It was a full weekend around these parts. Saturday meant football. First up? Parker's game at 11.
Bad news? They lost 15-19. But ... the weather was beautiful, and Sterling worked the chains. I asked Parker if he was so proud to see his dad on the chains. His response, "No. It's a normal thing."
Oh. Okay. Moving on.
Saturday night, while Sterling was at the priesthood session, the girls and Parker and I went to the high school football game. We killed 'em. That was nice. But I also abstained from the nachos (what we like to call "cheese pudding.") That part wasn't fun at all.
Sunday morning we all slept it. It was nothing short of glorious. Sterling and I made breakfast tacos for the kids at 10:15. Incredible...I'm telling you. Miraculous.
The pic above? Parker sometime during the General Conference. The kids drag quilts and bean bags and all manner of comfort into the living room, and we set up camp. Back in the olden days, we all had to put on our Sunday best and drive to the nearest chapel to watch conference on satellite. Now, we can watch in our pjs. This is mostly great, but can lend itself to sleepiness and inattentiveness.
Sleepiness and inattentiveness are the reasons I whisper and shush and nudge through both Sunday sessions. I think we all did very well today. We listened, took notes, and tried our very best not to comment on the hairstyles of the choir...except for when we really, really liked them.
Personally, I tried my very best to listen for some advice on how to make myself a better person. I mean, I know the person I NEED to be, but most of the time I'm completely bewildered as how to get from point A (my whiny butt natural self) to a better me (the totally capable, kind, compassionate self). And by that I mean, I know WHAT to do, but I can't actually make myself do those things. Ugh.
One thing I'm definitely going to do is get back to reading The Book of Mormon everyday. Since I'm currently teaching the Old Testament, I've been centering my personal study around Old Testatment readings. But really, I need to do both.
Also, less Waltons and more work for my family. That's a tough one, but I'm sure John Boy will understand.
Looking forward to Monday!
What about the Pepto-Bismol pink dresses?!? :)
Posted by: ellen patton | October 02, 2011 at 05:42 PM
I love that big white puff! Also, when will we receive an update on Rebecca's b-day party. Happy Birthday Rebecca.
Posted by: rebecca ellis | October 03, 2011 at 09:16 PM