Monday, November 17, 2008

Adventures in Primary

Bishop, holding up a picture of the Salt Lake Tabernacle, asks if anyone can tell him what the building is. After several wrong guesses, he gives the answer, whereupon the girl sitting next to me leans over and says, "Oh yeah, I've been in that hibernacle." (Matt was quick to point out that the building does, indeed, become a "hibernacle" for many a warm, sleepy Conference-goer.)

Later, in class, we're talking about consequences. After discussing the effects of our choices for a moment (if you don't water a plant, it dies; if you stick a pin in a balloon, it pops, etc.), I ask the class, "What happens if I choose to stay up too late and don't get enough sleep?" They shout, "You'll overreact!"  "You'll cry!"

Smart kids. Except for the part where they thought "agency" had something to do with being a spy...

And I just have to throw this in here; there's a girl in my class who says to me every week (no typos here, this is how she says it): "My birthday is Nothember 24th, re-nem-ber???"

Gotta love those kids.

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Misplaced

On any given day at our house, you might find...

...spices in your briefcase.

...silverware in the fridge.

...lip gloss in the dishwasher.

...Tupperware in the hamper.

...cans of soup in the toy basket.

...hair gel in the toilet.

...pens in the printer.

...your toothbrush in the garbage (or, you might NOT find your retainer there before it's too late).

...one self-satisfied little menace in a tiger costume:


...a silly mommy dressed as Kung Fu Panda:


Like how I tried to sneak in the Halloween pics a week and a half after the fact?


Sunday, November 2, 2008

Another One of Matt's Brilliant Ideas, Part 1


Brilliant Idea #1: "Let's invite the neighbors to a pot luck dinner and offer to make the water."

Brilliant Idea #2: (while contemplating how to act while being evaluated during his seminary class): "I'll say, 'Anyone who doesn't think I am the best seminary teacher you've ever had, light your neighbor's hair on fire. Better yet, light YOUR hair on fire.' "

Honorable mention goes to Matt's brother Mike for his solution to the current economic crisis: "Sell California. I'm sure Japan would buy it."