The best part of this video is when it says, “Life doesn’t come with a manual, it comes with a mother.” Thanks to my mother who has shown me how to do life. Thanks to my children who are so patient with me while I figure out how to be a good mother and who forgive so readily when I mess up. What a joy and blessing it is to be a mother!

Now for some notable quotes from this week:

This morning my family let me sleep in while they made me a delicious breakfast. When we all sat down to eat Grant called on Anna to say the prayer. He reminded her to thank Heavenly Father for Mommy. Well, Anna said her prayer and spent the majority of the time thanking Heavenly Father for her Daddy. After a couple of minutes we were all having a hard time controlling our laughter, especially when she said she was thankful that her Daddy isn’t afraid of ants and ladybugs. Then at the very end she said, “We thank thee for Mommy” and then ended her prayer.

Also today Lizzie, thinking about how many books Grant has about Abraham Lincoln said, “Someday there are going to be just as many books about Daddy as there are about Lincoln!” Wouldn’t every father love to be their daughter’s hero?

On Monday during our morning scripture time we were talking about Sam getting the priesthood (In just four short months! Yikes!) Sam realized that by the time Anna was eight he would be old enough to baptize her so he asked, “Hey Anna! Can I baptize you when you turn eight?” Anna enthusiastically replied, “Sure!” Then Lizzie, wondering if Anna knew what Sam was talking about said, “Hey Anna! Can I baptize you when you are eight?” To which Anna replied just as enthusiastically, “Sure!” Are we raising a little feminist?

This week we were driving to school and Anna, seeing a police car on the side of the road with it’s light flashing, squealed, “Christmas Car!” I felt like sardonically mentioning how nice and expensive the “presents” are that the policeman in that Christmas Car gives. Ah for the blessed, innocent perspective of a child.

A few weeks ago on the way home from basketball Sam was complaining about grammar. I asked him what they were learning in school right now about grammar. He replied with a sigh of long suffering, “Stuff too horrible to speak of.” I had to laugh.

Awhile back I was driving William and two of his kindergarten buddies and heard the following conversation:
Tyler was complaining about his health lately and dramatically said, “I just keep throwing up EVERY NIGHT!!”  To which William practically replied, “Well you should just slap yourself!” (We all know that just slapping ourselves always helps right?) William calls Anna “Sister Love Muffin Snuggle-buns”William said to me, “I like to believe that the planet earth moves slowly.” (Don’t think deeply about this one. Think slowly.)Anna calls Lizzie her “Stister” and refuses to say “sister” correctly. She also says “mayme” for “maybe”.