All he needs

Out of the blue the other day. . .

Hyrum:  You know what?  I'm at the point in my life where I have all that I want and need: healthy food; a good body; lotsa money.

Dad:  How much money do you have?

Hyrum:  Nine dollars, but grandma owes me one, so I'll have ten.

Dad:  That's a great attitude to have.  I know a lot of people who are over 50 years old and can't say that they have all they want and need.

Hyrum:  That's cause they're old, and they're about to die.


What eight year-old begins a sentence with the phrase "I'm at the point in my life. . " anyway?

Too Funny

Two different conversations with my son today:

First:
let's pick it up in the middle of the conversation, after Son has repeatedly asked to go to WalMart. . .
Me: "We are not going to go to Wal-Mart today."
Son: "Fine.  I guess you don't want to be smart or live better."
It took me a second, but then I got it.  The thing is, he wasn't laughing--he was dead serious.


Second:
We're talking about his day's activities, where he went to a very fun place.
Me: "So you're telling me that you didn't have any fun there?"
Son: "Nope."
Me: "You had to have some fun."
Son: "Well if you call 99.9% boring 'some', then yes, I had some fun."
Simply dripping with optimism.

Had to blog it--didn't want to forget.

Gratitude List

In no particular order:

1. Jacob
2. Emily
3. Hyrum
4. Anna
5. Lizzie
6. John
7. Reed
8. Patricia
9. A mom-in-law that will drop everything to come help
10. A father-in-law that is OK with his wife gone so much
11. Jacob's grunting that I get to try to decipher.
12. My children helping out so much.
13. Jesus Christ
14. My chance to serve others through a church calling
15. Neighbors who love us.
16. My boss
17. My co-workers
18. My job
19. Family
20. The lessons we learn from the scriptures
21. Selfless doctors
22. Amazing nurses
23. Cars that work
24. Nice music (currently listening to Jon Schmidt's Sunday Collection playlist from his website)
25. A house
26. Food
27. That my kids have the best Mom
    
28. Emily's singing
29. Brian Regan (Emergency Room is probably my favorite)
30. The rain
31. The United States Constitution
32. Our soldiers
33. My church leaders
34. My kids' primary teachers and YM leaders
35. Swaggerwagon video (gotta see it if you've not)
36. Good health
37. Good friends
38. Thoughtful children
39. Good books
40. Inspiration from others' words and examples.
    

Made these sloppy joes today. I liked them. Sweet with a kick.

Bradley Wilcox | The Atonement: After All We Can Do | August 18, 2009 | BYU Broadcasting

Great talk--helped clarify my perspective on the atonement.

Bradley Wilcox | The Atonement: After All We Can Do | August 18, 2009 | BYU Broadcasting

'Road Trip' by Jon Schmidt - BY EAR

This is my nephew playing a Jon Schmidt song. If his rendition is the most popular, he'll win concert tickets. Go, Hunter.

Back to Blogging

FB is nice, and it serves it's purpose.  But I miss blogging.  It helps me to focus on the teaching moments in the family--and it provides a nice journal that's easier to access than FB archives. Therefore,  I formally re-commit to update Bite My Shirt at least once each week.  Any fellow blog-slackers reading this?  I challenge you to do the same--just transfer 50% of your FB time to your blogging and you're set.

Now, this won't count as my week's post. . .so stay tuned. . .