Conrad gave his first talk in primary about a month ago. He was so proud of himself, and was asking when he can do it again. I told him he has to wait his turn. So... we were sitting in church today, and Conrad was on my lap. He looked up at the podium and asked if he could give a talk up there. I was starting to tell him that he is too young to give talks in sacrament, and that he can do it when he is twelve, when I remembered it is fast Sunday! So... I told him I would take him up so he could bear his testimony. He was so anxious, and asking to go up during the sacrament, and while the bishop was starting the meeting. I told him what I was going to help him say. After the bishop finished, Conrad and I headed up. One guy beat us to it. He sat reverently and waited with his arms folded. When we went up, we pulled out the step, and they lowered the podium as low as it could go. He could actually see over! I didn't need to hold him. I helped him with his testimony, and after he finished, I bore mine. When it was time to step down, he did not want to go, and asked if he could give another talk. He started dragging his legs, and wouldn't walk, and started to cry a bit. I finally had to pick him up and carry him to our bench. After a few minutes, and he had calmed down, he asked if he could go up there again. We will see if this becomes a pattern. I hope he always has a testimony, and is proud to bear it. He is a wonderful, sweet boy. I love him so much!
The kids left all the bunnies in a line for the Easter Bunny to see.
I took the day off work and spent some good time with my boy Conrad! We started the day off by cleaning his room, followed by 2 donuts from Tasty's in Kaysville. (yummy!) We then headed up to the new sports complex in Odgen where we went Bowling! Conrad had a six pound ball, and using the ramp, and bumpers he scored a 93! Not bad at all for his first game! He really enjoyed bowling!
Halfway through our game the lights went out and neon dancing lights came on getting jiggy with it. Conrad danced and strutted his stuff to the loud music! We played skee ball, pretended to play some car driving games and had an awesome day! I love spending time with my "bubby"!
You can't see the animal in this picture, but it was a ferocious bobcat!
My Dear Sweet Daughter Sophie
I got this print for $1... yes $1! It is a Greg Olsen, called Presentation of Christ to Simeon.
Anyone that knows me, knows that I get very proud of myself when I find a good deal! So... I had this table picked out at Ashley. It was $2,500. We both loved it, and wanted it, but need to put in the yard, and do so many other things with the money right now. We couldn't justify it. So, I looked through the classifieds daily, and found this table in the picture - brand new - in the box, for $250... yes, $250! I was so excited. We went and got it, and it ended up matching perfectly! I love it, and love the chairs, I am now looking for some large carved wooden and upholstered chairs to go on either end. I tell Wayne every day that he should be so thankful for my thriftiness! I think he is starting to appreciate it.
He's a Yellow Belt! Conrad had his first belt test in karate, which he passed. I think the thing he was the most excited about was having his old belt tied around his head. He was so proud of his new yellow belt, that he wore it all day long! He tells almost every one he talks to that he is a Yellow belt. But... if he does karate on his sister, he has to do knuckle push-ups on the cold sidewalk! He has learned to keep his karate at the Dojo! And yes... he does bow to his Sensei.
After 13 lovely months with us... Flappy-Finney-Finderella died. Sophie was not convinced of this for nearly a week. I told her we were going to have a fish funeral, and flush "her." This made Sophie very distraught. She begged to keep "her," longer, and only the promise of a new fish finally made her agree to send Flappy-Finney-Finderella back to the ocean - because all drains lead to the ocean - right? Well, we had a funeral in the bathroom, said a prayer, and flushed her, as the tears rolled down Sophie's face. Her Yiayia bought her a new fish that she named Flara. She also got one for Conrad, which he affectionately named Dino. I think everything is going to be alright.
A view of the kitchen from the family room.
