We are going to have a Sister!!!
In June!!!!!!
That makes 5 little girls and 2 little boys ~ it just keeps getting better and better!!!
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Monday, February 22, 2010
Preston
Yesterday our little Preston had his birthday :) He is 4 years old now. That means that 4 years ago yesterday I became "Grandma". I love that the best! Being grandma and nana! Best - better than all the rest :) I'm sad I missed his birthday. It is the first one in 4 years now. But he called us on the phone and that was pretty darn great, considering he is usually too busy to talk on the phone. He is such a good boy. His heart is as big as all outdoors. He is so tender and has so much compassion. He is pretty quiet and INCREDIBLY handsome! I love you little man!
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Honesty and Obedience
This morning in Seminary I was faced with a delemna.
Preface: At the beginning of the year I made it clear that one of the rules of my classroom was that when 7:00 am came, it was my time and there was to be no homework done in Seminary. None. Period. End. Of. Discussion.
For the most part everyone has been obedient to that rule. Well the last week or so one of the kids has been trying to "sneak" the homework in. I don't let them bring their backpacks into the room. They have to leave them in the hall. Well, this one particular person sits in the back of the room and is really good at stragically placing his scriptures or whatever is in front of him around the homework so that he doesn't think I can see it. I guess maybe the first mistake I made was to let it slide last week. I want him in Seminary badly enough that I just kind of ignored it last week. But this morning he was busy writing on a piece of paper that I could tell from the front of the room was homework. So I asked him if he was doing homework to which he promptly said, NO. I may be almost 50 but I'm not stupid. So as the class went on ~ in the course of our discussion ~ I said something about coming to Seminary and not sleeping or doing homework. Then I started to walk back to his seat and he QUICKLY put away what he had out - calculator and all.
I didn't say anything to him but after class I just really got upset - not so much that he was doing his homework but that he came right out and lied and told me he wasn't. I just don't do dishonesty. It makes me grouchy! You can ignore me but DO NOT lie to me.
I talked to Lynn about it a little when he called me. He reminded me that all year I have been stressing that obedience is the law of heaven. We are here on earth to learn obedience. So I guess I must do what is so so so hard for me - risk making him mad and not coming to Seminary or holding him accountable and requiring obedience while in Seminary. I don't like confontation. I don't like not being these kids' friend. But I am the adult. I am the teacher. I am teaching gospel principles and one of them is obedience and another is honestly. So I will do what the Savior would do and reprove then show forth greater love.
Preface: At the beginning of the year I made it clear that one of the rules of my classroom was that when 7:00 am came, it was my time and there was to be no homework done in Seminary. None. Period. End. Of. Discussion.
For the most part everyone has been obedient to that rule. Well the last week or so one of the kids has been trying to "sneak" the homework in. I don't let them bring their backpacks into the room. They have to leave them in the hall. Well, this one particular person sits in the back of the room and is really good at stragically placing his scriptures or whatever is in front of him around the homework so that he doesn't think I can see it. I guess maybe the first mistake I made was to let it slide last week. I want him in Seminary badly enough that I just kind of ignored it last week. But this morning he was busy writing on a piece of paper that I could tell from the front of the room was homework. So I asked him if he was doing homework to which he promptly said, NO. I may be almost 50 but I'm not stupid. So as the class went on ~ in the course of our discussion ~ I said something about coming to Seminary and not sleeping or doing homework. Then I started to walk back to his seat and he QUICKLY put away what he had out - calculator and all.
I didn't say anything to him but after class I just really got upset - not so much that he was doing his homework but that he came right out and lied and told me he wasn't. I just don't do dishonesty. It makes me grouchy! You can ignore me but DO NOT lie to me.
I talked to Lynn about it a little when he called me. He reminded me that all year I have been stressing that obedience is the law of heaven. We are here on earth to learn obedience. So I guess I must do what is so so so hard for me - risk making him mad and not coming to Seminary or holding him accountable and requiring obedience while in Seminary. I don't like confontation. I don't like not being these kids' friend. But I am the adult. I am the teacher. I am teaching gospel principles and one of them is obedience and another is honestly. So I will do what the Savior would do and reprove then show forth greater love.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
New Year, New Month, New Blog address
I was so frustrated with my other blog. It hasn't performed right from the very beginning. So I'm starting over ~ at least with the blog set up. So change my blog address so you can find me here instead of there :)
New Year, new month, new blog address :)
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