'Bumping into' Elder Perry

Yep!  It's true.  We saw Elder Perry sauntering (with great purpose) from one meeting to another yesterday.  We eventually ended up being at the same corner waiting to cross the street.  Jacob, being the 'in motion' kind of a guy he is backed right up to the tall, lanky gentleman without even noticing.  I had noticed the man and told the children who it was - obviously very nonchalantly.

Here's some proof that my children have 'selective hearing' when it comes to discerning my voice.  I brought the topic up today and they had no idea what I was talking about - and no recollection of any of the previously mentioned event.  Such is the life of a mother.

Happy Easter

I like this message (The only true God and Jesus Christ whom He has sent) from Elder Holland.  There was a longer message I also liked - that brings the emotions closer to the surface.  It's titled - 'None were with Him' - also by Elder Holland.  Somehow the visual gives more meaning for me.

Young Women Leadership Training

Sometimes location is a plus.  I had a chance to attend the Young Women General Leadership Training last week.  Because - well, church leaders wanted to add something to their week of General Conference.  I love the General Young Women Presidency/Board! They are inspirational.  It was a great training.  This is a picture I snapped while heading back to the vehicle.

Just as an update:  Virtue has been added as one of the Young Women Values - and, the challenge that's been given to all Young Women and their leaders is to do three things daily...1. pray morning/night 2. read the Book of Mormon 5 minutes 3. smile!  Join us.:}

Ju Jitsu and Skateboarding

What do these two things have in common?  They are the Sport Choices Jonny and Jacob had this past time around.  Can you picture Jonny doing martial arts and trying to 'throw' a classmate over his head?  Or, Jacob tearing it up at the skate park (He's requested that we go to the skate park during Spring Break next week.)

The girls and I are going to go watch them this morning as they have Performance Day today.  Jacob will actually be doing some wrestling (sport from last session) as the off-campus sports are a bit hard to perform in the school gym.  

I'm glad their school does this in lieu of P.E. time.  It gives them a wider range of activities, lets them try more things they might not have and most of it is less competitive.

I spoke too quickly

We had a couple of warm days and now we're back to cold and rainy (yesterday/today).  I asked a couple of youth last night when they thought Spring would actually get here and they laughed.  They said they were just used to skipping it.  Here are the official seasons around here - winter, winter, summer and winter - those 'winters' that take the place of spring and fall here are a more mild version - but, still winter nonetheless.  Some days it's enough to make me want to move back to sunnier places.