John says, "Tell your husband..."

"...if he will take couple pictures with you there will be more kissing..."

There Will Be Kissing

Yes, there was kissing yesterday, too. "Quilting-Mural-Making-Kissing..." blog?

This is what we looked like Monday am from the other direction, pointed away from the sun, camera in my hand. I notice a pattern of me choosing the same sparkly shirt as I wore at last Friday to the wrestling match, and same one in Facebook pictures from New Year's Eve party. I guess it is my new favorite shirt (thrift store new, $1.50, whoo-HA!).

John is taking Max downtown to be on tv with MSB and when he gets back I leave for work (test site is across the street, very convenient). Our favorite baby comes over to play, so I will see her when I am home for lunch (again, very convenient).

Still itching to paint.

Client BeckyT: your temple quilt has begun in earnest! It is going to be marvelous! I will show sneak peaks soon.

History in the Making

Grandma Sandy did win the election!
Roxie and Sam came downtown after school, ran around in Grandma Sandy sweatshirts (moving advertising billboards) and played on the playground.

Us this morning, in front of garage. I like the reflection off of his glasses.

And some historical photos I found yesterday, that may be repeats...

Anniversary trip, can't remember which bed & breakfast treat trip, but it was by a romantic pond. We got our 2nd standing ovation for kissing when the breakfast inn workers saw us and cheered. (The first was pre-mission, saying good-bye after coming out to meet his family for the first time. We thought we were alone, and there were flowers and a Gilligan Island scene re-enactment in front of this huge glass window where a business meeting was taking place. Moral of the reminiscing: if you get standing applause for a kiss, you must be doing something right!)

Virginia Beach, safely and happily married!

Rule of Twos (kissing)

(Christine Jepsen's photo of Cupid at the Louvre! I visit taught her at BYU. Stayed in touch with Christmas cards but facebook helps us see current photos! You youth don't know how good you have it, the networking and easy connecting. Please don't begrudge us our over-enthusiasm for using the forum. Max finally admitted he is realted to me--today on facebook.)

(I love parenthetical phrases.)

The youth went to hear Elder Lynn G. Robbins of the Quorum of the 70 speak last night at a regional fireside. This morning I asked them what they had learned.

Stay out of the kitchen.

Do not eat the chocolate chip cookie.

Memories matter.

Chemistry is powerful. (This all related to a great cookie metaphor he used throughout his talk, "it is easier to avoid than resist temptation" theme.)

He also taught them to remember the Rule of Twos in Dating: date in groups/double dating; only 2 kisses for less than 2 seconds total.

Then we started Scripture Mastery signs (not true ASL, but with some take-off from everything).

Moroni 10:4-5 is blowing a trumpet, like the angel Moroni on top of the LDS temples.

1 Nephi 3:7 is "DO" in sign language-which looks a little like the Monster Dance move (I had them sing with me through "I am a Child of God" until we got to the chorus and I could remember what I had taught the nursery kids on "teach me all that I must DO...").

My favorite was the feasting "foot-long-sub for $5" sign StevenS showed us and DevinK's dramatic Super Hero pose for put off the natural man-enemy to God-become saintly verse.

I will have to record them doing it, when we get through all 25. They said it reminded them of a crazy dance. Hmmmm. Yeessssss! Good way to learn using kinetic intelligence.

Amusing, light-hearted, fun morning with more discussion than we've had so far.