Thoughts Without Pictures

Here are some things that have happened lately that I want to remember. They are small, but funny or meaningful to us.

1. Ever since Elder Eyring's talk a couple General Conference's ago called "O Remember, Remember" http://lds.org/conference/talk/display/0,5232,23-1-775-24,00.html I have been trying to keep a "hand of God" journal. At night I ask everyone if they have any thing for me to write. Of course the input varies in quality and quantity. (We don't remember to do it every day either.) A few nights ago, KayBee said, "Write that I was safe from the power lines." She had been riding her bike on her paper route and, while stopping in front of one house, had sensed something near her head. She looked up and was startled to find the power lines running from the street to the house sagging about 6" above her head. She said it really creeped her out. Quickly she rode away, but for the rest of the night she couldn't stop thinking about all the "what ifs." She said she felt blessed and protected and thought that such an experience was worth including in our journal.

2. As our oldest children become more concerned about what they wear, it gets harder to find things that are just right. For the last few mornings in a row, KayBee has spent many minutes digging through her piles of dirty laundry strewn on the floor, and roaming in and out of my closet -- unsatisfied. Her closet contained many hangers, a few too small shirts, and lots of empty space. "There's nothing to wear!" She fumed. "It's your own fault for not doing your laundry in 2 weeks!" I retorted. Finally she wandered into her brother's room and came out wearing one of his long sleeve T-shirts. He was still asleep, and could not defend his property. I chose to stay out of it. The next morning she didn't waste any time. She went straight to his room, and found another satisfactory shirt. I remember swapping clothes with my sisters, but is that normal for a sister to steal her little brother's clothes?! Luckily for the peace of our family, KayBee had selected shirts that Brother didn't really care about. They have now joined the pile on her bedroom floor. I have put a ban on her borrowing clothing from anyone until she does about 5 loads of laundry. As I was typing this, I suddenly remembered that when they were 6 and 7 years old, KayBee would sneak and borrow Brother's underwear because she never knew where her underwear was -- clean or dirty. Brother always kept his neatly in the drawer so she knew right where to find it.

3. Brother has found one more justification for buying his PSP. Recently we discovered that it can connect to the internet. On Saturday evening he was playing one of his games on it. He had worked hard to earn the ability to play. Homey announced it was time for scriptures and told him to put it down. He was irritated, disgruntled, frustrated and a few other adjectives of similar meaning. Suddenly KayBee had a great idea and saved the evening! "Dallin! You can go online to the church website (www.lds.org) and read the scriptures from there!" she recommended with a mischievous smile. The parents were not prepared with a negative rebuttal and so Brother was able to continue holding his prized possession as First Samuel scrolled across the screen.