daisies!!!! The episodes with Wilford Woodruff and Lemuel made me laugh with special glee. =) Thanks, Lady Steed!
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21 March 2011
10 March 2011
the Dude loves Math
The Dude gets up at Insanely Early Hours every morning but he is expert at finding something fun to do while he's waiting for us to wake up. (See Treasure Hunt) Today he brought in a piece of paper that he had been expanding a fraction out on (I don't know the correct terminology here!) - whatever the opposite of reducing fractions is. He had started with the fraction 2/5 and had multiplied by 2 out to 4/10, and kept multiplying it by 2. He got it Perfectly Right to 1,024/2,560 and then did a slight carrying error in the bottom.
BUT he did Perfectly Right on the top all the way until he stopped (at 65,536!) AND he multiplied his incorrect answer correctly until the end (to 160,640).
I love how we talk about a concept (like reducing fractions) and he takes it in a slightly different direction to the Extreme. (I like less that he chided me for doing it the Easy Way as I wrote out the multiplication to check his answer).
One thing is certain - the Dude Loves Math!
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BUT he did Perfectly Right on the top all the way until he stopped (at 65,536!) AND he multiplied his incorrect answer correctly until the end (to 160,640).
I love how we talk about a concept (like reducing fractions) and he takes it in a slightly different direction to the Extreme. (I like less that he chided me for doing it the Easy Way as I wrote out the multiplication to check his answer).
One thing is certain - the Dude Loves Math!
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07 March 2011
Waking up to a Treasure Hunt
When I got up this morning, the Dude was already deep at work on some project. I was warned several times to look away at certain times (which I dutifully did) and asked where my treats were because he needed some... for me. I directed him to his father, who said Mommy could get her Own Treats.
The Dude very proudly hands me a small piece of paper that reads,
I look there (the very chair I'm sitting on now!) and find another:
This might've posed a bigger problem if I hadn't heard the front door open a couple times this morning and gotten an Evasive Answer about what was going on.
So I go around collecting my notes from their hiding places. Some of my favorites:
Clue three: Youve done the hard one that is true, but now check under the table.
Clue four: to get to the prize, go and ask a old clumsy chair.
Clue nine: inside a thin drawer is next.
Clue eleven: next to the piano is next.
Until I get to "Clue eghteen: in dads box is the prize."
Of course the Dude is following me around and giggling delightedly every time I find a clue or Especially when I look in Not the Right Place immediately. He is on hand to explain to me that he could not put my prize there, but that I had Certainly earned it, so I should go get it. Since I hadn't had breakfast yet, I deferred collection of my Prize until later.
I wondered what had inspired him to this project and I found it was from his new book:
Cost of the book?
$9.99
Cost of this Treasure Hunt?
Priceless.
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06 March 2011
The Cake that wanted to Be a Disaster but I Wouldn't let it Be one
Behold the Cake
(with a slight amount of photo editing to remove incriminating names)
From the time I started gathering ingredients on Tuesday night, I had a feeling this cake might be a challenge. I didn't have enough butter in the fridge to make it. I had some in the freezer, but getting butter to thaw in a short amount of time without melting it is not a skill I claim to have. So I could not make the cake that night. I left the butter out overnight and planned for a crazy Birthday morning.
I woke up early-ish and mixed the cake before making the Birthday Scrambled Eggs. When I went to put the cake in the oven, the rack was really close to the bottom, so I had to move it up. It took me a couple tries before I fit it in right. I put the cakes in, put on the timer and got back to making Birthday Eggs. About 10 minutes from being done, Boo wants to see her cakes. I turn on the oven light and gasp.
I had put the oven rack in slanted! The cakes were Very Slanted! I wanted to throw up my hands and scream AAARRRRRGGHHHH! I think I said OHNO OHNO OhNo! and then Very Gently took the cakes out, righted the rack and put the cakes back on (while yelling for various children to Stay Back so they Wouldn't get Burned!) The cakes ended up being Less Slanted than I had feared, but still Very Slanted. I had no time/ingredients to do another batch. This would have to do.
Before I knew the cakes would be slanted, I was still choosing between doing Traditional Buttercream or Swiss Meringue Buttercream for the cake. Because of the slantedness, the Swiss Meringue won because of it's awesome sculpting power, cover-it-up-ed-ness, and not-so-sweetness (because this cake would need a LOT of frosting).
Now I had NO butter, so I had to go spend 10 dollars (!!!!) on 2 pounds of unsalted butter at Safeway (another reason to shop at Trader Joe's for basics!) on the way to picking up the Dude from school.
I whip up the egg whites and sugar over the double boiler, cool it, whip in the butter and start adding the gel color. And add more. And More! It is not doing anything except being tiny little blobs of concentrated color in (still) mostly white frosting. I go to the drip red coloring which does this funny beading up at first, but gets mixed in eventually. I scrap the "red frosting" idea and decide Pink is Good Enough - if I use Red Sparkle Sugar to make the heart red instead.
I trim the cakes a bit so they will fit a bit better together, but the frosting does its magic and fills the gaps and I can pile it on thick to cover up the imperfections.
No one cares about the inches of frosting! No one notices the Very Slantedness of the Actual Cake! We all delight in getting sugar highs from its beautiful deliciousness.
Mmmmm!
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Highlights from Boo turning 2!
Boo has been looking forward to her birthday since the Dude's birthday a couple months ago. She wanted Happy Birthday sung to her at all times of day. She practiced her blowing each time we finished the song because she knew that after the song came the blowing of the candles. At first it was the "ffffff" blow that is quite ineffectual but she gradually got the very effective "oooo" blow in good form before the Big Day.
We did not do a Big Party since she was just turning two, but happily her birthday coincided with Piano Lessons Day and so the students stayed a bit later and a couple other friends came over and we a fairly full house when the cake was ready to be blown out. She wanted to blow the candle out as soon as the cake was finished, so I had to put the cake somewhere untouchable so that she wouldn't be tempted until it was Time. We got her candle in her Pink Heart Cake, sang her Happy Birthday and she blew out her candle on the first attempt! (Our first child to do that on his/her second birthday!)
We all had Cake (which was very delicious from all accounts - the frosting was especially popular - being eaten by the spoonful before the cake was served!) and then some friends had to go home, but some stayed for the Present Opening. One of her presents got delivered to the wrong apartment, but since the family that got it sent out an email asking about a Miss {her name here} and a friend forwarded the email to us, we were able to go pick it up and get it in time. Ah, the miracles of modern technology! =) She loved her new pink pajamas with hearts and her baby "purse." As I was explaining that her package was addressed to Miss {her name here}, she emphatically said, "{her name}BOO!" Yes folks, she thinks her name has a BOO attached to the end of it. I love this. You can't imagine how much.
She is very happy to be TWO now and is also loving all her beautiful new clothes and putting her baby to bed in its very own bed.
(Expect a post soon on how the cake was a near disaster, but turned out fine after all).
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We did not do a Big Party since she was just turning two, but happily her birthday coincided with Piano Lessons Day and so the students stayed a bit later and a couple other friends came over and we a fairly full house when the cake was ready to be blown out. She wanted to blow the candle out as soon as the cake was finished, so I had to put the cake somewhere untouchable so that she wouldn't be tempted until it was Time. We got her candle in her Pink Heart Cake, sang her Happy Birthday and she blew out her candle on the first attempt! (Our first child to do that on his/her second birthday!)
We all had Cake (which was very delicious from all accounts - the frosting was especially popular - being eaten by the spoonful before the cake was served!) and then some friends had to go home, but some stayed for the Present Opening. One of her presents got delivered to the wrong apartment, but since the family that got it sent out an email asking about a Miss {her name here} and a friend forwarded the email to us, we were able to go pick it up and get it in time. Ah, the miracles of modern technology! =) She loved her new pink pajamas with hearts and her baby "purse." As I was explaining that her package was addressed to Miss {her name here}, she emphatically said, "{her name}BOO!" Yes folks, she thinks her name has a BOO attached to the end of it. I love this. You can't imagine how much.
She is very happy to be TWO now and is also loving all her beautiful new clothes and putting her baby to bed in its very own bed.
(Expect a post soon on how the cake was a near disaster, but turned out fine after all).
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06 February 2011
Book Review: The Composer is Dead
The Composer is Dead by Lemony Snicket (with music by Nathaniel Stookey)
This is a fabulously fun book to introduce children to the orchestra. Written with Lemony's famously wry style, it made the Spozo and I laugh out loud a couple times as we listened to it (which you really should do as it is read by Mr. Snicket himself and the music makes it much more fun). The basic premise (as you might have surmised) is that the composer is dead and the Inspector must figure out who in the orchestra has committed this heinous crime. The music is modern Berlioz-ish sounding for much of it, but plays with some other styles too as they introduce the different instruments.
Two of my favorite parts are:
(One, from the very beginning of the book) "'Composer' is a word which here means 'a person who sits in a room, muttering and humming and figuring out what notes the orchestra is going to play.' This is called composing. But last night, the Composer was not muttering. He was not humming. He was not moving, or even breathing. This is called decomposing."
(Two, just a couple more pages in) "The violin section is divided into the First Violins, who have the trickier parts to play, and the Second Violins, who are more fun at parties."
The illustrations are also delightful. I highly recommend this book! (And thanks to Roni and Romgi for the awesome Christmas present!)
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04 February 2011
Catch-Up is Impossible
But very necessary. Roni, this post is for you! =)
You'd think from looking at this blog that the poor Boo is still a tiny baby. But she's not! She's a very inquisitive almost-2-year-old. She likes to do knock-knock jokes. Sample:
Boo: Knock Knock!
Me: Who's there?
Boo: Orange!
Me: Orange who?
Boo: wild laughter
She is trying out sentences. One of my favorites is "I love you!" Most of them begin with "I want" like, "I want breakfast!" (Which sounds more like, "I-wan feh-feshhhhhh") Another favorite (of mine and hers) is, "Audrey push!" (To which I usually reply, "And you pushed Audrey!") Some more favorites: her favorite letter is W; her favorite colors are pink and red; her favorite shape is a heart. She loves birthday cakes and calls them "Happy!" For her birthday, she wants a heart-shaped birthday cake that is pink and red and wants to blow out the candles. She calls my iPhone "Babies" and can navigate to where she wants better than I can sometimes! All things animal are still fascinating to her, but her especial love right now is for birds. She still loves baby dolls, but now wants to feed them or change their diapers with wipes. Lots of wipes. Maybe because they begin with a W? Who knows? What we do know is that she is still adorable and smiley and sweet.
The Sita has also grown. She wanted her hair cut short. Now it is short. She has so much of it that I think she is glad to not have so much of it making her hot all the time. I do miss her beautiful locks although she looks adorable with her new do. She has a constant little chatter of storytelling going on which can be very entertaining. Her favorite song is I Love to See the Temple (although she did let me sing He Sent His Son instead when I put her to bed last night). She is an awesome Big Sister most of the time and invents new things to do with Boo all the time. Most of the time they play babies but the other day they were playing in a storage container like it was the funniest thing they had come up with yet. The Sita still wants her "snuggles" every morning and loves to eat more berries than are good for her. She and I have been reading the Little House series together and are now on These Happy Golden Years. Reading ahead of where we are is one of her guilty pleasures. We still find her distractingly beautiful.
The Dude is almost grown up! Well, not really, but it sure seems that way. He is still the same old Dude in many ways, but has picked up a few new interests recently. He is into Origami spending hours folding water bombs and airplanes and flowers and swans and hearts. The Legends of the Guardians series (books about owls and their society) have captured his imagination and he has read most of the 15 books (the ones he hasn't read are ones he didn't get for his birthday or Christmas). His violin playing is getting better and better! Right now he's practicing the Hunter's Chorus and having fun with the bowing. Probably the thing he is most proud of is that he is really good at "skinnies" (apparently a very technical term regarding handball on his school playground). He is also learning a bit of Korean because most of his friends at school are from Korea and learning English. Second grade has really helped his writing take off and now our house is covered in all sorts of advisory notices - like this one found on his room:
(spelling, grammar and punctuation replicated as faithfully as possible)
1. warning! you Must be exactly 4 or 6 or 7 to entr the secret bed or (club) as we call it! no, that is Not our only place we use (we also use the passege way to mom and dad's room) and we will still make more.
and an excerpt from another:
you have to be able to solve this problum 900+970
(no students so far because noone has applyed) (we love highlights) our job is to read them) reffering to (we love highlights)(highlights is shortened to them)
I am so glad that these little preciouses are mine, mine, mine!
You'd think from looking at this blog that the poor Boo is still a tiny baby. But she's not! She's a very inquisitive almost-2-year-old. She likes to do knock-knock jokes. Sample:
Boo: Knock Knock!
Me: Who's there?
Boo: Orange!
Me: Orange who?
Boo: wild laughter
She is trying out sentences. One of my favorites is "I love you!" Most of them begin with "I want" like, "I want breakfast!" (Which sounds more like, "I-wan feh-feshhhhhh") Another favorite (of mine and hers) is, "Audrey push!" (To which I usually reply, "And you pushed Audrey!") Some more favorites: her favorite letter is W; her favorite colors are pink and red; her favorite shape is a heart. She loves birthday cakes and calls them "Happy!" For her birthday, she wants a heart-shaped birthday cake that is pink and red and wants to blow out the candles. She calls my iPhone "Babies" and can navigate to where she wants better than I can sometimes! All things animal are still fascinating to her, but her especial love right now is for birds. She still loves baby dolls, but now wants to feed them or change their diapers with wipes. Lots of wipes. Maybe because they begin with a W? Who knows? What we do know is that she is still adorable and smiley and sweet.
The Sita has also grown. She wanted her hair cut short. Now it is short. She has so much of it that I think she is glad to not have so much of it making her hot all the time. I do miss her beautiful locks although she looks adorable with her new do. She has a constant little chatter of storytelling going on which can be very entertaining. Her favorite song is I Love to See the Temple (although she did let me sing He Sent His Son instead when I put her to bed last night). She is an awesome Big Sister most of the time and invents new things to do with Boo all the time. Most of the time they play babies but the other day they were playing in a storage container like it was the funniest thing they had come up with yet. The Sita still wants her "snuggles" every morning and loves to eat more berries than are good for her. She and I have been reading the Little House series together and are now on These Happy Golden Years. Reading ahead of where we are is one of her guilty pleasures. We still find her distractingly beautiful.
The Dude is almost grown up! Well, not really, but it sure seems that way. He is still the same old Dude in many ways, but has picked up a few new interests recently. He is into Origami spending hours folding water bombs and airplanes and flowers and swans and hearts. The Legends of the Guardians series (books about owls and their society) have captured his imagination and he has read most of the 15 books (the ones he hasn't read are ones he didn't get for his birthday or Christmas). His violin playing is getting better and better! Right now he's practicing the Hunter's Chorus and having fun with the bowing. Probably the thing he is most proud of is that he is really good at "skinnies" (apparently a very technical term regarding handball on his school playground). He is also learning a bit of Korean because most of his friends at school are from Korea and learning English. Second grade has really helped his writing take off and now our house is covered in all sorts of advisory notices - like this one found on his room:
(spelling, grammar and punctuation replicated as faithfully as possible)
1. warning! you Must be exactly 4 or 6 or 7 to entr the secret bed or (club) as we call it! no, that is Not our only place we use (we also use the passege way to mom and dad's room) and we will still make more.
and an excerpt from another:
you have to be able to solve this problum 900+970
(no students so far because noone has applyed) (we love highlights) our job is to read them) reffering to (we love highlights)(highlights is shortened to them)
I am so glad that these little preciouses are mine, mine, mine!
19 September 2010
The Dude is famous!
That might be exaggerating. A bit. But it was fun when we went by his school's office the other day and saw this advertisement for an upcoming event:
Which is so cool! This was our Chalk it Up square from last year! We did this the weekend after we moved to this school. I hope we didn't cheat. I drew the outlines and then he chose the colors and colored in. I liked it then. I'm glad someone else liked it too.
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Thank you, Elder Uchtdorf
Confession: I don't like to do things unless I do them amazingly well. Which means that sometimes I don't do things that I'm "good" at because I'm not amazing. But tonight, while I read Elder Uchtdorf's talk on being creative, these lines jumped out at me:
"What you create doesn't have to be perfect. So what if the eggs are greasy or the toast is burned? Don't let fear of failure discourage you. Don't let the voice of critics paralyze you - whether that voice comes from the outside or the inside."
So, in honor of that passage (and because the Spozo was off firesiding with Elder Jensen tonight) I did this:
"What you create doesn't have to be perfect. So what if the eggs are greasy or the toast is burned? Don't let fear of failure discourage you. Don't let the voice of critics paralyze you - whether that voice comes from the outside or the inside."
So, in honor of that passage (and because the Spozo was off firesiding with Elder Jensen tonight) I did this:
And I feel good.
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04 April 2010
180th General Conference Sunday Afternoon Live Blogging
-finishing up lunch-
Russel M Nelson
families temple work
steps of Family Search
now helping everyone instead of own immediate families
catch duplicate and errors
Robert D Hales
rising generation
leading by example
must plan teaching moments:
Sit and talk about what is most important
No earphones when driving around
greatest influence warm caring interaction with parents
Family dinner
Pay Attention! ask questions and LISTEN
"Grandpa, are you in there?"
Connecting with them (doing PP with daughters)
You will grow together in gospel
must DO, not just know
bear testimony
legacy from love in homes
Bradley D Foster
picture book paddy "because mother told me"
influence of mothers!
-putting clothes on Boo-
rescue the lost ones
love of true mother closest to Godly love
Jesus looked at mother make sure she is cared for
I Know That My Redeemer Lives
?
Mighty ballplayer?
-reading Edwina to Boo-
-putting Boo down for nap, changing wet sheets-
Francisco Vinas
all things in commotion
replace fear with faith
rescue spiritually dead
?
No assigned topics
building upon themes
rising generation
a time of permissiveness and distractions everywhere
cannot be casual in teaching children
Stories of Jesus
embedded in minds
pray for own miracles
anticipate His return
speak more frequently of Jesus
your testimony will never leave your children
father died suddenly- remember what he taught them
Thomas S Monson
trust in the Lord and he shall direct thy path
song of righteous
study messages in Ensign
thanks for prayers in our behalf
Abide With Me
(all conference posts "typed" on my iPod)
Russel M Nelson
families temple work
steps of Family Search
now helping everyone instead of own immediate families
catch duplicate and errors
Robert D Hales
rising generation
leading by example
must plan teaching moments:
Sit and talk about what is most important
No earphones when driving around
greatest influence warm caring interaction with parents
Family dinner
Pay Attention! ask questions and LISTEN
"Grandpa, are you in there?"
Connecting with them (doing PP with daughters)
You will grow together in gospel
must DO, not just know
bear testimony
legacy from love in homes
Bradley D Foster
picture book paddy "because mother told me"
influence of mothers!
-putting clothes on Boo-
rescue the lost ones
love of true mother closest to Godly love
Jesus looked at mother make sure she is cared for
I Know That My Redeemer Lives
?
Mighty ballplayer?
-reading Edwina to Boo-
-putting Boo down for nap, changing wet sheets-
Francisco Vinas
all things in commotion
replace fear with faith
rescue spiritually dead
?
No assigned topics
building upon themes
rising generation
a time of permissiveness and distractions everywhere
cannot be casual in teaching children
Stories of Jesus
embedded in minds
pray for own miracles
anticipate His return
speak more frequently of Jesus
your testimony will never leave your children
father died suddenly- remember what he taught them
Thomas S Monson
trust in the Lord and he shall direct thy path
song of righteous
study messages in Ensign
thanks for prayers in our behalf
Abide With Me
(all conference posts "typed" on my iPod)
180th General Conference Sunday Morning
Pres Eyring conducting
Pres Uchdorf
-setting up treat stations: Easter, love, song, Jesus, resurrection-
LOVE ONE ANOTHER
Richard G Scott
The Atonement
Enormous responsibility to succeed
endure Satan's attacks by himself
Father did not abandon
-getting water for the Boo-
teaching children in home paramount
every decision think of him
Donald Hallstrom
fear leads to anger which leads to hate which leads to the Dark Side
Prince of Peace
turn to lord in adversity
affect generations of posterity
joy and pain part of the plan - complementary
how we respond to things
deep water is what I am wont to swim in
been wronged?
Turn to the Lord he will deliver you out of bondage
Rejoice the Lord is King
Cheryl C Lant
Sigh! The Primary Voice!!!!!!
Seek the face of the Savior an invitation to know what he has done
3 Nephi people seeing him in person - changed lives
parents job to bring children to Savior
-getting juice for Boo-
help them keep connection to heaven
Quentin L Cook
Thursday Last supper
the sacrament
teaching love as preeminent
holy ghost promised
resurrection
apendages - focus on resurrected Lord
He Lives!
Sacrament
love
how we react to one another shows commitment to doctrine
civil in discourse
love even our enemies - how we disagree shows true Christianity
holy ghost
we must find time to ponder
signs of 2nd coming
living higher life spiritually
I Wonder When He Comes Again
Pres Thomas S Monson
Thank You - two most important words
a hopeless dawn
death universal heritage
snows of age fallen upon head
designer of universe
understand meaning of death must understand purpose of life
every chance to survive gave us a savior
boyhood of Jesus
he went about doing good
summary of life and death
"why seek ye the living among the dead? He is not here"
fall of Adam reclaimed
joy of resurrection!
Jason
don't lose faith
NEVER
called to serve missions together
He Is Risen!!!!!!
In the Purple east
Pres Uchdorf
-setting up treat stations: Easter, love, song, Jesus, resurrection-
LOVE ONE ANOTHER
Richard G Scott
The Atonement
Enormous responsibility to succeed
endure Satan's attacks by himself
Father did not abandon
-getting water for the Boo-
teaching children in home paramount
every decision think of him
Donald Hallstrom
fear leads to anger which leads to hate which leads to the Dark Side
Prince of Peace
turn to lord in adversity
affect generations of posterity
joy and pain part of the plan - complementary
how we respond to things
deep water is what I am wont to swim in
been wronged?
Turn to the Lord he will deliver you out of bondage
Rejoice the Lord is King
Cheryl C Lant
Sigh! The Primary Voice!!!!!!
Seek the face of the Savior an invitation to know what he has done
3 Nephi people seeing him in person - changed lives
parents job to bring children to Savior
-getting juice for Boo-
help them keep connection to heaven
Quentin L Cook
Thursday Last supper
the sacrament
teaching love as preeminent
holy ghost promised
resurrection
apendages - focus on resurrected Lord
He Lives!
Sacrament
love
how we react to one another shows commitment to doctrine
civil in discourse
love even our enemies - how we disagree shows true Christianity
holy ghost
we must find time to ponder
signs of 2nd coming
living higher life spiritually
I Wonder When He Comes Again
Pres Thomas S Monson
Thank You - two most important words
a hopeless dawn
death universal heritage
snows of age fallen upon head
designer of universe
understand meaning of death must understand purpose of life
every chance to survive gave us a savior
boyhood of Jesus
he went about doing good
summary of life and death
"why seek ye the living among the dead? He is not here"
fall of Adam reclaimed
joy of resurrection!
Jason
don't lose faith
NEVER
called to serve missions together
He Is Risen!!!!!!
In the Purple east
03 April 2010
180th General Conference Saturday Afternoon
Goodbye GeneralPrimary Presidency!
Rosemary Wicks Whitman new president
voting unanimous as usual
come on up, newbies!
Robert Cantwell
auditing done fine
Brook P Hales
statistical report
(putting pants on Boo)
Truman G Madsen gone
L Tom Perry
mothers and teaching opportunity
his mother a great teacher - reference material all over table
best teaching in home ( more time) prepared to be example
lessons learned from mother:
parents entrusted with education of children
desk in kitchen while did dinner!
Memorizing scriptures memory become weak no idle thoughts
values morals taught in home
parents central cast members in lives of child
bring up child in light and truth
teaching in church to improve teaching at home and vice versa
no such thing as over preparing for teaching the gospel
Satans work more subtle andmore brazen than it has ever been
D Todd Christopherson
William Tyndale published Bible in English fluent in 8 languages
threatened power of the church
importance of scripture?
Enlarged memory of his people
-reading Smile to Boo-
Korihor- no moral absolutes (prevalent in today's society)
imagined a Jesus of social justice instead of personal rectitude
Central purpose to help grow faith help feel Holy Ghost
can have own personal copy is a huge blessing - must mean we need to be reading them now more than any other time
We Thank Thee Oh God for a Prophet!
Koichi Aoyagi
saving rescue by Elders admired them
parents opposed baptism
-Boo needs consoling-
postcard saves him
?
Ground effect engine stalled
commandments don't apply to us?
No! Keep commandments strictly
Jeroboam returned and introduced Satanic rituals
Naaman pride hurt, didn't want to obey
Nephi gets the plates- the lord will understand disobedience? No, but will help obey
David A Bednar
standing water ahead sign -early warning signals
Spiritual warning signs
Word of Wisdom- warn and forewarn
need to increase watching
reading and talking about Book of Mormon: only scripture Jesus testified of
youth respond to spirit- questions help to know what their challenges are
testimony
-Sita has various aches that need to be attended to -
FHE unscripted search together and feel spirit
act and seek learning
parents read seek and invite to act - will help see early warning signs
Jeffery R Holland
porn
it grieveth me
why so much moral decay?
-putting Boo to bed-
lust is unsavory most deadly Why?
Defiles highest and holiest relationships
lust is clandestine and celebrates self-indulgence
love shout from housetops (and GC)
guard against temptation
separate from circumstances and people
don't leave forwarding address
only real control in life is self-control
dull our spirituality
don't serve Tea!
Cultivate spirit in home
what was I thinking?
Think of jesus - oh Jesus thou Son of God have mercy on me
I will give place no more to the enemy of my soul!!!
Nearer my God to Thee
The End
teach them to fish
spontaneous testimony
Rosemary Wicks Whitman new president
voting unanimous as usual
come on up, newbies!
Robert Cantwell
auditing done fine
Brook P Hales
statistical report
(putting pants on Boo)
Truman G Madsen gone
L Tom Perry
mothers and teaching opportunity
his mother a great teacher - reference material all over table
best teaching in home ( more time) prepared to be example
lessons learned from mother:
parents entrusted with education of children
desk in kitchen while did dinner!
Memorizing scriptures memory become weak no idle thoughts
values morals taught in home
parents central cast members in lives of child
bring up child in light and truth
teaching in church to improve teaching at home and vice versa
no such thing as over preparing for teaching the gospel
Satans work more subtle andmore brazen than it has ever been
D Todd Christopherson
William Tyndale published Bible in English fluent in 8 languages
threatened power of the church
importance of scripture?
Enlarged memory of his people
-reading Smile to Boo-
Korihor- no moral absolutes (prevalent in today's society)
imagined a Jesus of social justice instead of personal rectitude
Central purpose to help grow faith help feel Holy Ghost
can have own personal copy is a huge blessing - must mean we need to be reading them now more than any other time
We Thank Thee Oh God for a Prophet!
Koichi Aoyagi
saving rescue by Elders admired them
parents opposed baptism
-Boo needs consoling-
postcard saves him
?
Ground effect engine stalled
commandments don't apply to us?
No! Keep commandments strictly
Jeroboam returned and introduced Satanic rituals
Naaman pride hurt, didn't want to obey
Nephi gets the plates- the lord will understand disobedience? No, but will help obey
David A Bednar
standing water ahead sign -early warning signals
Spiritual warning signs
Word of Wisdom- warn and forewarn
need to increase watching
reading and talking about Book of Mormon: only scripture Jesus testified of
youth respond to spirit- questions help to know what their challenges are
testimony
-Sita has various aches that need to be attended to -
FHE unscripted search together and feel spirit
act and seek learning
parents read seek and invite to act - will help see early warning signs
Jeffery R Holland
porn
it grieveth me
why so much moral decay?
-putting Boo to bed-
lust is unsavory most deadly Why?
Defiles highest and holiest relationships
lust is clandestine and celebrates self-indulgence
love shout from housetops (and GC)
guard against temptation
separate from circumstances and people
don't leave forwarding address
only real control in life is self-control
dull our spirituality
don't serve Tea!
Cultivate spirit in home
what was I thinking?
Think of jesus - oh Jesus thou Son of God have mercy on me
I will give place no more to the enemy of my soul!!!
Nearer my God to Thee
The End
teach them to fish
spontaneous testimony
180th General Conference Live Blogging Saturday Morning
Mmmm! Donuts!
President Uchdorft conducting (I just love his accent!)
prayer
haven't heard oracle for a while
Pres Monson
help with converts
humanitarian strive to be first at disaster helped countless people
temples
rhapsodizing about his dear Francis (hip surgery!) kisses from her parents on their first date
"ithink you'd look better in a navy uniform" so he joined the navy
( his ad-libbing voice doesn't have his distinctive cadence - oh It Is Back now!)
Sunshine in my soul (a little too saccharine for me)
Boyd K P
sitting down!
Battle not our own
keyword: priesthood
Gideon drinking water (One of my F-I-L's favorite stories)
Joseph Smith getting priesthood back
never been easy to live gospel
we to preach gospel
never dominate by numbers -we will influence all of humanity
priesthood loses power when sisters neglected
distribution of authority BUT power in the priesthood in families diminishing?
Father should do ordinances in his own home
Vietnam War
young man asked for blessing from Pres Lee - He said ask your father
YM said he doesn't know how
father ordains his own son
Awaken the Power of the Priesthood!
Living below their power
weak things of the earth
protect your home with that Power
Satan attacking family constantly - EVERYTHING for protection and happiness of family
Julie B Beck
sisters worried deep desire to do what is right
never been more need for strong faith, family, serve others
not enough time to serve every one
resist message that deserve more time for themselves rather than do responsibilities
Personal Revelation
temple, scriptures and prayer - paper to write impressions
conscious effort to diminish distractions
system of warchcare
assist each other in refining -Eliza R Snow
doing well when seek to improve seek out others when follow spirit
growth of church bc women drawn to goodness seen as distinct from the world
I love how empowering she is!
Keith McMullin
awake!
Providing shelter for Jews went to Ravensbrook
story in YW manual! Action THEN feeling of forgiveness
battery running low must go :(
President Uchdorft conducting (I just love his accent!)
prayer
haven't heard oracle for a while
Pres Monson
help with converts
humanitarian strive to be first at disaster helped countless people
temples
rhapsodizing about his dear Francis (hip surgery!) kisses from her parents on their first date
"ithink you'd look better in a navy uniform" so he joined the navy
( his ad-libbing voice doesn't have his distinctive cadence - oh It Is Back now!)
Sunshine in my soul (a little too saccharine for me)
Boyd K P
sitting down!
Battle not our own
keyword: priesthood
Gideon drinking water (One of my F-I-L's favorite stories)
Joseph Smith getting priesthood back
never been easy to live gospel
we to preach gospel
never dominate by numbers -we will influence all of humanity
priesthood loses power when sisters neglected
distribution of authority BUT power in the priesthood in families diminishing?
Father should do ordinances in his own home
Vietnam War
young man asked for blessing from Pres Lee - He said ask your father
YM said he doesn't know how
father ordains his own son
Awaken the Power of the Priesthood!
Living below their power
weak things of the earth
protect your home with that Power
Satan attacking family constantly - EVERYTHING for protection and happiness of family
Julie B Beck
sisters worried deep desire to do what is right
never been more need for strong faith, family, serve others
not enough time to serve every one
resist message that deserve more time for themselves rather than do responsibilities
Personal Revelation
temple, scriptures and prayer - paper to write impressions
conscious effort to diminish distractions
system of warchcare
assist each other in refining -Eliza R Snow
doing well when seek to improve seek out others when follow spirit
growth of church bc women drawn to goodness seen as distinct from the world
I love how empowering she is!
Keith McMullin
awake!
Providing shelter for Jews went to Ravensbrook
story in YW manual! Action THEN feeling of forgiveness
battery running low must go :(
05 February 2010
Adorableness
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The Boo is so much fun right now. I can't believe she's less than a month away from being a year old!
She is understanding more of what we're saying and enjoying interacting with us (beyond smiling and crying). If you say "Yea!" she'll start clapping her hands. If you say "Bye!" or "Hi!" she'll start waving her hand. If you say "Sit down," "Spit it out," or "Give that to me," she does it. She laughs more than the Sita and the Dude did. We think she's getting some words almost worked out, but we're still not quite sure if she's saying "Mama" to name me or because she just loves saying "Mama" all the time.
She is in love with her big brother and sister. When either of them is away from her for more than an hour and then she sees them again, she gives them her biggest giggly smile with crinkly nose and squinty eyes and kicks her happy feet. She loves interacting with people of all ages and especially loves babies smaller than her!
Walking around has still has not captured her interest. Sometimes she will forget how much she doesn't like standing and will do it, but once she realizes she's standing she immediately sits down. At least she doesn't scream bloody murder when I try to get her to stand on her feet anymore; she tolerates it for a while and then has had enough and plunks back down.
Whatever we are eating is what she wants to be eating. We have successfully added cheese and yogurt to her diet (and have high hopes for getting her to take milk to start weaning soon!) Right now she loves oranges and tangerines. If she sees citrus fruit, she does her "I want" noise. If she gets a hold of citrus fruit, she bites through the peel to get at the juicy fruit she knows is inside.
Emptying out is one of her favorite things to do - her toy basket, the diaper bag, my wallet, the bookshelf - whatever she can get her hands on! She also already loves to hug and cuddle baby dolls. Right now she's babynapping her elder sister's babies, but soon enough she'll have her own to drag around.
Probably my favorite thing about her is how much she enjoys music. If someone is singing, she starts jumping, laughing and shrieking (the happy variety). She loves to bang on the piano. She would love to bang on the violin (she is quite frustrated that we don't let her).
The Boo is so much fun right now. I can't believe she's less than a month away from being a year old!
She is understanding more of what we're saying and enjoying interacting with us (beyond smiling and crying). If you say "Yea!" she'll start clapping her hands. If you say "Bye!" or "Hi!" she'll start waving her hand. If you say "Sit down," "Spit it out," or "Give that to me," she does it. She laughs more than the Sita and the Dude did. We think she's getting some words almost worked out, but we're still not quite sure if she's saying "Mama" to name me or because she just loves saying "Mama" all the time.
She is in love with her big brother and sister. When either of them is away from her for more than an hour and then she sees them again, she gives them her biggest giggly smile with crinkly nose and squinty eyes and kicks her happy feet. She loves interacting with people of all ages and especially loves babies smaller than her!
Walking around has still has not captured her interest. Sometimes she will forget how much she doesn't like standing and will do it, but once she realizes she's standing she immediately sits down. At least she doesn't scream bloody murder when I try to get her to stand on her feet anymore; she tolerates it for a while and then has had enough and plunks back down.
Whatever we are eating is what she wants to be eating. We have successfully added cheese and yogurt to her diet (and have high hopes for getting her to take milk to start weaning soon!) Right now she loves oranges and tangerines. If she sees citrus fruit, she does her "I want" noise. If she gets a hold of citrus fruit, she bites through the peel to get at the juicy fruit she knows is inside.
Emptying out is one of her favorite things to do - her toy basket, the diaper bag, my wallet, the bookshelf - whatever she can get her hands on! She also already loves to hug and cuddle baby dolls. Right now she's babynapping her elder sister's babies, but soon enough she'll have her own to drag around.
Probably my favorite thing about her is how much she enjoys music. If someone is singing, she starts jumping, laughing and shrieking (the happy variety). She loves to bang on the piano. She would love to bang on the violin (she is quite frustrated that we don't let her).
She is a delight to have, and we're glad she's ours!
~
08 January 2010
Sibling Similarities?
The Dude at 10 months
The Sita at 10 months
The Rita at 10 months
What do you think?
(Besides the fact that they're all adorable!)
And did you notice?
Sita and Rita are wearing the same sweater!
08 November 2009
My little Data
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The Sita was Ladybug Girl for Halloween.
But maybe she should've been Data from Star Trek instead.
Or another Dr. Noonien Soong android of the same generation. Because whenever she encounters a contraction while reading, she reads what it would say uncontracted. She is very cute and adorable when she reads it that way, but I wonder if she needs an upgrade in her programming so that it won't be obvious that we've got a little glitch in her positronic matrix.
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The Sita was Ladybug Girl for Halloween.
But maybe she should've been Data from Star Trek instead.
Or another Dr. Noonien Soong android of the same generation. Because whenever she encounters a contraction while reading, she reads what it would say uncontracted. She is very cute and adorable when she reads it that way, but I wonder if she needs an upgrade in her programming so that it won't be obvious that we've got a little glitch in her positronic matrix.
~
07 November 2009
Autumn is here!
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If only I could've found the colored construction paper! I love living in a place that has beautiful leaves all over!
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If only I could've found the colored construction paper! I love living in a place that has beautiful leaves all over!
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13 October 2009
Because I have adorable children and you haven't seen them in a while
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Boo is most happy when she has hair to pull. She is learning the word "Gently!"
The Sita likes to eat Trix. But we like to count them first.
The Dude is the Listening Star in his Kindergarten class for the day. From his perspective, this is The Most Important Thing to achieve at school.
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Boo is most happy when she has hair to pull. She is learning the word "Gently!"
The Sita likes to eat Trix. But we like to count them first.
The Dude is the Listening Star in his Kindergarten class for the day. From his perspective, this is The Most Important Thing to achieve at school.
~
08 September 2009
You may imagine what I felt and how I acted...
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...when I came back to the lunch table after feeding Boo.
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...when I came back to the lunch table after feeding Boo.
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19 August 2009
Overheard at the lunch table
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How did the bee cross the water?
By getting eaten by a shark!
Why did the bee hit the car?
Because it wanted to get stung!
Why did the chicken cross the road?
Because it wanted to eat the watermelon!
Why did the car go into the cookie?
Because he wanted to see the eyeball!
Each of these was greeted with uproarious laughter. Because they're all that funny.
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How did the bee cross the water?
By getting eaten by a shark!
Why did the bee hit the car?
Because it wanted to get stung!
Why did the chicken cross the road?
Because it wanted to eat the watermelon!
Why did the car go into the cookie?
Because he wanted to see the eyeball!
Each of these was greeted with uproarious laughter. Because they're all that funny.
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