a little bit of this … a little bit of that

While listening to the 2012 R.S. Auxiliary Training, I was able to look over the photos from this weekend.

I love the colors, the sunshine, the memories. We worked, we played, we coughed (well, I coughed up a few lungs), we swept the garage, we picked up dirt clods, Jimmy worked outside fixing sprinklers and the swingset, he shopped and hauled Macey’s caselot home, we sorted food storage and 72-hour kits, and then we showered and ate waffles! I love good weather weekends!  My brain is fuzzy and I know I’m forgetting all the HARD of the weekend… but … let’s focus on the JOY today!

I wish I had a recording of the awesome conversation in the back of the car on the drive to Thanksgiving Point this afternoon.
“Mom, how do cows make milk?”
Mom explains.
Lots of confusion.
Mom explains further.
“Mom, when do you have to milk cows?”
“I think in the morning and in the evening.”
“Why can’t you milk a cow in the afternoon?”
“I don’t know. Maybe you can. Would you like to go to a dairy farm and learn about milking cows?”
“I just want to live on a farm! But that would cost more than like $700 dollars. We’d have to buy animals…”

It was just plain random and funny.

p.s. Great Auxiliary Training…
Vision, Lifted & Sustained,
Strengthen the strongholds – the homes & families,
Temple – biggest protecting wall around us.
Prepare children for Temple Covenants.
Prevention Business… not ambulance business.
Definitely not in the Entertainment business.
Daily Personal Effort
Daughter of God – help them know & feel Love from the Lord
Engage in the work of Happiness
Do not be discouraged in your work or sphere
Nourish by the Good word of God – Doctrine changes behavior.
Stick to dull BASICS – the Why of the Gospel. No need to be frilly. Teach the Gospel!