Weekend

We enjoyed a very nice weekend.  Everyone had friends to play with which is always fun.  Saar invited Ethan and a bunch of boys from school over on Saturday afternoon.    They played football.  It wasn't warm out but it wasn't wet and when they were running around they were fine.  A little fresh air is always a good thing for a boy.  Grace played with Arden and got to go to Target with me.  She had saved her Christmas gift cards until her birthday hoping to combine them and although she said it was very hard she managed to wait.  She bought a camera and has many plans on when she would like to use it.   Hannah went to a cast party after the play, they played charades.  Saturday she went to Holly's to do her hair and then both girls went to Gwen's birthday.  Time to play is welcome.

Meanwhile it was also stake conference.  Rob had to go early to the leadership meetings and drove up with Wade then Jodie and I drove together later.  That way we could each drive home with our respective husbands.  Conference was really nice.  Saturday night is always my favorite.  It's adults only and it's wonderful to see friends from around the stake, to hear the inspiring council and to sit with Rob and to have no one little complaining.  The talks were so awesome.  One of my favorites was from Bro. Folsom from the Anacostia Ward.  He's a sweet man from somewhere in Africa. He talked so plainly about our responsibility to love one another and help one another.  How Jesus Christ is the most important and how we must follow Him.  He said when he first moved to the US he couldn't drive and a member drove him to church each week.  He talked about the great love and gratitude he felt and how they became the dearest of friends.  He prayed that he could have the ability to drive and the means to have a car and it wasn't too long before he was blessed.  Then it was his turn to drive many people to church and to talk with them and help them.  Now he is the seminary teacher, of the 6 students in his class only 1 has a parent that can drive, so he gets up early and drives to their homes and picks them up.  He talked about how much he loves to talk with the youth on the drive and to get to know them.  He asks them "What do you love about Jesus?"  He was so powerful and humble and sweet.
My dear dear friends Tara and Jodie both spoke and did as good a job as anyone could do.  The mission president's wife bore a sweet testimony and Bishop Cottle shared about the joy of serving in the vineyard.  It was uplifting and joyful.  The music and other talks were also wonderful.

Saturday hair

Today is Sunday and we went to conference as a family.  Again I enjoyed the talks so much.  It was a lot about temple worship, the important role of the family, and forgiveness.  Kitty, who I love and admire, spoke brilliantly about what  to do when life doesn't seem fair.  I love gathering together and strengthening one another.  What a treat.

When we came home we watched "The Good Lie", which I liked.  Now we are making chicken and waffles for dinner and getting ready for a new week.  The children are hoping for snow. I am hoping not ;)

kitchen help